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@c %**start of header
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@setfilename ../../info/widget.info
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@settitle The Emacs Widget Library
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@include docstyle.texi
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@syncodeindex fn cp
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@syncodeindex vr cp
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@c %**end of header
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@copying
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Copyright @copyright{} 2000--2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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@quotation
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
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any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover Texts being ``A GNU Manual'',
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and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the license
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is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
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(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have the freedom to copy and
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modify this GNU manual.''
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@end quotation
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@end copying
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@dircategory Emacs lisp libraries
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@direntry
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* Widget: (widget). The "widget" package used by the Emacs
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Customization facility.
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@end direntry
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@titlepage
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@title The Emacs Widget Library
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@page
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@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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@insertcopying
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@end titlepage
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@contents
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@node Top
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@top The Emacs Widget Library
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@insertcopying
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@menu
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* Introduction::
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* User Interface::
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* Programming Example::
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* Widgets Basics::
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* Setting Up the Buffer::
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* Working with Widgets::
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* Widgets and the Buffer::
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* Widget Gallery::
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* Defining New Widgets::
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* Inspecting Widgets::
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* Widget Minor Mode::
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* Utilities::
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* Customization::
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* Widget Wishlist::
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* GNU Free Documentation License::
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* Index::
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@end menu
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@node Introduction
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@chapter Introduction
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Most graphical user interface toolkits provide a number of standard
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user interface controls (sometimes known as ``widgets'' or ``gadgets'').
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Emacs doesn't really support anything like this, except for an
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incredibly powerful text ``widget''. On the other hand, Emacs does
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provide the necessary primitives to implement many other widgets
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within a text buffer. The @code{widget} package simplifies this task.
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@cindex basic widgets
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@cindex widgets, basic types
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The basic widgets are:
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@table @code
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@item link
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Areas of text with an associated action. Intended for hypertext links
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embedded in text.
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@item push-button
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Like link, but intended for stand-alone buttons.
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@item editable-field
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An editable text field. It can be either variable or fixed length.
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@item menu-choice
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Allows the user to choose one of multiple options from a menu, where
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each option is itself a widget. Only the selected option is visible
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in the buffer.
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@item radio-button-choice
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Allows the user to choose one of multiple options by activating radio
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buttons. The options are implemented as widgets. All options are
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visible in the buffer, with the selected one marked as chosen.
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@item item
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A simple constant widget intended to be used in the @code{menu-choice} and
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@code{radio-button-choice} widgets.
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@item choice-item
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A button item only intended for use in choices. When invoked, the user
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will be asked to select another option from the choice widget.
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@item toggle
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A simple @samp{on}/@samp{off} switch.
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@item checkbox
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A checkbox (@samp{[ ]}/@samp{[X]}).
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@item editable-list
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Create an editable list. The user can insert or delete items in the
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list. Each list item is itself a widget.
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@end table
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Now, of what possible use can support for widgets be in a text editor?
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I'm glad you asked. The answer is that widgets are useful for
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implementing forms. A @dfn{form} in Emacs is a buffer where the user is
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supposed to fill out a number of fields, each of which has a specific
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meaning. The user is not supposed to change or delete any of the text
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between the fields. Examples of forms in Emacs are the @file{forms}
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package (of course), the customize buffers, the mail and news compose
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modes, and the @acronym{HTML} form support in the @file{w3} browser.
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@cindex widget library, why use it
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The advantages for a programmer of using the @code{widget} package to
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implement forms are:
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@enumerate
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@item
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More complex fields than just editable text are supported.
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@item
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You can give the users immediate feedback if they enter invalid data in a
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text field, and sometimes prevent entering invalid data.
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@item
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You can have fixed sized fields, thus allowing multiple fields to be
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lined up in columns.
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@item
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It is simple to query or set the value of a field.
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@item
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Editing happens in the buffer, not in the mini-buffer.
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@item
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Packages using the library get a uniform look, making them easier for
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the user to learn.
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@item
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As support for embedded graphics improve, the Widget library will be
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extended to use the GUI features. This means that your code using the
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Widget library will also use the new graphic features automatically.
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@end enumerate
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@node User Interface
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@chapter User Interface
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A form consists of read only text for documentation and some fields,
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where each field contains two parts, a tag and a value. The tags are
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used to identify the fields, so the documentation can refer to the
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@samp{foo field}, meaning the field tagged with @samp{Foo}. Here is an
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example form:
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@example
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Here is some documentation.
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Name: @i{My Name} @strong{Choose}: This option
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Address: @i{Some Place
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In some City
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Some country.}
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See also @b{_other work_} for more information.
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Numbers: count to three below
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@b{[INS]} @b{[DEL]} @i{One}
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@b{[INS]} @b{[DEL]} @i{Eh, two?}
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@b{[INS]} @b{[DEL]} @i{Five!}
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@b{[INS]}
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Select multiple:
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@b{[X]} This
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@b{[ ]} That
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@b{[X]} Thus
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Select one:
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@b{(*)} One
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@b{( )} Another One.
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@b{( )} A Final One.
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@b{[Apply Form]} @b{[Reset Form]}
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@end example
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The top level widgets in this example are tagged @samp{Name},
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@samp{Choose}, @samp{Address}, @samp{_other work_}, @samp{Numbers},
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@samp{Select multiple}, @samp{Select one}, @samp{[Apply Form]}, and
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@samp{[Reset Form]}. There are basically two things the user can do
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within a form, namely editing the editable text fields and activating
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the buttons.
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@section Editable Text Fields
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In the example, the value for the @samp{Name} is most likely displayed
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in an editable text field, and so are values for each of the members of
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the @samp{Numbers} list. All the normal Emacs editing operations are
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available for editing these fields. The only restriction is that each
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change you make must be contained within a single editable text field.
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For example, capitalizing all text from the middle of one field to the
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middle of another field is prohibited.
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Editable text fields are created by the @code{editable-field} widget.
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The @code{:format} keyword is useful for generating the necessary
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text; for instance, if you give it a value of @code{"Name: %v "},
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the @samp{Name: } part will provide the necessary separating text
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before the field and the trailing space will provide the
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separating text after the field. If you don't include the
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@code{:size} keyword, the field will extend to the end of the
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line, and the terminating newline will provide separation after.
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The editing text fields are highlighted with the
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@code{widget-field-face} face, making them easy to find.
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@section Buttons
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@cindex widget buttons
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@cindex button widgets
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Some portions of the buffer have an associated @dfn{action}, which can
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be @dfn{invoked} by a standard key or mouse command. These portions
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are called @dfn{buttons}. The default commands for activating a button
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are @code{widget-button-press} and @code{widget-button-click}. The
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user typically interacts with the buttons with a key, like @key{RET},
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or with the mouse buttons.
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There are several different kind of buttons, all of which are present in
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the example:
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@table @emph
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@cindex option field tag
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@item The Option Field Tags
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When you invoke one of these buttons, you will be asked to choose
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between a number of different options. This is how you edit an option
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field. Option fields are created by the @code{menu-choice} widget. In
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the example, @samp{@b{Choose}} is an option field tag.
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@item The @samp{@b{[INS]}} and @samp{@b{[DEL]}} buttons
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Activating these will insert or delete elements from an editable list.
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The list is created by the @code{editable-list} widget.
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@cindex embedded buttons
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@item Embedded Buttons
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The @samp{@b{_other work_}} is an example of an embedded
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button. Embedded buttons are not associated with any fields, but can serve
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any purpose, such as implementing hypertext references. They are
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usually created by the @code{link} widget.
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@item The @samp{@b{[ ]}} and @samp{@b{[X]}} buttons
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Activating one of these will convert it to the other. This is useful
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for implementing multiple-choice fields. You can create them with the
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@code{checkbox} widget.
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@item The @samp{@b{( )}} and @samp{@b{(*)}} buttons
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Only one radio button in a @code{radio-button-choice} widget can be
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selected at any time. When you invoke one of the unselected radio
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buttons, it will be selected and the previous selected radio button will
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become unselected.
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@item The @samp{@b{[Apply Form]}} and @samp{@b{[Reset Form]}} buttons
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These are explicit buttons made with the @code{push-button} widget. The
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main difference from the @code{link} widget is that the buttons will be
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displayed as GUI buttons when possible.
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@end table
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To make them easier to locate, buttons are emphasized in the buffer
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with a distinctive face, like @code{widget-button-face} or
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@code{widget-mouse-face}.
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@section Navigation
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You can use all the normal Emacs commands to move around in a form
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buffer, plus you will have these additional commands to navigate from
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widget to widget: @code{widget-forward} and @code{widget-backward}.
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@node Programming Example
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@chapter Programming Example
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@cindex widgets, programming example
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@cindex example of using widgets
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Here is the code to implement the user interface example (@pxref{User
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Interface}).
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@lisp
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(require 'widget)
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(eval-when-compile
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(require 'wid-edit))
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(defvar widget-example-repeat)
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(defun widget-example ()
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"Create the widgets from the Widget manual."
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(interactive)
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(switch-to-buffer "*Widget Example*")
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(kill-all-local-variables)
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(make-local-variable 'widget-example-repeat)
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(let ((inhibit-read-only t))
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(erase-buffer))
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(remove-overlays)
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(widget-insert "Here is some documentation.\n\n")
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(widget-create 'editable-field
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:size 13
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:format "Name: %v " ; Text after the field!
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"My Name")
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(widget-create 'menu-choice
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:tag "Choose"
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:value "This"
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:help-echo "Choose me, please!"
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:notify (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
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(message "%s is a good choice!"
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(widget-value widget)))
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'(item :tag "This option" :value "This")
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'(choice-item "That option")
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'(editable-field :menu-tag "No option" "Thus option"))
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(widget-create 'editable-field
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:format "Address: %v"
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"Some Place\nIn some City\nSome country.")
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(widget-insert "\nSee also ")
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(widget-create 'link
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:notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
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(widget-value-set widget-example-repeat
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'("En" "To" "Tre"))
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(widget-setup))
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"other work")
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(widget-insert
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" for more information.\n\nNumbers: count to three below\n")
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(setq widget-example-repeat
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(widget-create 'editable-list
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:entry-format "%i %d %v"
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:notify
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(lambda (widget &rest ignore)
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(let ((old (widget-get widget
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':example-length))
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(new (length (widget-value widget))))
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(unless (eq old new)
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(widget-put widget ':example-length new)
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(message "You can count to %d." new))))
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:value '("One" "Eh, two?" "Five!")
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'(editable-field :value "three")))
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(widget-insert "\n\nSelect multiple:\n\n")
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(widget-create 'checkbox t)
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(widget-insert " This\n")
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(widget-create 'checkbox nil)
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(widget-insert " That\n")
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(widget-create 'checkbox
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:notify (lambda (&rest ignore) (message "Tickle"))
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t)
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(widget-insert " Thus\n\nSelect one:\n\n")
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(widget-create 'radio-button-choice
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:value "One"
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:notify (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
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(message "You selected %s"
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(widget-value widget)))
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'(item "One") '(item "Another One.")
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'(item "A Final One."))
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(widget-insert "\n")
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(widget-create 'push-button
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:notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
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(if (= (length
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(widget-value widget-example-repeat))
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3)
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(message "Congratulation!")
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(error "Three was the count!")))
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"Apply Form")
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(widget-insert " ")
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(widget-create 'push-button
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:notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
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(widget-example))
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"Reset Form")
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(widget-insert "\n")
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(use-local-map widget-keymap)
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(widget-setup))
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@end lisp
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@node Widgets Basics
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@chapter Widgets Basics
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@cindex widget object
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The Widget Library deals with widgets objects. A widget object has
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properties whose value may be anything, be it numbers, strings,
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symbols, functions, etc. Those properties are referred to as keywords
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and are responsible for the way a widget is represented in a buffer,
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and control the way a user or a program can interact with it.
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@cindex widget inheritance
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The library defines several widget types, and gives you a way to
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define new types as well. In addition, widgets can derive from other
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types, creating a sort of widget inheritance. In fact, all widgets
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defined in the Widget Library share a common parent, the @dfn{default}
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widget. In this manual, when we talk about a default behavior, we
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usually mean the behavior as defined by this @code{default} widget.
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@xref{Widget Gallery}, for a description of each defined widget.
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Defining a new type that derives from a previous one is not mandatory
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to create widgets that work very different from a specified type.
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When creating a widget, you can override any default property,
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including functions, that control the widget. That is, you can
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specialize a widget on creation, without having to define it as a new
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type of widget.
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In addition to the function for defining a widget, this library
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provides functions to create widgets, query and change its properties,
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respond to user events and destroy them. The following sections
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describe them.
