Re: [External] : Re: Allowing point to be outside the window?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> CC: "emacs-devel@gnu.org" <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:49:46 +0000
> 
> If we add the ability (as an option) to
> let point be off-window, I'm guessing it
> might entail the risk that someone uses
> `C-w' and is not aware of perhaps killing
> a chunk of text (perhaps a big chunk).
> 
> Should we maybe consider an (optional)
> warning message or an optional confirmation
> requirement?

I think kill commands that use point should be disabled when point is
outside of the viewport.