1 ;;; rect.el --- rectangle functions for GNU Emacs
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1999-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Maintainer: Didier Verna <didier@xemacs.org>
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26 ;; This package provides the operations on rectangles that are documented
27 ;; in the Emacs manual.
29 ;; ### NOTE: this file was almost completely rewritten by Didier Verna
30 ;; <didier@xemacs.org> in July 1999.
34 ;; FIXME: this function should be replaced by `apply-on-rectangle'
35 (defun operate-on-rectangle (function start end coerce-tabs
)
36 "Call FUNCTION for each line of rectangle with corners at START, END.
37 If COERCE-TABS is non-nil, convert multi-column characters
38 that span the starting or ending columns on any line
39 to multiple spaces before calling FUNCTION.
40 FUNCTION is called with three arguments:
41 position of start of segment of this line within the rectangle,
42 number of columns that belong to rectangle but are before that position,
43 number of columns that belong to rectangle but are after point.
44 Point is at the end of the segment of this line within the rectangle."
45 (let (startcol startlinepos endcol endlinepos
)
48 (setq startcol
(current-column))
50 (setq startlinepos
(point)))
53 (setq endcol
(current-column))
55 (setq endlinepos
(point-marker)))
56 (if (< endcol startcol
)
57 (setq startcol
(prog1 endcol
(setq endcol startcol
))))
59 (goto-char startlinepos
)
60 (while (< (point) endlinepos
)
61 (let (startpos begextra endextra
)
63 (move-to-column startcol t
)
64 (move-to-column startcol
))
65 (setq begextra
(- (current-column) startcol
))
66 (setq startpos
(point))
68 (move-to-column endcol t
)
69 (move-to-column endcol
))
70 ;; If we overshot, move back one character
71 ;; so that endextra will be positive.
72 (if (and (not coerce-tabs
) (> (current-column) endcol
))
74 (setq endextra
(- endcol
(current-column)))
76 (setq endextra
(+ endextra begextra
)
78 (funcall function startpos begextra endextra
))
82 (defun apply-on-rectangle (function start end
&rest args
)
83 "Call FUNCTION for each line of rectangle with corners at START, END.
84 FUNCTION is called with two arguments: the start and end columns of the
85 rectangle, plus ARGS extra arguments. Point is at the beginning of line when
86 the function is called.
87 The final point after the last operation will be returned."
88 (let (startcol startpt endcol endpt final-point
)
91 (setq startcol
(current-column))
93 (setq startpt
(point))
95 (setq endcol
(current-column))
97 (setq endpt
(point-marker))
98 ;; ensure the start column is the left one.
99 (if (< endcol startcol
)
100 (let ((col startcol
))
101 (setq startcol endcol endcol col
)))
102 ;; start looping over lines
104 (while (< (point) endpt
)
105 (apply function startcol endcol args
)
106 (setq final-point
(point))
110 (defun delete-rectangle-line (startcol endcol fill
)
111 (when (= (move-to-column startcol
(if fill t
'coerce
)) startcol
)
112 (delete-region (point)
113 (progn (move-to-column endcol
'coerce
)
116 (defun delete-extract-rectangle-line (startcol endcol lines fill
)
117 (let ((pt (point-at-eol)))
118 (if (< (move-to-column startcol
(if fill t
'coerce
)) startcol
)
119 (setcdr lines
(cons (spaces-string (- endcol startcol
))
123 (move-to-column endcol t
)
124 (setcdr lines
(cons (filter-buffer-substring pt
(point) t
) (cdr lines
))))
127 ;; This is actually the only function that needs to do complicated
128 ;; stuff like what's happening in `operate-on-rectangle', because the
129 ;; buffer might be read-only.
130 (defun extract-rectangle-line (startcol endcol lines
)
131 (let (start end begextra endextra line
)
132 (move-to-column startcol
)
134 begextra
(- (current-column) startcol
))
135 (move-to-column endcol
)
137 endextra
(- endcol
(current-column)))
138 (setq line
(buffer-substring start
(point)))
140 (setq endextra
(+ endextra begextra
)
145 (while (search-forward "\t" end t
)
146 (let ((width (- (current-column)
147 (save-excursion (forward-char -
1)
149 (setq line
(concat (substring line
0 (- (point) end
1))
150 (spaces-string width
)
151 (substring line
(+ (length line
)
152 (- (point) end
)))))))
153 (if (or (> begextra
0) (> endextra
0))
154 (setq line
(concat (spaces-string begextra
)
156 (spaces-string endextra
))))
157 (setcdr lines
(cons line
(cdr lines
)))))
159 (defconst spaces-strings
160 '["" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "])
162 (defun spaces-string (n)
163 "Return a string with N spaces."