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@cindex widget value
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One important property of a widget is its @dfn{value}. All widgets
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may have a value, which is stored in a so-called @dfn{internal format}.
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For the rest of Emacs, the widget presents its value in a so-called
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@dfn{external format}. Both formats can be equal or different, and
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each widget is responsible for defining how the conversion between
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each format should happen.
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@c FIXME: Briefly describe inline widgets?
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@c The inline concept is described elsewhere, and it's difficult to
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@c describe.
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The value property is an important property for almost all widgets,
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and perhaps more important for @code{editable-field} widgets. This
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type of widgets allow the user to edit them via the usual editing
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commands in Emacs. They can also be edited programmatically.
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@strong{Important:} You @emph{must} call @code{widget-setup} after
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modifying the value of a widget before the user is allowed to edit the
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widget again. It is enough to call @code{widget-setup} once if you
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modify multiple widgets. This is currently only necessary if the widget
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contains an editing field, but may be necessary for other widgets in the
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future.
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@cindex widget properties
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If your application needs to associate some information with the widget
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objects, for example a reference to the item being edited, it can be
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done with the @code{widget-put} and @code{widget-get} functions. The
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property names, as shown, are keywords, so they must begin with a
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@samp{:}.
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@node Setting Up the Buffer
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@chapter Setting Up the Buffer
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@cindex widget creation, widget conversion
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To show the widgets in a buffer, you have to create them. Widget
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creation is actually a two-step process: conversion and creation per
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se. With simple projects, usually the conversion step isn't really
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important, and you only care about widget creation, so feel free to
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skip the conversion description until you really need to know it.
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Widget conversion is the process that involves taking a widget
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specification and transforming it into a @dfn{widget} object, suitable
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to be created, queried and manipulated with other widget functions.
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Widget creation is the process that takes a widget object and actually
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inserts it in the buffer.
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The simplest function to create a widget is @code{widget-create}, which
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gets a widget specification and returns a widget object.
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@defun widget-create type [ keyword argument ]@dots{} args
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Create and return a widget of type @var{type}, converting it.
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@var{type} is a symbol that specifies a widget type. @var{keyword}
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may be one of the properties supported by the widget type, and
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@var{argument} specify the value for that property. These keyword
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arguments can be used to overwrite the keyword arguments that are part
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of @var{type} by default, as well as to provide other properties not
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present in @var{type} by default. @var{args} holds additional
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information for the creation of @var{type} and each widget type is
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responsible for handling that information in a specific way.
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The syntax for the @var{type} argument is described in @ref{Widget
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Gallery}, and in more detail in every widget where it's relevant.
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@end defun
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There are other functions for creating widgets, useful when you work
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with composite widgets. That is, widgets that are part of other
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widgets.
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@defun widget-create-child-and-convert parent type &rest args
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Create a widget of type @var{type} as a child of @var{parent}.
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Before creating it, converts @var{type} using the keyword arguments
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provided in @var{args}.
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@c FIXME: Is this description useful?
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Adds the @code{:indent} property, unless it is already present, and
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sets it to the sum of the values of: @code{:indent} and @code{:offset}
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from @var{parent} and @code{:extra-offset} from @var{type}.
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Returns a widget object, with the property @code{:parent} set to
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@var{PARENT}.
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@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-create-child parent type
|
|
Create a widget of type @var{type} as a child of @var{parent}.
|
|
|
|
This function is like @code{widget-create-child-and-convert} but it
|
|
doesn't convert @var{type}, so it expects an already converted widget.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-create-child-value parent type value
|
|
Create a widget of type @var{type} as a child of @var{parent} with
|
|
value @var{value}.
|
|
|
|
This function is like @code{widget-create-child}, but it lets you
|
|
specify a value for the widget.
|
|
|
|
Converts @var{value} to the internal format, as specified by
|
|
@var{type}, and stores it into the @code{:value} property of @var{type}.
|
|
That means, @var{value} should be in the external format, as
|
|
specified by @var{type}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
All these creating functions described here use the function stored in
|
|
the @code{:create} property. So, to modify the creation logic for a
|
|
widget, you can provide a different @code{:create} function.
|
|
|
|
When you're done creating widgets and you're ready for the user to
|
|
interact with the buffer, use the function @code{widget-setup}.
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-setup
|
|
Setup the current buffer, so that editable widgets can be edited.
|
|
|
|
This should be called after creating all the widgets and before allowing
|
|
the user to edit them.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
As mentioned, all these functions return a widget object. That widget
|
|
object can be queried and manipulated with widget functions that
|
|
take widgets as arguments, until deleting it with the widgets
|
|
functions available to delete widgets. Even if you don't save the
|
|
returned widget object, you still can interact programmatically with
|
|
the widget. @xref{Working with Widgets}.
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-delete widget
|
|
Delete the widget @var{widget} and remove it from the buffer.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-children-value-delete widget
|
|
Delete all children and buttons in widget @var{widget}.
|
|
|
|
This function does not delete @var{widget} itself, only the widgets
|
|
stored in the @code{:children} and @code{:buttons} properties. It
|
|
also sets those properties to @code{nil}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
As with the creation mechanism, the function stored in @code{:delete}
|
|
controls the deletion mechanism for a widget.
|
|
|
|
Additionally, the library provides a way to make a copy of a widget.
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-copy widget
|
|
Makes a copy of widget @var{widget} and returns it.
|
|
|
|
It uses the function stored in the @code{:copy} property of @var{widget}
|
|
and returns the widget that that function returns.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
As discussed, there is a conversion step when creating a widget. To
|
|
do the conversion without actually creating the widget, you can use
|
|
the @code{widget-convert} function.
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-convert type &rest args
|
|
Convert @var{type} to a widget object, using keyword arguments @var{args}.
|
|
|
|
Returns a widget object, suitable for creation. It calls the function
|
|
stored in the @code{:convert-widget} property, after putting into the
|
|
@code{:args} property the arguments that the widget in question needs.
|
|
If @var{type} has a @code{:value} property, either originally or after
|
|
doing the conversion, this function converts the value stored in
|
|
@code{:value} to the internal format, and stores it into @code{:value}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
Apart from only creating widgets in the buffer, It's useful to have
|
|
plain text. For inserting text, the recommended way is with the
|
|
@code{widget-insert} function.
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-insert &rest args
|
|
Insert @var{args}, either strings or characters, at point.
|
|
|
|
Uses @code{insert} to perform the insertion, passing @var{args} as
|
|
argument. @xref{Insertion,,,elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual},
|
|
for more information about @var{args}.
|
|
|
|
The resulting text will be read-only.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@node Working with Widgets
|
|
@chapter Working with Widgets
|
|
This section covers the more important functions needed to query and
|
|
manipulate widgets in a generic way. Widgets may have additional
|
|
functions for interacting with them, those are described in the
|
|
description for each widget. @xref{Widget Gallery}.
|
|
|
|
@defun widgetp widget
|
|
Non-@code{nil} if @var{widget} is a widget.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-type widget
|
|
Return the type of widget @var{widget}, a symbol.
|
|
|
|
This function is useful to find out which kind of widget @var{widget}
|
|
represents, i.e., the name of the widget type when the widget
|
|
was created.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-member widget property
|
|
Non-@code{nil} if widget @var{widget} has a value (even @code{nil}) for
|
|
property @var{property}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-get widget property
|
|
For widget @var{widget}, return the value of the property @var{property}.
|
|
|
|
@var{property} should be a keyword, and the value is what was last set by
|
|
@code{widget-put} for @var{property}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-put widget property value
|
|
For widget @var{widget}, set the property @var{property} to @var{value}.
|
|
@var{property} should be a keyword, while @var{value} can be anything.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-at &optional pos
|
|
Return the widget at position @var{pos}, or at point if @var{pos} is @code{nil}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-field-at pos
|
|
Return the widget field at position POS, or @code{nil} if there is none.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-apply widget property &rest args
|
|
Apply the function stored in @var{property} to @var{widget}, passing @var{args}
|
|
as additional arguments to the function.
|
|
|
|
Returns the result of that function call.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-value widget
|
|
Return the current value contained in @var{widget}.
|
|
|
|
Note that the value returned by this function might differ from what's
|
|
stored in the @code{:value} property of @var{widget}. This is because
|
|
this function extracts the current value of @var{widget} from the
|
|
buffer, taking editions into account.
|
|
|
|
The value returned is in the external format, after getting it with
|
|
the @code{:value-get} function.
|
|
|
|
It is an error to call this function on an uninitialized widget.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-value-set widget value
|
|
Set the value contained in @var{widget} to @var{value}.
|
|
|
|
Converts @var{value} to the internal format, and then sets it by
|
|
applying the @code{:value-set} function.
|
|
|
|
It is an error to call this function with an invalid @var{value}, that
|
|
is, a value that @var{widget} cannot represent.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-default-get widget
|
|
Return the default external value of widget @var{widget}.
|
|
|
|
The default value is the one stored in @code{:value} or the result of
|
|
applying the @code{:default-get} function to the arguments of
|
|
@var{widget}, as stored in @code{:args}. A value of @code{nil} is
|
|
ignored by default, so in order for a widget to respect @code{nil} as
|
|
a value, it has to override the @code{:default-get} function.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-type-default-get widget
|
|
Convert the @code{:type} attribute in @var{widget} and return its
|
|
default value.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-child-value-get widget
|
|
Return the value of the first member of @code{:children} in
|
|
@var{widget}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-child-value-inline widget
|
|
Return the inline value of the first member of @code{:children} in
|
|
@var{widget}.
|
|
|
|
The inline value is whatever the function stored in
|
|
@code{:value-inline} returns.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-type-value-create widget
|
|
Create a child widget for @var{widget}, of type stored in
|
|
@code{:type}.
|
|
|
|
Creates the child widget taking the value from the @code{:value}
|
|
property and stores the newly created widget in the @code{:children}
|
|
property of @var{widget}.
|
|
|
|
The value stored in @code{:type} should be an unconverted widget
|
|
type.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-value-convert-widget widget
|
|
Initializes the @code{:value} property of @var{widget} from
|
|
@code{:args}.
|
|
|
|
Sets @code{:args} to @code{nil} and returns the modified widget
|
|
@var{widget}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-value-value-get widget
|
|
Return the value stored in @code{:value} for widget @var{widget}.
|
|
|
|
This is different to getting the current value for @var{widget} with
|
|
@code{widget-value}, since that function extracts the value from the
|
|
buffer.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-apply-action widget &optional event
|
|
Apply the function stored in @code{:action} to @var{widget}, in
|
|
response to @var{event}.
|
|
|
|
It is an error to call this function with an inactive widget.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-parent-action widget &optional event
|
|
Tell @code{:parent} of @var{widget} to handle @var{event}.
|
|
|
|
Optional @var{event} is the event that triggered the action.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-child-validate widget
|
|
Check that the first member of @code{:children} in @var{widget} is valid.
|
|
|
|
To be valid means that the widget value passes the checks that the
|
|
function stored in @code{:validate} makes.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-children-validate widget
|
|
Check that all @code{:children} in @var{widget} are valid.
|
|
|
|
Returns @code{nil} on success, or the first child that isn't valid.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-type-match widget value
|
|
Return non-@code{nil} if @var{VALUE} matches the value for the
|
|
@code{:type} widget.
|
|
|
|
As with the other type functions, the widget stored in @code{:type}
|
|
should be an unconverted widget.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-types-copy widget
|
|
Copy the @code{:args} value in @var{widget} and store them in @code{:args}.
|
|
|
|
Makes the copies by calling @code{widget-copy} on each element present
|
|
in @code{:args}. Returns the modified widget @var{widget}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-types-convert-widget widget
|
|
Convert the @code{:args} value in @var{widget} and store them in
|
|
@code{args}.
|
|
|
|
Returns the modified widget @var{widget}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@node Widgets and the Buffer
|
|
@chapter Widgets and the Buffer
|
|
This chapter describes commands that are specific to buffers that
|
|
contain widgets.
|
|
|
|
@cindex widget keybindings
|
|
@defvar widget-keymap
|
|
Keymap containing useful bindings for buffers containing widgets.
|
|
|
|
Binds @key{TAB} to @code{widget-forward} and both @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} and
|
|
@kbd{M-@key{TAB}} to @code{widget-backward}. It also binds @key{RET} to
|
|
@code{widget-button-press} and both @kbd{down-mouse-1} and
|
|
@kbd{down-mouse-2} to @code{widget-button-click}.
|
|
@end defvar
|
|
|
|
There's also a keymap for events that the Widget library doesn't need
|
|
to handle.
