From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#15343: 24.3.50; Document window point better in Emacs manual Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:29:37 -0800 Message-ID: <878utm5iry.fsf@building.gnus.org> References: <19c3183a-6e69-4627-b004-db572034f873@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1391833928 29142 80.91.229.3 (8 Feb 2014 04:32:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 04:32:08 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 15343@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Feb 08 05:32:15 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WBzaQ-0005fx-J3 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 05:32:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:44886 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WBzaQ-0005iC-7b for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:32:14 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57969) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WBzaJ-0005gx-0f for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:32:12 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WBzaE-0000ZC-1s for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:32:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:41929) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WBzaD-0000Yv-US for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:32:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WBzaD-0005Lm-M8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:32:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 04:32:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 15343 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 15343-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B15343.139183386220131 (code B ref 15343); Sat, 08 Feb 2014 04:32:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 15343) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Feb 2014 04:31:02 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55945 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WBzZF-0005Db-Ij for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:31:02 -0500 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:36502) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WBzZD-0005Au-It for 15343@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:31:00 -0500 Original-Received: from [204.14.154.233] (helo=building.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1WBzYz-00051F-Er; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 05:30:45 +0100 In-Reply-To: <19c3183a-6e69-4627-b004-db572034f873@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:00:25 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13001 (Ma Gnus v0.10) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-MailScanner-ID: 1WBzYz-00051F-Er MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1392438646.04183@nogWA0spI2cY9WJi7OBfpg X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:84877 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: > The concept of point is fundamental to Emacs, and it is introduced in > (emacs) `Point'. However, users sometimes get confused because multiple > windows for the same buffer have different notions of point: the window > point. This concept is hardly presented in the Emacs manual, AFAICT. > The most that is said is this, which is easily missed in (emacs) > `Point': > > Furthermore, if a buffer is displayed in multiple windows, each of > those windows has its own value of point. > > Great, but what are the consequences of that? In particular, what are > some gotchas that might confuse users? Uhm... I think that it's pretty clear. Closing. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/