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Subject: Re: emacs-28 47cbd10: * lisp/bindings.el (mode-line-position):
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> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:33:43 -0700
> Cc: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> Having thought about the various alternatives for a bit, my suggestion
> is this:
> 
>     "Window Scroll Position"
> 
> It seems to capture that this is more about the window ("viewport" is
> accurate but not a term we normally use) than about the buffer itself.
> Buffer position seems to suggest that this has to do with the position
> of point, which we already have the column/line number display for.
> 
> It will also avoid the problem that someone sees "Top" or "Bot", but the
> tooltip incorrectly says that it is a "Percentage".
> 
> Does this sound like an acceptable conclusion to this discussion?

No, because "position" in Emacs is too tightly coupled with a simple
number that is a buffer position.  Just look at our usage of that term
in the documentation.