;;; register.el --- register commands for Emacs.
-;; Maintainer: FSF
-;; Last-Modified: 9 Jul 1992
+;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-;; Copyright (C) 1985 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Maintainer: FSF
+;; Keywords: internal
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
+;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
;; any later version.
;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; This package of functions emulates and somewhat extends the venerable
+;; TECO's `register' feature, which permits you to save various useful
+;; pieces of buffer state to named variables. The entry points are
+;; documented in the Emacs user's manual.
+
;;; Code:
(defvar register-alist nil
"Alist of elements (NAME . CONTENTS), one for each Emacs register.
NAME is a character (a number). CONTENTS is a string, number,
frame configuration, mark or list.
-A list represents a rectangle; its elements are strings.")
+A list of strings represents a rectangle.
+A list of the form (file . NAME) represents the file named NAME.")
(defun get-register (char)
"Return contents of Emacs register named CHAR, or nil if none."
(cdr (assq char register-alist)))
(defun set-register (char value)
- "Set contents of Emacs register named CHAR to VALUE. Returns VALUE."
+ "Set contents of Emacs register named CHAR to VALUE. Returns VALUE.
+See the documentation of the variable `register-alist' for possible VALUE."
(let ((aelt (assq char register-alist)))
(if aelt
(setcdr aelt value)
(setq register-alist (cons aelt register-alist)))
value))
-(defun point-to-register (char arg)
+(defun point-to-register (char &optional arg)
"Store current location of point in register REGISTER.
With prefix argument, store current frame configuration.
Use \\[jump-to-register] to go to that location or restore that configuration.
(interactive "cPoint to register: \nP")
(set-register char (if arg (current-frame-configuration) (point-marker))))
-(fset 'register-to-point 'jump-to-register)
-(defun jump-to-register (char)
- "Move point to location stored in a register.
+(defun window-configuration-to-register (char &optional arg)
+ "Store the window configuration of the selected frame in register REGISTER.
+Use \\[jump-to-register] to restore the configuration.
Argument is a character, naming the register."
- (interactive "cJump to register: ")
+ (interactive "cWindow configuration to register: \nP")
+ (set-register char (current-window-configuration)))
+
+(defun frame-configuration-to-register (char &optional arg)
+ "Store the window configuration of all frames in register REGISTER.
+Use \\[jump-to-register] to restore the configuration.
+Argument is a character, naming the register."
+ (interactive "cFrame configuration to register: \nP")
+ (set-register char (current-frame-configuration)))
+
+(defalias 'register-to-point 'jump-to-register)
+(defun jump-to-register (char &optional delete)
+ "Move point to location stored in a register.
+If the register contains a file name, find that file.
+ \(To put a file name in a register, you must use `set-register'.)
+If the register contains a window configuration (one frame) or a frame
+configuration (all frames), restore that frame or all frames accordingly.
+First argument is a character, naming the register.
+Optional second arg non-nil (interactively, prefix argument) says to
+delete any existing frames that the frame configuration doesn't mention.
+\(Otherwise, these frames are iconified.)"
+ (interactive "cJump to register: \nP")
(let ((val (get-register char)))
- (condition-case ()
- (set-frame-configuration val)
- (error
- (if (markerp val)
- (progn
- (switch-to-buffer (marker-buffer val))
- (goto-char val))
- (error "Register doesn't contain a buffer position or frame configuration"))))))
+ (cond
+ ((and (fboundp 'frame-configuration-p)
+ (frame-configuration-p val))
+ (set-frame-configuration val (not delete)))
+ ((window-configuration-p val)
+ (set-window-configuration val))
+ ((markerp val)
+ (or (marker-buffer val)
+ (error "That register's buffer no longer exists"))
+ (switch-to-buffer (marker-buffer val))
+ (goto-char val))
+ ((and (consp val) (eq (car val) 'file))
+ (find-file (cdr val)))
+ (t
+ (error "Register doesn't contain a buffer position or configuration")))))
;(defun number-to-register (arg char)
; "Store a number in a register.
(princ "Register ")
(princ (single-key-description char))
(princ " contains ")
- (if (integerp val)
- (princ val)
- (if (markerp val)
- (progn
- (princ "a buffer position:\nbuffer ")
- (princ (buffer-name (marker-buffer val)))
- (princ ", position ")
- (princ (+ 0 val)))
- (if (consp val)
- (progn
- (princ "the rectangle:\n")
- (while val
- (princ (car val))
- (terpri)
- (setq val (cdr val))))
- (princ "the string:\n")
- (princ val))))))))
+ (cond
+ ((integerp val)
+ (princ val))
+
+ ((markerp val)
+ (let ((buf (marker-buffer val)))
+ (if (null buf)
+ (princ "a marker in no buffer")
+ (princ "a buffer position:\nbuffer ")
+ (princ (buffer-name buf))
+ (princ ", position ")
+ (princ (marker-position val)))))
+
+ ((window-configuration-p val)
+ (princ "a window configuration."))
+
+ ((frame-configuration-p val)
+ (princ "a frame configuration."))
+
+ ((and (consp val) (eq (car val) 'file))
+ (princ "the file ")
+ (prin1 (cdr val))
+ (princ "."))
+
+ ((consp val)
+ (princ "the rectangle:\n")
+ (while val
+ (princ (car val))
+ (terpri)
+ (setq val (cdr val))))
+
+ ((stringp val)
+ (princ "the text:\n")
+ (princ val))
+
+ (t
+ (princ "Garbage:\n")
+ (prin1 val)))))))
(defun insert-register (char &optional arg)
"Insert contents of register REG. REG is a character.
Normally puts point before and mark after the inserted text.
If optional second arg is non-nil, puts mark before and point after.
Interactively, second arg is non-nil if prefix arg is supplied."
- (interactive "cInsert register: \nP")
+ (interactive "*cInsert register: \nP")
(push-mark)
(let ((val (get-register char)))
- (if (consp val)
- (insert-rectangle val)
- (if (stringp val)
- (insert val)
- (if (or (integerp val) (markerp val))
- (princ (+ 0 val) (current-buffer))
- (error "Register does not contain text")))))
+ (cond
+ ((consp val)
+ (insert-rectangle val))
+ ((stringp val)
+ (insert val))
+ ((integerp val)
+ (princ val (current-buffer)))
+ ((and (markerp val) (marker-position val))
+ (princ (marker-position val) (current-buffer)))
+ (t
+ (error "Register does not contain text"))))
(if (not arg) (exchange-point-and-mark)))
(defun copy-to-register (char start end &optional delete-flag)