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1 ;;; vcursor.el --- manipulate an alternative ("virtual") cursor
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: Peter Stephenson <pws@ibmth.df.unipi.it>
6 ;; Maintainer: FSF
7 ;; Keywords: virtual cursor, convenience
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24 ;;; Commentary:
26 ;; Latest changes
27 ;; ==============
29 ;; - *IMPORTANT* vcursor-key-bindings is now nil by default, to avoid
30 ;; side-effects when the package is loaded. This means no keys are
31 ;; bound by default. Use customize to change it to t to restore
32 ;; the old behavior. (If you do it by hand in .emacs, it
33 ;; must come before vcursor is loaded.)
34 ;; - You can alter the main variables and the vcursor face via
35 ;; M-x customize: go to the Editing group and find Vcursor.
36 ;; - vcursor-auto-disable can now be 'copy (actually any value not nil
37 ;; or t), which means that copying from the vcursor will be turned
38 ;; off after any operation not involving the vcursor, but the
39 ;; vcursor itself will be left alone.
40 ;; - works on dumb terminals with Emacs 19.29 and later
41 ;; - new keymap vcursor-map for binding to a prefix key
42 ;; - vcursor-compare-windows substantially improved
43 ;; - vcursor-execute-{key,command} much better about using the
44 ;; right keymaps and arranging for the correct windows to be used
45 ;; - vcursor-window-funcall can call functions interactively
46 ;; - vcursor-interpret-input for special effects
48 ;; Introduction
49 ;; ============
51 ;; Virtual cursor commands. I got this idea from the old BBC micro.
52 ;; You need Emacs 19 or 20 and a window system for the best effects.
53 ;; For character terminals, at least Emacs 19.29 is required
54 ;; (special behavior for the overlay property
55 ;; "before-string" must be implemented). Search for "dumb terminals"
56 ;; for more information.
58 ;; This is much easier to use than the instructions are to read.
59 ;; First, you need to let vcursor define some keys: setting
60 ;; vcursor-key-bindings to t before loading, or by customize, will
61 ;; define various keys with the prefix C-S. You'll have to read
62 ;; further if you don't want this. Then I suggest you simply load it
63 ;; and play around with holding down Ctrl and Shift and pressing up,
64 ;; down, left, right, tab, return, and see what happens. (Find a
65 ;; scratch buffer before using C-S-tab: that toggles copying.)
67 ;; Most of the functions described in this documentation are in
68 ;; parentheses so that if you have the package loaded you can type C-h
69 ;; f on top of them for help.
71 ;; Using the cursor keys with both control and shift held down moves
72 ;; around a virtual cursor, which is initially at point. When active,
73 ;; it appears with an underline through it to distinguish it from the
74 ;; normal cursor. You can then use one of the other commands to copy
75 ;; characters from the location of the virtual cursor to point. This
76 ;; is very useful, for example, when copying some previous text while
77 ;; making changes to it at the same time, since you never have to move
78 ;; the "real" cursor away from where you are inserting.
80 ;; The remaining default key bindings are based around the PC-type
81 ;; cluster found above the cursor keys on a lot of keyboards, the
82 ;; function keys which my limited knowledge of X terminals expects to
83 ;; find at the top. Some functions are duplicated in more obvious
84 ;; places for the X version.
86 ;; All the keybindings require you to hold down control and shift at
87 ;; once. I assumed this combination wouldn't be heavily bound by most
88 ;; people and that it would be easy to type with the left hand.
89 ;; Inevitably it will clash with some other packages, but I can't help
90 ;; that: an intuitive binding is a prerequisite here. See below for
91 ;; other alternatives (search for "Oemacs"). There is also a keymap
92 ;; which you can bind to a prefix key, which may give some more
93 ;; intuitive alternatives in some cases, see `The vcursor keymap' below.
95 ;; Holding down control and shift and pressing insert (vcursor-copy)
96 ;; copies one character from wherever the virtual cursor is to point;
97 ;; point and the virtual cursor advance in the separate and equal
98 ;; station to which... (etc.). M-C-S-return (vcursor-copy-line)
99 ;; copies to the end of the line instead of just one character,
100 ;; C-S-delete or C-S-remove (vcursor-copy-word) copies a word.
102 ;; A more general way of copying is to use C-S-tab, which is a toggle.
103 ;; In the "on" state, moving the virtual cursor will copy the
104 ;; moved-over text to the normal cursor position (including when going
105 ;; backwards, though each piece of text moved over is copied forwards:
106 ;; compare the behavior of C-S-up and C-S-left).
108 ;; However, that's just a small part of the magic. If the virtual
109 ;; cursor goes off the display, it will be redisplayed in some other
110 ;; window. (See the function (vcursor-find-window) for details of how
111 ;; this window is chosen.) This gives you fingertip control over two
112 ;; windows at once.
114 ;; C-S-return (vcursor-disable) disables the virtual cursor, removing
115 ;; it so that it starts from point whenever you move it again --- note
116 ;; that simply moving the cursor and virtual cursor on top of one
117 ;; another does not have this effect.
119 ;; If you give C-S-return a positive prefix arg, it will also delete the
120 ;; window (unless it's the current one). Whenever the virtual cursor
121 ;; goes off-screen in its own window, point in that window is moved as
122 ;; well to restore it to view. (It's easier that way, that's why.
123 ;; However, point doesn't move unless the view in the window does, so
124 ;; it's not tied to the virtual cursor location.)
126 ;; You can also use C-S-return with a negative prefix argument which
127 ;; forces the vcursor to appear at point. This is particularly useful if
128 ;; you actually want to edit in another window but would like to
129 ;; remember the current cursor location for examining or copying from
130 ;; that buffer. (I just hit C-S-right C-S-left, but I'm a hopeless
131 ;; lowbrow.)
133 ;; There is also C-S-f6 (vcursor-other-window) which behaves like
134 ;; C-x o on the virtual rather than the real cursor, except that it
135 ;; will create another window if necessary.
137 ;; The keys C-S-prior (vcursor-scroll-down) and C-S-next
138 ;; (vcursor-scroll-up) (i.e., PageUp and PageDown) will scroll the
139 ;; virtual cursor window, appropriately chosen. They will always
140 ;; create a new window or take over an old one if necessary.
