Re: List line numbers for easy navigation

[Heime <heimeborgia@protonmail.com>]

On Friday, April 19th, 2024 at 8:54 AM, Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:38:44 +0000 Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com wrote:
> 
> > On Friday, April 19th, 2024 at 8:32 AM, Stephen Berman
> > stephen.berman@gmx.net wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:23:17 +0000 Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Friday, April 19th, 2024 at 8:14 AM, Stephen Berman
> > > > stephen.berman@gmx.net wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:38:53 +0000 Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > I want to have a list of line numbers so that I can easily navigate to them
> > > > > > in the current buffer.
> > > > > 
> > > > > (number-sequence 1 (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)))
> > > > > 
> > > > > Steve Berman
> > > > 
> > > > I would like to have a command that adds the current row to the list,
> > > 
> > > Is the current row the line at point? If so, it's already in the list,
> > > since the list contains all line numbers in the current buffer, isn't
> > > that what you wanted?
> > > 
> > > > then have a command to move from one to the next, etc.
> > > 
> > > To move from one line to the next? C-n. If that's not what you want, can
> > > you rephrase?
> > 
> > To move cursor from one row in the list to the next row in the list.
> > 
> > > > I frequently
> > > > have to navigate quickly between different parts of a buffer and need
> > > > some good commands to do this.
> > > 
> > > What specifically do you mean by different parts?
> > > 
> > > Steve Berman
> > 
> > Suppose I am writing some code at row 1358 and want to check on two functions,
> > one starting at row 355, the other at row 589. I want to go to the row and add
> > the current row to the list (Will do this three times). Then have a command to
> > navigate between them. Call command te get me to the respective row.
> 
> 
> You can do this with existing Emacs commands: `M-g M-g' (or` M-g g') to
> get prompted for a line number and then jump to it, and then you can use
> the mark ring (info "(emacs) Mark Ring") or registers (info "(emacs)
> Position Registers") to navigate between positions. Why reinvent the
> wheel?
> 
> Steve Berman

Because I am finding that going to the marks with the current keybindings
difficult to remember.  Perhaps I can make a new easier command that takes 
care of the marks for me and help me use the existing emacs commands without
too much struggle.