From: John Paul Wallington <jpw@shootybangbang.com>
Subject: Re: Moving around in empty buffers?
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:33:06 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8765w95f5p.fsf@bundalo.shootybangbang.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: ulm55w5a8.fsf@sdm.de
Klaus Berndl <Klaus.Berndl@sdm.de> wrote:
>> > Suppose an empty buffer is the current buffer. Is it possible to move
>> > around - means putting the point anywhere in the buffer, is there an
>> > option for this?
>>
>> How about M-x picture-mode ?
>
> Yes, not bad...but this mode fakes by inserting whitespace...so you can not
> for example set the point with the mouse to any place in the
> buffer.
Kai has suggested such functionality, if anyone is tempted.
> What i
> want is an empty buffer but with possibility moving around the point. Some
> editors have such a special mode...
I don't think you can get it without inserting whitespace; empty
buffers are zero-length. Maybe it would be good for `picture-mode' to
remember what whitespace it added and remove the unnecessary bits on exit.
--
John Paul Wallington
prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-10-11 12:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-11 9:57 Moving around in empty buffers? Klaus Berndl
2002-10-11 10:45 ` John Paul Wallington
2002-10-11 12:04 ` Klaus Berndl
2002-10-11 12:33 ` John Paul Wallington [this message]
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