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1 ;;; fringe.el --- fringe setup and control
3 ;; Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>
6 ;; Maintainer: FSF
7 ;; Keywords: frames
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24 ;;; Commentary:
26 ;; This file contains code to initialize the built-in fringe bitmaps
27 ;; as well as helpful functions for customizing the appearance of the
28 ;; fringe.
30 ;; The code is influenced by scroll-bar.el and avoid.el. The author
31 ;; gratefully acknowledge comments and suggestions made by Miles
32 ;; Bader, Eli Zaretski, Richard Stallman, Pavel Janík and others which
33 ;; improved this package.
35 ;;; Code:
37 (defgroup fringe nil
38 "Window fringes."
39 :version "22.1"
40 :group 'frames)
42 ;; Define the built-in fringe bitmaps and setup default mappings
44 (when (boundp 'fringe-bitmaps)
45 (let ((bitmaps '(question-mark
46 left-arrow right-arrow up-arrow down-arrow
47 left-curly-arrow right-curly-arrow
48 left-triangle right-triangle
49 top-left-angle top-right-angle
50 bottom-left-angle bottom-right-angle
51 left-bracket right-bracket
52 filled-rectangle hollow-rectangle
53 filled-square hollow-square
54 vertical-bar horizontal-bar
55 empty-line))
56 (bn 1))
57 (while bitmaps
58 (push (car bitmaps) fringe-bitmaps)
59 (put (car bitmaps) 'fringe bn)
60 (setq bitmaps (cdr bitmaps)
61 bn (1+ bn))))
63 (setq-default fringe-indicator-alist
64 '((truncation . (left-arrow right-arrow))
65 (continuation . (left-curly-arrow right-curly-arrow))
66 (overlay-arrow . right-triangle)
67 (up . up-arrow)
68 (down . down-arrow)
69 (top . (top-left-angle top-right-angle))
70 (bottom . (bottom-left-angle bottom-right-angle
71 top-right-angle top-left-angle))
72 (top-bottom . (left-bracket right-bracket
73 top-right-angle top-left-angle))
74 (empty-line . empty-line)
75 (unknown . question-mark)))
77 (setq-default fringe-cursor-alist
78 '((box . filled-rectangle)
79 (hollow . hollow-rectangle)
80 (bar . vertical-bar)
81 (hbar . horizontal-bar)
82 (hollow-small . hollow-square))))
85 (defmacro fringe-bitmap-p (symbol)
86 "Return non-nil if SYMBOL is a fringe bitmap."
87 `(get ,symbol 'fringe))
90 ;; Control presence of fringes
92 (defvar fringe-mode)
94 (defvar fringe-mode-explicit nil
95 "Non-nil means `set-fringe-mode' should really do something.
96 This is nil while loading `fringe.el', and t afterward.")
98 (defun set-fringe-mode-1 (ignore value)
99 "Call `set-fringe-mode' with VALUE.
100 See `fringe-mode' for valid values and their effect.
101 This is usually invoked when setting `fringe-mode' via customize."
102 (set-fringe-mode value))
104 (defun set-fringe-mode (value)
105 "Set `fringe-mode' to VALUE and put the new value into effect.
106 See `fringe-mode' for possible values and their effect."
107 (setq fringe-mode value)
109 (when fringe-mode-explicit
110 (modify-all-frames-parameters
111 (list (cons 'left-fringe (if (consp fringe-mode)
112 (car fringe-mode)
113 fringe-mode))
114 (cons 'right-fringe (if (consp fringe-mode)
115 (cdr fringe-mode)
116 fringe-mode))))))
118 ;; For initialization of fringe-mode, take account of changes
119 ;; made explicitly to default-frame-alist.
120 (defun fringe-mode-initialize (symbol value)
121 (let* ((left-pair (assq 'left-fringe default-frame-alist))
122 (right-pair (assq 'right-fringe default-frame-alist))
123 (left (cdr left-pair))
124 (right (cdr right-pair)))
125 (if (or left-pair right-pair)
126 ;; If there's something in default-frame-alist for fringes,
127 ;; don't change it, but reflect that into the value of fringe-mode.
128 (progn
129 (setq fringe-mode (cons left right))
130 (if (equal fringe-mode '(nil . nil))
131 (setq fringe-mode nil))
132 (if (equal fringe-mode '(0 . 0))
133 (setq fringe-mode 0)))
134 ;; Otherwise impose the user-specified value of fringe-mode.
135 (custom-initialize-reset symbol value))))
137 (defcustom fringe-mode nil
138 "*Specify appearance of fringes on all frames.
139 This variable can be nil (the default) meaning the fringes should have
140 the default width (8 pixels), it can be an integer value specifying
141 the width of both left and right fringe (where 0 means no fringe), or
142 a cons cell where car indicates width of left fringe and cdr indicates
143 width of right fringe (where again 0 can be used to indicate no
144 fringe).
145 To set this variable in a Lisp program, use `set-fringe-mode' to make
146 it take real effect.
