Go to last cursor position

hillsc · Post by **hillsc** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:29 pm

I'd like a keystroke/function (like F5 in Word) that takes you back to the previous cursor position. For example, if I'm editing and accidentally hit "page up" or Ctrl+Home, there's no way to get back to where I was.

Unless there is a way, and I don't know it.

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:51 pm

I know that his is not what you need, but just a reminder:

CTL-Z, Undo, will get you back in many instances, but may also undo editing.
May do Undo to see where you were, then use Redo (CTL-Y) to undo the undo. Now you know where to go back to manually with CTL-G, Goto Line Number..

hillsc · Post by **hillsc** » Thu May 04, 2006 11:00 pm

That is, as it turns out, exactly what I have been doing every time this happens. Undo/Redo, and then I'm there (it will scroll back to that position, so a Ctrl+G isn't necessay by that point).

It just felt klunky (and, of course, wouldn't work on a file I haven't changed.)