Re: Going to line n, column m

[stan <smoore@exis.net>]

Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:
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> stan <smoore@exis.net> writes:
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>> Nikolaj Schumacher wrote:
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>>> pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) wrote:
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>>>> emacs-version "22.2.1"
>>>>              ^ C-u C-x C-e
>>>> (progn (move-to-column 79)(insert "x"))x
>>>>                                        ^ C-x C-e
>>>> It just doesn't work here.
>>>> Perhaps it depends on the major-mode, but I've never seen it work as
>>>> you say.
>>>
>>> Have you read or tried my code?
>>>
>>> (progn (move-to-column 79 t) (insert "x"))
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>> Just for another info point, that also works in 22.1.1. I don't know how
>> long it's been that way but I remember it from a couple of years ago. SO
>> it's not really a new feature.
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> Yes, it just a reminder to always read _entirely_ the doc of each
> function, not just the first paragraph.

Been there, done that :) I'm almost ashamed to say how many times I saw
something on a man page that I would have bet cash money didn't exist.
As much as I want to say it's age related, the truth is less flattering.
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