1 ;;; master.el --- make a buffer the master over another buffer
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6 ;; Author: Alex Schroeder <alex@gnu.org>
7 ;; Maintainer: Alex Schroeder <alex@gnu.org>
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28 ;; master-mode is a minor mode which enables you to scroll another
29 ;; buffer (the slave) without leaving your current buffer (the master).
31 ;; It can be used by sql.el, for example: The SQL buffer is the master
32 ;; and its SQLi buffer is the slave. This allows you to scroll the SQLi
33 ;; buffer containing the output from the SQL buffer containing the
36 ;; This is how to use sql.el and master.el together: The variable
37 ;; sql-buffer contains the slave buffer. It is a local variable in the
40 ;; (add-hook 'sql-mode-hook
41 ;; (function (lambda ()
43 ;; (master-set-slave sql-buffer))))
44 ;; (add-hook 'sql-set-sqli-hook
45 ;; (function (lambda ()
46 ;; (master-set-slave sql-buffer))))
48 ;;; Thanks to all the people who helped me out:
50 ;; Rob Riepel <networking.stanford.edu>
58 "Support for master/slave relationships between buffers."
62 ;; Variables that don't need initialization.
65 "Slave buffer of the current buffer. See `master-mode'.
66 You can set this variable using `master-set-slave'.")
68 (defvar master-set-slave-hook nil
69 "Hook run after the slave is changed using \\[master-set-slave].")
71 ;;; Define master mode.
74 (define-minor-mode master-mode
76 With no argument, this command toggles the mode.
77 Non-null prefix argument turns on the mode.
78 Null prefix argument turns off the mode.
80 When Master mode is enabled, you can scroll the slave buffer using the
85 The slave buffer is stored in the buffer-local variable `master-of'.
86 You can set this variable using `master-set-slave'. You can show
87 yourself the value of `master-of' by calling `master-show-slave'."
90 '(("\C-c\C-n" . master-says-scroll-up
)
91 ("\C-c\C-p" . master-says-scroll-down
)
92 ("\C-c<" . master-says-beginning-of-buffer
)
93 ("\C-c>" . master-says-end-of-buffer
)
94 ("\C-c\C-l" . master-says-recenter
)))
96 ;; Initialize Master mode by setting a slave buffer.
98 (defun master-set-slave (buffer)
99 "Makes BUFFER the slave of the current buffer.
100 Use \\[master-mode] to toggle control of the slave buffer."
101 (interactive "bSlave: ")
102 (make-local-variable 'master-of
)
103 (setq master-of buffer
)
104 (run-hooks 'master-set-slave-hook
))
106 (defun master-show-slave ()
107 "Displays a message with the name of the slave buffer."
109 (message "This buffer is the master of %s. Master-mode is %S."
110 (or master-of
"none")
115 ;;; Functions that the master buffer can call for the slave buffer.
117 (defun master-says-scroll-up (&optional arg
)
118 "Display and scroll the slave buffer up.
121 (master-says 'scroll-up arg
))
123 (defun master-says-scroll-down (&optional arg
)
124 "Display and scroll the slave buffer down.
127 (master-says 'scroll-down arg
))
129 (defun master-says-beginning-of-buffer (&optional arg
)
130 "Display and move to the beginning of the slave buffer.
131 See `beginning-of-buffer'."
133 (master-says 'beginning-of-buffer arg
))
135 (defun master-says-end-of-buffer (&optional arg
)
136 "Display and move to the end of the slave buffer.
137 See `end-of-buffer'."
139 (master-says 'end-of-buffer arg
))
141 (defun master-says-recenter (&optional arg
)
142 "Recenter the slave buffer.
145 (master-says 'recenter arg
))
147 ;; The master function doing the stuff.
149 (defun master-says (&optional command arg
)
150 "Display slave buffer and execute COMMAND with ARG in its window."
152 (if (null (buffer-live-p (get-buffer master-of
)))
153 (error "Slave buffer has disappeared")
154 (let ((window (selected-window)))
155 (if (not (eq (window-buffer window
) (get-buffer master-of
)))
156 (switch-to-buffer-other-window master-of
))
157 (if command
(condition-case nil
(apply command arg
) (error nil
)))
158 (select-window window
))))
162 ;; arch-tag: dca08daa-8127-45ae-b77e-b135160dce98
163 ;;; master.el ends here