Re:Emacs 25.1 RC1
by ef4 on Monday July 25, 2016 @11:55AM
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The explanation for that behavior is that instead of a cursor, emacs has a mark and a point. If you want to view something else without losing your place, you can leave the mark behind and then jump back.
The main benefit of this is that you get to find the "something else" quickly using the full suite of normal search and movement commands. It's also nice that you can jump through the stack of past marks, not just one.
Re:Emacs 25.1 RC1
by mrob on Monday July 25, 2016 @12:05PM
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Instead of a mark and point, it could have a mark and modern cursor. This wouldn't lose any of that functionality and it would be less annoying for people used to modern software.
The main benefit of this is that you get to find the "something else" quickly using the full suite of normal search and movement commands. It's also nice that you can jump through the stack of past marks, not just one.