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1 \input texinfo.tex
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3 @c %**start of header
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4 @setfilename ../info/widget.info
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5 @settitle The Emacs Widget Library
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6 @iftex
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8 @headings double
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9 @end iftex
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10 @c %**end of header
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12 @ifinfo
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13 @dircategory XEmacs Editor
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14 @direntry
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15 * Widgets: (widget). The Emacs Widget Library.
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16 @end direntry
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17 @end ifinfo
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19 @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
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20 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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21 @top The Emacs Widget Library
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23 @menu
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24 * Introduction::
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25 * User Interface::
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26 * Programming Example::
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27 * Setting Up the Buffer::
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28 * Basic Types::
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29 * Sexp Types::
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30 * Widget Properties::
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31 * Defining New Widgets::
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32 * Widget Browser::
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33 * Widget Minor Mode::
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34 * Utilities::
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35 * Widget Wishlist::
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36 @end menu
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38 @node Introduction, User Interface, Top, Top
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39 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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40 @section Introduction
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42 Most graphical user interface toolkits, such as Motif and XView, provide
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43 a number of standard user interface controls (sometimes known as
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44 `widgets' or `gadgets'). Emacs doesn't really support anything like
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45 this, except for an incredible powerful text ``widget''. On the other
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46 hand, Emacs does provide the necessary primitives to implement many
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47 other widgets within a text buffer. The @code{widget} package
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48 simplifies this task.
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50 The basic widgets are:
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52 @table @code
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53 @item link
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54 Areas of text with an associated action. Intended for hypertext links
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55 embedded in text.
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56 @item push-button
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57 Like link, but intended for stand-alone buttons.
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58 @item editable-field
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59 An editable text field. It can be either variable or fixed length.
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60 @item menu-choice
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61 Allows the user to choose one of multiple options from a menu, each
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62 option is itself a widget. Only the selected option will be visible in
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63 the buffer.
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64 @item radio-button-choice
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65 Allows the user to choose one of multiple options by activating radio
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66 buttons. The options are implemented as widgets. All options will be
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67 visible in the buffer.
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68 @item item
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69 A simple constant widget intended to be used in the @code{menu-choice} and
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70 @code{radio-button-choice} widgets.
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71 @item choice-item
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72 An button item only intended for use in choices. When invoked, the user
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73 will be asked to select another option from the choice widget.
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74 @item toggle
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75 A simple @samp{on}/@samp{off} switch.
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76 @item checkbox
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77 A checkbox (@samp{[ ]}/@samp{[X]}).
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78 @item editable-list
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79 Create an editable list. The user can insert or delete items in the
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80 list. Each list item is itself a widget.
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81 @end table
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82
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83 Now of what possible use can support for widgets be in a text editor?
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84 I'm glad you asked. The answer is that widgets are useful for
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85 implementing forms. A @dfn{form} in emacs is a buffer where the user is
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86 supposed to fill out a number of fields, each of which has a specific
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87 meaning. The user is not supposed to change or delete any of the text
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88 between the fields. Examples of forms in Emacs are the @file{forms}
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89 package (of course), the customize buffers, the mail and news compose
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90 modes, and the @sc{html} form support in the @file{w3} browser.
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92 The advantages for a programmer of using the @code{widget} package to
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93 implement forms are:
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95 @enumerate
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96 @item
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97 More complex fields than just editable text are supported.
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98 @item
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99 You can give the user immediate feedback if he enters invalid data in a
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101 @item
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102 You can have fixed sized fields, thus allowing multiple field to be
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104 @item
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105 It is simple to query or set the value of a field.
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106 @item
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107 Editing happens in buffer, not in the mini-buffer.
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108 @item
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109 Packages using the library get a uniform look, making them easier for
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110 the user to learn.
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111 @item
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112 As support for embedded graphics improve, the widget library will
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113 extended to support it. This means that your code using the widget
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114 library will also use the new graphic features by automatic.
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115 @end enumerate
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117 In order to minimize the code that is loaded by users who does not
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118 create any widgets, the code has been split in two files:
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119
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120 @table @file
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121 @item widget.el
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122 This will declare the user variables, define the function
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123 @code{widget-define}, and autoload the function @code{widget-create}.
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124 @item wid-edit.el
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125 Everything else is here, there is no reason to load it explicitly, as
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126 it will be autoloaded when needed.
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127 @end table
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129 @node User Interface, Programming Example, Introduction, Top
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130 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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131 @section User Interface
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132
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133 A form consist of read only text for documentation and some fields,
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134 where each the fields contain two parts, as tag and a value. The tags
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135 are used to identify the fields, so the documentation can refer to the
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136 foo field, meaning the field tagged with @samp{Foo}. Here is an example
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137 form:
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139 @example
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140 Here is some documentation.
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142 Name: @i{My Name} @strong{Choose}: This option
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143 Address: @i{Some Place
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144 In some City
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145 Some country.}
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147 See also @b{_other work_} for more information.
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149 Numbers: count to three below
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150 @b{[INS]} @b{[DEL]} @i{One}
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151 @b{[INS]} @b{[DEL]} @i{Eh, two?}
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152 @b{[INS]} @b{[DEL]} @i{Five!}
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153 @b{[INS]}
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155 Select multiple:
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157 @b{[X]} This
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159 @b{[X]} Thus
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161 Select one:
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163 @b{(*)} One
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164 @b{( )} Another One.
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165 @b{( )} A Final One.
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167 @b{[Apply Form]} @b{[Reset Form]}
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168 @end example
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169
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170 The top level widgets in is example are tagged @samp{Name},
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171 @samp{Choose}, @samp{Address}, @samp{_other work_}, @samp{Numbers},
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172 @samp{Select multiple}, @samp{Select one}, @samp{[Apply Form]}, and
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173 @samp{[Reset Form]}. There are basically two thing the user can do within
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174 a form, namely editing the editable text fields and activating the
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175 buttons.
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177 @subsection Editable Text Fields
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179 In the example, the value for the @samp{Name} is most likely displayed
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190 @code{widget-field-face} face, making them easy to find.
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193 Face used for other editing fields.
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194 @end deffn
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205 @deffn Command widget-button-press @var{pos} &optional @var{event}
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207 If point is not located on a button, invoke the binding in
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208 @code{widget-global-map} (by default the global map).
