Re: should commands over motions also move the cursor?

On 11/23/12 15:03, Kartik Agaram wrote:
> I just noticed that gq} moves the cursor to the next paragraph,
> but gq{ leaves the cursor as is. (I'm starting with the cursor
> positioned in the empty line between paragraphs.) Is this
> deliberate? Are there other motion commands that try to be smart
> like this? (I tried g~, but it seems consistent between } and {.)
> Pointers to the help or previous discussions most appreciated.

I can't offer up much explanation, but

:help gq

states that """
The cursor is left on the first non-blank of the last
formatted line.
"""

so it's at least documented.

I suspect that it has to do with the fact that the content is
rejiggered, moving the starting/ending point. Most of the other
commands that come to mind leave the shape of the text the same, or
they remove/replace the content with new content.

-tim


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