(momentary-string-display): Use save-excursion.

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 809f6510b9c..997ead93bc8 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2007-01-10  Richard Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
 
+        * subr.el (momentary-string-display): Use save-excursion.
+
         * emacs-lisp/pp.el (pp-eval-expression): Once again eval the
         argument, but read it as `X' does.
 
diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index c5c12137e55..e7e9867b13e 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -1905,11 +1905,11 @@ If MESSAGE is nil, instructions to type EXIT-CHAR are displayed there."
               (recenter (/ (window-height) 2)))
           ;; If that pushed message start off the screen,
           ;; scroll to start it at the top of the screen.
-          (move-to-window-line 0)
-          (if (> (point) pos)
-              (progn
+          (save-excursion
+            (move-to-window-line 0)
+            (if (> (point) pos)
                 (goto-char pos)
-                (recenter 0)))
+              (recenter 0)))
           (message (or message "Type %s to continue editing.")
                    (single-key-description exit-char))
           (let (char)