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209 @end deffn
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211 @item mouse-2
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212 @deffn Command widget-button-click @var{event}
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213 Invoke the button at the location of the mouse pointer. If the mouse
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215 @code{widget-global-map} (by default the global map).
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216 @end deffn
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217 @end table
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223 @item The Option Field Tags.
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224 When you invoke one of these buttons, you will be asked to choose
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226 field. Option fields are created by the @code{menu-choice} widget. In
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227 the example, @samp{@b{Choose}} is an option field tag.
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228 @item The @samp{@b{[INS]}} and @samp{@b{[DEL]}} buttons.
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229 Activating these will insert or delete elements from a editable list.
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230 The list is created by the @code{editable-list} widget.
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231 @item Embedded Buttons.
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232 The @samp{@b{_other work_}} is an example of an embedded
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236 @item The @samp{@b{[ ]}} and @samp{@b{[X]}} buttons.
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237 Activating one of these will convert it to the other. This is useful
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238 for implementing multiple-choice fields. You can create it wit
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239 @item The @samp{@b{( )}} and @samp{@b{(*)}} buttons.
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240 Only one radio button in a @code{radio-button-choice} widget can be
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242 buttons, it will be selected and the previous selected radio button will
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244 @item The @samp{@b{[Apply Form]}} @samp{@b{[Reset Form]}} buttons.
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245 These are explicit buttons made with the @code{push-button} widget. The main
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248 enough.
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249 @end table
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251 To make them easier to locate, buttons are emphasized in the buffer.
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254 Face used for buttons.
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255 @end deffn
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258 Face used for buttons when the mouse pointer is above it.
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259 @end defopt
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263 You can use all the normal Emacs commands to move around in a form
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266 @table @kbd
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267 @item @key{TAB}
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268 @deffn Command widget-forward &optional count
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269 Move point @var{count} buttons or editing fields forward.
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270 @end deffn
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271 @item @key{M-TAB}
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272 @deffn Command widget-backward &optional count
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273 Move point @var{count} buttons or editing fields backward.
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274 @end deffn
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275 @end table
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277 @node Programming Example, Setting Up the Buffer, User Interface, Top
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278 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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279 @section Programming Example
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281 Here is the code to implement the user interface example (see @ref{User
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282 Interface}).
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284 @lisp
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285 (require 'widget)
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288 (require 'wid-edit))
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293 "Create the widgets from the Widget manual."
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294 (interactive)
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295 (kill-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Widget Example*"))
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296 (switch-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Widget Example*"))
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297 (kill-all-local-variables)
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298 (make-local-variable 'widget-example-repeat)
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299 (widget-insert "Here is some documentation.\n\nName: ")
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300 (widget-create 'editable-field
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301 :size 13
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302 "My Name")
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305 :value "This"
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306 :help-echo "Choose me, please!"
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307 :notify (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
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308 (message "%s is a good choice!"
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309 (widget-value widget)))
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310 '(item :tag "This option" :value "This")
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311 '(choice-item "That option")
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312 '(editable-field :menu-tag "No option" "Thus option"))
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319 (widget-value-set widget-example-repeat
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320 '("En" "To" "Tre"))
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321 (widget-setup))
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328 (let ((old (widget-get widget
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329 ':example-length))
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330 (new (length (widget-value widget))))
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333 (message "You can count to %d." new))))
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334 :value '("One" "Eh, two?" "Five!")
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335 '(editable-field :value "three")))
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354 (if (= (length (widget-value widget-example-repeat))
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356 (message "Congratulation!")
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357 (error "Three was the count!")))
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360 (widget-create 'push-button
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361 :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
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362 (widget-example))
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363 "Reset Form")
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366 (widget-setup))
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367 @end lisp
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369 @node Setting Up the Buffer, Basic Types, Programming Example, Top
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370 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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371 @section Setting Up the Buffer
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372
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373 Widgets are created with @code{widget-create}, which returns a
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374 @dfn{widget} object. This object can be queried and manipulated by
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375 other widget functions, until it is deleted with @code{widget-delete}.
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376 After the widgets have been created, @code{widget-setup} must be called
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377 to enable them.
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379 @defun widget-create type [ keyword argument ]@dots{}
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380 Create and return a widget of type @var{type}.
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381 The syntax for the @var{type} argument is described in @ref{Basic Types}.
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384 that are part of @var{type}.
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385 @end defun
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386
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387 @defun widget-delete widget
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388 Delete @var{widget} and remove it from the buffer.
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389 @end defun
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391 @defun widget-setup
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392 Setup a buffer to support widgets.
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394 This should be called after creating all the widgets and before allowing
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395 the user to edit them.
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396 @refill
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397 @end defun
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398
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399 If you want to insert text outside the widgets in the form, the
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402 @defun widget-insert
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403 Insert the arguments, either strings or characters, at point.
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404 The inserted text will be read only.
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405 @end defun
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409 @defvr Const widget-keymap
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410 A keymap with the global keymap as its parent.@*
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411 @key{TAB} and @kbd{C-@key{TAB}} are bound to @code{widget-forward} and
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414 @code{widget-button-}.@refill
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415 @end defvr
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417 @defvar widget-global-map
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418 Keymap used by @code{widget-button-press} and @code{widget-button-click}
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419 when not on a button. By default this is @code{global-map}.
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420 @end defvar
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422 @node Basic Types, Sexp Types, Setting Up the Buffer, Top
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423 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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424 @section Basic Types
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426 The syntax of a type specification is given below:
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428 @example
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429 NAME ::= (NAME [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... ARGS)
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430 | NAME
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431 @end example
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432
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436
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437 There following keyword arguments that apply to all widgets:
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438
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439 @table @code
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440 @item :value
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441 The initial value for widgets of this type.
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443 @item :format
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444 This string will be inserted in the buffer when you create a widget.
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445 The following @samp{%} escapes are available:
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447 @table @samp
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448 @item %[
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449 @itemx %]
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450 The text inside will be marked as a button.
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452 By default, the text will be shown in @code{widget-button-face}, and
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455 @defopt widget-button-prefix
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456 String to prefix buttons.
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457 @end defopt
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459 @defopt widget-button-suffix
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460 String to suffix buttons.
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461 @end defopt
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462
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463 @item %@{
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464 @itemx %@}
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465 The text inside will be displayed in the face specified by
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466 @code{:sample-face}.