141 ;; Likewise, M-C-S-left and M-C-S-right move you to the
142 ;; beginning or end of a line, C-S-home and C-S-end the
143 ;; beginning or end of a buffer (these are also on M-C-S-up and
144 ;; M-C-S-down for those of us stuck with DEC keyboards).
146 ;; C-S-f7 (vcursor-goto) will take you to the vcursor position
147 ;; (swapping windows if it seems sensible) and (unless you give it a
148 ;; prefix argument) delete the virtual cursor, so this is useful for
149 ;; you to take over editing at the virtual cursor position. It is not
150 ;; an error if the virtual cursor is not active; it simply leaves you
151 ;; at point, because that is where the virtual cursor would start
152 ;; from.
154 ;; In a similar vein, M-C-S-tab (hope your left hand's flexible;
155 ;; C-S-select on DEC keyboards) (vcursor-swap-point) will take you to
156 ;; the virtual cursor position but simultaneously put the virtual
157 ;; cursor at the old cursor position. It is also supposed to ensure
158 ;; that both are visible.
160 ;; C-S-f8 (C-S-find on DEC keyboards) (vcursor-isearch-forward)
161 ;; allows you to do an isearch in another window. It works a bit like
162 ;; vcursor-scroll-*; it moves into another window, calls isearch
163 ;; there, and sets the virtual cursor position to the point found. In
164 ;; other words, it works just like isearch but with the virtual cursor
165 ;; instead of the real one (that's why it's called a "virtual
166 ;; cursor"). While you are isearching, you are editing in the virtual
167 ;; cursor window, but when you have finished you return to where you
168 ;; started. Note that once you are in isearch all the keys are normal
169 ;; --- use C-s, not C-S-f8, to search for the next occurrence.
171 ;; If you set the variable vcursor-auto-disable, then any command
172 ;; which does not involve moving or copying from the virtual cursor
173 ;; causes the virtual cursor to be disabled. If you set it to non-nil
174 ;; but not t, then the vcursor itself will remain active, but copying
175 ;; will be turned off, so that the next time the vcursor is moved no
176 ;; text is copied over. Experience shows that this setting is
177 ;; particularly useful. If you don't intend to use this, you can
178 ;; comment out the `add-hook' line at the bottom of this file. (This
179 ;; feature partially emulates the way the "copy" key on the BBC micro
180 ;; worked; actually, the copy cursor was homed when you hit return.
181 ;; This was in keeping with the line-by-line way of entering BASIC,
182 ;; but is less appropriate here.)
184 ;; vcursor-compare-windows is now a reliable adaption of
185 ;; compare-windows, which compares between point in the current buffer
186 ;; and the vcursor location in the other one. It is an error if
187 ;; vcursor is not set, however it will be brought up in another window
188 ;; if it is not currently visible. The prefix argument acts just like
189 ;; compare-windows, ignoring whitespace if set. (In versions before
190 ;; 1.6, this simply called compare-windows, which was much less likely
191 ;; to pick the two windows you wanted.)
193 ;; There is a way of moving the virtual cursor using ordinary
194 ;; commands: C-S-f9 (vcursor-execute-key) reads a key string,
195 ;; moves to the virtual cursor position, executes the command bound to
196 ;; the string, then returns to the original point. Thus C-S-f9 M-m
197 ;; moves the virtual cursor back to the first non-whitespace character
198 ;; on its line. As the command is called interactively all the usual
199 ;; ways of passing information to the command called, such as by a
200 ;; prefix argument, are available. This has many uses not necessarily
201 ;; related to moving the vcursor itself; it can do essentially
202 ;; everything that the \C-x 4 series of commands can do and a lot
203 ;; more. Note, however, that a new window is not used if the vcursor
204 ;; is visible in the current one: this can lead to some strange effects,
205 ;; but it is preferable to making a new window every time the vcursor
206 ;; is moved in this may.
208 ;; C-S-f10 (C-S-x) (vcursor-execute-command) behaves the same way but
209 ;; you enter the name of the command. To do anything really
210 ;; complicated, you are better off using M-C-S-tab
211 ;; (vcursor-swap-point), doing whatever it is, then calling M-C-S-tab
212 ;; again.
214 ;; If you want to add your own moving or copying functions you should
215 ;; be able to do this fairly easily with (vcursor-relative-move) and
216 ;; (vcursor-copy) together with (vcursor-get-char-count). If you want to
217 ;; do something in a different window, use (vcursor-window-funcall).
219 ;; Key bindings
220 ;; ============
222 ;; There is an alternative set of key bindings which will be used
223 ;; automatically for a PC if Oemacs is detected. This set uses separate
224 ;; control, shift and meta keys with function keys 1 to 10. In
225 ;; particular, movement keys are concentrated on f5 to f8 with (in
226 ;; increasing order of distance travelled) C-, M- and S- as prefixes.
227 ;; See the actual bindings below (search for C-f1). This is because the
228 ;; C-S- prefix is represented by weird key sequences and the set is
229 ;; incomplete; if you don't mind that, some hints are given in comments
230 ;; below.
232 ;; You can specify the usual or the Oemacs bindings by setting the
233 ;; variable vcursor-key-bindings to `xterm' or `oemacs'. You can also set
234 ;; it to nil, in which case vcursor will not make any key bindings
235 ;; and you can define your own. The default is t, which makes vcursor
236 ;; guess (it will use xterm unless it thinks Oemacs is running). The
237 ;; oemacs set will work on an X terminal with function keys, but the
238 ;; xterm set will not work under Oemacs.
240 ;; Usage on dumb terminals
241 ;; =======================
243 ;; If Emacs has set the variable window-system to nil, vcursor will
244 ;; assume that overlays cannot be displayed in a different face,
245 ;; and will instead use a string (the variable vcursor-string, by
246 ;; default "**>") to show its position. This was first implemented
247 ;; in Emacs 19.29. Unlike the old-fashioned overlay arrow (as used
248 ;; by debuggers), this appears between existing text, which can
249 ;; make it hard to read if you're not used to it. (This seemed the
250 ;; better option here.) This means moving the vcursor up and down is
251 ;; a very efficient way of locating it!
