Recipe from "emacs -Q": 1. Eval: (setq scroll-conservatively 101) 2. Eval: (setq scroll-margin 1) 3. Eval: (custom-set-faces '(mode-line ((t (:box (:line-width 1)))))) 4. Visit the attached file (c-mode should be activated automatically). 5. Type: `C-s p' The point jumps to line "/*p1*/" but an instant later the buffer is scrolled vertically by 1 line. This last scrolling should be avoided, i.e., the buffer should be displayed in the right position without having to correct its location afterwards. In GNU Emacs 24.0.91.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2011-11-25 on DANI-PC Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.6) --cflags -fno-omit-frame-pointer' -- Dani Moncayo