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1 ;;; subr.el --- basic lisp subroutines for Emacs
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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22 (defun one-window-p (&optional arg)
23 "Returns non-nil if there is only one window.
24 Optional arg NOMINI non-nil means don't count the minibuffer
25 even if it is active."
26 (eq (selected-window)
27 (next-window (selected-window) (if arg 'arg))))
29 (defun walk-windows (proc &optional minibuf all-screens)
30 "Cycle through all visible windows, calling PROC for each one.
31 PROC is called with a window as argument.
32 Optional second arg MINIBUF t means count the minibuffer window
33 even if not active. If MINIBUF is neither t nor nil it means
34 not to count the minibuffer even if it is active.
35 Optional third arg ALL-SCREENS t means include all windows in all screens;
36 otherwise cycle within the selected screen."
37 (let* ((walk-windows-start (selected-window))
38 (walk-windows-current walk-windows-start))
39 (while (progn
40 (setq walk-windows-current
41 (next-window walk-windows-current minibuf all-screens))
42 (funcall proc walk-windows-current)
43 (not (eq walk-windows-current walk-windows-start))))))
45 (defun read-quoted-char (&optional prompt)
46 "Like `read-char', except that if the first character read is an octal
47 digit, we read up to two more octal digits and return the character
48 represented by the octal number consisting of those digits.
49 Optional argument PROMPT specifies a string to use to prompt the user."
50 (let ((count 0) (code 0) char)
51 (while (< count 3)
52 (let ((inhibit-quit (zerop count))
53 (help-form nil))
54 (and prompt (message "%s-" prompt))
55 (setq char (read-char))
56 (if inhibit-quit (setq quit-flag nil)))
57 (cond ((null char))
58 ((and (<= ?0 char) (<= char ?7))
59 (setq code (+ (* code 8) (- char ?0))
60 count (1+ count))
61 (and prompt (message (setq prompt
62 (format "%s %c" prompt char)))))
63 ((> count 0)
64 (setq unread-command-char char count 259))
65 (t (setq code char count 259))))
66 (logand 255 code)))
68 (defun error (&rest args)
69 "Signal an error, making error message by passing all args to `format'."
70 (while t
71 (signal 'error (list (apply 'format args)))))
73 (defun undefined ()
74 (interactive)
75 (ding))
77 ;Prevent the \{...} documentation construct
78 ;from mentioning keys that run this command.
79 (put 'undefined 'suppress-keymap t)
81 (defun suppress-keymap (map &optional nodigits)
82 "Make MAP override all normally self-inserting keys to be undefined.
83 Normally, as an exception, digits and minus-sign are set to make prefix args,
84 but optional second arg NODIGITS non-nil treats them like other chars."
85 (let ((i 0))
86 (while (<= i 127)
87 (if (eql (lookup-key global-map (char-to-string i)) 'self-insert-command)
88 (define-key map (char-to-string i) 'undefined))
89 (setq i (1+ i))))
90 (or nodigits
91 (let (loop)
92 (define-key map "-" 'negative-argument)
93 ;; Make plain numbers do numeric args.
94 (setq loop ?0)
95 (while (<= loop ?9)
96 (define-key map (char-to-string loop) 'digit-argument)
97 (setq loop (1+ loop))))))
99 ;; now in fns.c
100 ;(defun nth (n list)
101 ; "Returns the Nth element of LIST.
102 ;N counts from zero. If LIST is not that long, nil is returned."
103 ; (car (nthcdr n list)))
105 ;(defun copy-alist (alist)
106 ; "Return a copy of ALIST.
107 ;This is a new alist which represents the same mapping
108 ;from objects to objects, but does not share the alist structure with ALIST.
109 ;The objects mapped (cars and cdrs of elements of the alist)
110 ;are shared, however."
111 ; (setq alist (copy-sequence alist))
112 ; (let ((tail alist))
113 ; (while tail
114 ; (if (consp (car tail))
115 ; (setcar tail (cons (car (car tail)) (cdr (car tail)))))
116 ; (setq tail (cdr tail))))
117 ; alist)
119 ;Moved to keymap.c
120 ;(defun copy-keymap (keymap)
121 ; "Return a copy of KEYMAP"
122 ; (while (not (keymapp keymap))
123 ; (setq keymap (signal 'wrong-type-argument (list 'keymapp keymap))))
124 ; (if (vectorp keymap)
125 ; (copy-sequence keymap)
126 ; (copy-alist keymap)))
128 (defun substitute-key-definition (olddef newdef keymap)
129 "Replace OLDDEF with NEWDEF for any keys in KEYMAP now defined as OLDDEF.
130 In other words, OLDDEF is replaced with NEWDEF where ever it appears.
131 Prefix keymaps reached from KEYMAP are not checked recursively;
132 perhaps they ought to be."