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468 @item %v
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469 This will be replaced with the buffer representation of the widget's
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472 @item %d
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473 Insert the string specified by @code{:doc} here.
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475 @item %h
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476 Like @samp{%d}, with the following modifications: If the documentation
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477 string is more than one line, it will add a button which will toggle
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479 Furthermore, if there is no @code{:doc} property in the widget, it will
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480 instead examine the @code{:documentation-property} property. If it is a
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481 lambda expression, it will be called with the widget's value as an
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482 argument, and the result will be used as the documentation text.
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484 @item %t
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485 Insert the string specified by @code{:tag} here, or the @code{princ}
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486 representation of the value if there is no tag.
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488 @item %%
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489 Insert a literal @samp{%}.
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490 @end table
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492 @item :button-face
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496 @itemx :button-suffix
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501 @table @emph
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502 @item nil
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508 @item a symbol
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509 The value of the symbol is expanded according to this table.
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510 @end table
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516 @item :tag
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517 The string inserted by the @samp{%t} escape in the format
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521 Name of image to use instead of the string specified by `:tag' on
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522 Emacsen that supports it.
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524 @item :help-echo
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525 Message displayed whenever you move to the widget with either
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526 @code{widget-forward} or @code{widget-backward}.
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537 An integer indicating how many extra spaces to add to the widget's
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538 children compared to this widget.
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539
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540 @item :notify
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541 A function called each time the widget or a nested widget is changed.
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542 The function is called with two or three arguments. The first argument
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543 is the widget itself, the second argument is the widget that was
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544 changed, and the third argument is the event leading to the change, if
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545 any.
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546
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547 @item :menu-tag
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548 Tag used in the menu when the widget is used as an option in a
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549 @code{menu-choice} widget.
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550
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551 @item :menu-tag-get
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552 Function used for finding the tag when the widget is used as an option
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553 in a @code{menu-choice} widget. By default, the tag used will be either the
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554 @code{:menu-tag} or @code{:tag} property if present, or the @code{princ}
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555 representation of the @code{:value} property if not.
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556
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557 @item :match
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558 Should be a function called with two arguments, the widget and a value,
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559 and returning non-nil if the widget can represent the specified value.
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560
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561 @item :validate
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562 A function which takes a widget as an argument, and returns nil if the
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563 widget's current value is valid for the widget. Otherwise it should
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564 return the widget containing the invalid data, and set that widget's
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565 @code{:error} property to a string explaining the error.
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566
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567 The following predefined function can be used:
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568
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569 @defun widget-children-validate widget
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570 All the @code{:children} of @var{widget} must be valid.
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571 @end defun
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572
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573 @item :tab-order
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574 Specify the order in which widgets are traversed with
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575 @code{widget-forward} or @code{widget-backward}. This is only partially
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576 implemented.
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577
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578 @enumerate a
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579 @item
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580 Widgets with tabbing order @code{-1} are ignored.
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581
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582 @item
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583 (Unimplemented) When on a widget with tabbing order @var{n}, go to the
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584 next widget in the buffer with tabbing order @var{n+1} or @code{nil},
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585 whichever comes first.
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586
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587 @item
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588 When on a widget with no tabbing order specified, go to the next widget
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589 in the buffer with a positive tabbing order, or @code{nil}
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590 @end enumerate
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591
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592 @item :parent
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593 The parent of a nested widget (e.g. a @code{menu-choice} item or an
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594 element of a @code{editable-list} widget).
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595
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596 @item :sibling-args
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597 This keyword is only used for members of a @code{radio-button-choice} or
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598 @code{checklist}. The value should be a list of extra keyword
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599 arguments, which will be used when creating the @code{radio-button} or
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600 @code{checkbox} associated with this item.
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601
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602 @end table
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603
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604 @deffn {User Option} widget-glyph-directory
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605 Directory where glyphs are found.
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606 Widget will look here for a file with the same name as specified for the
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607 image, with either a @samp{.xpm} (if supported) or @samp{.xbm} extension.
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608 @end deffn
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609
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610 @deffn{User Option} widget-glyph-enable
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611 If non-nil, allow glyphs to appear on displays where they are supported.
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612 @end deffn
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613
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614
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615 @menu
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616 * link::
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617 * url-link::
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618 * info-link::
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619 * push-button::
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620 * editable-field::
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621 * text::
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622 * menu-choice::
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623 * radio-button-choice::
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624 * item::
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625 * choice-item::
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626 * toggle::
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627 * checkbox::
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628 * checklist::
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629 * editable-list::
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630 * group::
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631 @end menu
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632
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633 @node link, url-link, Basic Types, Basic Types
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634 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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635 @subsection The @code{link} Widget
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636
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637 Syntax:
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638
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639 @example
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640 TYPE ::= (link [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... [ VALUE ])
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641 @end example
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642
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643 The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
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644 property. The value should be a string, which will be inserted in the
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645 buffer.
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646
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647 By default the link will be shown in brackets.
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648
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649 @defopt widget-link-prefix
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650 String to prefix links.
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651 @end defopt
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652
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653 @defopt widget-link-suffix
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654 String to suffix links.
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655 @end defopt
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656
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657 @node url-link, info-link, link, Basic Types
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658 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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659 @subsection The @code{url-link} Widget
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660
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661 Syntax:
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662
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663 @example
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664 TYPE ::= (url-link [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... URL)
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665 @end example
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666
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667 When this link is invoked, the @sc{www} browser specified by
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668 @code{browse-url-browser-function} will be called with @var{url}.
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669
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670 @node info-link, push-button, url-link, Basic Types
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671 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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672 @subsection The @code{info-link} Widget
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673
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674 Syntax:
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675
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676 @example
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677 TYPE ::= (info-link [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... ADDRESS)
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678 @end example
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679
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680 When this link is invoked, the built-in info browser is started on
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681 @var{address}.
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682
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683 @node push-button, editable-field, info-link, Basic Types
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684 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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685 @subsection The @code{push-button} Widget
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686
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687 Syntax:
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688
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689 @example
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690 TYPE ::= (push-button [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... [ VALUE ])
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691 @end example
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692
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693 The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
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694 property. The value should be a string, which will be inserted in the
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695 buffer.
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696
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697 By default the tag will be shown in brackets.
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698
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699 @defopt widget-push-button-prefix
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700 String to prefix push buttons.
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701 @end defopt
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702
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703 @defopt widget-push-button-suffix
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704 String to suffix push buttons.
