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Re: Saving "relative point" in a paragraph or line
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Suvayu Ali |
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Re: Saving "relative point" in a paragraph or line |
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Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:51:04 +0200 |
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On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:49:37AM +0200, Andreas Röhler wrote:
> Am 12.09.2013 10:06, schrieb Suvayu Ali:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm trying to write a few wrappers for transpose functions. I would
> >like to restore the point to the relative position of the element I am
> >trying to transpose. Are there any standard ways/functions people use
> >for something like this?
> >
> >An example (cursor at -!-):
> >
> >- Lorem ipsum dolor -!- sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
> >- Vestibulum porttitor metus sed est varius, id dapibus est rhoncus.
> >
> > |
> > v
> >
> >- Vestibulum porttitor metus sed est varius, id dapibus est rhoncus.
> >- Lorem ipsum dolor -!- sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
> >
> >Thanks for any ideas.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
>
> Not sure IIUC, what about storing location with
>
> (setq my-point (copy-marker (point)))
After the transpose my-point will be somewhere inside the other line.
Hence my use of the terminology "relative point".
:)
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Suvayu
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