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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2004-12-31 15:10:02 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2004-12-31 15:10:02 +0000 |
| commit | a0c283e67b5a66281fd1f664a584b0771f121c72 (patch) | |
| tree | deceaa7ccaafb48e55bac60d1c00f5879216881f | |
| parent | 940f53e5f88b256855660f7ce6cba8b4ac1a5cf5 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-a0c283e67b5a66281fd1f664a584b0771f121c72.tar.gz | |
(Scrolling): Correct scroll-preserve-screen-position.
| -rw-r--r-- | man/display.texi | 14 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/man/display.texi b/man/display.texi index b10589da576..4194e626d72 100644 --- a/man/display.texi +++ b/man/display.texi @@ -495,12 +495,14 @@ elsewhere; hence the strange result that @key{PAGEDOWN} runs @vindex scroll-preserve-screen-position Some users like the full-screen scroll commands to keep point at the same screen line. To enable this behavior, set the variable -@code{scroll-preserve-screen-position} to a non-@code{nil} value. This -mode is convenient for browsing through a file by scrolling by -screenfuls; if you come back to the screen where you started, point goes -back to the line where it started. However, this mode is inconvenient -when you move to the next screen in order to move point to the text -there. +@code{scroll-preserve-screen-position} to a non-@code{nil} value. In +this mode, when scrolling shifts point off the screen, or into the +scrolling margins, Emacs moves point to keep the same vertical +position within the window. This mode is convenient for browsing +through a file by scrolling by screenfuls; if you come back to the +screen where you started, point goes back to the line where it +started. However, this mode is inconvenient when you move to the next +screen in order to move point to the text there. Another way to do scrolling is with @kbd{C-l} with a numeric argument. @kbd{C-l} does not clear the screen when given an argument; it only scrolls |