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- From: saswfk@thurstne.unx.sas.com (Warren F. Kuhfeld)
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- Subject: Re: Cursor Control
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- Date: 20 Aug 92 19:11:46 GMT
- References: <1992Aug20.153945.29564@bnr.uk>
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- In article <1992Aug20.153945.29564@bnr.uk>, kmcgee@bnr.ca (Kenneth McGee) writes:
- |> Moving from one line to the adjacent line (using C-p and C-n) the cursor can
- |> either do one of the following:
- |>
- |> Move to the beginning of the adjacent line - irrespective of the amount
- |> of text on that adjacent line,
- |>
- |> OR
- |>
- |> Move to the same column position in the adjacent line - if enough text
- |> exists - or move to the end of the line if there is not enough text.
- |>
- |>
- |> I'm looking for a/the standard Emacs variable/function that controls the above
- |> behavior.
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- You probably accidentally set your goal column to 1 (C-x C-n in column 1).
- Try C-u C-x C-n to unset the goal column.
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