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705 @end defopt
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706
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707 @node editable-field, text, push-button, Basic Types
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708 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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709 @subsection The @code{editable-field} Widget
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710
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711 Syntax:
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712
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713 @example
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714 TYPE ::= (editable-field [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... [ VALUE ])
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715 @end example
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716
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717 The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
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718 property. The value should be a string, which will be inserted in
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719 field. This widget will match all string values.
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720
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721 The following extra properties are recognized.
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722
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723 @table @code
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724 @item :size
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725 The minimum width of the editable field.@*
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726 By default the field will reach to the end of the line. If the
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727 content is too large, the displayed representation will expand to
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728 contain it. The content is not truncated to size.
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729
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730 @item :value-face
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731 Face used for highlighting the editable field. Default is
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732 @code{widget-field-face}.
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733
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734 @item :secret
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735 Character used to display the value. You can set this to e.g. @code{?*}
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736 if the field contains a password or other secret information. By
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737 default, the value is not secret.
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738
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739 @item :valid-regexp
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740 By default the @code{:validate} function will match the content of the
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741 field with the value of this attribute. The default value is @code{""}
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742 which matches everything.
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743
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744 @item :keymap
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745 Keymap used in the editable field. The default value is
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746 @code{widget-field-keymap}, which allows you to use all the normal
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747 editing commands, even if the buffer's major mode suppress some of them.
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748 Pressing return invokes the function specified by @code{:action}.
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749 @end table
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750
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751 @node text, menu-choice, editable-field, Basic Types
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752 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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753 @subsection The @code{text} Widget
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754
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755 This is just like @code{editable-field}, but intended for multiline text
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756 fields. The default @code{:keymap} is @code{widget-text-keymap}, which
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757 does not rebind the return key.
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758
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759 @node menu-choice, radio-button-choice, text, Basic Types
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760 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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761 @subsection The @code{menu-choice} Widget
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762
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763 Syntax:
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764
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765 @example
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766 TYPE ::= (menu-choice [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... TYPE ... )
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767 @end example
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768
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769 The @var{type} argument represents each possible choice. The widget's
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770 value will be that of the chosen @var{type} argument. This widget will
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771 match any value matching at least one of the specified @var{type}
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772 arguments.
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773
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774 @table @code
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775 @item :void
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776 Widget type used as a fallback when the value does not match any of the
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777 specified @var{type} arguments.
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778
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779 @item :case-fold
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780 Set this to nil if you don't want to ignore case when prompting for a
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781 choice through the minibuffer.
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782
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783 @item :children
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784 A list whose car is the widget representing the currently chosen type in
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785 the buffer.
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786
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787 @item :choice
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788 The current chosen type
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789
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790 @item :args
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791 The list of types.
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792 @end table
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793
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794 @node radio-button-choice, item, menu-choice, Basic Types
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795 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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796 @subsection The @code{radio-button-choice} Widget
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797
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798 Syntax:
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799
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800 @example
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801 TYPE ::= (radio-button-choice [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... TYPE ... )
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802 @end example
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803
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804 The @var{type} argument represents each possible choice. The widget's
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805 value will be that of the chosen @var{type} argument. This widget will
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806 match any value matching at least one of the specified @var{type}
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807 arguments.
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808
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809 The following extra properties are recognized.
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810
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811 @table @code
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812 @item :entry-format
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813 This string will be inserted for each entry in the list.
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814 The following @samp{%} escapes are available:
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815 @table @samp
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816 @item %v
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817 Replaced with the buffer representation of the @var{type} widget.
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818 @item %b
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819 Replace with the radio button.
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820 @item %%
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821 Insert a literal @samp{%}.
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822 @end table
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823
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824 @item button-args
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825 A list of keywords to pass to the radio buttons. Useful for setting
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826 e.g. the @samp{:help-echo} for each button.
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827
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828 @item :buttons
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829 The widgets representing the radio buttons.
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830
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831 @item :children
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832 The widgets representing each type.
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833
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834 @item :choice
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835 The current chosen type
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836
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837 @item :args
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838 The list of types.
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839 @end table
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840
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841 You can add extra radio button items to a @code{radio-button-choice}
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842 widget after it has been created with the function
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843 @code{widget-radio-add-item}.
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844
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845 @defun widget-radio-add-item widget type
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846 Add to @code{radio-button-choice} widget @var{widget} a new radio button item of type
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847 @var{type}.
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848 @end defun
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849
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850 Please note that such items added after the @code{radio-button-choice}
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851 widget has been created will @strong{not} be properly destructed when
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852 you call @code{widget-delete}.
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853
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854 @node item, choice-item, radio-button-choice, Basic Types
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855 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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856 @subsection The @code{item} Widget
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857
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858 Syntax:
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859
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860 @example
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861 ITEM ::= (item [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... VALUE)
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862 @end example
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863
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864 The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
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865 property. The value should be a string, which will be inserted in the
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866 buffer. This widget will only match the specified value.
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867
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868 @node choice-item, toggle, item, Basic Types
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869 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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870 @subsection The @code{choice-item} Widget
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871
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872 Syntax:
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873
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874 @example
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875 ITEM ::= (choice-item [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... VALUE)
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876 @end example
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877
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878 The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
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879 property. The value should be a string, which will be inserted in the
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880 buffer as a button. Activating the button of a @code{choice-item} is
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881 equivalent to activating the parent widget. This widget will only match
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882 the specified value.
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883
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884 @node toggle, checkbox, choice-item, Basic Types
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885 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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886 @subsection The @code{toggle} Widget
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887
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888 Syntax:
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889
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890 @example
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891 TYPE ::= (toggle [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]...)
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892 @end example
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893
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894 The widget has two possible states, `on' and `off', which correspond to
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895 a @code{t} or @code{nil} value respectively.
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896
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897 The following extra properties are recognized.
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898
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899 @table @code
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900 @item :on
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901 String representing the `on' state. By default the string @samp{on}.
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902 @item :off
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903 String representing the `off' state. By default the string @samp{off}.
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904 @item :on-glyph
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905 Name of a glyph to be used instead of the `:on' text string, on emacsen
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906 that supports it.
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907 @item :off-glyph
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908 Name of a glyph to be used instead of the `:off' text string, on emacsen
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909 that supports it.