253 ;; Everything else should function as expected, but there is no way to
254 ;; get an easy key binding for the vcursor keys on a generic terminal.
255 ;; Consequently a special keymap is defined for you to use traditional
256 ;; methods: the keymap, however, is available on any terminal type.
258 ;; The vcursor keymap
259 ;; ==================
261 ;; In addition to any other bindings, vcursor-map contains key definitions
262 ;; for handling the vcursor. You should assign this to a prefix key
263 ;; in the usual way, e.g.
264 ;; (global-set-key [f14] vcursor-map)
265 ;; and also as usual \C-h in this map will list the key definitions, which
266 ;; are designed to be easy to remember.
268 ;; A special feature is provided by (vcursor-use-vcursor-map), bound
269 ;; to t in that keymap. With this in effect, the main keymap
270 ;; is overridden by the vcursor map, so keys like \C-p and so on
271 ;; move the vcursor instead. Remember how to turn it off (type t),
272 ;; or you are in serious trouble! Note that the cursor keys are not
273 ;; bound by default in this keymap and will continue to move the
274 ;; ordinary cursor.
276 ;; Interpreted input
277 ;; =================
279 ;; Just occasionally, you may want to pretend the strings copied from
280 ;; the vcursor position are to be interpreted as if you had typed them
281 ;; from the keyboard. Normally, they will just insert themselves anyway,
282 ;; but in some modes (Info and calc for example) typing ordinary characters
283 ;; does something else. To get this effect, set
284 ;; vcursor-interpret-input to t. This is normally not a good idea as
285 ;; interpreting input is very much slower than copying text.
287 ;; Un-features
288 ;; ===========
290 ;; - The vcursor will not move to point-max, since otherwise it would
291 ;; disappear. However, no error is flagged as point-max is a valid
292 ;; point in the buffer. Thus cursor right or down at the second
293 ;; last point in the file does not flag an error, which is inconsistent,
294 ;; and if copying is on the last character (typically newline) will
295 ;; be repeatedly copied. (I've tried making it flag an error
296 ;; instead and that's worse since often the vcursor is sent to
297 ;; point in some other window, which may be point-max.)
298 ;; - The vcursor widens when over a tab character or right at the
299 ;; end of the line. You're welcome to consider this a feature;
300 ;; it's just a part of how overlays work.
301 ;; - The vcursor obscures the real cursor. Creative use of overlays
302 ;; could cure this.
303 ;; - The vcursor does not remember its own previous positions. If
304 ;; you cycle it back into a window it was in before, it will be at
305 ;; point in that window. Often, that is where a previous recenter
306 ;; left point, not where the vcursor was before.
307 ;; (Note, however, that the vcursor does remember where it *is*,
308 ;; even if it's off-screen. This can also lead to surprises, but I
309 ;; don't think it's a bug.)
310 ;; - vcursor-window-funcall could perhaps be smarter about restoring
311 ;; the previous window state on failure.
312 ;; - The logic in vcursor-find-window is rather complicated and
313 ;; therefore bug-prone, though in practice it seems to work OK.
315 ;; Possible enhancements:
316 ;; It would be easy to implement vcursor-push (save vcursor position
317 ;; as mark and deactivate) and vcursor-pop (deactivate vcursor and
318 ;; move to last pushed position) functions.
320 ;;; Code:
322 (eval-when-compile (require 'compare-w))
324 (defgroup vcursor nil
325 "Manipulate an alternative (\"virtual\") cursor."
326 :prefix "vcursor-"
327 :group 'convenience)
329 (defface vcursor
330 '((((class color)) (:foreground "blue" :background "cyan" :underline t))
331 (t (:inverse-video t :underline t)))
332 "Face for the virtual cursor."
333 :group 'vcursor)
335 (defcustom vcursor-auto-disable nil
336 "If non-nil, disable the virtual cursor after use.
337 Any non-vcursor command will force `vcursor-disable' to be called.
338 If non-nil but not t, just make sure copying is toggled off, but don't
339 disable the vcursor."
340 :type '(choice (const t) (const nil) (const copy))
341 :group 'vcursor)
343 (defcustom vcursor-modifiers (list 'control 'shift)
344 "A list of modifiers that are used to define vcursor key bindings."
345 :type '(repeat symbol)
346 :group 'vcursor)
348 ;; Needed for defcustom, must be up here
349 (defun vcursor-cs-binding (base &optional meta)
350 (vector (let ((key (append vcursor-modifiers (list (intern base)))))
351 (if meta
352 (cons 'meta key)
353 key))))
355 (defun vcursor-bind-keys (var value)
356 "Alter the value of the variable VAR to VALUE, binding keys as required.
357 VAR is usually `vcursor-key-bindings'. Normally this function is called
358 on loading vcursor and from the customize package."