133 (if (arrayp keymap)
134 (let ((len (length keymap))
135 (i 0))
136 (while (< i len)
137 (if (eq (aref keymap i) olddef)
138 (aset keymap i newdef))
139 (setq i (1+ i))))
140 (while keymap
141 (if (eq (cdr-safe (car-safe keymap)) olddef)
142 (setcdr (car keymap) newdef))
143 (setq keymap (cdr keymap)))))
145 ;; Avoids useless byte-compilation.
146 ;; In the future, would be better to fix byte compiler
147 ;; not to really compile in cases like this,
148 ;; and use defun here.
149 (fset 'ignore '(lambda (&rest ignore)
150 "Do nothing.
151 Accept any number of arguments, but ignore them."
152 nil))
155 ; old names
156 (fset 'make-syntax-table 'copy-syntax-table)
157 (fset 'dot 'point)
158 (fset 'dot-marker 'point-marker)
159 (fset 'dot-min 'point-min)
160 (fset 'dot-max 'point-max)
161 (fset 'window-dot 'window-point)
162 (fset 'set-window-dot 'set-window-point)
163 (fset 'read-input 'read-string)
164 (fset 'send-string 'process-send-string)
165 (fset 'send-region 'process-send-region)
166 (fset 'show-buffer 'set-window-buffer)
167 (fset 'buffer-flush-undo 'buffer-disable-undo)
168 (fset 'eval-current-buffer 'eval-buffer)
170 ; alternate names
171 (fset 'string= 'string-equal)
172 (fset 'string< 'string-lessp)
173 (fset 'move-marker 'set-marker)
174 (fset 'eql 'eq)
175 (fset 'not 'null)
176 (fset 'numberp 'integerp)
177 (fset 'rplaca 'setcar)
178 (fset 'rplacd 'setcdr)
179 (fset 'beep 'ding) ;preserve lingual purtity
180 (fset 'indent-to-column 'indent-to)
181 (fset 'backward-delete-char 'delete-backward-char)
182 (fset 'search-forward-regexp (symbol-function 're-search-forward))
183 (fset 'search-backward-regexp (symbol-function 're-search-backward))
185 ;;; global-map, esc-map, and ctl-x-map have their values set up
186 ;;; in keymap.c.
187 (defvar global-map nil
188 "Default global keymap mapping Emacs keyboard input into commands.
189 The value is a keymap which is usually (but not necessarily) Emacs's
190 global map.")
192 (defvar esc-map nil
193 "Default keymap for ESC (meta) commands.
194 The normal global definition of the character ESC indirects to this keymap.")
196 (defvar ctl-x-map nil
197 "Default keymap for C-x commands.
198 The normal global definition of the character C-x indirects to this keymap.")
200 (defvar ctl-x-4-map (make-sparse-keymap)
201 "Keymap for subcommands of C-x 4")
202 (fset 'ctl-x-4-prefix ctl-x-4-map)
203 (define-key ctl-x-map "4" 'ctl-x-4-prefix)
205 (defvar ctl-x-3-map (make-sparse-keymap)
206 "Keymap for screen commands.")
207 (fset 'ctl-x-3-prefix ctl-x-3-map)
208 (define-key ctl-x-map "3" 'ctl-x-3-prefix)
211 (defun run-hooks (&rest hooklist)
212 "Takes hook names and runs each one in turn. Major mode functions use this.
213 Each argument should be a symbol, a hook variable.
214 These symbols are processed in the order specified.
215 If a hook symbol has a non-nil value, that value may be a function
216 or a list of functions to be called to run the hook.
217 If the value is a function, it is called with no arguments.
218 If it is a list, the elements are called, in order, with no arguments."
219 (while hooklist
220 (let ((sym (car hooklist)))
221 (and (boundp sym)
222 (symbol-value sym)
223 (let ((value (symbol-value sym)))
224 (if (and (listp value) (not (eq (car value) 'lambda)))
225 (mapcar 'funcall value)
226 (funcall value)))))
227 (setq hooklist (cdr hooklist))))
229 ;; Tell C code how to call this function.
230 (defconst run-hooks 'run-hooks
231 "Variable by which C primitives find the function `run-hooks'.
232 Don't change it.")
234 (defun add-hook (hook function)
235 "Add to the value of HOOK the function FUNCTION unless already present.
236 HOOK should be a symbol, and FUNCTION may be any valid function.
237 HOOK's value should be a list of functions, not a single function.
238 If HOOK is void, it is first set to nil."
239 (or (boundp hook) (set hook nil))
240 (or (if (consp function)
241 ;; Clever way to tell whether a given lambda-expression
242 ;; is equal to anything in the hook.
