Re: Suggestion to change the behavior of M-r

[Stefan Monnier]

>>>>> I'm guessing that no one is interested after all, but for convenience
>>>>> I tried compiling a couple of patches for this change: one which adds
>>>>> this functionality to lisp/window.el (and also binds it to M-r) and
>>>>> one which updates etc/NEWS if it needs to be documented there.
>>>> 
>>>> I think M-r is a bad key for window-related functionality.  It is
>>>> usually associated with search.  For example, we have a plan to use M-r
>>>> in comint mode to start Isearch (see bug#3746).
>>> 
>>> M-r is already bound to move-to-window-line by default, my patch
>>> merely overrides it with a binding to move-to-window-line-top-bottom.
>> 
>> Yes, this is a separate question.  As for move-to-window-line-top-bottom,
>> I agree it should follow recenter-top-bottom.
>> 
>> --
>> Juri Linkov
>> http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
>> 

> Can we conclude that this change is a reasonable one which should be
> put into Emacs? The original message was posted about half a year ago
> and since then no one has objected to this change.

Yes, it's a good change, thank you and sorry for not replying earlier.
Could someone install that patch?
It seems to just barely fit within the "tiny patch", tho, so any further
contribution from you wil require some paperwork.


        Stefan