diff -uNrbbwp mc-4.8.30/src/editor/edit.c mc-4.8.30-new/src/editor/edit.c

--- mc-4.8.30/src/editor/edit.c	2023-08-13 18:52:25.000000000 +0000

+++ mc-4.8.30-new/src/editor/edit.c	2023-09-08 19:10:24.686942062 +0000

@@ -835,6 +835,26 @@ edit_end_page (WEdit * edit)

     edit_move_down (edit, WIDGET (edit)->rect.lines - edit->curs_row - 1, FALSE);

 }

+/* returns index of first char on line or the first nonspace char */

+long edit_bol_var (WEdit * edit, long current)

+{

+    long tmp;

+    int b;

+    

+    if (current < 0)

+	return 0;

+	

+    if (edit_get_byte (edit, current - 1) != '\n')	/* not at BOL */

+	return edit_bol (edit, current);

+

+    if (edit_get_byte (edit, current) == '\n')		/* on an empty line */

+	return current;

+

+    for (tmp = current; (b = edit_get_byte (edit, tmp)) != '\n'; tmp++)

+	if (b != ' ' && b != '\t')

+	    return tmp;

+    return current;

+}

 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

 /** goto beginning of text */

@@ -874,7 +894,8 @@ edit_move_to_bottom (WEdit * edit)

 static void

 edit_cursor_to_bol (WEdit * edit)

 {

-    edit_cursor_move (edit, edit_buffer_get_current_bol (&edit->buffer) - edit->buffer.curs1);

+    edit_cursor_move (edit, edit_bol_var (edit, edit->curs1) - edit->curs1);

+//    edit_cursor_move (edit, edit_buffer_get_current_bol (&edit->buffer) - edit->buffer.curs1);

     edit->search_start = edit->buffer.curs1;

     edit->prev_col = edit_get_col (edit);

     edit->over_col = 0;