|
|
|
|
@defvar widget-global-map
|
|
Keymap used by @code{widget-button-press} and @code{widget-button-click}
|
|
when not on a button. By default this is @code{global-map}.
|
|
@end defvar
|
|
|
|
In addition to these two keymaps, each widget might define a keymap of
|
|
its own, active when events happen at that widget.
|
|
|
|
@cindex widget navigation
|
|
The following navigation commands are available:
|
|
|
|
@table @kbd
|
|
@item @key{TAB}
|
|
@deffn Command widget-forward &optional count
|
|
Move point @var{count} buttons or editing fields forward.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
@item M-@key{TAB}
|
|
@itemx S-@key{TAB}
|
|
@deffn Command widget-backward &optional count
|
|
Move point @var{count} buttons or editing fields backward.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
By default, tabbing can put point on an inactive widget. To skip over
|
|
inactive widgets when tabbing, set the user option
|
|
@code{widget-skip-inactive} to a non-@code{nil} value.
|
|
@xref{Customization}.
|
|
|
|
When editing an @code{editable-field} widget, the following commands
|
|
are available:
|
|
|
|
@table @kbd
|
|
@item C-e
|
|
@deffn Command widget-end-of-line
|
|
Move point to the end of field or end of line, whichever is first.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@item C-k
|
|
@deffn Command widget-kill-line
|
|
Kill to end of field or end of line, whichever is first.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@item M-@key{TAB}
|
|
@itemx C-M-i
|
|
@deffn Command widget-complete
|
|
Complete the content of the editable field at point.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@item C-m
|
|
@itemx @key{RET}
|
|
@deffn Command widget-field-activate
|
|
Invoke the editable field at point.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
The following two commands can execute the action associated with a
|
|
button widget (e.g., a radio button or checkbox):
|
|
|
|
@table @kbd
|
|
@item @key{RET}
|
|
@itemx C-m
|
|
@findex widget-button-press
|
|
@deffn Command widget-button-press @var{pos} &optional @var{event}
|
|
Invoke the button at @var{pos}, defaulting to point.
|
|
|
|
Invocation means to run the function stored in the @code{:action}
|
|
property.
|
|
|
|
If point is not located on a button, invoke the binding in
|
|
@code{widget-global-map} (by default the global map).
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@kindex mouse-2 @r{(on button widgets})
|
|
@item mouse-2
|
|
@findex widget-button-click
|
|
@deffn Command widget-button-click @var{event}
|
|
Invoke the button at the location of the mouse pointer.
|
|
|
|
If the mouse pointer is located in an editable text field, invoke the
|
|
binding in @code{widget-global-map} (by default the global map).
|
|
|
|
In case the mouse-click is on a widget, calls the function stored in
|
|
the @code{:mouse-down-action} property.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node Widget Gallery
|
|
@chapter Widget Gallery
|
|
@cindex widget syntax
|
|
All widgets can be created from a type specification. The general
|
|
syntax of a type specification is:
|
|
|
|
@c FIXME: Add BNF reference here? If yes, what reference?
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{name} ::= (@var{name} [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{args})
|
|
| @var{name}
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
Where @var{name} is a widget name, as defined with
|
|
@code{define-widget}, @var{keyword} is the name of a property and
|
|
@var{argument} is the value for that property, and @var{args} are
|
|
interpreted in a widget specific way. @xref{Defining New Widgets}.
|
|
|
|
@menu
|
|
* Basic Types::
|
|
* Sexp Types::
|
|
@end menu
|
|
|
|
@node Basic Types
|
|
@section Basic Types
|
|
|
|
@menu
|
|
* default::
|
|
* item::
|
|
* link::
|
|
* url-link::
|
|
* info-link::
|
|
* function-link::
|
|
* variable-link::
|
|
* face-link::
|
|
* file-link::
|
|
* emacs-library-link::
|
|
* emacs-commentary-link::
|
|
* push-button::
|
|
* editable-field::
|
|
* text::
|
|
* menu-choice::
|
|
* radio-button-choice::
|
|
* choice-item::
|
|
* toggle::
|
|
* radio-button-toggle::
|
|
* checkbox::
|
|
* checklist::
|
|
* editable-list::
|
|
* group::
|
|
* documentation-string::
|
|
@end menu
|
|
|
|
@node default
|
|
@subsection The @code{default} Widget
|
|
@findex default@r{ widget}
|
|
The most basic widget in the Widget Library is the @dfn{default}
|
|
widget. It provides the basic behavior for all other widgets, and all
|
|
its properties are present by default in derived widgets. You're
|
|
seldom (if ever) going to effectively create a default widget, but
|
|
here we describe its properties and behavior, so that we can describe
|
|
other widgets only by mentioning the properties and behavior those
|
|
other widgets specialize.
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget default
|
|
Widget used as a base for other widgets.
|
|
|
|
It provides most of the functionality that is referred to as ``by
|
|
default'' in this text. If you want to define a new widget from
|
|
scratch, use the @code{default} widget as its base.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@cindex keyword arguments
|
|
The following keyword arguments apply to all widgets:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@vindex create@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :create
|
|
Function to create a widget from scratch.
|
|
|
|
The function takes one argument, a widget type, and creates a widget
|
|
of that type, inserts it in the buffer, and returns a widget object.
|
|
|
|
By default, it inserts the widget at point, using the format provided
|
|
in the @code{:format} property.
|
|
|
|
@vindex delete@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :delete
|
|
Function to delete a widget.
|
|
|
|
The function should take one argument, a widget, and should remove all
|
|
traces of the widget from the buffer.
|
|
|
|
The default value is:
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-default-delete widget
|
|
Remove @var{widget} from the buffer.
|
|
Delete all @code{:children} and @code{:buttons} in @var{widget}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
In most cases you should not change this value, but instead use
|
|
@code{:value-delete} to make any additional cleanup.
|
|
|
|
@cindex internal format
|
|
@cindex external format
|
|
@vindex value@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :value
|
|
The initial value for widgets of this type.
|
|
|
|
Typically, a widget represents its value in two formats: external and
|
|
internal. The external format is the value as the rest of Emacs sees
|
|
it, and the internal format is a representation that the widget
|
|
defines and uses in a widget specific way.
|
|
|
|
Both formats might be the same for certain widgets and might differ
|
|
for others, and there is no guarantee about which format the value
|
|
stored in the @code{:value} property has. However, when creating a
|
|
widget or defining a new one (@pxref{Defining New Widgets}), the
|
|
@code{:value} should be in the external format.
|
|
|
|
@vindex value-to-internal@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :value-to-internal
|
|
Function to convert the value to the internal format.
|
|
|
|
The function takes two arguments, a widget and an external value, and
|
|
returns the internal value. The function is called on the present
|
|
@code{:value} when the widget is created, and on any value set later
|
|
with @code{widget-value-set}.
|
|
|
|
@vindex value-to-external@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :value-to-external
|
|
Function to convert the value to the external format.
|
|
|
|
The function takes two arguments, a widget and an internal value, and
|
|
returns the value in the external format.
|
|
|
|
@vindex value-create@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
Function to expand the @samp{%v} escape in the format string.
|
|
|
|
It will be called with the widget as its argument and should insert a
|
|
representation of the widget's value in the buffer.
|
|
|
|
@vindex value-delete@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :value-delete
|
|
A function that should remove the representation of the widget's value
|
|
from the buffer.
|
|
|
|
It will be called with the widget as its argument. It doesn't have to
|
|
remove the text, but it should release markers and delete nested widgets
|
|
if these are not listed in @code{:children} or @code{:buttons}.
|
|
|
|
By default, it's a no-op.
|
|
|
|
@vindex value-get@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :value-get
|
|
Function to extract the value of a widget, as it is displayed in the
|
|
buffer.
|
|
|
|
@vindex value-set@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :value-set
|
|
Function that takes a widget and a value as arguments, and recreates
|
|
it.
|
|
|
|
The value must already be in the internal format for widget. By
|
|
default, it deletes the widget with the @code{:delete} function and
|
|
creates it again with the @code{:create} function.
|
|
|
|
@vindex value-inline@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :value-inline
|
|
Function that takes a widget and returns its value, inlined.
|
|
|
|
Inlined means that if the widget is not inline (i.e., its
|
|
@code{:inline} property is @code{nil}), the return value is wrapped in
|
|
a list.
|
|
|
|
@vindex default-get@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :default-get
|
|
Function that takes a widget and returns its default value.
|
|
|
|
By default, it just returns the value stored in @code{:value}.
|
|
|
|
@vindex format@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :format
|
|
This string will be inserted in the buffer when you create a widget.
|
|
The following @samp{%} escapes are available:
|
|
|
|
@table @samp
|
|
@item %[
|
|
@itemx %]
|
|
The text inside will be marked as a button.
|
|
|
|
By default, the text will be shown in @code{widget-button-face}, and
|
|
surrounded by brackets.
|
|
|
|
@item %@{
|
|
@itemx %@}
|
|
The text inside will be displayed with the face specified by
|
|
@code{:sample-face}.
|
|
|
|
@item %v
|
|
This will be replaced with the buffer representation of the widget's
|
|
value. What this is depends on the widget type.
|
|
|
|
@item %d
|
|
Insert the string specified by @code{:doc} here.
|
|
|
|
@item %h
|
|
Like @samp{%d}, with the following modifications: If the documentation
|
|
string is more than one line, it will add a button which will toggle
|
|
between showing only the first line, and showing the full text.
|
|
Furthermore, if there is no @code{:doc} property in the widget, it will
|
|
instead examine the @code{:documentation-property} property. If it is a
|
|
lambda expression, it will be called with the widget's value as an
|
|
argument, and the result will be used as the documentation text.
|
|
|
|
@item %t
|
|
Insert the string specified by @code{:tag} here, or the @code{princ}
|
|
representation of the value if there is no tag.
|
|
|
|
@item %%
|
|
Insert a literal @samp{%}.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@vindex button-face@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :button-face
|
|
Face used to highlight text inside %[ %] in the format.
|
|
|
|
@vindex button-prefix@r{ keyword}
|
|
@vindex button-suffix@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :button-prefix
|
|
@itemx :button-suffix
|
|
Strings used as prefix and suffix for widgets that are buttons.
|
|
|
|
By default, the values are @code{widget-button-prefix} and
|
|
@code{widget-button-suffix}.
|
|
|
|
Text around %[ %] in the format.
|
|
|
|
These can be
|
|
@table @emph
|
|
@item nil
|
|
No text is inserted.
|
|
|
|
@item a string
|
|
The string is inserted literally.
|
|
|
|
@item a symbol
|
|
The value of the symbol is expanded according to this table.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@vindex doc@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :doc
|
|
The string inserted by the @samp{%d} escape in the format
|
|
string.
|
|
|
|
@vindex tag@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :tag
|
|
The string inserted by the @samp{%t} escape in the format
|
|
string.
|
|
|
|
@vindex tag-glyph@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :tag-glyph
|
|
Name of image to use instead of the string specified by @code{:tag} on
|
|
Emacsen that supports it.
|
|
|
|
@vindex help-echo@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :help-echo
|
|
Specifies how to display a message whenever you move to the widget with
|
|
either @code{widget-forward} or @code{widget-backward} or move the mouse
|
|
over it (using the standard @code{help-echo} mechanism).
|
|
|
|
The value is either a string to display, or a function of one
|
|
argument, the widget. If a function, it should return a string to
|
|
display, or a form that evaluates to such a string.
|
|
|
|
@vindex follow-link@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :follow-link
|
|
Specifies how to interpret a @key{mouse-1} click on the widget.
|
|
@xref{Clickable Text,, Defining Clickable Text, elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
|
|
|
|
@vindex indent@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :indent
|
|
An integer indicating the absolute number of spaces to indent children
|
|
of this widget. Its value might be @code{nil} too, which corresponds
|
|
to a value of 0.
|
|
|
|
The default @code{:create} functions and the functions that create the
|
|
value per se use this property as a rudimentary layout mechanism for
|
|
the widgets.
|
|
|
|
@vindex offset@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :offset
|
|
An integer indicating how many extra spaces to add to the widget's
|
|
grandchildren compared to this widget.
|
|
|
|
@vindex extra-offset@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :extra-offset
|
|
An integer indicating how many extra spaces to add to the widget's
|
|
children compared to this widget.
|
|
|
|
@vindex menu-tag@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :menu-tag
|
|
Tag used in the menu when the widget is used as an option in a
|
|
@code{menu-choice} widget.
|
|
|
|
@vindex menu-tag-get@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :menu-tag-get
|
|
Function that takes a widget and returns the tag when the widget is
|
|
used as an option in a @code{menu-choice} widget.
