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0a10297a 1;;; forms-d2.el --- demo forms-mode -*- no-byte-compile: t -*-
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3;; Author: Johan Vromans <jvromans@squirrel.nl>
4;; Created: 1989
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6;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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8;;; Commentary:
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10;; This sample forms exploit most of the features of forms mode.
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12;;; Code:
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14;; Set the name of the data file.
15(setq forms-file "forms-d2.dat")
16
17;; Use 'forms-enumerate' to set field names and number thereof.
18(setq forms-number-of-fields
19 (forms-enumerate
20 '(arch-newsgroup ; 1
21 arch-volume ; 2
22 arch-issue ; and ...
23 arch-article ; ... so
24 arch-shortname ; ... ... on
25 arch-parts
26 arch-from
27 arch-longname
28 arch-keywords
29 arch-date
30 arch-remarks)))
31
32;; The following functions are used by this form for layout purposes.
33;;
34(defun arch-tocol (target &optional fill)
35 "Produces a string to skip to column TARGET. Prepends newline if needed.
36The optional FILL should be a character, used to fill to the column."
37 (if (null fill)
38 (setq fill ? ))
39 (if (< target (current-column))
40 (concat "\n" (make-string target fill))
41 (make-string (- target (current-column)) fill)))
42;;
71296446 43(defun arch-rj (target field &optional fill)
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44 "Produces a string to skip to column TARGET minus the width of field FIELD.
45Prepends newline if needed. The optional FILL should be a character,
46used to fill to the column."
47 (arch-tocol (- target (length (nth field forms-fields))) fill))
48
49;; Record filters.
50;;
51(defun arch-new-record-filter (the-record)
52 "Form a new record with some defaults."
53 (aset the-record arch-from (user-full-name))
54 (aset the-record arch-date (current-time-string))
55 the-record ; return it
56)
57(setq forms-new-record-filter 'arch-new-record-filter)
58
59;; The format list.
60(setq forms-format-list
61 (list
62 "====== Public Domain Software Archive ======\n\n"
63 arch-shortname
64 " - " arch-longname
65 "\n\n"
66 "Article: " arch-newsgroup
67 "/" arch-article
68 " "
69 '(arch-tocol 40)
70 "Issue: " arch-issue
71 " "
72 '(arch-rj 73 10)
73 "Date: " arch-date
74 "\n\n"
75 "Submitted by: " arch-from
76 "\n"
77 '(arch-tocol 79 ?-)
78 "\n"
79 "Keywords: " arch-keywords
80 "\n\n"
81 "Parts: " arch-parts
82 "\n\n====== Remarks ======\n\n"
83 arch-remarks
84 ))
85
86;; That's all, folks!
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ab5796a9 88;;; arch-tag: 8e5d5dac-7abf-4722-ab5e-03eb749beaca
e8af40ee 89;;; forms-d2.el ends here