359 (set var value)
360 (cond
361 ((not value));; don't set any key bindings
362 ((or (eq value 'oemacs)
363 (and (eq value t) (fboundp 'oemacs-version)))
364 (global-set-key [C-f1] 'vcursor-toggle-copy)
365 (global-set-key [C-f2] 'vcursor-copy)
366 (global-set-key [C-f3] 'vcursor-copy-word)
367 (global-set-key [C-f4] 'vcursor-copy-line)
369 (global-set-key [S-f1] 'vcursor-disable)
370 (global-set-key [S-f2] 'vcursor-other-window)
371 (global-set-key [S-f3] 'vcursor-goto)
372 (global-set-key [S-f4] 'vcursor-swap-point)
374 (global-set-key [C-f5] 'vcursor-backward-char)
375 (global-set-key [C-f6] 'vcursor-previous-line)
376 (global-set-key [C-f7] 'vcursor-next-line)
377 (global-set-key [C-f8] 'vcursor-forward-char)
379 (global-set-key [M-f5] 'vcursor-beginning-of-line)
380 (global-set-key [M-f6] 'vcursor-backward-word)
381 (global-set-key [M-f6] 'vcursor-forward-word)
382 (global-set-key [M-f8] 'vcursor-end-of-line)
384 (global-set-key [S-f5] 'vcursor-beginning-of-buffer)
385 (global-set-key [S-f6] 'vcursor-scroll-down)
386 (global-set-key [S-f7] 'vcursor-scroll-up)
387 (global-set-key [S-f8] 'vcursor-end-of-buffer)
389 (global-set-key [C-f9] 'vcursor-isearch-forward)
391 (global-set-key [S-f9] 'vcursor-execute-key)
392 (global-set-key [S-f10] 'vcursor-execute-command)
394 ;;; Partial dictionary of Oemacs key sequences for you to roll your own,
395 ;;; e.g C-S-up: (global-set-key "\M-[\C-f\M-\C-m" 'vcursor-previous-line)
396 ;;; Sequence: Sends:
397 ;;; "\M-[\C-f\M-\C-m" C-S-up
398 ;;; "\M-[\C-f\M-\C-q" C-S-down
399 ;;; "\M-[\C-fs" C-S-left
400 ;;; "\M-[\C-ft" C-S-right
402 ;;; "\M-[\C-fw" C-S-home
403 ;;; "\M-[\C-b\C-o" S-tab
404 ;;; "\M-[\C-f\M-\C-r" C-S-insert
405 ;;; "\M-[\C-fu" C-S-end
406 ;;; "\M-[\C-f\M-\C-s" C-S-delete
407 ;;; "\M-[\C-f\M-\C-d" C-S-prior
408 ;;; "\M-[\C-fv" C-S-next
410 ;;; "\M-[\C-f^" C-S-f1
411 ;;; "\M-[\C-f_" C-S-f2
412 ;;; "\M-[\C-f`" C-S-f3
413 ;;; "\M-[\C-fa" C-S-f4
414 ;;; "\M-[\C-fb" C-S-f5
415 ;;; "\M-[\C-fc" C-S-f6
416 ;;; "\M-[\C-fd" C-S-f7
417 ;;; "\M-[\C-fe" C-S-f8
418 ;;; "\M-[\C-ff" C-S-f9
419 ;;; "\M-[\C-fg" C-S-f10
422 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "up") 'vcursor-previous-line)
423 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "down") 'vcursor-next-line)
424 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "left") 'vcursor-backward-char)
425 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "right") 'vcursor-forward-char)
427 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "return") 'vcursor-disable)
428 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "insert") 'vcursor-copy)
429 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "delete") 'vcursor-copy-word)
430 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "remove") 'vcursor-copy-word)
431 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "tab") 'vcursor-toggle-copy)
432 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "backtab") 'vcursor-toggle-copy)
433 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "home") 'vcursor-beginning-of-buffer)
434 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "up" t) 'vcursor-beginning-of-buffer)
435 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "end") 'vcursor-end-of-buffer)
436 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "down" t) 'vcursor-end-of-buffer)
437 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "prior") 'vcursor-scroll-down)
438 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "next") 'vcursor-scroll-up)
440 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "f6") 'vcursor-other-window)
441 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "f7") 'vcursor-goto)
443 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "select")
444 'vcursor-swap-point) ; DEC keyboards
445 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "tab" t) 'vcursor-swap-point)
447 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "find")
448 'vcursor-isearch-forward) ; DEC keyboards
449 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "f8") 'vcursor-isearch-forward)
451 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "left" t) 'vcursor-beginning-of-line)
452 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "right" t) 'vcursor-end-of-line)
454 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "prior" t) 'vcursor-backward-word)
455 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "next" t) 'vcursor-forward-word)
457 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "return" t) 'vcursor-copy-line)
459 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "f9") 'vcursor-execute-key)
460 (global-set-key (vcursor-cs-binding "f10") 'vcursor-execute-command)
463 (defcustom vcursor-key-bindings nil
464 "How to bind keys when vcursor is loaded.
465 If t, guess; if `xterm', use bindings suitable for an X terminal; if
466 `oemacs', use bindings which work on a PC with Oemacs. If nil, don't
467 define any key bindings.
469 Default is nil."
470 :type '(choice (const t) (const nil) (const xterm) (const oemacs))
471 :group 'vcursor
472 :set 'vcursor-bind-keys
473 :version "20.3")
475 (defcustom vcursor-interpret-input nil
476 "If non-nil, input from the vcursor is treated as interactive input.
477 This will cause text insertion to be much slower. Note that no special
478 interpretation of strings is done: \"\C-x\" is a string of four
479 characters. The default is simply to copy strings."
480 :type 'boolean
481 :group 'vcursor
482 :version "20.3")
484 (defcustom vcursor-string "**>"
485 "String used to show the vcursor position on dumb terminals."
486 :type 'string
487 :group 'vcursor
488 :version "20.3")
490 (defvar vcursor-overlay nil
491 "Overlay for the virtual cursor.
492 It is nil if that is not enabled.")
494 (defvar vcursor-window nil
495 "Last window to have displayed the virtual cursor.
496 See the function `vcursor-find-window' for how this is used.")
498 (defvar vcursor-last-command nil
499 "Non-nil if last command was a vcursor command.
500 The commands `vcursor-copy', `vcursor-relative-move' and the ones for
501 scrolling set this. It is used by the `vcursor-auto-disable' code.")
502 ;; could do some memq-ing with last-command instead, but this will
503 ;; automatically handle any new commands using the primitives.
505 (defcustom vcursor-copy-flag nil
506 "Non-nil means moving vcursor should copy characters moved over to point."
507 :type 'boolean
508 :group 'vcursor)
510 (defvar vcursor-temp-goal-column nil
511 "Keeps track of temporary goal columns for the virtual cursor.")