|
|
|
|
By default, the tag used will be either the @code{:menu-tag} or
|
|
@code{:tag} property if present, or the @code{princ} representation of
|
|
the @code{:value} property if not.
|
|
|
|
@vindex match@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :match
|
|
Should be a function called with two arguments, the widget and an
|
|
external value, and should return non-@code{nil} if the widget can
|
|
represent the specified value.
|
|
|
|
@vindex validate@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :validate
|
|
A function which takes a widget as an argument, and returns @code{nil}
|
|
if the widget's current value is valid for the widget.
|
|
|
|
Otherwise, it should return the widget containing the invalid data,
|
|
and set that widget's @code{:error} property to a string explaining
|
|
the error.
|
|
|
|
By default, it always returns @code{nil}.
|
|
|
|
@vindex tab-order@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :tab-order
|
|
Specify the order in which widgets are traversed with
|
|
@code{widget-forward} or @code{widget-backward}. This is only partially
|
|
implemented.
|
|
@enumerate a
|
|
@item
|
|
Widgets with tabbing order @code{-1} are ignored.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
(Unimplemented) When on a widget with tabbing order @var{n}, go to the
|
|
next widget in the buffer with tabbing order @var{n+1} or @code{nil},
|
|
whichever comes first.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
When on a widget with no tabbing order specified, go to the next widget
|
|
in the buffer with a positive tabbing order, or @code{nil}
|
|
@end enumerate
|
|
|
|
@vindex parent@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :parent
|
|
The parent of a nested widget (e.g., a @code{menu-choice} item or an
|
|
element of a @code{editable-list} widget).
|
|
|
|
@vindex sibling-args@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :sibling-args
|
|
This keyword is only used for members of a @code{radio-button-choice} or
|
|
@code{checklist}. The value should be a list of extra keyword
|
|
arguments, which will be used when creating the @code{radio-button} or
|
|
@code{checkbox} associated with this item.
|
|
|
|
@vindex completions-function@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :completions-function
|
|
Function that takes a widget and returns completion data for that
|
|
widget, like @code{completion-at-point-functions} would.
|
|
@xref{Completion,,,elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}. It's
|
|
used by @code{editable-field} widgets to provide completions.
|
|
|
|
By default, it looks into the property @code{:completions}, which
|
|
should be a completion table. If @code{:completions} is @code{nil},
|
|
then it calls the function stored either in the @code{:complete} or
|
|
@code{:complete-function} property.
|
|
|
|
@vindex format-handler@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :format-handler
|
|
Function to handle unknown @samp{%} escapes in the format string.
|
|
|
|
It takes a widget and the character that follows the @samp{%} as
|
|
arguments. You can set this to allow your widget to handle
|
|
non-standard escapes in your own specialized widgets.
|
|
|
|
@findex widget-default-format-handler
|
|
You should end up calling @code{widget-default-format-handler} to handle
|
|
unknown escape sequences, which will handle the @samp{%h} and any future
|
|
escape sequences, as well as give an error for unknown escapes.
|
|
|
|
@vindex button-face-get@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :button-face-get
|
|
Function to return the face used to fontify a widget button.
|
|
|
|
Takes a widget and returns an appropriate face for the widget. By
|
|
default, it either returns the face stored in the @code{:button-face}
|
|
property, or calls the @code{:button-face-get} function from the
|
|
parent of the widget, if it has one.
|
|
|
|
@vindex mouse-face-get@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :mouse-face-get
|
|
Function to return the face used to fontify a widget when the mouse
|
|
pointer hovers over it.
|
|
|
|
Takes a widget and returns an appropriate face. By default, it either
|
|
returns the face stored in the @code{:mouse-face} property, or calls
|
|
the @code{:button-face-get} function from the parent of the widget, if
|
|
it has one.
|
|
|
|
@vindex copy@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :copy
|
|
Function to deep copy a widget type.
|
|
|
|
It takes a shallow copy of the widget type as an argument (made by
|
|
@code{copy-sequence}), and returns a deep copy. The purpose of this
|
|
is to avoid having different instances of combined widgets share
|
|
nested attributes.
|
|
|
|
Its value by default is @code{identity}.
|
|
|
|
@vindex active@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :active
|
|
Function that takes a widget and returns @code{t} if it is active.
|
|
|
|
A widget might be effectively always active, if its
|
|
@code{:always-active} property is @code{t}.
|
|
|
|
@cindex active widget
|
|
@cindex inactive widget
|
|
@cindex activate a widget
|
|
@cindex deactivate a widget
|
|
Widgets can be in two states: active, which means they are modifiable by
|
|
the user, or inactive, which means they cannot be modified by the user.
|
|
You can query or set the state with the following code:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
;; Examine if @var{widget} is active or not.
|
|
(if (widget-apply @var{widget} :active)
|
|
(message "Widget is active.")
|
|
(message "Widget is inactive.")
|
|
|
|
;; Make @var{widget} inactive.
|
|
(widget-apply @var{widget} :deactivate)
|
|
|
|
;; Make @var{widget} active.
|
|
(widget-apply @var{widget} :activate)
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
A widget is inactive if it, or any of its ancestors (found by
|
|
following the @code{:parent} link), have been deactivated. To make sure
|
|
a widget is really active, you must therefore activate both it and
|
|
all its ancestors.
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(while widget
|
|
(widget-apply widget :activate)
|
|
(setq widget (widget-get widget :parent)))
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
You can check if a widget has been made inactive by examining the value
|
|
of the @code{:inactive} keyword. If this is non-@code{nil}, the widget itself
|
|
has been deactivated. This is different from using the @code{:active}
|
|
keyword, in that the latter tells you if the widget @strong{or} any of
|
|
its ancestors have been deactivated. Do not attempt to set the
|
|
@code{:inactive} keyword directly. Use the @code{:activate}
|
|
@code{:deactivate} functions instead.
|
|
|
|
@vindex activate@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :activate
|
|
Function that takes a widget and makes it active for user
|
|
modifications.
|
|
|
|
@vindex deactivate@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :deactivate
|
|
Function that takes a widget and makes it inactive for user
|
|
modifications.
|
|
|
|
@vindex action@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :action
|
|
Function that takes a widget and optionally an event, and handles a
|
|
user initiated event.
|
|
|
|
By default, uses the @code{:notify} function to notify the widget's
|
|
parent about the event.
|
|
|
|
@vindex mouse-down-action@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :mouse-down-action
|
|
Function that takes a widget and optionally an event, and handles a
|
|
mouse click on the widget.
|
|
|
|
By default, it does nothing.
|
|
|
|
@vindex notify@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :notify
|
|
A function called each time the widget or a nested widget is changed.
|
|
|
|
The function is called with two or three arguments. The first argument
|
|
is the widget itself, the second argument is the widget that was
|
|
changed, and the third argument is the event leading to the change, if
|
|
any.
|
|
|
|
By default, it passes the notification to the widget's parent.
|
|
|
|
@vindex prompt-value@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :prompt-value
|
|
Function to prompt for a value in the minibuffer.
|
|
|
|
The function should take four arguments, a widget, a prompt (a
|
|
string), a value and a boolean, and should return a value for the
|
|
widget, entered by the user.
|
|
|
|
The prompt is the prompt to use. The value is the default value to
|
|
use, unless the fourtha argument is non-@code{nil}, in which case
|
|
there is no default value.
|
|
|
|
The function should read the value using the method most natural for
|
|
this widget, and does not have to check that it matches.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node item
|
|
@subsection The @code{item} Widget
|
|
@findex item@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (item [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{value})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A useful widget that holds a constant value, and can be included in
|
|
other widgets. Its super is the @code{default} widget.
|
|
|
|
As can be seen in the syntax, the @code{item} widget is one of the
|
|
widget that handles the @var{args} argument to @code{widget-create} in
|
|
a specific way. If present, @var{value} is used to initialize the
|
|
@code{:value} property. When created, it inserts the value as a
|
|
string in the buffer.
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(widget-create 'item :tag "Today is" :format "%t: %v\n"
|
|
(format-time-string "%d-%m-%Y"))
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
|
By default, it has the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :convert-widget
|
|
The function that allows it to handle @var{value}.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
Prints the representation of @code{:value} in the buffer.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-get
|
|
Returns the value stored in @code{:value}.
|
|
|
|
@item :match
|
|
A value matches the @code{item} widget if it's @code{equal} to its
|
|
@code{:value}.
|
|
|
|
@item :match-inline
|
|
Inline values match the @code{item} widget if @code{:value} is a
|
|
sublist of values.
|
|
|
|
@item :action
|
|
The @code{item} widget notifies itself of an event.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, the @code{item} widget inserts its tag in the buffer.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node link
|
|
@subsection The @code{link} Widget
|
|
@findex link@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (link [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... [ @var{value} ])
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent an embedded link. Its super is the @code{item}
|
|
widget.
|
|
|
|
The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
|
|
property. The value should be a string, which will be inserted in the
|
|
buffer.
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(widget-create 'link
|
|
:button-prefix ""
|
|
:button-suffix ""
|
|
:tag "Mail yourself"
|
|
:action #'(lambda (widget &optional _event)
|
|
(compose-mail-other-window (widget-value widget)))
|
|
user-mail-address)
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
|
By default, it has the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :button-prefix
|
|
The value of @code{widget-link-prefix}.
|
|
|
|
@item :button-suffix
|
|
The value of @code{widget-link-suffix}.
|
|
|
|
@item :keymap
|
|
A custom keymap for the link widget, so that it can respond to mouse clicks.
|
|
|
|
@item :follow-link
|
|
This property allows the link to respect the value of
|
|
@code{mouse-1-click-follows-link}. @xref{Clickable Text,,,elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
Buttonizes the link, to make it clickable.
|
|
|
|
If you override this property, you should make sure to provide the
|
|
@samp{%[} and @samp{%]} escape sequences, so that the link is
|
|
clickable.
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
By default the link will be shown in brackets.
|
|
|
|
@node url-link
|
|
@subsection The @code{url-link} Widget
|
|
@findex url-link@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (url-link [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{url})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a link to a web page. Its super is the
|
|
@code{link} widget.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the @code{:action} property to open up the @var{url}
|
|
specified.
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
@group
|
|
(widget-create 'url-link
|
|
:button-prefix ""
|
|
:button-suffix ""
|
|
;; Return appropriate face.
|
|
:button-face-get (lambda (widget)
|
|
(if (widget-get widget :visited)
|
|
'link-visited
|
|
'link))
|
|
:format "%[%t%]"
|
|
:tag "Browse this manual"
|
|
:action (lambda (widget &optional _event)
|
|
(widget-put widget :visited t)
|
|
;; Takes care of redrawing the widget.
|
|
(widget-value-set widget (widget-value widget))
|
|
;; And then call the original function.
|
|
(widget-url-link-action widget))
|
|
"https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/widget.html")
|
|
@end group
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
@node info-link
|
|
@subsection The @code{info-link} Widget
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@findex info-link@r{ widget}
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|
|
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Syntax:
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|
|
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@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (info-link [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{address})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a link to an info file. Its super is the
|
|
@code{link} widget.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the @code{:action} property, to a function to start the
|
|
built-in Info reader on @var{address}, when invoked.
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|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
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|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(widget-create 'info-link
|
|
:button-prefix ""
|
|
:button-suffix ""
|
|
:tag "Browse this manual"
|
|
"(widget) info-link")))
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
@node function-link
|
|
@subsection The @code{function-link} Widget
|
|
@findex function-link@r{ widget}
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (function-link [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{function})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a link to an Emacs function. Its super is the
|
|
@code{link} widget.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the @code{:action} property, to a function to describe
|
|
@var{function}.
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|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
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|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(widget-create 'function-link
|
|
:button-prefix ""
|
|
:button-suffix ""
|
|
:tag "Describe the function that gets called"
|
|
#'widget-function-link-action)
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
@node variable-link
|
|
@subsection The @code{variable-link} Widget
|
|
@findex variable-link@r{ widget}
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (variable-link [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{var})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a link to an Emacs variable. Its super is the
|
|
@code{link} widget.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the @code{:action} property, to a function to describe
|
|
@var{var}.
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|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(widget-create 'variable-link
|
|
:button-prefix ""
|
|
:button-suffix ""
|
|
:tag "What setting controls button-prefix?"
|
|
'widget-button-prefix)
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
@node face-link
|
|
@subsection The @code{face-link} Widget
|
|
@findex face-link@r{ widget}
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (face-link [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{face})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a link to an Emacs face. Its super is the
|
|
@code{link} widget.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the @code{:action} property, to a function to describe
|
|
@var{face}.
