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Re: erase-buffer and marker-position
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Thorsten Jolitz |
Subject: |
Re: erase-buffer and marker-position |
Date: |
Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:50:26 +0100 |
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> what is the canonical way to remember/restore the (relative) old
>> marker-position when a buffer is erased?
>
> You can try and be more careful about how the buffer is "rebuilt".
> E.g. insert-file-content with the `replace' argument will try and notice
> if only the beginning/end of the file was modified.
>
> Another option is to turn the markers into bookmarks.
Thanks, sounds like promising alternatives to 'erase', I will check them
out.
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cheers,
Thorsten