Re: Avoiding moving point into minibuffer prompt area

[Luc Teirlinck]

Drew Adams wrote:

          I note too that, by design, commands like `C-a' do not move
          into the prompt.

       That is because of field properties.  To see this, do C-x C-f,
       move into the prompt (sorry) and to C-u x =

   That's the how, not the why. My point was that it is designed purposely to
   prevent C-a from moving point to that beginning of the minibuffer (and a
   good thing, too).

This C-a design is identical with the way prompts are handled in comint
buffers. e.g. shell buffers, where you can (fortunately) move into the
prompt using the same commands with which you can move into the
minibuffer prompt.  So Emacs is consistent in the way it treats prompts.

Sincerely,

Luc.