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(widget-create 'face-link
|
|
:button-prefix ""
|
|
:button-suffix ""
|
|
:tag "Which face is this one?"
|
|
'widget-button)
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
@node file-link
|
|
@subsection The @code{file-link} Widget
|
|
@findex file-link@r{ widget}
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (file-link [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{file})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a link to a file. Its super is the
|
|
@code{link} widget.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the @code{:action} property, to a function to find the file
|
|
@var{file}.
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(let ((elisp-files (directory-files user-emacs-directory t ".el$")))
|
|
(dolist (file elisp-files)
|
|
(widget-create 'file-link
|
|
:button-prefix ""
|
|
:button-suffix ""
|
|
file)
|
|
(widget-insert "\n")))
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
@node emacs-library-link
|
|
@subsection The @code{emacs-library-link} Widget
|
|
@findex emacs-library-link@r{ widget}
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (emacs-library-link [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{file})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a link to an Emacs Lisp file. Its super is the
|
|
@code{link} widget.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the @code{:action} property, to a function to find the file
|
|
@var{file}.
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(widget-create 'emacs-library-link
|
|
:button-prefix ""
|
|
:button-suffix ""
|
|
:tag "Show yourself, Widget Library!"
|
|
"wid-edit.el")
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
@node emacs-commentary-link
|
|
@subsection The @code{emacs-commentary-link} Widget
|
|
@findex emacs-commentary-link@r{ widget}
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (emacs-commentary-link [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{file})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a link to the Comment section of an Emacs Lisp
|
|
file. Its super is the @code{link} widget.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the @code{:action} property, to a function to find the file
|
|
@var{file} and put point in the Comment section.
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(widget-create 'emacs-commentary-link
|
|
:button-prefix ""
|
|
:button-suffix ""
|
|
:tag "Check our good friend Customize"
|
|
"cus-edit.el")
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
@node push-button
|
|
@subsection The @code{push-button} Widget
|
|
@findex push-button@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (push-button [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... [ @var{value} ])
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget that acts as a pushable button. Its super is the @code{item}
|
|
widget.
|
|
|
|
The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
|
|
property. The value should be a string, which will be inserted in the
|
|
buffer.
|
|
|
|
By default, it has the following properties:
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :button-prefix
|
|
The empty string.
|
|
|
|
@item :button-suffix
|
|
The empty string.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
Inserts a representation of the ``on'' and ``off'' states for the push
|
|
button.
|
|
|
|
The representation might be an image, stored in the @code{:tag-glyph}
|
|
property, or text. If it is text, it might be the value of the
|
|
@code{:tag} property, or the @code{:value} of the widget, surrounded
|
|
with @code{widget-push-button-prefix} and
|
|
@code{widget-push-button-suffix}. @xref{Customization}.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
Buttonizes the widget, to make it clickable.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node editable-field
|
|
@subsection The @code{editable-field} Widget
|
|
@findex editable-field@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (editable-field [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... [ @var{value} ])
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget that can be edited by the user. Its super is the
|
|
@code{default} widget.
|
|
|
|
The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
|
|
property. The value should be a string, which will be inserted in the
|
|
field. If not present, @code{:value} is the empty string.
|
|
|
|
@strong{Warning:} In an @code{editable-field} widget, the editable
|
|
field must not be adjacent to another widget---that won't work.
|
|
You must put some text in between. Either make this text part of
|
|
the @code{editable-field} widget itself, or insert it with
|
|
@code{widget-insert}.
|
|
|
|
This widget either overrides or adds the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :convert-widget
|
|
Just like the @code{item} widget, this function allows it to
|
|
initialize @code{:value} from @var{value}.
|
|
|
|
@vindex keymap@r{ keyword}
|
|
@vindex widget-field-keymap
|
|
@item :keymap
|
|
Keymap used in the editable field.
|
|
|
|
The default value is @code{widget-field-keymap}, which allows the user
|
|
to use all the normal editing commands, even if the buffer's major
|
|
mode suppresses some of them. Pressing @key{RET} invokes the function
|
|
specified by @code{:action}.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, it specifies to insert only the widget's value.
|
|
|
|
@strong{Warning:} In an @code{editable-field} widget, the @samp{%v} escape
|
|
must be preceded by some other text in the @code{:format} string (if
|
|
specified).
|
|
|
|
@vindex size@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :size
|
|
The width of the editable field.
|
|
|
|
By default the field will reach to the end of the line.
|
|
|
|
@vindex value-face@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :value-face
|
|
Face used for highlighting the editable field.
|
|
|
|
Default is @code{widget-field-face}, @pxref{User Interface}.
|
|
|
|
@vindex secret@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :secret
|
|
Character used to display the value.
|
|
|
|
You can set this to, e.g., @code{?*} if the field contains a password
|
|
or other secret information. By default, this is @code{nil}, and the
|
|
value is not secret.
|
|
|
|
@vindex valid-regexp@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :valid-regexp
|
|
By default the @code{:validate} function will match the content of the
|
|
field with the value of this attribute.
|
|
|
|
The default value is @code{""} which matches everything.
|
|
|
|
@item :validate
|
|
Returns @code{nil} if the current value of the widget matches the
|
|
@code{:valid-regexp} value.
|
|
|
|
@item :prompt-internal
|
|
A function to read a value for widget, used by the
|
|
@code{:prompt-value} function.
|
|
|
|
@item :prompt-history
|
|
A variable that holds the history of field minibuffer edits.
|
|
|
|
@item :prompt-value
|
|
A function that uses the @code{:prompt-internal} function and the
|
|
@code{:prompt-history} value to prompt for a string, and return the
|
|
user response in the external format.
|
|
|
|
@item :action
|
|
When invoked, moves point to the next field.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
Function that takes care of creating the widget, respecting its
|
|
@code{:size} and @code{:value}.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-set
|
|
Function to use to modify programmatically the current value of the
|
|
widget.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-delete
|
|
Function that removes the widget so it cannot be edited anymore.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-get
|
|
Function to return the current text in the widget.
|
|
|
|
It takes an optional argument, @var{no-truncate}. If
|
|
@var{no-truncate} is nil, truncates trailing spaces.
|
|
|
|
@item :match
|
|
Function that makes the widget match any string value.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node text
|
|
@subsection The @code{text} Widget
|
|
@findex text@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (text [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... [ @var{value} ])
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget just like the @code{editable-field} widget, but intended for
|
|
multiline text fields. Its super is the @code{editable-field} widget.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, prints a tag and the value.
|
|
|
|
@vindex widget-text-keymap
|
|
@item :keymap
|
|
The default is @code{widget-text-keymap}, which does not rebind the
|
|
@key{RET} key.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node menu-choice
|
|
@subsection The @code{menu-choice} Widget
|
|
@findex menu-choice@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (menu-choice [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{type} ... )
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a menu of options. Its super is the
|
|
@code{default} widget.
|
|
|
|
The @var{type} argument represents each possible choice. The widget's
|
|
value will be that of the chosen @var{type} argument.
|
|
|
|
It either overrides or adds the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :convert-widget
|
|
A function that takes care of converting each possible choice.
|
|
|
|
@item :copy
|
|
A function to copy each possible choice.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, buttonize the tag and show the value.
|
|
|
|
@vindex void@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :void
|
|
Widget type used as a fallback when the value does not match any of the
|
|
specified @var{type} arguments.
|
|
|
|
By default this is an @code{item} widget.
|
|
|
|
@vindex case-fold@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :case-fold
|
|
If @code{nil} don't ignore case when prompting for a choice through
|
|
the minibuffer.
|
|
|
|
By default, its value is @code{t}.
|
|
|
|
@vindex children@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :children
|
|
A list whose @sc{car} is the widget representing the currently chosen
|
|
type in the buffer.
|
|
|
|
@vindex choice@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :choice
|
|
The current chosen type.
|
|
|
|
@vindex args@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :args
|
|
The list of types.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
The function that inserts the current value for the widget.
|
|
|
|
It inserts the first choice that matches, as with the @code{:match}
|
|
function, the value of the widget.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-get
|
|
Returns the value of the first child for the widget (see the
|
|
description for @code{:children} above).
|
|
|
|
@item :value-inline
|
|
Returns the inline value of the first child for the widget.
|
|
|
|
@item :default-get
|
|
The default value for this widget is the default value for the first
|
|
choice, in case @code{:value} is missing.
|
|
|
|
This means that if you want a specific default value for the
|
|
@code{menu-choice} widget, you should either pass a @code{:value}
|
|
property when creating it, or arrange the choices so that the first
|
|
one can hold your desired default value.
|
|
|
|
@item :mouse-down-action
|
|
A function that takes care of showing a menu, if possible and desired.
|
|
|
|
@item :action
|
|
A function that takes care of getting a new choice for the widget.
|
|
|
|
Depending on the number of choices available, it may show a menu or
|
|
just toggle the choices, or even do nothing at all.
|
|
|
|
After getting the choice, it recreates the widget and notifies it.
|
|
|
|
@item :validate
|
|
Returns @code{nil} if the widget's value is a valid choice.
|
|
|
|
@item :match
|
|
This widget will match any value matching at least one of the
|
|
specified @var{type} arguments.
|
|
|
|
@item :match-inline
|
|
A function that returns non-@code{nil} if the values match the widget,
|
|
taking into account the @code{:inline} property.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node radio-button-choice
|
|
@subsection The @code{radio-button-choice} Widget
|
|
@findex radio-button-choice@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (radio-button-choice [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{type} ... )
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a choice from multiple options. Its super is
|
|
the @code{default} widget.
|
|
|
|
The component @var{types} specify the choices, with one radio button for
|
|
each. The widget's value will be that of the chosen @var{type}
|
|
argument.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :convert-widget
|
|
As other composite widgets, a function that takes care of converting
|
|
each available choice.
|
|
|
|
@item :copy
|
|
A function to copy each available choice.
|
|
|
|
@item :action
|
|
A function that checks if any radio button was pressed and activates
|
|
the pressed one, possibly deactivating an old one. Then, it notifies
|
|
itself.
|
|
|
|
@vindex entry-format@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :entry-format
|
|
This string will be inserted for each entry in the list.
|
|
The following @samp{%} escapes are available:
|
|
@table @samp
|
|
@item %v
|
|
Replace with the buffer representation of the @var{type} widget.
|
|
@item %b
|
|
Replace with the radio button.
|
|
@item %%
|
|
Insert a literal @samp{%}.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, it inserts its value.
|
|
|
|
@vindex button-args@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :button-args
|
|
A list of keywords to pass to the radio buttons. Useful for setting,
|
|
e.g., the @samp{:help-echo} for each button.
|
|
|
|
@vindex buttons@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :buttons
|
|
The widgets representing the radio buttons.
|
|
|
|
@vindex children@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :children
|
|
The widgets representing each type.
|
|
|
|
@vindex choice@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :choice
|
|
The current chosen type.
|
|
|
|
@vindex args@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :args
|
|
The list of types.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
A function to insert all available choices.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-get
|
|
Returns the value for the chosen widget.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-set
|
|
A function to set the value to one of its available options.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-inline
|
|
A function that returns the inline value of the child widget.
|
|
|
|
@item :offset
|
|
By default, this widget has an offset of 4.
|
|
|
|
@item :validate
|
|
The widget validates if the current value is valid for one of its
|
|
children.
|
|
|
|
@item :match
|
|
This widget matches any value that matches at least one of
|
|
the specified @var{type} arguments.
|
|
|
|
@item :match-inline
|
|
Like the @code{:match} function, but taking into account inline
|
|
values.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
You can add extra radio button items to a @code{radio-button-choice}
|
|
widget after it has been created with the function
|
|
@code{widget-radio-add-item}.
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-radio-add-item widget type
|
|
Add to @code{radio-button-choice} widget @var{widget} a new radio button
|
|
item of type @var{type}.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
Please note that such items added after the @code{radio-button-choice}
|
|
widget has been created will @strong{not} be properly destructed when
|
|
you call @code{widget-delete}.
|
|
|
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@node choice-item
|
|
@subsection The @code{choice-item} Widget
|
|
@findex choice-item@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{item} ::= (choice-item [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{value})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a choice in a @code{menu-choice} widget. Its
|
|
super is the @code{item} widget.
|
|
|
|
The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
|
|
property.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :action
|
|
Activating the button of a @code{choice-item} is equivalent to
|
|
activating the parent widget.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, it buttonizes the tag (i.e., its value) and adds a newline
|
|
character at the end of the widget.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node toggle
|
|
@subsection The @code{toggle} Widget
|
|
@findex toggle@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (toggle [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]...)
