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Re: Moving around in empty buffers?
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John Paul Wallington |
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Re: Moving around in empty buffers? |
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Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:33:06 +0100 |
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Klaus Berndl <Klaus.Berndl@sdm.de> wrote:
>> > Suppose an empty buffer is the current buffer. Is it possible to move
>> > around - means putting the point anywhere in the buffer, is there an
>> > option for this?
>>
>> How about M-x picture-mode ?
>
> Yes, not bad...but this mode fakes by inserting whitespace...so you can not
> for example set the point with the mouse to any place in the
> buffer.
Kai has suggested such functionality, if anyone is tempted.
> What i
> want is an empty buffer but with possibility moving around the point. Some
> editors have such a special mode...
I don't think you can get it without inserting whitespace; empty
buffers are zero-length. Maybe it would be good for `picture-mode' to
remember what whitespace it added and remove the unnecessary bits on exit.
--
John Paul Wallington