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910 @end table
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911
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912 @node checkbox, checklist, toggle, Basic Types
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913 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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914 @subsection The @code{checkbox} Widget
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915
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916 The widget has two possible states, `selected' and `unselected', which
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917 corresponds to a @code{t} or @code{nil} value.
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918
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919 Syntax:
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920
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921 @example
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922 TYPE ::= (checkbox [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]...)
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923 @end example
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924
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925 @node checklist, editable-list, checkbox, Basic Types
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926 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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927 @subsection The @code{checklist} Widget
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928
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929 Syntax:
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930
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931 @example
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932 TYPE ::= (checklist [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... TYPE ... )
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933 @end example
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934
434
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935 The @var{type} arguments represents each checklist item. The widget's
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936 value will be a list containing the values of all ticked @var{type}
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937 arguments. The checklist widget will match a list whose elements all
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938 match at least one of the specified @var{type} arguments.
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939
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940 The following extra properties are recognized.
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941
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942 @table @code
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943 @item :entry-format
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944 This string will be inserted for each entry in the list.
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945 The following @samp{%} escapes are available:
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946 @table @samp
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947 @item %v
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948 Replaced with the buffer representation of the @var{type} widget.
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949 @item %b
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950 Replace with the checkbox.
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951 @item %%
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952 Insert a literal @samp{%}.
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953 @end table
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954
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955 @item :greedy
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956 Usually a checklist will only match if the items are in the exact
428
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957 sequence given in the specification. By setting @code{:greedy} to
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958 non-nil, it will allow the items to appear in any sequence. However, if
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959 you extract the values they will be in the sequence given in the
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960 checklist. I.e. the original sequence is forgotten.
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961
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962 @item button-args
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963 A list of keywords to pass to the checkboxes. Useful for setting
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964 e.g. the @samp{:help-echo} for each checkbox.
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965
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966 @item :buttons
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967 The widgets representing the checkboxes.
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968
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969 @item :children
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970 The widgets representing each type.
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971
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972 @item :args
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973 The list of types.
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974 @end table
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975
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976 @node editable-list, group, checklist, Basic Types
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977 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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978 @subsection The @code{editable-list} Widget
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979
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980 Syntax:
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981
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982 @example
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983 TYPE ::= (editable-list [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... TYPE)
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984 @end example
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985
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986 The value is a list, where each member represents one widget of type
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987 @var{type}.
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988
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989 The following extra properties are recognized.
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990
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991 @table @code
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992 @item :entry-format
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993 This string will be inserted for each entry in the list.
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994 The following @samp{%} escapes are available:
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995 @table @samp
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996 @item %v
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997 This will be replaced with the buffer representation of the @var{type}
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998 widget.
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999 @item %i
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1000 Insert the @b{[INS]} button.
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1001 @item %d
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1002 Insert the @b{[DEL]} button.
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1003 @item %%
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1004 Insert a literal @samp{%}.
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1005 @end table
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1006
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1007 @item :insert-button-args
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1008 A list of keyword arguments to pass to the insert buttons.
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1009
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1010 @item :delete-button-args
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1011 A list of keyword arguments to pass to the delete buttons.
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1012
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1013 @item :append-button-args
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1014 A list of keyword arguments to pass to the trailing insert button.
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1015
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1016
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1017 @item :buttons
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1018 The widgets representing the insert and delete buttons.
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1019
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1020 @item :children
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1021 The widgets representing the elements of the list.
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1022
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1023 @item :args
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1024 List whose car is the type of the list elements.
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1025
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1026 @end table
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1027
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1028 @node group, , editable-list, Basic Types
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1029 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1030 @subsection The @code{group} Widget
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1031
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1032 This widget simply group other widget together.
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1033
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1034 Syntax:
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1035
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1036 @example
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1037 TYPE ::= (group [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... TYPE...)
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1038 @end example
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1039
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1040 The value is a list, with one member for each @var{type}.
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1041
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1042 @node Sexp Types, Widget Properties, Basic Types, Top
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1043 @comment
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1044 @section Sexp Types
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1045
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1046 A number of widgets for editing s-expressions (lisp types) are also
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1047 available. These basically fall in the following categories.
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1048
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1049 @menu
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1050 * constants::
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1051 * generic::
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1052 * atoms::
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1053 * composite::
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1054 @end menu
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1055
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1056 @node constants, generic, Sexp Types, Sexp Types
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1057 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1058 @subsection The Constant Widgets.
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1059
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1060 The @code{const} widget can contain any lisp expression, but the user is
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1061 prohibited from editing edit it, which is mainly useful as a component
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1062 of one of the composite widgets.
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1063
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1064 The syntax for the @code{const} widget is
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1065
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1066 @example
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1067 TYPE ::= (const [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... [ VALUE ])
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1068 @end example
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1069
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1070 The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
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1071 property and can be any s-expression.
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1072
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1073 @deffn Widget const
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1074 This will display any valid s-expression in an immutable part of the
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1075 buffer.
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1076 @end deffn
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1077
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1078 There are two variations of the @code{const} widget, namely
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1079 @code{variable-item} and @code{function-item}. These should contain a
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1080 symbol with a variable or function binding. The major difference from
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1081 the @code{const} widget is that they will allow the user to see the
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1082 variable or function documentation for the symbol.
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1083
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1084 @deffn Widget variable-item
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1085 An immutable symbol that is bound as a variable.
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1086 @end deffn
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1087
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1088 @deffn Widget function-item
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1089 An immutable symbol that is bound as a function.
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1090 @end deffn
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1091
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1092 @node generic, atoms, constants, Sexp Types
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1093 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1094 @subsection Generic Sexp Widget.
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1095
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1096 The @code{sexp} widget can contain any lisp expression, and allows the
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1097 user to edit it inline in the buffer.
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1098
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1099 The syntax for the @code{sexp} widget is
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1100
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1101 @example
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1102 TYPE ::= (sexp [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... [ VALUE ])
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1103 @end example
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1104
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1105 @deffn Widget sexp
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1106 This will allow you to edit any valid s-expression in an editable buffer
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1107 field.
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1108
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1109 The @code{sexp} widget takes the same keyword arguments as the
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1110 @code{editable-field} widget.
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1111 @end deffn
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1112
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1113 @node atoms, composite, generic, Sexp Types
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1114 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1115 @subsection Atomic Sexp Widgets.
