From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Heime Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Inserting at particular buffer position Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 11:16:47 +0000 Message-ID: References: <83wn77bph9.fsf@gnu.org> <83mt83bi7m.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="35814"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Dec 04 12:17:27 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1p1mzu-00093k-V3 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 04 Dec 2022 12:17:27 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p1mzW-0003n1-Lg; Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:17:02 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p1mzT-0003mf-Rn for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:17:01 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-4325.protonmail.ch ([185.70.43.25]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p1mzP-0001f7-Ug; Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:16:58 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail3; t=1670152610; x=1670411810; bh=ZFHh9hBT0BPMH6D2JhjreC4hgAmA35Q82Qec9m72Ph4=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID: Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=joY2+POMtDxh4hIgi4LQxT+9AI5qlPOxDX0AzFhfFk/9q8dWCaj+nexG1JC/ZW6+p NmYiJaeITzlFrWGCBHh+EE4QwZkjXSx/Yu33e/8wt84zvFFPE+qkDtot61Lrdiq6ri oscwHYE6XSNpDLWGI5i7ZRYYIXnnnCJd+DbtnNhKR+xkN7aXv0wYsZMnssm8PzcdGD nsjssm0JaE1ZN1vxtiSN5qFA7MX8/cIl/f1k8Qr3k6b9TL2svBB6S6rDDgBGjIRK7i hAzvkzaXsqxKyAJEEBPRdnjLEJnMYuJnSsPEXbFF8uBL3drufEeqIQewv20HaRIn6E C5Zl6BikbLSHA== In-Reply-To: <83mt83bi7m.fsf@gnu.org> Feedback-ID: 57735886:user:proton Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.43.25; envelope-from=heimeborgia@protonmail.com; helo=mail-4325.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:141342 Archived-At: ------- Original Message ------- On Sunday, December 4th, 2022 at 10:01 AM, Eli Zaretskii wro= te: > > Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 08:04:03 +0000 > > From: Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com > > Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > >=20 > > ------- Original Message ------- > > On Sunday, December 4th, 2022 at 7:24 AM, Eli Zaretskii eliz@gnu.org wr= ote: > >=20 > > > > Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 01:12:52 +0000 > > > > From: Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com > > > >=20 > > > > The function "insert", inserts characters into the current buffer, = at point, moving point forward. > > > > But how can I insert at a particular position (row column). > > >=20 > > > You need to move point there first. For example, with goto-char (if y= ou > > > know the buffer position), or with forward-line followed by move-to-c= olumn > > > (of you know the line and column). > >=20 > > A problem that I encounter is that if the position (row col) is not ava= ilable, > > point does not switch to the correct position. >=20 >=20 > What do you mean by "position not available"? >=20 > How do you compute that position's row and column, if it isn't available? Suppose I insert in the current buffer, to a line larger than the greatest = line where the cursor can go. Nothing gets printed after that. And if I try to= print to a column which is larger than available whitespace, things do not get pr= inted.