Re: scroll-margin - does it work as advertized?

[Stefan Monnier]

> I've read the doc (Emacs and Elisp manuals, and doc string) for
> `scroll-margin', and what I understand from that doc doesn't seem to
> correspond to the behavior I see.  If others don't think there is
> a bug, then perhaps someone can help me understand better how this
> option works.

I don't have time to dig into it, but IIUC this part of the code has
historically been difficult to implement correctly (as well as to figure
out the detailed meaning of each such option and how it should interact
with others).

So, my money's on the "bug" or "misfeature" explanation.


        Stefan