Re: move-beginning-of-line moves to the very beginning instead of where it should

[Stefan Monnier]

> However, sometimes it seems to lose its way, and when it does, it
> quits working everywhere (shell, minibuffer), and goes all the way to
> the beginning of the line, rather than right after the prompt.

Probably some poorly written package which sets up a global binding
rather than a local one.

When you bump into this problem, check whether C-a is still bound to
move-beginning-of-line.  If it is, check the definition of
move-beginning-of-line.  In doubt, you can hit C-u M-C-x in the source
code so that next time you C-a, you'll be put into step-by-step
debugging to see where it goes wrong,


        Stefan