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget that can toggle between two states. Its super is the
|
|
@code{item} widget.
|
|
|
|
The widget has two possible states, @samp{on} and @samp{off}, which
|
|
correspond to a @code{t} or @code{nil} value, respectively.
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
@group
|
|
(widget-insert "Press the button to activate/deactivate the field: ")
|
|
(widget-create 'toggle
|
|
:notify (lambda (widget &rest _ignored)
|
|
(widget-apply widget-example-field
|
|
(if (widget-value widget)
|
|
:activate
|
|
:deactivate))))
|
|
(widget-insert "\n")
|
|
@end group
|
|
@group
|
|
(setq widget-example-field
|
|
(widget-create 'editable-field
|
|
:deactivate (lambda (widget)
|
|
(widget-specify-inactive
|
|
widget
|
|
(widget-field-start widget)
|
|
(widget-get widget :to)))))
|
|
(widget-apply widget-example-field :deactivate)))
|
|
@end group
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
|
It either overrides or adds the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, it buttonizes the value and adds a newline at the end of
|
|
the widget.
|
|
|
|
@item :on
|
|
A string representing the @samp{on} state. By default the string
|
|
@samp{on}.
|
|
|
|
@item :off
|
|
A string representing the @samp{off} state. By default the string
|
|
@samp{off}.
|
|
|
|
@vindex on-glyph@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :on-glyph
|
|
Name of a glyph to be used instead of the @samp{:on} text string, on
|
|
emacsen that supports this.
|
|
|
|
@vindex off-glyph@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :off-glyph
|
|
Name of a glyph to be used instead of the @samp{:off} text string, on
|
|
emacsen that supports this.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
A function for creating the widget's value, according to its
|
|
@samp{:on} or @samp{:off} state.
|
|
|
|
@item :action
|
|
Function to toggle the state of the widget. After toggling, it
|
|
notifies itself.
|
|
|
|
@item :match
|
|
This widget matches anything.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node radio-button-toggle
|
|
@subsection The @code{radio-button-toggle} Widget
|
|
@findex radio-button-toggle@r{ widget}
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (radio-button-toggle [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]...)
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A toggle to use in the @code{radio} widget.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :button-prefix
|
|
The empty string.
|
|
|
|
@item :button-suffix
|
|
The empty string.
|
|
|
|
@item :on
|
|
The string ``(*)'', to represent the @samp{on} state.
|
|
|
|
@item :off
|
|
The string ``( )'', to represent the @samp{off} state.
|
|
|
|
@item :on-glyph
|
|
The name of an image to represent the @samp{on} state.
|
|
|
|
@item :off-glpyh
|
|
The name of an image to represent the @samp{off} state.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, it buttonizes its value.
|
|
|
|
@item :notify
|
|
A function to notify its parent.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node checkbox
|
|
@subsection The @code{checkbox} Widget
|
|
@findex checkbox@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (checkbox [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]...)
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a toggle widget, with a checkbox. Its super is
|
|
the @code{toggle} widget.
|
|
|
|
This widget has two possible states, @samp{selected} and
|
|
@samp{unselected}, which corresponds to a @code{t} or @code{nil}
|
|
value, respectively.
|
|
|
|
It either overrides or adds the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :button-prefix
|
|
The empty string.
|
|
|
|
@item :button-suffix
|
|
The empty string.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, buttonizes the value.
|
|
|
|
@item :on
|
|
By default, the string ``[X]''.
|
|
|
|
@item :off
|
|
By default, the string ``[ ]''.
|
|
|
|
@item :on-glyph
|
|
The name of the image to use when the state is @samp{on}.
|
|
|
|
@item :off-glyph
|
|
The name of the image to use when the state is @samp{off}.
|
|
|
|
@item :action
|
|
A function that toggles the checkbox, notifies the parents and in the
|
|
@samp{on} state, activates its siblings.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node checklist
|
|
@subsection The @code{checklist} Widget
|
|
@findex checklist@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (checklist [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{type} ... )
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a multiplice choice. Its super is the
|
|
@code{default} widget.
|
|
|
|
The @var{type} arguments represent each checklist item. The widget's
|
|
value will be a list containing the values of all checked @var{type}
|
|
arguments.
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(widget-create 'checklist
|
|
:notify (lambda (widget child &optional _event)
|
|
(funcall
|
|
(widget-value (widget-get-sibling child))
|
|
'toggle))
|
|
:value (list 'tool-bar-mode 'menu-bar-mode)
|
|
'(item :tag "Tool-bar" tool-bar-mode)
|
|
'(item :tag "Menu-bar" menu-bar-mode))))
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
|
It either overrides or adds the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :convert-widget
|
|
As other composite widgets, a function that takes care of converting
|
|
each checklist item.
|
|
|
|
@item :copy
|
|
A function to copy each checklist item.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, it inserts its value.
|
|
|
|
@vindex entry-format@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :entry-format
|
|
This string will be inserted for each entry in the list.
|
|
The following @samp{%} escapes are available:
|
|
@table @samp
|
|
@item %v
|
|
Replaced with the buffer representation of the @var{type} widget.
|
|
@item %b
|
|
Replace with the checkbox.
|
|
@item %%
|
|
Insert a literal @samp{%}.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@vindex button-args@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :button-args
|
|
A list of keywords to pass to the checkboxes. Useful for setting,
|
|
e.g., the @samp{:help-echo} for each checkbox.
|
|
|
|
@vindex buttons@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :buttons
|
|
The widgets representing the checkboxes.
|
|
|
|
@vindex children@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :children
|
|
The widgets representing each type.
|
|
|
|
@vindex args@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :args
|
|
The list of types.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
The function that takes care of inserting all values.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-get
|
|
A function that returns all values of selected items.
|
|
|
|
@item :validate
|
|
A function that ensures all selected children are valid.
|
|
|
|
@item :match
|
|
The checklist widget will match a list whose elements all
|
|
match at least one of the specified @var{type} arguments.
|
|
|
|
@item :match-inline
|
|
Like the @code{:match} function, but taking into account the
|
|
@code{:inline} property.
|
|
|
|
@vindex greedy@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :greedy
|
|
Usually a checklist will only match if the items are in the exact
|
|
sequence given in the specification. By setting @code{:greedy} to
|
|
non-@code{nil}, it will allow the items to come in any sequence.
|
|
However, if you extract the value they will be in the sequence given
|
|
in the checklist, i.e., the original sequence is forgotten.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node editable-list
|
|
@subsection The @code{editable-list} Widget
|
|
@findex editable-list@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (editable-list [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{type})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget that can hold a variable list of widgets of the same type,
|
|
represented by @var{type}. Its super is the @code{default} widget.
|
|
|
|
It either overrides or adds the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :convert-widget
|
|
As other composite widgets, a function that takes care of converting
|
|
each type in @var{type}.
|
|
|
|
@item :copy
|
|
A function to copy the types given in @var{type}.
|
|
|
|
@vindex entry-format@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :entry-format
|
|
This string will be inserted for each entry in the list.
|
|
The following @samp{%} escapes are available:
|
|
@table @samp
|
|
@item %v
|
|
This will be replaced with the buffer representation of the @var{type}
|
|
widget.
|
|
@item %i
|
|
Insert the @b{[INS]} button, a widget of type @code{insert-button}.
|
|
@item %d
|
|
Insert the @b{[DEL]} button, a widget of type @code{delete-button}.
|
|
@item %%
|
|
Insert a literal @samp{%}.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@vindex insert-button-args@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :insert-button-args
|
|
A list of keyword arguments to pass to the insert buttons.
|
|
|
|
@vindex delete-button-args@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :delete-button-args
|
|
A list of keyword arguments to pass to the delete buttons.
|
|
|
|
@vindex append-button-args@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :append-button-args
|
|
A list of keyword arguments to pass to the trailing insert button.
|
|
|
|
@vindex buttons@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :buttons
|
|
The widgets representing the insert and delete buttons.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, insert its value and at the and adds an insert button.
|
|
|
|
This is useful so that new elements can be added to the list upon user
|
|
request.
|
|
|
|
@item :format-handler
|
|
A function that recognize the escape for inserting an insert button.
|
|
|
|
@item :offset
|
|
By default, this widget has an offset of 12.
|
|
|
|
@vindex children@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :children
|
|
The widgets representing the elements of the list.
|
|
|
|
@vindex args@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :args
|
|
List whose @sc{car} is the type of the list elements.
|
|
|
|
@item :insert-before
|
|
Function to insert a new widget as a child of the @code{editable-list}
|
|
widget.
|
|
|
|
This function inserts a recently deleted child, if there is one. That
|
|
is useful, so that the user can move elements in a list easily. If
|
|
there is not a recently deleted child, it inserts a child with its
|
|
default value.
|
|
|
|
@item :delete-at
|
|
Function to delete a child from the widget, and store it into the
|
|
@code{:last-deleted} list, so that it can be reinserted when the
|
|
@code{:insert-before} function executes.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
The function that takes care of inserting all values.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-get
|
|
Function that returns a list with the value of the child widgets.
|
|
|
|
@item :validate
|
|
This widget validates if all children validate.
|
|
|
|
@item :match
|
|
To match, the value must be a list and all the list members must match
|
|
the specified @var{type}.
|
|
|
|
@item :match-inline
|
|
Like the @code{:match} function, but taking into account inline
|
|
values and widgets.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node group
|
|
@subsection The @code{group} Widget
|
|
@findex group@r{ widget}
|
|
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (group [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{type}...)
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to group other widgets. Its super is the @code{default}
|
|
widget.
|
|
|
|
Its value is a list, with one member for each @var{type}.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :convert-widget
|
|
As other composite widgets, a function that takes care of converting
|
|
each widget in @var{type}.
|
|
|
|
@item :copy
|
|
A function to copy the types given in @var{type}.
|
|
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, displays a newline character and its value.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
A function to create each of its components.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-get
|
|
The same function used by the @code{editable-list} widget.
|
|
|
|
@item :default-get
|
|
A function that returns a list whose members are the default values of
|
|
each widget it groups.
|
|
|
|
@item :validate
|
|
This widget validates if all of its children validate.
|
|
|
|
@item :match
|
|
This widget matches a value that matches each of its components.
|
|
|
|
@item :match-inline
|
|
As @code{:match}, but taking into account widgets and values that are
|
|
inline.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node documentation-string
|
|
@subsection The @code{documentation-string} Widget
|
|
@findex documentation-string@r{ widget}
|
|
Syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (documentation-string [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{value})
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
A widget to represent a documentation string. Its super is the
|
|
@code{item} widget.
|
|
|
|
It either overrides or adds the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :format
|
|
By default, insert its value.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-create
|
|
Function to insert a documentation string, possibly hiding part of the
|
|
documentation if its large.
|
|
|
|
To show or hide the rest of the documentation, uses a
|
|
@code{visibility} widget.
|
|
|
|
@item :action
|
|
Function to toggle showing the documentation upon an event.
|
|
|
|
@item :visibility-widget
|
|
A symbol, the type of the widget to use for the visibility widget.
|
|
|
|
This is, by default, the symbol @code{visibility}.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node Sexp Types
|
|
@section Sexp Types
|
|
@cindex sexp types
|
|
|
|
A number of widgets for editing @dfn{s-expressions} (Lisp types), sexp
|
|
for short, are also available. These basically fall in several
|
|
categories described in this section.
|
|
|
|
@menu
|
|
* constants::
|
|
* generic::
|
|
* atoms::
|
|
* composite::
|
|
@end menu
|
|
|
|
@node constants
|
|
@subsection The Constant Widgets
|
|
@cindex constant widgets
|
|
|
|
The @code{const} widget can contain any Lisp expression, but the user is
|
|
prohibited from editing it, which is mainly useful as a component of one
|
|
of the composite widgets.
|
|
|
|
The syntax for the @code{const} widget is:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (const [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... [ @var{value} ])
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
Its super is the @code{item} widget. The @var{value}, if present, is
|
|
used to initialize the @code{:value} property and can be any
|
|
s-expression.
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget const
|
|
This will display any valid s-expression in an immutable part of the
|
|
buffer.
|
|
|
|
It overrides the @code{:prompt-value} function, to avoid prompting and
|
|
just return the widget's value.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
There are two variations of the @code{const} widget, namely
|
|
@code{variable-item} and @code{function-item}. These should contain a
|
|
symbol with a variable or function binding, respectively. The major
|
|
difference from the @code{const} widget is that they will allow the
|
|
user to see the variable or function documentation for the symbol.
|
|
|
|
This is accomplished via using the @samp{%h} format escape, and adding
|
|
an appropriate @code{:documentation-property} function for each widget.
