Re: Can we make set_point_both less expensive?

[Stefan Monnier]

>> goto-char should never trigger any hook.  Properties such as
>> `intangible' are misfeatures, IMO.
> Does that include 'point-entered' and 'point-exited' as well?  If so,
> can you explain why they are misfeatures?

For the same reason `intangible' is a misfeature: it works at the level
of `point' where coders don't expect such weird behavior.  But what
users of those features normally want is to catch movement of the cursor
rather than movement of `point'.


        Stefan