Re: Saving "relative point" in a paragraph or line

[Andreas Röhler]

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)))

Andreas