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget variable-item
|
|
An immutable symbol that is bound as a variable.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget function-item
|
|
An immutable symbol that is bound as a function.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@node generic
|
|
@subsection Generic Sexp Widget
|
|
@cindex generic sexp widget
|
|
|
|
The @code{sexp} widget can contain any Lisp expression, and allows the
|
|
user to edit it inline in the buffer.
|
|
|
|
The syntax for the @code{sexp} widget is:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (sexp [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... [ @var{value} ])
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget sexp
|
|
This widget represents an editable field that's useful to edit any
|
|
valid s-expression.
|
|
|
|
The @code{sexp} widget takes the same keyword arguments as the
|
|
@code{editable-field} widget. @xref{editable-field}.
|
|
|
|
Its default value is @code{nil}.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget restricted-sexp
|
|
A widget to edit Lisp expressions restricted to certain values or
|
|
types. Its super is the @code{sexp} widget.
|
|
|
|
It works just like the sexp widget, but it overrides the @code{:match}
|
|
function to match for certain values. To use this widget, either you
|
|
must define a @code{:match} function or give a
|
|
@code{:match-alternatives} property. The @code{:match-alternatives}
|
|
property holds a list of predicate functions to call when checking if
|
|
a given value matches the widget. Each predicate function will be
|
|
called with one argument, the value to be matched, and should return
|
|
non-@code{nil} on success.
|
|
|
|
As an example, the @code{integer} widget overrides
|
|
@code{:match-alternatives} to @code{(integerp)}.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@node atoms
|
|
@subsection Atomic Sexp Widgets
|
|
@cindex atomic sexp widget
|
|
|
|
The atoms are s-expressions that do not consist of other s-expressions.
|
|
For example, a string, a file name, or a symbol are atoms, while a list
|
|
is a composite type. You can edit the value of an atom with the
|
|
widgets described in this section.
|
|
|
|
The syntax for all the atoms is:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (@var{construct} [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... [ @var{value} ])
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
The @var{value}, if present, is used to initialize the @code{:value}
|
|
property and must be an expression of the same type as the widget.
|
|
That is, for example, the string widget can only be initialized with a
|
|
string.
|
|
|
|
All the atom widgets take the same keyword arguments as the
|
|
@code{editable-field} widget. @xref{editable-field}.
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget string
|
|
An editable field widget that can represent any Lisp string.
|
|
|
|
It offers completion via the ispell library and the @code{:complete}
|
|
property.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget regexp
|
|
An editable field widget that can represent a regular expression.
|
|
|
|
Overrides the @code{:match} and the @code{:validate} properties to
|
|
check that the value is a valid regexp.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget character
|
|
An editable field widget that can represent a character.
|
|
|
|
The character widget represents some characters (like the newline
|
|
character) in a special manner, to make it easier for the user to see
|
|
what's the content of the character field.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget file
|
|
A widget for editing file names.
|
|
|
|
Keywords:
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :completions
|
|
Offers file name completion to the user.
|
|
|
|
@item :prompt-value
|
|
A function to read a file name from the minibuffer.
|
|
|
|
@vindex must-match@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :must-match
|
|
If this is set to non-@code{nil}, only existing file names are allowed
|
|
when prompting for a value in the minibuffer.
|
|
|
|
@item :match
|
|
The widget matches if the value is a string, and the file whose name
|
|
is that string is an existing file, or if @code{:must-match} is
|
|
@code{nil}.
|
|
|
|
@item :validate
|
|
The widget is valid if its value matches.
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget directory
|
|
A widget for editing directory names.
|
|
|
|
Its super is the @code{file} widget, and it overrides the
|
|
@code{:completions} property, to offer completions only for
|
|
directories.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget symbol
|
|
A widget for editing a Lisp symbol.
|
|
|
|
Its value by default is @code{nil}.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget function
|
|
A widget for editing a lambda expression, or a function name, offering
|
|
completion. Its super is the @code{restricted-sexp} widget.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget variable
|
|
A widget for editing variable names, offering completion. Its super
|
|
is the @code{symbol} widget.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget integer
|
|
A widget for editing integers in an editable field. Its super is the
|
|
@code{restricted-sexp} widget.
|
|
|
|
It has a default @code{:value} of 0.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget natnum
|
|
A widget for editing non-negative integers. Its super is the
|
|
@code{restricted-sexp} widget.
|
|
|
|
It has a default @code{:value} of 0.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget float
|
|
A widget for editing a floating point number. Its super is the
|
|
@code{restricted-sexp} widget.
|
|
|
|
It has a default @code{:value} of 0.0.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget number
|
|
A widget for editing a number, either floating point or integer. Its
|
|
super is the @code{restricted-sexp} widget.
|
|
|
|
It has a default @code{:value} of 0.0.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget boolean
|
|
A widget for editing a boolean value. Its super is the @code{toggle}
|
|
widget.
|
|
|
|
Its value may be @code{nil}, meaning false, or non-@code{nil}, meaning
|
|
true.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget color
|
|
A widget to edit a color name.
|
|
|
|
In addition, shows a sample that shows the selected color, if any.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget other
|
|
A widget useful as the last item in a @code{choice} widget, since it
|
|
matches any value.
|
|
|
|
Its super is the @code{sexp} widget, and its @code{:value} is
|
|
@code{other}, by default.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget coding-system
|
|
A widget that can represent a coding system name, offering
|
|
completions. @xref{Coding Systems,,,elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference
|
|
Manual}. Its super is the @code{symbol} widget.
|
|
|
|
It has a default value of @code{undecided}.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget key
|
|
A widget to represent a key sequence.
|
|
|
|
It uses a special keymap as the @code{:keymap}.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@node composite
|
|
@subsection Composite Sexp Widgets
|
|
@cindex composite sexp widgets
|
|
|
|
The syntax for the composite widget construct is:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (@var{construct} [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{component}...)
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
where each @var{component} must be a widget type. Each component widget
|
|
will be displayed in the buffer, and will be editable by the user.
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget cons
|
|
A widget to edit cons-cell values. Its super is the @code{group}
|
|
widget.
|
|
|
|
The value of a @code{cons} widget must be a cons-cell whose @sc{car}
|
|
and @sc{cdr} have two specified types. It uses this syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (cons [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{car-type} @var{cdr-type})
|
|
@end example
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget choice
|
|
A widget to hold a value of one of a fixed set of types. Its super is
|
|
the @code{menu-choice} widget.
|
|
|
|
The widget's syntax is as follows:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (choice [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{type} ... )
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
The value of a @code{choice} widget can be anything that matches any of the
|
|
@var{types}.
|
|
|
|
This widget only displays the widget that corresponds to the current
|
|
choice.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget radio
|
|
A widget to hold a value of one of a fixed set of options. Its super is
|
|
the @code{radio-button-choice} widget.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget list
|
|
A widget to edit a list value. Its super is the @code{group} widget.
|
|
|
|
The value of a @code{list} widget must be a list whose element types
|
|
match the specified component types:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (list [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{component-type}...)
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
Thus, for example, @code{(list string number)} matches lists of two
|
|
elements, the first being a string and the second being a number.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget vector
|
|
A widget to edit a vector value. Its super is the @code{group}
|
|
widget.
|
|
|
|
The @code{vector} widget is like the @code{list} widget but matches
|
|
vectors instead of lists. Thus, for example, @code{(vector string
|
|
number)} matches vectors of two elements, the first being a string and
|
|
the second being a number.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
The above suffice for specifying fixed size lists and vectors. To get
|
|
variable length lists and vectors, you can use a @code{choice},
|
|
@code{set}, or @code{repeat} widget together with the @code{:inline}
|
|
keyword. If any component of a composite widget has the
|
|
@code{:inline} keyword set, its value must be a list which will then
|
|
be spliced into the composite. For example, to specify a list whose
|
|
first element must be a file name, and whose remaining elements should
|
|
either be the symbol @code{t} or two strings (file names), you can use
|
|
the following widget specification:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
(list file
|
|
(choice (const t)
|
|
(list :inline t
|
|
:value ("foo" "bar")
|
|
string string)))
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
The value of a widget of this type will either have the form
|
|
@code{(file t)} or @code{(file @var{string} @var{string})}.
|
|
|
|
This concept of @code{:inline} may be hard to understand. It was
|
|
certainly hard to implement, so instead of confusing you more by
|
|
trying to explain it here, I'll just suggest you meditate over it for
|
|
a while.
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget set
|
|
A widget to hold a list of members from a fixed set. Its super is the
|
|
@code{checklist} widget.
|
|
|
|
Its value is a list where the elements all belong to a given set. The
|
|
order of elements of the list is not significant.
|
|
|
|
Here's the syntax:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (set [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{permitted-element} ... )
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
Use @code{const} to specify each permitted element, like this:
|
|
@code{(set (const a) (const b))}.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget repeat
|
|
Specifies a list of any number of elements that fit a certain type.
|
|
Its super is the @code{editable-list} widget.
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
@var{type} ::= (repeat [@var{keyword} @var{argument}]... @var{type})
|
|
@end example
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget plist
|
|
A widget to edit property lists. Its super is the @code{list} widget.
|
|
|
|
It recognizes the following properties:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@item :options
|
|
A given set of recommended key-value values for the @code{plist}
|
|
widget. Each option shows up as a checklist item.
|
|
|
|
@item :key-type
|
|
The widget type to use for the plist keys. By default, it uses the
|
|
@code{symbol} widget.
|
|
|
|
@item :value-type
|
|
The widget type to use for the plist values. By default, it uses the
|
|
@code{sexp} widget.
|
|
@end table
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget alist
|
|
A widget to edit association lists. Its super is the @code{list}
|
|
widget.
|
|
|
|
It recognizes the same properties that the @code{plist} widget, with
|
|
the difference that the @code{:key-type} uses by default a @code{sexp}
|
|
widget.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
Most composite widgets do not allow for recursion. That is, none of
|
|
the contained widgets may be of the same type that is currently being
|
|
defined. To allow for this kind of widgets, there's the @code{lazy}
|
|
widget.
|
|
|
|
@deffn Widget lazy
|
|
A base widget for recursive data structures. Its super is the
|
|
@code{default} widget.
|
|
|
|
When instantiated, it contains a single inferior widget of the widget
|
|
type specified in the @code{:type} property. Its value is the same as
|
|
the value of this inferior widget.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@node Defining New Widgets
|
|
@chapter Defining New Widgets
|
|
@cindex new widgets
|
|
@cindex defining new widgets
|
|
|
|
You can define specialized widgets with @code{define-widget}. It allows
|
|
you to create a shorthand for more complex widgets, including specifying
|
|
component widgets and new default values for the keyword arguments.
|
|
|
|
@defun define-widget name class doc &rest args
|
|
Define a new widget type named @var{name} that derives from @var{class}.
|
|
|
|
@var{name} and @var{class} should both be symbols, and @var{class}
|
|
should be one of the existing widget types.
|
|
|
|
The third argument @var{doc} is a documentation string for the widget.
|
|
|
|
@var{args} should be key-value pairs, overriding keyword values of
|
|
@var{class}, or adding new recognized keywords for @var{name}.
|
|
|
|
Usually, you'll want to derive from an existing widget type, like the
|
|
@code{editable-field} widget, or the @code{default} widget, but it's
|
|
also possible to derive from nothing, by passing a value of @code{nil}
|
|
as @var{class}. Note that if you do this, you're entirely responsible
|
|
for defining a whole new default behavior for your widgets.
|
|
|
|
After using this function, the following two calls will create
|
|
identical widgets:
|
|
|
|
@itemize @bullet
|
|
@item
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(widget-create @var{name})
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
@lisp
|
|
(apply widget-create @var{class} @var{args})
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
@end itemize
|
|
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
Using @code{define-widget} just stores the definition of the widget type
|
|
in the @code{widget-type} property of @var{name}, which is what
|
|
@code{widget-create} uses.
|
|
|
|
If you only want to specify defaults for keywords with no complex
|
|
conversions, you can use @code{identity} as your conversion function.
|
|
|
|
When defining new widgets, the @code{:convert-widget} property might
|
|
be useful:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
@vindex convert-widget@r{ keyword}
|
|
@item :convert-widget
|
|
Function to convert a widget type before creating a widget of that
|
|
type.
|
|
|
|
It takes a widget type as an argument, and returns the converted
|
|
widget type. When a widget is created, this function is called for
|
|
the widget type and all the widget's parent types, most derived first.
|
|
|
|
The predefined functions @code{widget-types-convert-widget} and
|
|
@code{widget-value-convert-widget} can be used here.