513 (defvar vcursor-map
514 (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
515 (define-key map "t" 'vcursor-use-vcursor-map)
517 (define-key map "\C-p" 'vcursor-previous-line)
518 (define-key map "\C-n" 'vcursor-next-line)
519 (define-key map "\C-b" 'vcursor-backward-char)
520 (define-key map "\C-f" 'vcursor-forward-char)
522 (define-key map "\r" 'vcursor-disable)
523 (define-key map " " 'vcursor-copy)
524 (define-key map "\C-y" 'vcursor-copy-word)
525 (define-key map "\C-i" 'vcursor-toggle-copy)
526 (define-key map "<" 'vcursor-beginning-of-buffer)
527 (define-key map ">" 'vcursor-end-of-buffer)
528 (define-key map "\M-v" 'vcursor-scroll-down)
529 (define-key map "\C-v" 'vcursor-scroll-up)
530 (define-key map "o" 'vcursor-other-window)
531 (define-key map "g" 'vcursor-goto)
532 (define-key map "x" 'vcursor-swap-point)
533 (define-key map "\C-s" 'vcursor-isearch-forward)
534 (define-key map "\C-r" 'vcursor-isearch-backward)
535 (define-key map "\C-a" 'vcursor-beginning-of-line)
536 (define-key map "\C-e" 'vcursor-end-of-line)
537 (define-key map "\M-w" 'vcursor-forward-word)
538 (define-key map "\M-b" 'vcursor-backward-word)
539 (define-key map "\M-l" 'vcursor-copy-line)
540 (define-key map "c" 'vcursor-compare-windows)
541 (define-key map "k" 'vcursor-execute-key)
542 (define-key map "\M-x" 'vcursor-execute-command)
543 map)
544 "Keymap for vcursor command.")
545 ;; This seems unused, but it was done as part of define-prefix-command,
546 ;; so let's keep it for now.
547 (fset 'vcursor-map vcursor-map)
549 ;; If vcursor-key-bindings is already set on loading, bind the keys now.
550 ;; This hybrid way of doing it retains compatibility while allowing
551 ;; customize to work smoothly.
552 (if vcursor-key-bindings
553 (vcursor-bind-keys 'vcursor-key-bindings vcursor-key-bindings))
555 (defun vcursor-locate ()
556 "Go to the starting point of the virtual cursor.
557 If that's disabled, don't go anywhere but don't complain."
558 ;; This is where we go off-mass-shell. Assume there is a
559 ;; save-excursion to get us back to the pole, er, point.
561 (and (overlayp vcursor-overlay)
562 (overlay-buffer vcursor-overlay)
563 (set-buffer (overlay-buffer vcursor-overlay))
564 (goto-char (overlay-start vcursor-overlay)))
567 (defun vcursor-find-window (&optional not-this new-win this-frame)
568 "Return a suitable window for displaying the virtual cursor.
569 This is the first window in cyclic order where the vcursor is visible.
571 With optional NOT-THIS non-nil never return the current window.
573 With NEW-WIN non-nil, display the virtual cursor buffer in another
574 window if the virtual cursor is not currently visible \(note, however,
575 that this function never changes `window-point'\).
577 With THIS-FRAME non-nil, don't search other frames for a new window
578 \(though if the vcursor is already off-frame then its current window is
579 always considered, and the value of `pop-up-frames' is always respected\).
581 Returns nil if the virtual cursor is not visible anywhere suitable.
582 Set `vcursor-window' to the returned value as a side effect."
584 ;; The order of priorities (respecting NOT-THIS) is (1)
585 ;; vcursor-window if the virtual cursor is visible there (2) any
586 ;; window displaying the virtual cursor (3) vcursor-window provided
587 ;; it is still displaying the buffer containing the virtual cursor and
588 ;; is not selected (4) any unselected window displaying the vcursor
589 ;; buffer (5) with NEW-WIN, a window selected by display-buffer (so
590 ;; the variables pop-up-windows and pop-up-frames are significant)
591 ;; (6) nil.
593 (let ((thiswin (selected-window)) winok winbuf)
594 (save-excursion
595 (vcursor-locate)
596 (or (and (window-live-p vcursor-window)
597 (eq (current-buffer) (window-buffer vcursor-window))
598 (not (and not-this (eq thiswin vcursor-window))))
599 (setq vcursor-window nil))
600 (or (and vcursor-window ; choice 1
601 (pos-visible-in-window-p (point) vcursor-window))
602 (progn
603 (walk-windows
604 (function
605 (lambda (win)
606 (and (not winok)
607 (eq (current-buffer) (window-buffer win))
608 (not (and not-this (eq thiswin win)))
609 (cond
610 ((pos-visible-in-window-p (point) win) (setq winok win))
611 ((eq thiswin win))
612 ((not winbuf) (setq winbuf win))))))
613 nil (not this-frame))
614 (setq vcursor-window
615 (cond
616 (winok) ; choice 2
617 ((and vcursor-window ; choice 3
618 (not (eq thiswin vcursor-window))) vcursor-window)
619 (winbuf) ; choice 4
620 (new-win (display-buffer (current-buffer) t)) ; choice 5
621 (t nil))))))) ; default (choice 6)
622 vcursor-window
625 (defun vcursor-toggle-copy (&optional arg nomsg)
626 "Toggle copying to point when the vcursor is moved.
627 With a prefix ARG, turn on if non-negative, off if negative.
628 Display a message unless optional NOMSG is non-nil."
629 (interactive "P")
630 (setq vcursor-copy-flag
631 (cond ((not arg) (not vcursor-copy-flag))
632 ((< (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0) nil)
633 (t))
634 vcursor-last-command t)
635 (or nomsg (message "Copying from the vcursor is now %s."
636 (if vcursor-copy-flag "on" "off")))
639 (defun vcursor-move (pt &optional leave-b leave-w)
640 "Move the virtual cursor to the character to the right of PT.
641 PT is an absolute location in the current buffer. With optional
642 LEAVE-B, PT is in the same buffer the vcursor is currently in.
644 If the new virtual cursor location would not be visible, display it in
645 another window. With LEAVE-W, use the current `vcursor-window'."
646 ;; this works even if we're on-mass-shell, but usually we won't be.