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1116
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1117 The atoms are s-expressions that does not consist of other
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1118 s-expressions. A string is an atom, while a list is a composite type.
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1119 You can edit the value of an atom with the following widgets.
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1120
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1121 The syntax for all the atoms are
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1122
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1123 @example
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1124 TYPE ::= (NAME [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... [ VALUE ])
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1125 @end example
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1126
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1127 The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
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1128 property and must be an expression of the same type as the widget.
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1129 I.e. the string widget can only be initialized with a string.
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1130
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1131 All the atom widgets take the same keyword arguments as the
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1132 @code{editable-field} widget.
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1133
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1134 @deffn Widget string
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1135 Allows you to edit a string in an editable field.
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1136 @end deffn
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1137
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1138 @deffn Widget regexp
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1139 Allows you to edit a regular expression in an editable field.
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1140 @end deffn
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1141
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1142 @deffn Widget character
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1143 Allows you to enter a character in an editable field.
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1144 @end deffn
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1145
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1146 @deffn Widget file
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1147 Allows you to edit a file name in an editable field. If you invoke
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1148 the tag button, you can edit the file name in the mini-buffer with
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1149 completion.
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1150
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1151 Keywords:
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1152 @table @code
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1153 @item :must-match
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1154 If this is set to non-nil, only existing file names will be allowed in
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1155 the minibuffer.
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1156 @end table
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1157 @end deffn
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1158
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1159 @deffn Widget directory
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1160 Allows you to edit a directory name in an editable field.
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1161 Similar to the @code{file} widget.
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1162 @end deffn
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1163
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1164 @deffn Widget symbol
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1165 Allows you to edit a lisp symbol in an editable field.
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1166 @end deffn
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1167
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1168 @deffn Widget function
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1169 Allows you to edit a lambda expression, or a function name with completion.
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1170 @end deffn
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1171
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1172 @deffn Widget variable
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1173 Allows you to edit a variable name, with completion.
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1174 @end deffn
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1175
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1176 @deffn Widget integer
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1177 Allows you to edit an integer in an editable field.
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1178 @end deffn
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1179
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1180 @deffn Widget number
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1181 Allows you to edit a number in an editable field.
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1182 @end deffn
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1183
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1184 @deffn Widget boolean
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1185 Allows you to edit a boolean. In lisp this means a variable which is
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1186 either nil meaning false, or non-nil meaning true.
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1187 @end deffn
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1188
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1189
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1190 @node composite, , atoms, Sexp Types
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1191 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1192 @subsection Composite Sexp Widgets.
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1193
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1194 The syntax for the composite are
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1195
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1196 @example
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1197 TYPE ::= (NAME [KEYWORD ARGUMENT]... COMPONENT...)
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1198 @end example
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1199
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1200 Where each @var{component} must be a widget type. Each component widget
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1201 will be displayed in the buffer, and be editable to the user.
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1202
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1203 @deffn Widget cons
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1204 The value of a @code{cons} widget is a cons-cell where the car is the
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1205 value of the first component and the cdr is the value of the second
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1206 component. There must be exactly two components.
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1207 @end deffn
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1208
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1209 @deffn Widget list
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1210 The value of a @code{list} widget is a list containing the value of
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1211 each of its component.
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1212 @end deffn
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1213
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1214 @deffn Widget vector
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1215 The value of a @code{vector} widget is a vector containing the value of
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1216 each of its component.
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1217 @end deffn
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1218
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1219 The above suffice for specifying fixed size lists and vectors. To get
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1220 variable length lists and vectors, you can use a @code{choice},
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1221 @code{set} or @code{repeat} widgets together with the @code{:inline}
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1222 keywords. If any component of a composite widget has the @code{:inline}
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1223 keyword set, its value must be a list which will then be spliced into
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1224 the composite. For example, to specify a list whose first element must
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1225 be a file name, and whose remaining arguments should either by the
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1226 symbol @code{t} or two files, you can use the following widget
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1227 specification:
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1228
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1229 @example
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1230 (list file
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1231 (choice (const t)
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1232 (list :inline t
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1233 :value ("foo" "bar")
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1234 string string)))
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1235 @end example
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1236
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1237 The value of a widget of this type will either have the form
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1238 @samp{(file t)} or @code{(file string string)}.
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1239
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1240 This concept of inline is probably hard to understand. It was certainly
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1241 hard to implement so instead of confusing you more by trying to explain
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1242 it here, I'll just suggest you meditate over it for a while.
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1243
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1244 @deffn Widget choice
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1245 Allows you to edit a sexp which may have one of a fixed set of types.
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1246 It is currently implemented with the @code{choice-menu} basic widget,
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1247 and has a similar syntax.
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1248 @end deffn
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1249
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1250 @deffn Widget set
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1251 Allows you to specify a type which must be a list whose elements all
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1252 belong to given set. The elements of the list is not significant. This
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1253 is implemented on top of the @code{checklist} basic widget, and has a
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1254 similar syntax.
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1255 @end deffn
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1256
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1257 @deffn Widget repeat
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1258 Allows you to specify a variable length list whose members are all of
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1259 the same type. Implemented on top of the `editable-list' basic widget,
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1260 and has a similar syntax.
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1261 @end deffn
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1262
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1263 @node Widget Properties, Defining New Widgets, Sexp Types, Top
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1264 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1265 @section Properties
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1266
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1267 You can examine or set the value of a widget by using the widget object
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1268 that was returned by @code{widget-create}.
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1269
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1270 @defun widget-value widget
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1271 Return the current value contained in @var{widget}.
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1272 It is an error to call this function on an uninitialized widget.
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1273 @end defun
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1274
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1275 @defun widget-value-set widget value
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1276 Set the value contained in @var{widget} to @var{value}.
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1277 It is an error to call this function with an invalid @var{value}.
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1278 @end defun
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1279
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1280 @strong{Important:} You @emph{must} call @code{widget-setup} after
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1281 modifying the value of a widget before the user is allowed to edit the
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1282 widget again. It is enough to call @code{widget-setup} once if you
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1283 modify multiple widgets. This is currently only necessary if the widget
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1284 contains an editing field, but may be necessary for other widgets in the
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1285 future.
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1286
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1287 If your application needs to associate some information with the widget
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1288 objects, for example a reference to the item being edited, it can be
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1289 done with @code{widget-put} and @code{widget-get}. The property names
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1290 must begin with a @samp{:}.