147 Setting the variable with a customization buffer also takes effect.
148 If you only want to modify the appearance of the fringe in one frame,
149 you can use the interactive function `set-fringe-style'."
150 :type '(choice (const :tag "Default width" nil)
151 (const :tag "No fringes" 0)
152 (const :tag "Only right" (0 . nil))
153 (const :tag "Only left" (nil . 0))
154 (const :tag "Half width" (5 . 5))
155 (const :tag "Minimal" (1 . 1))
156 (integer :tag "Specific width")
157 (cons :tag "Different left/right sizes"
158 (integer :tag "Left width")
159 (integer :tag "Right width")))
160 :group 'fringe
161 :require 'fringe
162 :initialize 'fringe-mode-initialize
163 :set 'set-fringe-mode-1)
165 ;; We just set fringe-mode, but that was the default.
166 ;; If it is set again, that is for real.
167 (setq fringe-mode-explicit t)
169 (defun fringe-query-style (&optional all-frames)
170 "Query user for fringe style.
171 Returns values suitable for left-fringe and right-fringe frame parameters.
172 If ALL-FRAMES, the negation of the fringe values in
173 `default-frame-alist' is used when user enters the empty string.
174 Otherwise the negation of the fringe value in the currently selected
175 frame parameter is used."
176 (let ((mode (intern (completing-read
177 (concat
178 "Select fringe mode for "
179 (if all-frames "all frames" "selected frame")
180 " (type ? for list): ")
181 '(("none") ("default") ("left-only")
182 ("right-only") ("half") ("minimal"))
183 nil t))))
184 (cond ((eq mode 'none) 0)
185 ((eq mode 'default) nil)
186 ((eq mode 'left-only) '(nil . 0))
187 ((eq mode 'right-only) '(0 . nil))
188 ((eq mode 'half) '(5 . 5))
189 ((eq mode 'minimal) '(1 . 1))
190 ((eq mode (intern ""))
191 (if (eq 0 (cdr (assq 'left-fringe
192 (if all-frames
193 default-frame-alist
194 (frame-parameters (selected-frame))))))
196 0)))))
198 (defun fringe-mode (&optional mode)
199 "Set the default appearance of fringes on all frames.
201 When called interactively, query the user for MODE. Valid values
202 for MODE include `none', `default', `left-only', `right-only',
203 `minimal' and `half'.
205 When used in a Lisp program, MODE can be a cons cell where the
206 integer in car specifies the left fringe width and the integer in
207 cdr specifies the right fringe width. MODE can also be a single
208 integer that specifies both the left and the right fringe width.
209 If a fringe width specification is nil, that means to use the
210 default width (8 pixels). This command may round up the left and
211 right width specifications to ensure that their sum is a multiple
212 of the character width of a frame. It never rounds up a fringe
213 width of 0.
215 Fringe widths set by `set-window-fringes' override the default
216 fringe widths set by this command. This command applies to all
217 frames that exist and frames to be created in the future. If you
218 want to set the default appearance of fringes on the selected
219 frame only, see the command `set-fringe-style'."
220 (interactive (list (fringe-query-style 'all-frames)))
221 (set-fringe-mode mode))
223 (defun set-fringe-style (&optional mode)
224 "Set the default appearance of fringes on the selected frame.
226 When called interactively, query the user for MODE. Valid values
227 for MODE include `none', `default', `left-only', `right-only',
228 `minimal' and `half'.
230 When used in a Lisp program, MODE can be a cons cell where the
231 integer in car specifies the left fringe width and the integer in
232 cdr specifies the right fringe width. MODE can also be a single
233 integer that specifies both the left and the right fringe width.
234 If a fringe width specification is nil, that means to use the
235 default width (8 pixels). This command may round up the left and
236 right width specifications to ensure that their sum is a multiple
237 of the character width of a frame. It never rounds up a fringe
238 width of 0.
240 Fringe widths set by `set-window-fringes' override the default
241 fringe widths set by this command. If you want to set the
242 default appearance of fringes on all frames, see the command
243 `fringe-mode'."
244 (interactive (list (fringe-query-style)))
245 (modify-frame-parameters
246 (selected-frame)
247 (list (cons 'left-fringe (if (consp mode) (car mode) mode))
248 (cons 'right-fringe (if (consp mode) (cdr mode) mode)))))
250 (defsubst fringe-columns (side &optional real)
251 "Return the width, measured in columns, of the fringe area on SIDE.
252 If optional argument REAL is non-nil, return a real floating point
253 number instead of a rounded integer value.
254 SIDE must be the symbol `left' or `right'."
255 (funcall (if real '/ 'ceiling)
256 (or (funcall (if (eq side 'left) 'car 'cadr)
257 (window-fringes))
259 (float (frame-char-width))))
261 (provide 'fringe)
263 ;; arch-tag: 6611ef60-0869-47ed-8b93-587ee7d3ff5d
264 ;;; fringe.el ends here