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
@group
|
|
(defvar widget-ranged-integer-map
|
|
(let ((map (copy-keymap widget-keymap)))
|
|
(define-key map [up] #'widget-ranged-integer-increase)
|
|
(define-key map [down] #'widget-ranged-integer-decrease)
|
|
map))
|
|
@end group
|
|
|
|
@group
|
|
(define-widget 'ranged-integer 'integer
|
|
"A ranged integer widget."
|
|
:min-value most-negative-fixnum
|
|
:max-value most-positive-fixnum
|
|
:keymap widget-ranged-integer-map)
|
|
@end group
|
|
|
|
@group
|
|
(defun widget-ranged-integer-change (widget how)
|
|
"Change the value of the ranged-integer WIDGET, according to HOW."
|
|
(let* ((value (widget-value widget))
|
|
(newval (cond
|
|
((eq how 'up)
|
|
(if (< (1+ value) (widget-get widget :max-value))
|
|
(1+ value)
|
|
(widget-get widget :max-value)))
|
|
((eq how 'down)
|
|
(if (> (1- value) (widget-get widget :min-value))
|
|
(1- value)
|
|
(widget-get widget :min-value)))
|
|
(t (error "HOW has a bad value"))))
|
|
(inhibit-read-only t))
|
|
(widget-value-set widget newval)))
|
|
@end group
|
|
|
|
@group
|
|
(defun widget-ranged-integer-increase (widget)
|
|
"Increase the value of the ranged-integer WIDGET."
|
|
(interactive (list (widget-at)))
|
|
(widget-ranged-integer-change widget 'up))
|
|
@end group
|
|
|
|
@group
|
|
(defun widget-ranged-integer-decrease (widget)
|
|
"Decrease the value of the ranged-integer WIDGET."
|
|
(interactive (list (widget-at)))
|
|
(widget-ranged-integer-change widget 'down))
|
|
@end group
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
@node Inspecting Widgets
|
|
@chapter Inspecting Widgets
|
|
@cindex widget browser
|
|
|
|
There is a separate package to browse widgets, in
|
|
@samp{wid-browse.el}. This is intended to help programmers who want
|
|
to examine the content of a widget. The browser shows the value of
|
|
each keyword, but uses links for certain keywords such as
|
|
@samp{:parent}, which avoids printing cyclic structures.
|
|
|
|
@deffn Command widget-browse @var{widget}
|
|
Create a widget browser for @var{widget}.
|
|
|
|
When called interactively, prompt for @var{widget}.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Command widget-browse-other-window @var{widget}
|
|
Create a widget browser for @var{widget} and show it in another window.
|
|
|
|
When called interactively, prompt for @var{widget}.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@deffn Command widget-browse-at @var{pos}
|
|
Create a widget browser for the widget at @var{pos}.
|
|
|
|
When called interactively, use the position of point.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
In addition, there's a function to describe the widget at point.
|
|
|
|
@deffn Command widget-describe &optional widget-or-pos
|
|
Describe the widget at point.
|
|
|
|
When called from Lisp, @var{widget-or-pos} might be the widget to
|
|
describe or a buffer position where a widget is present. If
|
|
@var{widget-or-pos} is @code{nil}, the widget to describe is the
|
|
widget at point.
|
|
|
|
This command sets up a help buffer for providing information about the
|
|
widget, mainly its @code{:action} and @code{:mouse-down-action}
|
|
functions, and provides links to describe it in more detail using the
|
|
@code{widget-browse} commands described above.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@node Widget Minor Mode
|
|
@chapter Widget Minor Mode
|
|
@cindex widget minor mode
|
|
|
|
There is a minor mode for manipulating widgets in major modes that
|
|
don't provide any support for widgets themselves. This is mostly
|
|
intended to be useful for programmers doing experiments.
|
|
|
|
@deffn Command widget-minor-mode
|
|
Toggle minor mode for traversing widgets.
|
|
With arg, turn widget mode on if and only if arg is positive.
|
|
@end deffn
|
|
|
|
@defvar widget-minor-mode-keymap
|
|
Keymap used in @code{widget-minor-mode}.
|
|
@end defvar
|
|
|
|
@node Utilities
|
|
@chapter Utilities
|
|
@cindex utility functions for widgets
|
|
|
|
Here we describe some utility functions that don't really have a place
|
|
earlier in this manual.
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-prompt-value widget prompt [ value unbound ]
|
|
Prompt for a value matching @var{widget}, using @var{prompt}.
|
|
The current value is assumed to be @var{value}, unless @var{unbound} is
|
|
non-@code{nil}.
|
|
|
|
Converts @var{widget} before prompting, and for prompting it uses the
|
|
@code{:prompt-value} function. This function returns the user
|
|
``answer'', and it's an error if that answer doesn't match the widget,
|
|
as with the @code{:match} function.
|
|
|
|
If the answer matches the widget, returns the answer.
|
|
@end defun
|
|
|
|
@defun widget-get-sibling widget
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Get the item which @var{widget} should toggle.
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This is only meaningful for radio buttons or checkboxes in a list.
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@end defun
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@defun widget-choose title items &optional event
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Prompt the user to choose an item from a list of options.
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@var{title} is the name of the list of options. @var{items} should be
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a menu, with its items in the simple format or in the extended format.
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@xref{Defining Menus,, Defining Menus, elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference
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Manual}. Independently of the format, you don't have to provide a
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title for the menu, just pass the desired title in @var{title}. The
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optional @var{event} is an input event. If @var{event} is a mouse
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event and the number of elements in @var{items} is less than the user
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option @code{widget-menu-max-size}, then @code{widget-choose} uses a
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popup menu to prompt the user. Otherwise, @code{widget-choose} uses
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the minibuffer.
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When @var{items} is a keymap menu, the returned value is the symbol in
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the key vector, as in the argument of @code{define-key}
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(@pxref{Changing Key Bindings,,,elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference
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Manual}). When @var{items} is a list whose selectable items are of
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the form (@var{name} . @var{value}) (i.e., the simplified format),
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then the return value is the @var{value} of the chosen element.
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@end defun
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@defun widget-image-find image
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Create a graphical button from @var{image}, an image or a file name
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sans extension.
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If @var{image} is a file name, the file should be in
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@code{widget-image-directory}, or in a place where @code{find-image}
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will find it.
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@end defun
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@defun widget-image-insert widget tag image
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As part of @var{widget}, insert the text @var{tag} or, if supported,
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the image @var{image}.
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@var{image} should be as described in @code{widget-image-find}.
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@end defun
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@defun widget-echo-help pos
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Display help-echo text for the widget at @var{pos}.
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Uses the value of @code{:help-echo}. If it is a function, it calls it
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to get a string. Otherwise, it @code{eval}s it.
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@end defun
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@node Customization
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@chapter Customization
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This chapter is about the customization options for the Widget
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library, for the end user.
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@deffn Face widget-documentation
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Face used for documentation text.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Face widget-field
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Face used for editable fields.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Face widget-button
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Face used for buttons.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Face widget-button-pressed
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Face used for pressed buttons.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Face widget-inactive
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Face used for inactive widgets.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Face widget-unselected
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Face used for unselected widgets. This face is also used on the text
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labels of radio-button and checkbox widgets.
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The default value inherits from the @code{widget-inactive} face. If you
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want to visually distinguish the labels of unselected active
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radio-button or checkbox widgets from the labels of unselected inactive
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widgets, customize this face to a non-default value.
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@end deffn
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@defopt widget-mouse-face
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Face used for highlighting a button when the mouse pointer moves
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across it.
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The default value is @code{highlight}.
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@end defopt
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@defopt widget-image-directory
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Directory where Widget should look for images.
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Widget will look here for a file with the same name as specified for the
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image, with either a @file{.xpm} (if supported) or @file{.xbm} extension.
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@end defopt
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@defopt widget-image-enable
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If non-@code{nil}, allow images to appear on displays where they are supported.
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@end defopt
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@defopt widget-image-conversion
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An alist to convert symbols from image formats to file name suffixes.
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Each element is a cons cell (@var{format} . @var{suffix}), where
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@var{format} is a symbol that represents an image format and
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@var{suffix} is its correspondent suffix.
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@end defopt
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@defopt widget-button-prefix
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|
String to prefix buttons.
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@end defopt
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@defopt widget-button-suffix
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|
String to suffix buttons.
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@end defopt
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@defopt widget-push-button-prefix
|
|
String to prefix push buttons.
|
|
@end defopt
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|
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@defopt widget-push-button-suffix
|
|
String to suffix push buttons.
|
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@end defopt
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@defopt widget-link-prefix
|
|
String to prefix links.
|
|
@end defopt
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|
|
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@defopt widget-link-suffix
|
|
String to suffix links.
|
|
@end defopt
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|
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@defopt widget-choice-toggle
|
|
If non-@code{nil}, toggle when there are just two options.
|
|
|
|
By default, its value is @code{nil}.
|
|
@end defopt
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|
|
|
@defopt widget-skip-inactive
|
|
If non-@code{nil}, skip over inactive widgets when using @kbd{@key{TAB}}
|
|
(@code{widget-forward}) or @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} (@code{widget-backward},
|
|
also bound to @kbd{M-@key{TAB}}) to navigate between widgets.
|
|
|
|
By default, its value is @code{nil} and tabbing does not skip over
|
|
inactive widgets.
|
|
@end defopt
|
|
|
|
@defopt widget-documentation-links
|
|
If non-@code{nil}, add hyperlinks to documentation strings.
|
|
@end defopt
|
|
|
|
@defopt widget-documentation-link-regexp
|
|
A regexp that matches potential links in documentation strings. The
|
|
link itself should match to the first group.
|
|
@end defopt
|
|
|
|
@defopt widget-documentation-link-p
|
|
A predicate function to test if a string is useful as a link. The
|
|
function is called with one argument, a string, and should return
|
|
non-@code{nil} if there should be a link for that string.
|
|
|
|
By default, the value is @code{intern-soft}.
|
|
@end defopt
|
|
|
|
@defopt widget-documentation-link-type
|
|
A symbol that represents a widget type to use for links in
|
|
documentation strings.
|
|
|
|
By default, the value is @code{documentation-link}.
|
|
@end defopt
|
|
|
|
@defopt widget-menu-max-size
|
|
Maximum size for a popup menu. By default, its value is 40.
|
|
|
|
If a function ask you to choose from a menu that is larger than this
|
|
value, it will use the minibuffer.
|
|
@end defopt
|
|
|
|
@defopt widget-menu-max-shortcuts
|
|
Largest number of items for which it works to choose one with a
|
|
character.
|
|
|
|
For a larger number, use the minibuffer.
|
|
@end defopt
|
|
|
|
@defopt widget-menu-minibuffer-flag
|
|
Whether to use the minibuffer to ask for a choice.
|
|
|
|
If @code{nil}, the default, read a single character.
|
|
@end defopt
|
|
|
|
@node Widget Wishlist
|
|
@chapter Wishlist
|
|
@cindex todo
|
|
|
|
@itemize @bullet
|
|
@item
|
|
It should be possible to add or remove items from a list with @kbd{C-k}
|
|
and @kbd{C-o} (suggested by @sc{rms}).
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
The @samp{[INS]} and @samp{[DEL]} buttons should be replaced by a single
|
|
dash (@samp{-}). The dash should be a button that, when invoked, asks
|
|
whether you want to add or delete an item (@sc{rms} wanted to git rid of
|
|
the ugly buttons, the dash is my idea).
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
The @code{menu-choice} tag should be prettier, something like the abbreviated
|
|
menus in Open Look.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
Finish @code{:tab-order}.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
Make indentation work with glyphs and proportional fonts.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
Add commands to show overview of object and class hierarchies to the
|
|
browser.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
Find a way to disable mouse highlight for inactive widgets.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
Find a way to make glyphs look inactive.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
Add @code{widget} widget for editing widget specifications.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
Find clean way to implement variable length list.
|
|
See @code{TeX-printer-list} for an explanation.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
@kbd{C-h} in @code{widget-prompt-value} should give type specific help.
|
|
|
|
@item
|
|
Add a @code{mailto} widget.
|
|
@end itemize
|
|
|
|
@node GNU Free Documentation License
|
|
@appendix GNU Free Documentation License
|
|
@include doclicense.texi
|
|
|
|
@node Index
|
|
@unnumbered Index
|
|
|
|
This is an alphabetical listing of all concepts, functions, commands,
|
|
variables, and widgets described in this manual.
|
|
@printindex cp
|
|
|
|
@bye
|