patch 8.1.0212: preferred cursor column not set in interfaces commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/53901442f37a59e5495165f91db5574c0b43ab04 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Wed Jul 25 22:02:36 2018 +0200 patch 8.1.0212: preferred cursor column not set in interfaces Problem: Preferred cursor column not set in interfaces. Solution: Set w_set_curswant when setting the cursor. (David Hotham, closes #3060)

--- a/src/if_lua.c
+++ b/src/if_lua.c
@@ -1377,6 +1377,7 @@ luaV_window_newindex (lua_State *L)
 	luaV_checksandbox(L);
 #endif
 	w->w_cursor.col = v - 1;
+	w->w_set_curswant = TRUE;
 	update_screen(VALID);
     }
     else if (strncmp(s, "width", 5) == 0)