164 (if (<= n
8) (aref spaces-strings n
)
165 (make-string n ?\s
)))
168 (defun delete-rectangle (start end
&optional fill
)
169 "Delete (don't save) text in the region-rectangle.
170 The same range of columns is deleted in each line starting with the
171 line where the region begins and ending with the line where the region
174 When called from a program the rectangle's corners are START and END.
175 With a prefix (or a FILL) argument, also fill lines where nothing has
177 (interactive "*r\nP")
178 (apply-on-rectangle 'delete-rectangle-line start end fill
))
181 (defun delete-extract-rectangle (start end
&optional fill
)
182 "Delete the contents of the rectangle with corners at START and END.
183 Return it as a list of strings, one for each line of the rectangle.
185 When called from a program the rectangle's corners are START and END.
186 With an optional FILL argument, also fill lines where nothing has to be
188 (let ((lines (list nil
)))
189 (apply-on-rectangle 'delete-extract-rectangle-line start end lines fill
)
190 (nreverse (cdr lines
))))
193 (defun extract-rectangle (start end
)
194 "Return the contents of the rectangle with corners at START and END.
195 Return it as a list of strings, one for each line of the rectangle."
196 (let ((lines (list nil
)))
197 (apply-on-rectangle 'extract-rectangle-line start end lines
)
198 (nreverse (cdr lines
))))
200 (defvar killed-rectangle nil
201 "Rectangle for `yank-rectangle' to insert.")
204 (defun kill-rectangle (start end
&optional fill
)
205 "Delete the region-rectangle and save it as the last killed one.
207 When called from a program the rectangle's corners are START and END.
208 You might prefer to use `delete-extract-rectangle' from a program.
210 With a prefix (or a FILL) argument, also fill lines where nothing has to be
213 If the buffer is read-only, Emacs will beep and refrain from deleting
214 the rectangle, but put it in the kill ring anyway. This means that
215 you can use this command to copy text from a read-only buffer.
216 \(If the variable `kill-read-only-ok' is non-nil, then this won't
220 (setq killed-rectangle
(delete-extract-rectangle start end fill
))
221 ((buffer-read-only text-read-only
)
222 (setq deactivate-mark t
)
223 (setq killed-rectangle
(extract-rectangle start end
))
224 (if kill-read-only-ok
225 (progn (message "Read only text copied to kill ring") nil
)
226 (barf-if-buffer-read-only)
227 (signal 'text-read-only
(list (current-buffer)))))))
230 (defun copy-rectangle-as-kill (start end
)
231 "Copy the region-rectangle and save it as the last killed one."
233 (setq killed-rectangle
(extract-rectangle start end
))
234 (setq deactivate-mark t
)
235 (if (called-interactively-p 'interactive
)
236 (indicate-copied-region (length (car killed-rectangle
)))))
239 (defun yank-rectangle ()
240 "Yank the last killed rectangle with upper left corner at point."
242 (insert-rectangle killed-rectangle
))
245 (defun insert-rectangle (rectangle)
246 "Insert text of RECTANGLE with upper left corner at point.
247 RECTANGLE's first line is inserted at point, its second
248 line is inserted at a point vertically under point, etc.
249 RECTANGLE should be a list of strings.
250 After this command, the mark is at the upper left corner
251 and point is at the lower right corner."
252 (let ((lines rectangle
)
253 (insertcolumn (current-column))
260 (or (bolp) (insert ?
\n))
261 (move-to-column insertcolumn t
)))
263 (insert-for-yank (car lines
))
264 (setq lines
(cdr lines
)))))
267 (defun open-rectangle (start end
&optional fill
)
268 "Blank out the region-rectangle, shifting text right.
270 The text previously in the region is not overwritten by the blanks,
271 but instead winds up to the right of the rectangle.
273 When called from a program the rectangle's corners are START and END.
274 With a prefix (or a FILL) argument, fill with blanks even if there is
275 no text on the right side of the rectangle."
