I cloned the Git repo and have committed a small local change. Here is what git show tells me has happened:
Date: Sat Feb 27 14:11:02 2016 +0100
Try to preserve the current column when using `image-dired-next-line' and `image-dired-previous-line'.
diff --git a/lisp/image-dired.el b/lisp/image-dired.el
index a8274f5..67b023d 100644
--- a/lisp/image-dired.el
+++ b/lisp/image-dired.el
@@ -1143,7 +1143,8 @@ image."
(defun image-dired-next-line ()
"Move to next line and display properties."
(interactive)
- (forward-line 1)
+ (let ((goal-column (current-column)))
+ (next-line))
;; If we end up in an empty spot, back up to the next thumbnail.
(if (not (image-dired-image-at-point-p))
(image-dired-backward-image))
@@ -1155,7 +1156,8 @@ image."
(defun image-dired-previous-line ()
"Move to previous line and display properties."
(interactive)
- (forward-line -1)
+ (let ((goal-column (current-column)))
+ (previous-line))
;; If we end up in an empty spot, back up to the next
;; thumbnail. This should only happen if the user deleted a
;; thumbnail and did not refresh, so it is not very common. But we
1. If I git push this change, will it end up on the main Emacs branch (or trunk, Git and VCSes are not my strongest skill...)? I initially cloned the repo using my username on Savannah according to the guideline on EmacsWiki.
2. Is it a good time to do this now?