From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Emanuel Berg Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: how to get around deprecated function Date: Tue, 05 May 2015 19:39:22 +0200 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Message-ID: <87y4l253g5.fsf@debian.uxu> References: <87twvzx252.fsf@debian.uxu> <87y4l9p04r.fsf@debian.uxu> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1430847323 2652 80.91.229.3 (5 May 2015 17:35:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 17:35:23 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue May 05 19:35:22 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-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 1Ypgkb-00031z-M8 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 05 May 2015 19:35:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40979 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ypgka-0001fx-Uf for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 05 May 2015 13:35:20 -0400 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!news.kjsl.com!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 28 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: feB02bRejf23rfBm51Mt7Q.user.speranza.aioe.org Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4 (gnu/linux) X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:Epnj2rXVd55AauJsXT9cqVa5iIo= Mail-Copies-To: never Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:211937 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:104221 Archived-At: John Mastro writes: > Here's a simplified version, which also adds the > feature that it will use the active region, if any, > or the current line otherwise. > > (defun append-to-starscratch (beg end) > (interactive > (if (use-region-p) > (list (region-beginning) (region-end)) > (list (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position)))) > (let ((str (buffer-substring beg end))) > (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*scratch*") > (goto-char (point-max)) > (insert "\n" str)))) Yes, the `line-beginning-position' and `line-end-position' are good. They are better than moving point, even when enclosed by `save-excursion'. I also like the interactive DWIM region/line combo. Indeed, they say (goto-char (point-max)) should be used and not (end-of-buffer). -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573