648 (save-excursion
649 (and leave-b (vcursor-check t)
650 (set-buffer (overlay-buffer vcursor-overlay)))
651 (if (eq pt (point-max))
652 (setq pt (1- pt)))
653 (if (vcursor-check t)
654 (move-overlay vcursor-overlay pt (+ pt 1) (current-buffer))
655 (setq vcursor-overlay (make-overlay pt (+ pt 1)))
656 (or window-system
657 (display-color-p)
658 (overlay-put vcursor-overlay 'before-string vcursor-string))
659 (overlay-put vcursor-overlay 'face 'vcursor))
660 (or leave-w (vcursor-find-window nil t))
661 ;; vcursor-window now contains the right buffer
662 (or (pos-visible-in-window-p pt vcursor-window)
663 (set-window-point vcursor-window pt)))
666 (defun vcursor-insert (text)
667 "Insert TEXT, respecting `vcursor-interpret-input'."
668 (if vcursor-interpret-input
669 (setq unread-command-events
670 (append (listify-key-sequence text) unread-command-events))
671 (insert text))
674 (defun vcursor-relative-move (func &rest args)
675 "Call FUNC with arbitrary ARGS ... to move the virtual cursor.
677 This is called by most of the virtual-cursor motion commands."
678 (let (text opoint)
679 (save-excursion
680 (vcursor-locate)
681 (setq opoint (point))
682 (apply func args)
683 (and (eq opoint (point-max)) (eq opoint (point))
684 (signal 'end-of-buffer nil))
685 (vcursor-move (point))
686 (if vcursor-copy-flag (setq text (buffer-substring opoint (point)))))
687 (if text (vcursor-insert text)))
688 (setq vcursor-last-command t)
691 (defun vcursor-goto (&optional arg)
692 "Move the real cursor to the virtual cursor position.
693 If the virtual cursor is (or was recently) visible in another window,
694 switch to that first. Without a prefix ARG, disable the virtual
695 cursor as well."
697 (interactive "P")
698 (and (vcursor-find-window) (select-window vcursor-window))
699 (let ((buf (and vcursor-overlay (overlay-buffer vcursor-overlay))))
700 (and buf (not (eq (current-buffer) buf)) (switch-to-buffer buf)))
701 (vcursor-locate)
702 (or arg (vcursor-disable))
705 (defun vcursor-swap-point ()
706 "Swap the location of point and that of the virtual cursor.
708 The virtual cursor window becomes the selected window and the old
709 window becomes the virtual cursor window. If the virtual cursor would
710 not be visible otherwise, display it in another window."
712 (interactive)
713 (let ((buf (current-buffer)) (here (point)) (win (selected-window)))
714 (vcursor-goto) ; will disable the vcursor
715 (with-current-buffer buf
716 (setq vcursor-window win)
717 (vcursor-move here)))
720 (defun vcursor-scroll-up (&optional n)
721 "Scroll up the vcursor window ARG lines or near full screen if none.
722 The vcursor will always appear in an unselected window."
724 (interactive "P")
725 (vcursor-window-funcall 'scroll-up n)
728 (defun vcursor-scroll-down (&optional n)
729 "Scroll down the vcursor window ARG lines or near full screen if none.
730 The vcursor will always appear in an unselected window."
732 (interactive "P")
733 (vcursor-window-funcall 'scroll-down n)
736 (defun vcursor-isearch-forward (&optional rep norecurs)
737 "Perform forward incremental search in the virtual cursor window.
738 The virtual cursor is moved to the resulting point; the ordinary
739 cursor stays where it was."
741 (interactive "P")
742 (vcursor-window-funcall 'isearch-forward rep norecurs)
745 (defun vcursor-isearch-backward (&optional rep norecurs)
746 "Perform backward incremental search in the virtual cursor window.
747 The virtual cursor is moved to the resulting point; the ordinary
748 cursor stays where it was."
750 (interactive "P")
751 (vcursor-window-funcall 'isearch-backward rep norecurs)
754 (defun vcursor-window-funcall (func &rest args)
755 "Call FUNC with ARGS ... in a virtual cursor window.
756 A window other than the currently-selected one will always be used.
757 The virtual cursor is moved to the value of point when the function
758 returns.
760 If FUNC is a list, call the car of the list interactively, ignoring
761 ARGS. In this case, a new window will not be created if the vcursor
762 is visible in the current one."
763 ;; that's to avoid messing up compatibility with old versions
764 ;; by introducing a new argument, which would have to come before ARGS.
766 (vcursor-find-window (not (and (listp func) (vcursor-check t))) t)
767 (save-excursion
768 (let ((sw (selected-window)) text)
769 ;; We can't use save-window-excursion because that would restore
770 ;; the original display in the window we may want to alter.
771 (unwind-protect
772 (let ((here (point)))
773 (select-window vcursor-window)
774 (vcursor-locate)
775 (if (listp func)
776 (call-interactively (car func))
777 (apply func args))
778 (setq vcursor-window (selected-window))
779 (and vcursor-copy-flag
780 (eq (current-buffer) (overlay-buffer vcursor-overlay))
781 (setq text (buffer-substring here (point))))
782 ;; vcursor-window and the current buffer are definitely
783 ;; right, so make sure vcursor-move doesn't pick others.
784 (vcursor-move (point) nil t))
785 (select-window sw))
786 (if text (vcursor-insert text))))
787 (setq vcursor-last-command t)
790 (defun vcursor-get-char-count (func &rest args)
791 "Apply FUNC to ARGS ... and return the number of characters moved.
792 Point is temporarily set to the virtual cursor position before FUNC
793 is called.
795 This is called by most of the virtual-cursor copying commands to find
796 out how much to copy."
798 (vcursor-check)
799 (with-current-buffer (overlay-buffer vcursor-overlay)
800 (let ((start (goto-char (overlay-start vcursor-overlay))))
801 (- (progn (apply func args) (point)) start)))
804 ;; Make sure the virtual cursor is active. Unless arg is non-nil,
805 ;; report an error if it is not.
806 (defun vcursor-check (&optional arg)
807 (cond
808 ((and (overlayp vcursor-overlay) (overlay-start vcursor-overlay))
810 (arg nil)
811 (t (error "The virtual cursor is not active now")))
814 (define-minor-mode vcursor-use-vcursor-map
815 "Toggle the state of the vcursor key map.
816 When on, the keys defined in it are mapped directly on top of the main
817 keymap, allowing you to move the vcursor with ordinary motion keys.
