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(Scrolling): Correct scroll-preserve-screen-position.
author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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date | Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:10:02 +0000 |
parents | f4a2067d260e |
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493 @code{scroll-up}. | 493 @code{scroll-up}. |
494 | 494 |
495 @vindex scroll-preserve-screen-position | 495 @vindex scroll-preserve-screen-position |
496 Some users like the full-screen scroll commands to keep point at the | 496 Some users like the full-screen scroll commands to keep point at the |
497 same screen line. To enable this behavior, set the variable | 497 same screen line. To enable this behavior, set the variable |
498 @code{scroll-preserve-screen-position} to a non-@code{nil} value. This | 498 @code{scroll-preserve-screen-position} to a non-@code{nil} value. In |
499 mode is convenient for browsing through a file by scrolling by | 499 this mode, when scrolling shifts point off the screen, or into the |
500 screenfuls; if you come back to the screen where you started, point goes | 500 scrolling margins, Emacs moves point to keep the same vertical |
501 back to the line where it started. However, this mode is inconvenient | 501 position within the window. This mode is convenient for browsing |
502 when you move to the next screen in order to move point to the text | 502 through a file by scrolling by screenfuls; if you come back to the |
503 there. | 503 screen where you started, point goes back to the line where it |
504 started. However, this mode is inconvenient when you move to the next | |
505 screen in order to move point to the text there. | |
504 | 506 |
505 Another way to do scrolling is with @kbd{C-l} with a numeric argument. | 507 Another way to do scrolling is with @kbd{C-l} with a numeric argument. |
506 @kbd{C-l} does not clear the screen when given an argument; it only scrolls | 508 @kbd{C-l} does not clear the screen when given an argument; it only scrolls |
507 the selected window. With a positive argument @var{n}, it repositions text | 509 the selected window. With a positive argument @var{n}, it repositions text |
508 to put point @var{n} lines down from the top. An argument of zero puts | 510 to put point @var{n} lines down from the top. An argument of zero puts |