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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2022-04-16 13:43:33 -0400
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2022-04-16 13:43:33 -0400
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84a2857722 Fix scrolling of the stack window in Calc 9dd44505b1 ; * src/window.c (Fset_window_start): Clarify the effect o... 24a6c7c8c0 Update and fix instructions and scripts for updating the W... 886339747b Extend tramp-archive-test45-auto-load ff997ad786 Ensure local `default-directory' in Tramp when needed 4f27588a16 Clarify "idleness" in the ELisp manual
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diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index aed698d2a37..4cca60e23d9 100644
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@@ -1852,8 +1852,13 @@ Return POS. */)
DEFUN ("set-window-start", Fset_window_start, Sset_window_start, 2, 3, 0,
doc: /* Make display in WINDOW start at position POS in WINDOW's buffer.
WINDOW must be a live window and defaults to the selected one. Return
-POS. Optional third arg NOFORCE non-nil inhibits next redisplay from
-overriding motion of point in order to display at this exact start.
+POS.
+
+Optional third arg NOFORCE non-nil prevents next redisplay from
+moving point if displaying the window at POS makes point invisible;
+redisplay will then choose the WINDOW's start position by itself in
+that case, i.e. it will disregard POS if adhering to it will make
+point not visible in the window.
For reliable setting of WINDOW start position, make sure point is
at a position that will be visible when that start is in effect,