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1 | ;;; forms-d2.el --- demo forms-mode |
2 | ||
3 | ;; Author: Johan Vromans <jvromans@squirrel.nl> | |
4 | ;; Created: 1989 | |
5 | ||
6 | ;; This sample forms exploit most of the features of forms mode. | |
7 | ||
8 | ;; Set the name of the data file. | |
9 | (setq forms-file "forms-d2.dat") | |
10 | ||
11 | ;; Use 'forms-enumerate' to set field names and number thereof. | |
12 | (setq forms-number-of-fields | |
13 | (forms-enumerate | |
14 | '(arch-newsgroup ; 1 | |
15 | arch-volume ; 2 | |
16 | arch-issue ; and ... | |
17 | arch-article ; ... so | |
18 | arch-shortname ; ... ... on | |
19 | arch-parts | |
20 | arch-from | |
21 | arch-longname | |
22 | arch-keywords | |
23 | arch-date | |
24 | arch-remarks))) | |
25 | ||
26 | ;; The following functions are used by this form for layout purposes. | |
27 | ;; | |
28 | (defun arch-tocol (target &optional fill) | |
29 | "Produces a string to skip to column TARGET. Prepends newline if needed. | |
30 | The optional FILL should be a character, used to fill to the column." | |
31 | (if (null fill) | |
32 | (setq fill ? )) | |
33 | (if (< target (current-column)) | |
34 | (concat "\n" (make-string target fill)) | |
35 | (make-string (- target (current-column)) fill))) | |
36 | ;; | |
37 | (defun arch-rj (target field &optional fill) | |
38 | "Produces a string to skip to column TARGET minus the width of field FIELD. | |
39 | Prepends newline if needed. The optional FILL should be a character, | |
40 | used to fill to the column." | |
41 | (arch-tocol (- target (length (nth field forms-fields))) fill)) | |
42 | ||
43 | ;; Record filters. | |
44 | ;; | |
45 | (defun arch-new-record-filter (the-record) | |
46 | "Form a new record with some defaults." | |
47 | (aset the-record arch-from (user-full-name)) | |
48 | (aset the-record arch-date (current-time-string)) | |
49 | the-record ; return it | |
50 | ) | |
51 | (setq forms-new-record-filter 'arch-new-record-filter) | |
52 | ||
53 | ;; The format list. | |
54 | (setq forms-format-list | |
55 | (list | |
56 | "====== Public Domain Software Archive ======\n\n" | |
57 | arch-shortname | |
58 | " - " arch-longname | |
59 | "\n\n" | |
60 | "Article: " arch-newsgroup | |
61 | "/" arch-article | |
62 | " " | |
63 | '(arch-tocol 40) | |
64 | "Issue: " arch-issue | |
65 | " " | |
66 | '(arch-rj 73 10) | |
67 | "Date: " arch-date | |
68 | "\n\n" | |
69 | "Submitted by: " arch-from | |
70 | "\n" | |
71 | '(arch-tocol 79 ?-) | |
72 | "\n" | |
73 | "Keywords: " arch-keywords | |
74 | "\n\n" | |
75 | "Parts: " arch-parts | |
76 | "\n\n====== Remarks ======\n\n" | |
77 | arch-remarks | |
78 | )) | |
79 | ||
80 | ;; That's all, folks! |