818 An indication \"!VC\" appears in the mode list. The effect is
819 local to the current buffer.
820 Disabling the vcursor automatically turns this off."
821 :keymap vcursor-map
822 :lighter " !VC")
824 (defun vcursor-disable (&optional arg)
825 "Disable the virtual cursor.
826 Next time you use it, it will start from point.
828 With a positive prefix ARG, the first window in cyclic order
829 displaying the virtual cursor (or which was recently displaying the
830 virtual cursor) will be deleted unless it's the selected window.
832 With a negative prefix argument, enable the virtual cursor: make it
833 active at the same point as the real cursor.
835 Copying mode is always turned off: the next use of the vcursor will
836 not copy text until you turn it on again."
838 (interactive "P")
839 (if (overlayp vcursor-overlay)
840 (progn
841 (delete-overlay vcursor-overlay)
842 (setq vcursor-overlay nil)))
843 (cond
844 ((not (vcursor-find-window t)))
845 ((or (not arg) (< (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0)))
846 ((delete-window vcursor-window)))
847 (cond
848 ((and arg (< (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0))
849 (vcursor-move (point))
850 (setq vcursor-window (selected-window)))
851 (vcursor-use-vcursor-map (vcursor-use-vcursor-map 0)))
852 (setq vcursor-copy-flag nil)
855 (defun vcursor-other-window (n &optional all-frames)
856 "Activate the virtual cursor in another window.
857 This is the next window cyclically after one currently showing the
858 virtual cursor, or else after the current selected window. If there
859 is no other window, the current window is split.
861 Arguments N and optional ALL-FRAMES are the same as with `other-window'.
862 ALL-FRAMES is also used to decide whether to split the window."
864 (interactive "p")
865 (if (if (fboundp 'oemacs-version)
866 (one-window-p nil)
867 (one-window-p nil all-frames))
868 (display-buffer (current-buffer) t))
869 (save-excursion
870 (save-window-excursion
871 ;; We don't use fancy vcursor-find-window trickery, since we're
872 ;; quite happy to have the vcursor cycle back into the current
873 ;; window.
874 (let ((win (vcursor-find-window nil nil (not all-frames))))
875 (if win (select-window win))
876 ;; else start from here
877 (other-window n all-frames)
878 (vcursor-disable -1))))
881 ;; vcursor-compare-windows is copied from compare-w.el with only
882 ;; minor modifications; these are too bound up with the function
883 ;; to make it really useful to call compare-windows itself.
884 (defun vcursor-compare-windows (&optional ignore-whitespace)
885 "Compare text in current window with text in window with vcursor.
886 Compares the text starting at point in the current window and at the
887 vcursor position in the other window, moving over text in each one as
888 far as they match.
890 A prefix argument, if any, means ignore changes in whitespace.
891 The variable `compare-windows-whitespace' controls how whitespace is skipped.
892 If `compare-ignore-case' is non-nil, changes in case are also ignored."
893 (interactive "P")
894 ;; (vcursor-window-funcall 'compare-windows arg)
895 (require 'compare-w)
896 (let* (p1 p2 maxp1 maxp2 b1 b2 w2
897 success
898 (opoint1 (point))
899 opoint2
900 (skip-whitespace (if ignore-whitespace
901 compare-windows-whitespace)))
902 (setq p1 (point) b1 (current-buffer))
903 (setq w2 (vcursor-find-window t t))
904 (if (or (eq w2 (selected-window)) (not w2))
905 (error "No other window with vcursor"))
906 (save-excursion
907 (vcursor-locate)
908 (setq p2 (point) b2 (current-buffer)))
909 (setq opoint2 p2)
910 (setq maxp1 (point-max))
911 (with-current-buffer b2
912 (setq maxp2 (point-max)))
914 (setq success t)
915 (while success
916 (setq success nil)
917 ;; if interrupted, show how far we've gotten
918 (goto-char p1)
919 (vcursor-move p2 t)
921 ;; If both buffers have whitespace next to point,
922 ;; optionally skip over it.
924 (and skip-whitespace
925 (save-excursion
926 (let (p1a p2a result1 result2)
927 (setq result1
928 (if (stringp skip-whitespace)
929 (compare-windows-skip-whitespace opoint1)
930 (funcall skip-whitespace opoint1)))
931 (setq p1a (point))
932 (set-buffer b2)
933 (goto-char p2)
934 (setq result2
935 (if (stringp skip-whitespace)
936 (compare-windows-skip-whitespace opoint2)
937 (funcall skip-whitespace opoint2)))
938 (setq p2a (point))
939 (if (or (stringp skip-whitespace)
940 (and result1 result2 (eq result1 result2)))
941 (setq p1 p1a
942 p2 p2a)))))
944 ;; Try advancing comparing 1000 chars at a time.
945 ;; When that fails, go 500 chars at a time, and so on.
946 (let ((size 1000)
947 success-1
948 (case-fold-search compare-ignore-case))
949 (while (> size 0)
950 (setq success-1 t)
951 ;; Try comparing SIZE chars at a time, repeatedly, till that fails.
952 (while success-1
953 (setq size (min size (- maxp1 p1) (- maxp2 p2)))
954 (setq success-1
955 (and (> size 0)
956 (= 0 (compare-buffer-substrings b2 p2 (+ size p2)
957 b1 p1 (+ size p1)))))
958 (if success-1
959 (setq p1 (+ p1 size) p2 (+ p2 size)
960 success t)))
961 ;; If SIZE chars don't match, try fewer.
962 (setq size (/ size 2)))))
964 (goto-char p1)
965 (vcursor-move p2 t)
966 (if (= (point) opoint1)
967 (ding)))
970 (defun vcursor-next-line (arg)
971 "Move the virtual cursor forward ARG lines."
972 ;; This is next-line rewritten for the vcursor. Maybe it would
973 ;; be easier simply to rewrite line-move.
