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- ;; forms-demo -- demo forms-mode -*- emacs-lisp -*-
-
- ;; SCCS Status : @(#)@ forms-demo 1.1.4
- ;; Author : Johan Vromans
- ;; Created On : 1989
- ;; Last Modified By: Johan Vromans
- ;; Last Modified On: Tue Jan 14 15:02:04 1992
- ;; Update Count : 4
- ;; Status : OK
- ;;
- ;; This sample forms exploit most of the features of forms mode.
-
- ;; Set the name of the data file.
- (setq forms-file "forms-data")
-
- ;; Use 'forms-enumerate' to set field names and number thereof.
- (setq forms-number-of-fields
- (forms-enumerate
- '(arch-newsgroup ; 1
- arch-volume ; 2
- arch-issue ; and ...
- arch-article ; ... so
- arch-shortname ; ... ... on
- arch-parts
- arch-from
- arch-longname
- arch-keywords
- arch-date
- arch-remarks)))
-
- ;; The following functions are used by this form for layout purposes.
- ;;
- (defun arch-tocol (target &optional fill)
- "Produces a string to skip to column TARGET. Prepends newline if needed.
- The optional FILL should be a character, used to fill to the column."
- (if (null fill)
- (setq fill ? ))
- (if (< target (current-column))
- (concat "\n" (make-string target fill))
- (make-string (- target (current-column)) fill)))
- ;;
- (defun arch-rj (target field &optional fill)
- "Produces a string to skip to column TARGET minus the width of field FIELD.
- Prepends newline if needed. The optional FILL should be a character,
- used to fill to the column."
- (arch-tocol (- target (length (nth field forms-fields))) fill))
-
- ;; Record filters.
- ;; This example uses the (defun ...) method of defining.
- ;;
- (defun forms-new-record-filter (the-record)
- "Form a new record with some defaults."
- (aset the-record arch-from (user-full-name))
- (aset the-record arch-date (current-time-string))
- the-record ; return it
- )
-
- ;; The format list.
- (setq forms-format-list
- (list
- "====== Public Domain Software Archive ======\n\n"
- arch-shortname
- " - " arch-longname
- "\n\n"
- "Article: " arch-newsgroup
- "/" arch-article
- " "
- '(arch-tocol 40)
- "Issue: " arch-issue
- " "
- '(arch-rj 73 10)
- "Date: " arch-date
- "\n\n"
- "Submitted by: " arch-from
- "\n"
- '(arch-tocol 79 ?-)
- "\n"
- "Keywords: " arch-keywords
- "\n\n"
- "Parts: " arch-parts
- "\n\n====== Remarks ======\n\n"
- arch-remarks
- ))
-
- ;; That's all, folks!
-