Keeping the point in view
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:00 pm
I've been working a lot with files having lines of around 1500 characters.
These are part of a file format and cannot be modified.
My problem is that I can often move along the lines with C-PgUp and c-PgDown yet the point does not follow the current chunk of buffer. Sure I can click with my mouse to put point in view but how do you do this with the keyboard?
What is the best solution to keeping point in view when scrolling?
Most editors use a horizontal scrollbar but as there isn't one in emacs I'm stuck editing very long lines.
These are part of a file format and cannot be modified.
My problem is that I can often move along the lines with C-PgUp and c-PgDown yet the point does not follow the current chunk of buffer. Sure I can click with my mouse to put point in view but how do you do this with the keyboard?
What is the best solution to keeping point in view when scrolling?
Most editors use a horizontal scrollbar but as there isn't one in emacs I'm stuck editing very long lines.