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1291
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1292 @defun widget-put widget property value
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1293 In @var{widget} set @var{property} to @var{value}.
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1294 @var{property} should be a symbol, while @var{value} can be anything.
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1295 @end defun
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1296
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1297 @defun widget-get widget property
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1298 In @var{widget} return the value for @var{property}.
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1299 @var{property} should be a symbol, the value is what was last set by
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1300 @code{widget-put} for @var{property}.
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1301 @end defun
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1302
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1303 @defun widget-member widget property
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1304 Non-nil if @var{widget} has a value (even nil) for property @var{property}.
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1305 @end defun
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1306
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1307 Occasionally it can be useful to know which kind of widget you have,
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1308 i.e. the name of the widget type you gave when the widget was created.
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1309
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1310 @defun widget-type widget
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1311 Return the name of @var{widget}, a symbol.
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1312 @end defun
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1313
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1314 Widgets can be in two states: active, which means they are modifiable by
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1315 the user, or inactive, which means they cannot be modified by the user.
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1316 You can query or set the state with the following code:
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1317
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1318 @lisp
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1319 ;; Examine if @var{widget} is active or not.
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1320 (if (widget-apply @var{widget} :active)
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1321 (message "Widget is active.")
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1322 (message "Widget is inactive.")
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1323
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1324 ;; Make @var{widget} inactive.
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1325 (widget-apply @var{widget} :deactivate)
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1326
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1327 ;; Make @var{widget} active.
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1328 (widget-apply @var{widget} :activate)
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1329 @end lisp
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1330
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1331 A widget is inactive if itself or any of its ancestors (found by
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1332 following the @code{:parent} link) have been deactivated. To make sure
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1333 a widget is really active, you must therefore activate both itself and
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1334 all its ancestors.
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1335
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1336 @lisp
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1337 (while widget
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1338 (widget-apply widget :activate)
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1339 (setq widget (widget-get widget :parent)))
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1340 @end lisp
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1341
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1342 You can check if a widget has been made inactive by examining the value
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1343 of the @code{:inactive} keyword. If this is non-nil, the widget itself
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1344 has been deactivated. This is different from using the @code{:active}
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1345 keyword, in that the latter tells you if the widget @strong{or} any of
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1346 its ancestors have been deactivated. Do not attempt to set the
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1347 @code{:inactive} keyword directly. Use the @code{:activate}
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1348 @code{:deactivate} keywords instead.
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1349
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1350
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1351 @node Defining New Widgets, Widget Browser, Widget Properties, Top
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1352 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1353 @section Defining New Widgets
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1354
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1355 You can define specialized widgets with @code{define-widget}. It allows
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1356 you to create a shorthand for more complex widgets. This includes
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1357 specifying component widgets and new default values for the keyword
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1358 arguments.
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1359
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1360 @defun widget-define name class doc &rest args
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1361 Define a new widget type named @var{name} from @code{class}.
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1362
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1363 @var{name} and class should both be symbols, @code{class} should be one
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1364 of the existing widget types.
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1365
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1366 The third argument @var{DOC} is a documentation string for the widget.
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1367
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1368 After the new widget has been defined the following two calls will
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1369 create identical widgets:
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1370
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1371 @itemize @bullet
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1372 @item
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1373 @lisp
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1374 (widget-create @var{name})
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1375 @end lisp
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1376
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1377 @item
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1378 @lisp
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1379 (apply widget-create @var{class} @var{args})
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1380 @end lisp
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1381 @end itemize
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1382
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1383 @end defun
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1384
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1385 Using @code{widget-define} just stores the definition of the widget type
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1386 in the @code{widget-type} property of @var{name}, which is what
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1387 @code{widget-create} uses.
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1388
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1389 If you just want to specify defaults for keywords with no complex
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1390 conversions, you can use @code{identity} as your conversion function.
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1391
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1392 The following additional keyword arguments are useful when defining new
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1393 widgets:
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1394 @table @code
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1395 @item :convert-widget
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1396 Function to convert a widget type before creating a widget of that
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1397 type. It takes a widget type as an argument, and returns the converted
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1398 widget type. When a widget is created, this function is called for the
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1399 widget type and all the widget's parent types, most derived first.
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1401 The following predefined functions can be used here:
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1402
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1403 @defun widget-types-convert-widget widget
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1404 Convert @code{:args} as widget types in @var{widget}.
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1405 @end defun
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1406
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1407 @defun widget-value-convert-widget widget
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1408 Initialize @code{:value} from @code{:args} in @var{widget}.
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1409 @end defun
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1410
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1411 @item :value-to-internal
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1412 Function to convert the value to the internal format. The function
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1413 takes two arguments, a widget and an external value. It returns the
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1414 internal value. The function is called on the present @code{:value}
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1415 when the widget is created, and on any value set later with
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1416 @code{widget-value-set}.
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1417
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1418 @item :value-to-external
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1419 Function to convert the value to the external format. The function
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1420 takes two arguments, a widget and an internal value, and returns the
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1421 internal value. The function is called on the present @code{:value}
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1422 when the widget is created, and on any value set later with
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1423 @code{widget-value-set}.
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1424
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1425 @item :create
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1426 Function to create a widget from scratch. The function takes one
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1427 argument, a widget type, and creates a widget of that type, inserts it
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1428 in the buffer, and returns a widget object.
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1430 @item :delete
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1431 Function to delete a widget. The function takes one argument, a widget,
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1432 and should remove all traces of the widget from the buffer.
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1433
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1434 @item :value-create
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1435 Function to expand the @samp{%v} escape in the format string. It will
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1436 be called with the widget as its argument and should insert a
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1437 representation of the widget's value in the buffer.
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1438
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1439 @item :value-delete
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1440 Should remove the representation of the widget's value from the buffer.
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1441 It will be called with the widget as its argument. It doesn't have to
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1442 remove the text, but it should release markers and delete nested widgets
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1443 if such have been used.
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1444
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1445 The following predefined function can be used here:
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1446
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1447 @defun widget-children-value-delete widget
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1448 Delete all @code{:children} and @code{:buttons} in @var{widget}.
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1449 @end defun
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1450
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1451 @item :value-get
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1452 Function to extract the value of a widget, as it is displayed in the
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1453 buffer.
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1454
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1455 The following predefined function can be used here:
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1457 @defun widget-value-value-get widget
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1458 Return the @code{:value} property of @var{widget}.