243 (let ((tail (assoc (cdr function) (symbol-value hook))))
244 (equal function tail))
245 (memq function (symbol-value hook)))
246 (set hook (cons function (symbol-value hook)))))
248 (defun momentary-string-display (string pos &optional exit-char message)
249 "Momentarily display STRING in the buffer at POS.
250 Display remains until next character is typed.
251 If the char is EXIT-CHAR (optional third arg, default is SPC) it is swallowed;
252 otherwise it is then available as input (as a command if nothing else).
253 Display MESSAGE (optional fourth arg) in the echo area.
254 If MESSAGE is nil, instructions to type EXIT-CHAR are displayed there."
255 (or exit-char (setq exit-char ?\ ))
256 (let ((buffer-read-only nil)
257 (modified (buffer-modified-p))
258 (name buffer-file-name)
259 insert-end)
260 (unwind-protect
261 (progn
262 (save-excursion
263 (goto-char pos)
264 ;; defeat file locking... don't try this at home, kids!
265 (setq buffer-file-name nil)
266 (insert-before-markers string)
267 (setq insert-end (point)))
268 (message (or message "Type %s to continue editing.")
269 (single-key-description exit-char))
270 (let ((char (read-char)))
271 (or (eq char exit-char)
272 (setq unread-command-char char))))
273 (if insert-end
274 (save-excursion
275 (delete-region pos insert-end)))
276 (setq buffer-file-name name)
277 (set-buffer-modified-p modified))))
279 (defun start-process-shell-command (name buffer &rest args)
280 "Start a program in a subprocess. Return the process object for it.
281 Args are NAME BUFFER COMMAND &rest COMMAND-ARGS.
282 NAME is name for process. It is modified if necessary to make it unique.
283 BUFFER is the buffer or (buffer-name) to associate with the process.
284 Process output goes at end of that buffer, unless you specify
285 an output stream or filter function to handle the output.
286 BUFFER may be also nil, meaning that this process is not associated
287 with any buffer
288 Third arg is command name, the name of a shell command.
289 Remaining arguments are the arguments for the command.
290 Wildcards and redirection are handle as usual in the shell."
291 (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms)
292 (apply 'start-process name buffer args)
293 (start-process name buffer shell-file-name "-c"
294 (concat "exec " (mapconcat 'identity args " ")))))
296 (defun eval-after-load (file form)
297 "Arrange that, if FILE is ever loaded, FORM will be run at that time.
298 This makes or adds to an entry on `after-load-alist'.
299 FILE should be the name of a library, with no directory name."
300 (or (assoc file after-load-alist)
301 (setq after-load-alist (cons (list file) after-load-alist)))
302 (nconc (assoc file after-load-alist) (list form))
303 form)
305 (defun eval-next-after-load (file)
306 "Read the following input sexp, and run it whenever FILE is loaded.
307 This makes or adds to an entry on `after-load-alist'.
308 FILE should be the name of a library, with no directory name."
309 (eval-after-load file (read)))
311 (defmacro defun-inline (name args &rest body)
312 "Create an \"inline defun\" (actually a macro).
313 Use just like `defun'."
314 (nconc (list 'defmacro name '(&rest args))
315 (if (stringp (car body))
316 (prog1 (list (car body))
317 (setq body (or (cdr body) body))))
318 (list (list 'cons (list 'quote
319 (cons 'lambda (cons args body)))
320 'args))))
322 (defun user-original-login-name ()
323 "Return user's login name from original login.
324 This tries to remain unaffected by `su', by looking in environment variables."
325 (or (getenv "LOGNAME") (getenv "USER") (user-login-name)))
327 (defun force-mode-line-update (&optional all)
328 "Force the mode-line of the current buffer to be redisplayed.
329 With optional non-nil ALL then force then force redisplay of all mode-lines."
330 (if all (save-excursion (set-buffer (other-buffer))))
331 (set-buffer-modified-p (buffer-modified-p)))
333 (defun keyboard-translate (from to)
334 "Translate character FROM to TO at a low level.
335 This function creates a `keyboard-translate-table' if necessary
336 and then modifies one entry in it."
337 (or (boundp 'keyboard-translate-table)
338 (let ((table (make-string 256))
339 (i 0))
340 (while (< i 256)
341 (aset table i i)
342 (setq i (1+ i)))
343 (setq keyboard-translate-table table)))
344 (aset keyboard-translate-table from to))
347 (defmacro lambda (&rest cdr)
348 "Macro which allows one to write (lambda ...) for anonymous functions
349 instead of having to write (function (lambda ...)) or '(lambda ...), the
350 latter of which won't get byte-compiled."
351 (` (function (lambda (,@ cdr)))))
353 ;;; subr.el ends here