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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 | |
5 | ||
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6 | ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs. |
7 | ||
8 | ;;; Commentary: | |
9 | ||
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10 | ;; This sample forms exploit most of the features of forms mode. |
11 | ||
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12 | ;;; Code: |
13 | ||
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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. | |
36 | The 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 | ;; | |
43 | (defun arch-rj (target field &optional fill) | |
44 | "Produces a string to skip to column TARGET minus the width of field FIELD. | |
45 | Prepends newline if needed. The optional FILL should be a character, | |
46 | used 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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87 | |
88 | ;;; forms-d2.el ends here |