Re: [O] Outline cycling does not preserve point's position

[Carsten Dominik]

On 9.9.2013, at 10:33, "Sebastien Vauban" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi Carsten,
> 
> Carsten Dominik wrote:
>> On 9.9.2013, at 10:23, Sebastien Vauban <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Carsten Dominik wrote:
>>>> On 9.9.2013, at 10:11, "Sebastien Vauban" <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>> Carsten Dominik wrote:
>>>>>>> - not possible anymore to use C-a or C-e in code blocks to select
>>>>>>> regions; not reported yet, though I reported similar problems with
>>>>>>> C-arrows (apparently due to a change which is now officially part of
>>>>>>> 8.1). IMO, that renders editing of code block in the original buffer
>>>>>>> much more annoying.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regarding C-down, is it possible to get it back working for selecting
>>>>> parts of code?
>>>>> 
>>>>> In the video captured at http://screencast.com/t/1WjWohviyjE, we see that
>>>>> we can move from an heading to the next with C-down (which is a nice
>>>>> extra addition to the already existing speed commands), but also select
>>>>> subelements in a region (paragraphs or list items).
>>>>> 
>>>>> Though, in the code block, C-down still looses the region...
>>>> 
>>>> is this about loosing the active mark, or about the effect that C-down now
>>>> jumps elements, not paragraphs?
>>> 
>>> In fact, both... If we wanna still allow nice editing of code blocks,
>>> without forcing the users to use the indirect buffer, one must be able to
>>> quickly select, let's say a defvar, and copy it somewhere else; like we
>>> would do in the programming mode buffer (and like we did in the Org buffer,
>>> up to the change with C-down).
>> 
>> So maybe you just want to bing C-down to forward-paragraph again?
> 
> This is a possibility, yes, but it completely defeats the nice `C-down' add-on
> (when outside of code block), and I guess I won't be the only one with that
> "problem".
> 
> Of course, the nicest would be to have both: the current `C-down' for text,
> and the "programmatic" behavior when _in code blocks_. Maybe, that's not
> possible, though...

This might be difficult, but not impossible.
I think this might be a question for Nicolas to answer?

- Carsten

> 
> Best regards,
>  Seb
> 
> -- 
> Sebastien Vauban
> 
>

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