Re: make ctrl+v (page-down) move even when near the end of document

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

B. T. Raven wrote:
> Pavol Murin wrote:
> > hello fellow emacs users,
> >  I would like to make ctrl+v like page-down (and page-up) do in other
> > applications when near the beginning or end of the document. This
> > means that when the point cannot move by a full page, it moves to the
> > first or last position in the document. I can program it in elisp, but
> > there might be a simpler solution (maybe a different function to
> > bind)?
> >
> >  thanks, muro
>
> The pertinent code that would have to be hacked is in window.c and the 
> only other candidate I see is the variable next-screen-context-lines, 
> also in window.c  Maybe if you can make a good case for the usefulness 
> of this behavior, someone will change the code for you. Out of 
> curiosity, why do you care if the cursor is exactly at top or bottom of 
> buffer as long as you can see the text there. Immediately after the last 
> M-v or C-v you can M-< or M-> if you need extreme cursor movement.

cua-mode has the code for this. It is however bound to PgUp/Down.