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1459 @end defun
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1460
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1461 @item :format-handler
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1462 Function to handle unknown @samp{%} escapes in the format string. It
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1463 will be called with the widget and the escape character as arguments.
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1464 You can set this to allow your widget to handle non-standard escapes.
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1465
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1466 You should end up calling @code{widget-default-format-handler} to handle
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1467 unknown escape sequences. It will handle the @samp{%h} and any future
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1468 escape sequences as well as give an error for unknown escapes.
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1470 @item :action
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1471 Function to handle user initiated events. By default, @code{:notify}
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1472 the parent.
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1473
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1474 The following predefined function can be used here:
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1476 @defun widget-parent-action widget &optional event
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1477 Tell @code{:parent} of @var{widget} to handle the @code{:action}.@*
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1478 Optional @var{event} is the event that triggered the action.
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1479 @end defun
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1480
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1481 @item :prompt-value
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1482 Function to prompt for a value in the minibuffer. The function should
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1483 take four arguments, @var{widget}, @var{prompt}, @var{value}, and
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1484 @var{unbound} and should return a value for widget entered by the user.
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1485 @var{prompt} is the prompt to use. @var{value} is the default value to
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1486 use, unless @var{unbound} is non-nil. In this case there is no default
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1487 value. The function should read the value using the method most natural
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1488 for this widget and does not have to check whether it matches.
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1489 @end table
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1490
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1491 If you want to define a new widget from scratch, use the @code{default}
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1492 widget as its base.
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1493
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1494 @deffn Widget default
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1495 Widget used as a base for other widgets.
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1496
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1497 It provides most of the functionality that is referred to as ``by
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1498 default'' in this text.
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1499 @end deffn
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1500
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1501 @node Widget Browser, Widget Minor Mode, Defining New Widgets, Top
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1502 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1503 @section Widget Browser
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1504
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1505 There is a separate package to browse widgets. This is intended to help
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1506 programmers who want to examine the content of a widget. The browser
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1507 shows the value of each keyword, but uses links for certain keywords
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1508 such as `:parent', which avoids printing cyclic structures.
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1509
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1510 @deffn Command widget-browse WIDGET
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1511 Create a widget browser for WIDGET.
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1512 When called interactively, prompt for WIDGET.
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1513 @end deffn
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1514
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1515 @deffn Command widget-browse-other-window WIDGET
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1516 Create a widget browser for WIDGET and show it in another window.
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1517 When called interactively, prompt for WIDGET.
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1518 @end deffn
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1519
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1520 @deffn Command widget-browse-at POS
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1521 Create a widget browser for the widget at POS.
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1522 When called interactively, use the position of point.
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1523 @end deffn
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1524
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1525 @node Widget Minor Mode, Utilities, Widget Browser, Top
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1526 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1527 @section Widget Minor Mode
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1528
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1529 There is a minor mode for manipulating widgets in major modes that
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1531 intended to be useful for programmers doing experiments.
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1532
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1533 @deffn Command widget-minor-mode
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1534 Toggle minor mode for traversing widgets.
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1535 With arg, turn widget mode on if and only if arg is positive.
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1536 @end deffn
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1537
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1538 @defvar widget-minor-mode-keymap
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1539 Keymap used in @code{widget-minor-mode}.
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1540 @end defvar
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1541
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1542 @node Utilities, Widget Wishlist, Widget Minor Mode, Top
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1543 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1544 @section Utilities.
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1545
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1546 @defun widget-prompt-value widget prompt [ value unbound ]
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1547 Prompt for a value matching @var{widget}, using @var{prompt}.@*
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1548 The current value is assumed to be @var{value}, unless @var{unbound} is
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1549 non-nil.@refill
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1550 @end defun
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1552 @defun widget-get-sibling widget
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1553 Get the item @var{widget} is assumed to toggle.@*
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1554 This is only meaningful for radio buttons or checkboxes in a list.
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1555 @end defun
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1557 @node Widget Wishlist, , Utilities, Top
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1558 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1559 @section Wishlist
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1560
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1561 @itemize @bullet
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1562 @item
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1563 It should be possible to add or remove items from a list with @kbd{C-k}
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1564 and @kbd{C-o} (suggested by @sc{rms}).
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1566 @item
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1567 The @samp{[INS]} and @samp{[DEL]} buttons should be replaced by a single
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1568 dash (@samp{-}). The dash should be a button that, when invoked, ask
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1569 whether you want to add or delete an item (@sc{rms} wanted to git rid of
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1570 the ugly buttons, the dash is my idea).
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1572 @item
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1573 The @code{menu-choice} tag should be prettier, something like the abbreviated
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1574 menus in Open Look.
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1575
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1576 @item
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1577 Finish @code{:tab-order}.
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1578
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1579 @item
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1580 Make indentation work with glyphs and proportional fonts.
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1581
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1582 @item
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1583 Add commands to show overview of object and class hierarchies to the
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1584 browser.
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1585
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1586 @item
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1587 Find a way to disable mouse highlight for inactive widgets.
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1588
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1589 @item
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1590 Find a way to make glyphs look inactive.
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1591
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1592 @item
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1593 Add @code{property-list} widget.
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1594
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1595 @item
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1596 Add @code{association-list} widget.
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1598 @item
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1599 Add @code{key-binding} widget.
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1600
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1601 @item
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1602 Add @code{widget} widget for editing widget specifications.
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1603
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1604 @item
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1605 Find clean way to implement variable length list.
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1606 See @code{TeX-printer-list} for an explanation.
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1607
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1608 @item
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1609 @kbd{C-h} in @code{widget-prompt-value} should give type specific help.
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1610
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1611 @item
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1612 A mailto widget.
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1613
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1614 @item
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1615 @kbd{C-e e} in a fixed size field should go to the end of the text in
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1616 the field, not the end of the field itself.
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1617
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1618 @item
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1619 Use and overlay instead of markers to delimit the widget. Create
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1620 accessors for the end points.
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1621
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1622 @item
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1623 Clicking on documentation links should call @code{describe-function} or
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1624 @code{widget-browse-other-window} and friends directly, instead of going
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1625 through @code{apropos}. If more than one function is valid for the
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1626 symbol, it should pop up a menu.
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1627
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1628 @end itemize
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1629
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1630 @contents
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1631 @bye