276 (interactive "*r\nP")
277 (apply-on-rectangle 'open-rectangle-line start end fill
)
280 (defun open-rectangle-line (startcol endcol fill
)
281 (when (= (move-to-column startcol
(if fill t
'coerce
)) startcol
)
282 (unless (and (not fill
)
283 (= (point) (point-at-eol)))
284 (indent-to endcol
))))
286 (defun delete-whitespace-rectangle-line (startcol _endcol fill
)
287 (when (= (move-to-column startcol
(if fill t
'coerce
)) startcol
)
288 (unless (= (point) (point-at-eol))
289 (delete-region (point) (progn (skip-syntax-forward " ") (point))))))
292 (defalias 'close-rectangle
'delete-whitespace-rectangle
) ;; Old name
295 (defun delete-whitespace-rectangle (start end
&optional fill
)
296 "Delete all whitespace following a specified column in each line.
297 The left edge of the rectangle specifies the position in each line
298 at which whitespace deletion should begin. On each line in the
299 rectangle, all continuous whitespace starting at that column is deleted.
301 When called from a program the rectangle's corners are START and END.
302 With a prefix (or a FILL) argument, also fill too short lines."
303 (interactive "*r\nP")
304 (apply-on-rectangle 'delete-whitespace-rectangle-line start end fill
))
306 (defvar string-rectangle-history nil
)
307 (defun string-rectangle-line (startcol endcol string delete
)
308 (move-to-column startcol t
)
310 (delete-rectangle-line startcol endcol nil
))
314 (defun string-rectangle (start end string
)
315 "Replace rectangle contents with STRING on each line.
316 The length of STRING need not be the same as the rectangle width.
318 Called from a program, takes three args; START, END and STRING."
320 (progn (barf-if-buffer-read-only)
324 (read-string (format "String rectangle (default %s): "
325 (or (car string-rectangle-history
) ""))
326 nil
'string-rectangle-history
327 (car string-rectangle-history
)))))
329 (apply-on-rectangle 'string-rectangle-line start end string t
)))
332 (defalias 'replace-rectangle
'string-rectangle
)
335 (defun string-insert-rectangle (start end string
)
336 "Insert STRING on each line of region-rectangle, shifting text right.
338 When called from a program, the rectangle's corners are START and END.
339 The left edge of the rectangle specifies the column for insertion.
340 This command does not delete or overwrite any existing text."
342 (progn (barf-if-buffer-read-only)
346 (read-string (format "String insert rectangle (default %s): "
347 (or (car string-rectangle-history
) ""))
348 nil
'string-rectangle-history
349 (car string-rectangle-history
)))))
350 (apply-on-rectangle 'string-rectangle-line start end string nil
))
353 (defun clear-rectangle (start end
&optional fill
)
354 "Blank out the region-rectangle.
355 The text previously in the region is overwritten with blanks.
357 When called from a program the rectangle's corners are START and END.
358 With a prefix (or a FILL) argument, also fill with blanks the parts of the
359 rectangle which were empty."
360 (interactive "*r\nP")
361 (apply-on-rectangle 'clear-rectangle-line start end fill
))
363 (defun clear-rectangle-line (startcol endcol fill
)
364 (let ((pt (point-at-eol)))
365 (when (= (move-to-column startcol
(if fill t
'coerce
)) startcol
)
367 (<= (save-excursion (goto-char pt
) (current-column)) endcol
))
368 (delete-region (point) pt
)
371 (move-to-column endcol t
)
372 (setq endcol
(current-column))
373 (delete-region pt
(point))
374 (indent-to endcol
)))))
376 ;; Line numbers for `rectangle-number-line-callback'.
377 (defvar rectangle-number-line-counter
)
379 (defun rectangle-number-line-callback (start _end format-string
)
380 (move-to-column start t
)
381 (insert (format format-string rectangle-number-line-counter
))
382 (setq rectangle-number-line-counter
383 (1+ rectangle-number-line-counter
)))
385 (defun rectange--default-line-number-format (start end start-at
)
387 (int-to-string (length (int-to-string (+ (count-lines start end
)
392 (defun rectangle-number-lines (start end start-at
&optional format
)
393 "Insert numbers in front of the region-rectangle.
395 START-AT, if non-nil, should be a number from which to begin
396 counting. FORMAT, if non-nil, should be a format string to pass
397 to `format' along with the line count. When called interactively
398 with a prefix argument, prompt for START-AT and FORMAT."
400 (if current-prefix-arg
401 (let* ((start (region-beginning))
403 (start-at (read-number "Number to count from: " 1)))
404 (list start end start-at
405 (read-string "Format string: "
406 (rectange--default-line-number-format
407 start end start-at
))))
408 (list (region-beginning) (region-end) 1 nil
)))
410 (setq format
(rectange--default-line-number-format start end start-at
)))
411 (let ((rectangle-number-line-counter start-at
))
412 (apply-on-rectangle 'rectangle-number-line-callback
417 ;;; rect.el ends here