974 (interactive "p")
975 (let (temporary-goal-column opoint text)
976 (save-excursion
977 (vcursor-locate)
978 (setq temporary-goal-column
979 (if (or (eq last-command 'vcursor-next-line)
980 (eq last-command 'vcursor-previous-line))
981 (progn
982 (setq last-command 'next-line) ; trick line-move
983 vcursor-temp-goal-column)
984 (if (and track-eol (eolp)
985 (or (not (bolp)) (eq last-command 'end-of-line)))
986 9999
987 (current-column)))
988 opoint (point))
989 (line-move arg)
990 (and (eq opoint (point-max)) (eq opoint (point))
991 (signal 'end-of-buffer nil))
992 (if vcursor-copy-flag (setq text (buffer-substring opoint (point))))
993 (vcursor-move (point))
994 (setq vcursor-temp-goal-column temporary-goal-column
995 vcursor-last-command t))
996 (if text (vcursor-insert text)))
999 (defun vcursor-previous-line (arg)
1000 "Move the virtual cursor back ARG lines."
1001 (interactive "p")
1002 (vcursor-next-line (- arg))
1005 (defun vcursor-forward-char (arg)
1006 "Move the virtual cursor forward ARG characters."
1007 (interactive "p")
1008 (vcursor-relative-move 'forward-char arg)
1011 (defun vcursor-backward-char (arg)
1012 "Move the virtual cursor backward ARG characters."
1013 (interactive "p")
1014 (vcursor-relative-move 'backward-char arg)
1017 (defun vcursor-forward-word (arg)
1018 "Move the virtual cursor forward ARG words."
1019 (interactive "p")
1020 (vcursor-relative-move 'forward-word arg)
1023 (defun vcursor-backward-word (arg)
1024 "Move the virtual cursor backward ARG words."
1025 (interactive "p")
1026 (vcursor-relative-move 'backward-word arg)
1029 (defun vcursor-beginning-of-line (arg)
1030 "Move the virtual cursor to beginning of its current line.
1031 ARG is as for `beginning-of-line'."
1032 (interactive "P")
1033 (vcursor-relative-move 'beginning-of-line
1034 (if arg (prefix-numeric-value arg)))
1037 (defun vcursor-end-of-line (arg)
1038 "Move the virtual cursor to end of its current line.
1039 ARG is as for `end-of-line'."
1040 (interactive "P")
1041 (vcursor-relative-move 'end-of-line
1042 (if arg (prefix-numeric-value arg)))
1045 (defun vcursor-beginning-of-buffer (&optional arg)
1046 "Move the virtual cursor to the beginning of its buffer.
1047 ARG is as for `beginning-of-buffer'."
1048 (interactive "P")
1049 (vcursor-relative-move
1050 (lambda (arg)
1051 (goto-char (if arg (/ (* arg (- (point-max) (point-min))) 10)
1052 (point-min))))
1053 (if arg (prefix-numeric-value arg)))
1056 (defun vcursor-end-of-buffer (&optional arg)
1057 "Move the virtual cursor to the end of its buffer.
1058 ARG is as for `end-of-buffer'.
1060 Actually, the vcursor is moved to the second from last character or it
1061 would be invisible."
1062 (interactive "P")
1063 (vcursor-relative-move
1064 (lambda (arg)
1065 (goto-char (if arg (- (point-max)
1066 (/ (* arg (- (point-max) (point-min))) 10))
1067 (point-max))))
1068 (if arg (prefix-numeric-value arg)))
1071 (defun vcursor-execute-command (cmd)
1072 "Execute COMMAND for the virtual cursor.
1073 COMMAND is called interactively. Not all commands (in fact, only a
1074 small subset) are useful."
1075 (interactive "CCommand: ")
1076 (vcursor-window-funcall (list cmd))
1079 (defun vcursor-execute-key ()
1080 "Read a key sequence and execute the bound command for the virtual cursor.
1081 The key sequence is read at the vcursor location. The command found
1082 is called interactively, so prefix argument etc. are usable."
1083 (interactive)
1084 (let (cmd)
1085 (save-excursion
1086 ;; We'd like to avoid the display changing when we locate
1087 ;; to the vcursor position and read a key sequence.
1088 (vcursor-find-window (not (vcursor-check t)) t)
1089 (save-window-excursion
1090 (select-window vcursor-window)
1091 (vcursor-locate)
1092 (setq cmd (key-binding (read-key-sequence "Key sequence: ")))))
1093 (vcursor-window-funcall (list cmd)))
1096 (defun vcursor-copy (arg)
1097 "Copy ARG characters from the virtual cursor position to point."
1098 (interactive "p")
1099 (vcursor-check)
1100 (vcursor-insert
1101 (with-current-buffer (overlay-buffer vcursor-overlay)
1102 (let* ((ostart (overlay-start vcursor-overlay))
1103 (end (+ ostart arg)))
1104 (prog1
1105 (buffer-substring ostart end)
1106 (vcursor-move end)))))
1107 (setq vcursor-last-command t)
1110 (defun vcursor-copy-word (arg)
1111 "Copy ARG words from the virtual cursor position to point."
1112 (interactive "p")
1113 (vcursor-copy (vcursor-get-char-count 'forward-word arg))
1116 (defun vcursor-copy-line (arg)
1117 "Copy up to ARGth line after virtual cursor position.
1118 With no argument, copy to the end of the current line.
1120 Behavior with regard to newlines is similar (but not identical) to
1121 `kill-line'; the main difference is that whitespace at the end of the
1122 line is treated like ordinary characters."
1124 (interactive "P")
1125 (let* ((num (prefix-numeric-value arg))
1126 (count (vcursor-get-char-count 'end-of-line num)))
1127 (vcursor-copy (if (or (= count 0) arg) (1+ count) count)))
1130 (define-obsolete-function-alias
1131 'vcursor-toggle-vcursor-map 'vcursor-use-vcursor-map "23.1")
1133 (defun vcursor-post-command ()
1134 (and vcursor-auto-disable (not vcursor-last-command)
1135 vcursor-overlay
1136 (if (eq vcursor-auto-disable t)
1137 (vcursor-disable)
1138 (vcursor-toggle-copy -1 t)))
1139 (setq vcursor-last-command nil)
1142 (add-hook 'post-command-hook 'vcursor-post-command)
1144 (provide 'vcursor)
1146 ;;; vcursor.el ends here