ron@dsi1.UUCP (Ron Flax) (03/13/86)
Anyone know why the goto-line function in Jove doesn't work? It seems
that it doesn't allow the user to enter a line number to goto.
Has anyone fixed this? The code fragment from jove_misc.c reads as
follows:
GoLine ()
{
if (exp_p == 0)
return;
SetLine(next_line(curbuf->b_zero, exp - 1));
}
It doesn't appear to make any calls to request user input.
--
Ron Flax (ron@dsi1.UUCP)
ARPA: dsi1!ron@seismo.arpa
UUCP: ..!{seismo, rlgvax, prometheus}!dsi1!roncampbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell) (03/16/86)
> Anyone know why the goto-line function in Jove doesn't work? It seems > that it doesn't allow the user to enter a line number to goto. > ... > It doesn't appear to make any calls to request user input. > -- > Ron Flax (ron@dsi1.UUCP) > ARPA: dsi1!ron@seismo.arpa > UUCP: ..!{seismo, rlgvax, prometheus}!dsi1!ron It takes the line number as a numeric prefix argument. E.g., if you have goto-line bound to ESC G (as I do), to go to line 137, you type: ESC 1 3 7 ESC G -- Larry Campbell The Boston Software Works, Inc. ARPA: maynard.UUCP:campbell@harvard.ARPA 120 Fulton Street UUCP: {harvard,cbosgd}!wjh12!maynard!campbell Boston MA 02109
ron@BRL.ARPA (Ron Natalie) (03/18/86)
It doesn't request any input because it isn't supposed. You specify an argument using the normal emacs procedure...e.g. to goto line 30 say M-30M-g (ESC 3 0 ESG g). -Ron
moss@BRL.ARPA (Gary S. Moss (SLCBR-VLD-V)) (03/19/86)
I think Ron Flax was referring to envoking the "goto-line" function as an extended command (typing it to the ':' prompt), as if it was not bound to anything. This indeed does not work, it will not wait for an argument. -moss
ron@dsi1.UUCP (Ron Flax) (03/21/86)
In article <1925@brl-smoke.ARPA> moss@BRL.ARPA (Gary S. Moss (SLCBR-VLD-V)) writes: >I think Ron Flax was referring to envoking the "goto-line" function as >an extended command (typing it to the ':' prompt), as if it was not bound >to anything. This indeed does not work, it will not wait for an argument. >-moss This is absolutely correct! If anyone is interested I have hacked Jove to prompt for a line number at the goto-line prompt, this means you can now type ESC-g [ line number ] <RETURN> and Jove will take you to that line (provided it exists!) and then inform of where you are in the file. I have also hacked in a function to display the filenames of the current directory into a scratch buffer by typing a '?' at the find-file prompt. Similar to Gosmacs, however there is no completion of names at the present time. Basically it does an 'ls -C' to a scratch buffer then returns to the extended prompt. If anyone is interested in these hacks send mail. -- Ron Flax (ron@dsi1.UUCP) ARPA: dsi1!ron@seismo.arpa UUCP: ..!{seismo, rlgvax, prometheus}!dsi1!ron