From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: what-cursor-position - why not list the line # as well? Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 08:05:23 -0700 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1143990350 7967 80.91.229.2 (2 Apr 2006 15:05:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 15:05:50 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 02 17:05:48 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FQ498-0003OZ-5l for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 02 Apr 2006 17:05:42 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FQ497-0002kh-PZ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:05:41 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FQ48y-0002kV-FH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:05:32 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FQ48w-0002jy-Ot for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:05:32 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FQ48w-0002jt-La for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:05:30 -0400 Original-Received: from [148.87.113.118] (helo=rgminet01.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.52) id 1FQ4Bn-0003RS-Nv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:08:27 -0400 Original-Received: from rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.50]) by rgminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.6/Switch-3.1.6) with ESMTP id k32F5PZV024175 for ; Sun, 2 Apr 2006 09:05:25 -0600 Original-Received: from rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id k32F5O8Y007629 for ; Sun, 2 Apr 2006 09:05:24 -0600 Original-Received: from dradamslap (dhcp-amer-whq-csvpn-gw3-141-144-80-179.vpn.oracle.com [141.144.80.179]) by rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with SMTP id k32F5NX8007621 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 2 Apr 2006 09:05:24 -0600 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:52319 Archived-At: > `what-cursor-position' gives lots of info about the cursor position, > including the column: > Char: d (100, #o144, #x64) point=298976 (99%) column=51 > Why not have it also provide the line #? Because the line number is shown by default in the mode line? That's just the default mode-line behavior, and you cannot copy+paste the info. I use both the column and line numbers in the mode line, but I would still find it handy to have both in `C-x =' also.