Re: [External] : Re: master f117b5df4d: Add new functions eol and bol

[Tim Cross]

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

>> How about position-at-bol or pos-at-bol?
>> 
>> (IMO, it's confusing to talk about "point at SOMEWHERE" because that's
>> not how we use the term "point", except in the context of describing
>> point's position.)
>
> <nitpick>
>
> +1. `position-at-...' makes sense, and
> `point-at...' does not.
>
> Point is the _current_ cursor position in some
> buffer.  And window point is the cursor position
> for the buffer displayed in some window.
>
> The names `point-min|max' are legacy.  No need
> to change them to `position-min|max'.  But they
> shouldn't be used as a precedent for starting
> to name position variables and functions with
> "point" instead of "position" (or "pos").
> ___
>
> (Separate point (!), but related: we shouldn't
> talk about the "position of point".  Point _is_
> a position - the position of the cursor.
>
> E.g., +1 for Eli's point (!) here, but not for
> speaking of "point's position", which just means
> the _position of the position_ of the cursor.)
>
> </nitpick>

+1