RE: About column numbers

[Drew Adams]

> > Why is it a problem for column number to start at zero?  Emacs always
> > worked like that.
> 
> Yes, I know.. this is not a fundamental, but why that "unnatural"
> convention? I don't know other editor/IDE which uses columns from zero..

We should start with column 42. ;-)

> >> If not, I would suggest to change this in Emacs.. or to add some
> >> settings to change this..
> >
> > Then you'd need to change every interface that accepts or returns
> > column numbers, like move-to-column, posn-at-point, etc.  Is it really
> > worth it?
> >
> 
> what a pity! It would be an opportunity to modernize a bit Emacs...

Modernize schmodernize. ;-)  Every new idea is not
necessarily a great idea.  And every recently expressed
idea is not necessarily new.