bug#20847: [display engine] 25.0.50; company-mode popup makes point jump to an entirely different location

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Cc: 20847@debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru>
> Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 23:02:34 +0300
> 
> On 06/21/2015 09:24 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > Hmm... would it be possible to put a 'cursor' property on the newline
> > in the buffer that follows the "hel" text?  That might be all that's
> > needed to DTRT.
> 
> Possible, yes, but I'd rather not track an additional buffer 
> modification I'd have to undo later.

I understand, but doing that will allow an efficient and clean (from
the user POV) solution to this tricky situation.

> >> Consistent behavior would also be good; so that the users don't have to
> >> try too hard to catch problematic cases like this one.
> >
> > I think we should try keeping point at the locus of
> > insertion/deletion.
> 
> Not sure what you mean here.

I mean it's confusing to have point jump under your feet to a far-off
position in the middle of editing text.