Re: org-indent-mode makes set-goal-column behave surprising

["Martin Edström" <meedstrom@runbox.eu>]

Sorry, I have to add a reproduction step: turn on M-x visual-line-mode.

Anyway, it's not an Org bug.  Reported upstream:  https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=72420

Martin Edstrom

On Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:52:55 +0200 (CEST), "Martin Edström" <meedstrom@runbox.eu> wrote:

> Hello, pinging back on two old emails that seem related:
> 
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2008-01/msg00030.html
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2011-05/msg00654.html
> 
> A bug that can be reproduced on Emacs -Q:
> 
> - Open an org file that has subtrees at various levels
> - Do M-x org-indent-mode RET
> - Go forward a few chars inside a line, then do M-x set-goal-column RET RET
> - Now move up and down lines. You'll see that it does not stick to any sensible "goal column".
> 
> I myself rely on this technique (set-goal-column), for example to edit the start of each list item in a list, without having to navigate to beginning of line again on each item. But it only works if there are no headings (or org-indent-mode is disabled).