emacs/lisp/misc.el

;;; misc.el --- some nonstandard basic editing commands for Emacs

;; Copyright (C) 1989, 2001-2011  Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Maintainer: FSF
;; Keywords: convenience
;; Package: emacs

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;;; Commentary:

;;; Code:

(defun copy-from-above-command (&optional arg)
  "Copy characters from previous nonblank line, starting just above point.
Copy ARG characters, but not past the end of that line.
If no argument given, copy the entire rest of the line.
The characters copied are inserted in the buffer before point."
  (interactive "P")
  (let ((cc (current-column))
	n
	(string ""))
    (save-excursion
      (beginning-of-line)
      (backward-char 1)
      (skip-chars-backward "\ \t\n")
      (move-to-column cc)
      ;; Default is enough to copy the whole rest of the line.
      (setq n (if arg (prefix-numeric-value arg) (point-max)))
      ;; If current column winds up in middle of a tab,
      ;; copy appropriate number of "virtual" space chars.
      (if (< cc (current-column))
	  (if (= (preceding-char) ?\t)
	      (progn
		(setq string (make-string (min n (- (current-column) cc)) ?\s))
		(setq n (- n (min n (- (current-column) cc)))))
	    ;; In middle of ctl char => copy that whole char.
	    (backward-char 1)))
      (setq string (concat string
			   (buffer-substring
			    (point)
			    (min (line-end-position)
				 (+ n (point)))))))
    (insert string)))

;; Variation of `zap-to-char'.

(defun zap-up-to-char (arg char)
  "Kill up to, but not including ARGth occurrence of CHAR.
Case is ignored if `case-fold-search' is non-nil in the current buffer.
Goes backward if ARG is negative; error if CHAR not found.
Ignores CHAR at point."
  (interactive "p\ncZap up to char: ")
  (let ((direction (if (>= arg 0) 1 -1)))
    (kill-region (point)
		 (progn
		   (forward-char direction)
		   (unwind-protect
		       (search-forward (char-to-string char) nil nil arg)
		     (backward-char direction))
		   (point)))))

;; These were added with an eye to making possible a more CCA-compatible
;; command set; but that turned out not to be interesting.

(defun mark-beginning-of-buffer ()
  "Set mark at the beginning of the buffer."
  (interactive)
  (push-mark (point-min)))

(defun mark-end-of-buffer ()
  "Set mark at the end of the buffer."
  (interactive)
  (push-mark (point-max)))

(defun upcase-char (arg)
  "Uppercasify ARG chars starting from point.  Point doesn't move."
  (interactive "p")
  (save-excursion
    (upcase-region (point) (progn (forward-char arg) (point)))))

(defun forward-to-word (arg)
  "Move forward until encountering the beginning of a word.
With argument, do this that many times."
  (interactive "p")
  (or (re-search-forward (if (> arg 0) "\\W\\b" "\\b\\W") nil t arg)
      (goto-char (if (> arg 0) (point-max) (point-min)))))

(defun backward-to-word (arg)
  "Move backward until encountering the end of a word.
With argument, do this that many times."
  (interactive "p")
  (forward-to-word (- arg)))

;;;###autoload
(defun butterfly ()
  "Use butterflies to flip the desired bit on the drive platter.
Open hands and let the delicate wings flap once.  The disturbance
ripples outward, changing the flow of the eddy currents in the
upper atmosphere.  These cause momentary pockets of higher-pressure
air to form, which act as lenses that deflect incoming cosmic rays,
focusing them to strike the drive platter and flip the desired bit.
You can type `M-x butterfly C-M-c' to run it.  This is a permuted
variation of `C-x M-c M-butterfly' from url `http://xkcd.com/378/'."
  (interactive)
  (if (yes-or-no-p "Do you really want to unleash the powers of the butterfly? ")
      (progn
	(switch-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "*butterfly*"))
	(erase-buffer)
	(sit-for 0)
	(animate-string "Amazing physics going on..."
			(/ (window-height) 2) (- (/ (window-width) 2) 12))
	(sit-for (* 5 (/ (abs (random)) (float most-positive-fixnum))))
	(message "Successfully flipped one bit!"))
    (message "Well, then go to xkcd.com!")
    (browse-url "http://xkcd.com/378/")))

(provide 'misc)

;;; misc.el ends here