(move_it_by_lines) <DVPOS < 0>: Start at the beginning

of the screen line, not text line, containing IT's current
position.

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 1f0ab6e89e6..ed0ecf7fd26 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-08-16  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
+
+        * xdisp.c (move_it_by_lines) <DVPOS < 0>: Start at the beginning
+        of the screen line, not text line, containing IT's current
+        position.
+
 2001-08-15  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
         * window.c (window_scroll_pixel_based): Don't recenter if
diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index cb54fc178f5..f5c38c52d9b 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -5477,11 +5477,9 @@ move_it_by_lines (it, dvpos, need_y_p)
       struct it it2;
       int start_charpos, i;
       
-      /* If we start in the middle of a line, move to the beginning
-         of that line first.  */
-      if (IT_CHARPOS (*it) > BEGV
-          && FETCH_BYTE (IT_BYTEPOS (*it) - 1) != '\n')
-        back_to_previous_visible_line_start (it);
+      /* Start at the beginning of the screen line containing IT's
+         position.  */
+      move_it_vertically_backward (it, 0);
       
       /* Go back -DVPOS visible lines and reseat the iterator there.  */
       start_charpos = IT_CHARPOS (*it);