From: Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to change and save a read-only file?
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:30:08 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87d2r5nixr.fsf@VLAN-3434.student.uu.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87ip0xnjtx.fsf@VLAN-3434.student.uu.se
Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:
> (defun su-edit ()
> "Edit the current buffer file as superuser -
> in a new buffer, that should look the same."
> (interactive)
> (let ((start-point-pos (point)))
> (recenter-top-bottom 0)
> (let ((top-window-pos (point))
> (buffer (buffer-file-name)) )
> (kill-buffer)
> (find-file (format "/sudo::%s" buffer))
> (goto-char top-window-pos)
> (recenter-top-bottom 0)
> (goto-char start-point-pos) )))
Aha, now I see, `recenter-top-bottom' doesn't change the point!
Silly. Still, even though with this realization I could fix it, I
leave it open to you foxes as you more than once have provided me
with standard solutions (for which I am grateful, because they
work better - and not without pride I add that last word :) )
--
Emanuel Berg - programmer (hire me! CV below)
computer projects: http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573
internet activity: http://home.student.uu.se/embe8573
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2013-06-29 13:10 ` How to change and save a read-only file? Emanuel Berg
2013-06-29 13:30 ` Emanuel Berg [this message]
2013-07-01 22:35 ` Richard Copley
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2013-07-01 23:42 ` Emanuel Berg
2013-07-19 12:36 ` Emanuel Berg
2013-11-20 3:27 Emanuel Berg
2013-11-20 14:22 ` Kevin Rodgers
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2013-11-20 16:24 ` Emanuel Berg
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2013-06-29 9:14 Marius Hofert
2013-06-29 9:20 ` Peter Dyballa
2013-06-29 11:04 ` Thorsten Jolitz
2013-06-29 11:16 ` Jude DaShiell
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