;; Set REPEAT to t to repeat the whole thing.
(setq repeat nil)
- ;; Move to the desired column.
- (line-move-to-column column)
-
- (let ((new (point))
+ (let (new
(line-beg (save-excursion (beginning-of-line) (point)))
- (line-end (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point))))
+ (line-end
+ ;; Compute the end of the line
+ ;; ignoring effectively intangible newlines.
+ (let ((inhibit-point-motion-hooks nil))
+ (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point)))))
+
+ ;; Move to the desired column.
+ (line-move-to-column column)
+ (setq new (point))
;; Process intangibility within a line.
;; Move to the chosen destination position from above,
;; If intangibility moves us to a different (later) place
;; in the same line, use that as the destination.
(if (<= (point) line-end)
- (setq new (point))))
+ (setq new (point))
+ ;; If that position is "too late",
+ ;; try the previous allowable position.
+ ;; See if it is ok.
+ (backward-char)
+ (if (<= (point) line-end)
+ (setq new (point))
+ ;; As a last resort, use the end of the line.
+ (setq new line-end))))
;; Now move to the updated destination, processing fields
;; as well as intangibility.
(constrain-to-field new opoint nil t
'inhibit-line-move-field-capture)))
- ;; If intangibility processing moved us to a different line,
+ ;; If all this moved us to a different line,
;; retry everything within that new line.
(when (or (< (point) line-beg) (> (point) line-end))
;; Repeat the intangibility and field processing.