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In my .emacs file I have

    (defun my-next-line (arg)
      "doesn't next-line past end of buffer"
      (interactive "p")
      (if (not (eobp)) (next-line arg)))

as an alternative for the standard 'next-line'. It has the advantage
that it doesn't add new lines at the end of a buffer. The disadvantage
is that is forgets the original column position of the cursor whenever
you do a 'my-next-line' to a line that is shorter then the previous
one.  In particular this means that doing a 'my-next-line' while
crossing an empty line causes the cursor to end up in column 1 and
stay there during subsequent my-next-lines. The original 'next-line',
however, handles this correctly. Can anybody explain me why?  Does
anybody know a cure?

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