1 ;;; ruler-mode.el --- display a ruler in the header line
3 ;; Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: David Ponce <david@dponce.com>
6 ;; Maintainer: David Ponce <david@dponce.com>
7 ;; Created: 24 Mar 2001
9 ;; Keywords: convenience
11 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
13 ;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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25 ;; the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
26 ;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
30 ;; This library provides a minor mode to display a ruler in the header
31 ;; line. It works only on Emacs 21.
33 ;; You can use the mouse to change the `fill-column' `comment-column',
34 ;; `goal-column', `window-margins' and `tab-stop-list' settings:
36 ;; [header-line (shift down-mouse-1)] set left margin end to the ruler
37 ;; graduation where the mouse pointer is on.
39 ;; [header-line (shift down-mouse-3)] set right margin beginning to
40 ;; the ruler graduation where the mouse pointer is on.
42 ;; [header-line down-mouse-2] Drag the `fill-column', `comment-column'
43 ;; or `goal-column' to a ruler graduation.
45 ;; [header-line (control down-mouse-1)] add a tab stop to the ruler
46 ;; graduation where the mouse pointer is on.
48 ;; [header-line (control down-mouse-3)] remove the tab stop at the
49 ;; ruler graduation where the mouse pointer is on.
51 ;; [header-line (control down-mouse-2)] or M-x
52 ;; `ruler-mode-toggle-show-tab-stops' toggle showing and visually
53 ;; editing `tab-stop-list' setting. The `ruler-mode-show-tab-stops'
54 ;; option controls if the ruler shows tab stops by default.
56 ;; In the ruler the character `ruler-mode-current-column-char' shows
57 ;; the `current-column' location, `ruler-mode-fill-column-char' shows
58 ;; the `fill-column' location, `ruler-mode-comment-column-char' shows
59 ;; the `comment-column' location, `ruler-mode-goal-column-char' shows
60 ;; the `goal-column' and `ruler-mode-tab-stop-char' shows tab stop
61 ;; locations. Graduations in `window-margins' and `window-fringes'
62 ;; areas are shown with a different foreground color.
64 ;; It is also possible to customize the following characters:
66 ;; - `ruler-mode-basic-graduation-char' character used for basic
67 ;; graduations ('.' by default).
68 ;; - `ruler-mode-inter-graduation-char' character used for
69 ;; intermediate graduations ('!' by default).
71 ;; The following faces are customizable:
73 ;; - `ruler-mode-default-face' the ruler default face.
74 ;; - `ruler-mode-fill-column-face' the face used to highlight the
75 ;; `fill-column' character.
76 ;; - `ruler-mode-comment-column-face' the face used to highlight the
77 ;; `comment-column' character.
78 ;; - `ruler-mode-goal-column-face' the face used to highlight the
79 ;; `goal-column' character.
80 ;; - `ruler-mode-current-column-face' the face used to highlight the
81 ;; `current-column' character.
82 ;; - `ruler-mode-tab-stop-face' the face used to highlight tab stop
84 ;; - `ruler-mode-margins-face' the face used to highlight graduations
85 ;; in the `window-margins' areas.
86 ;; - `ruler-mode-fringes-face' the face used to highlight graduations
87 ;; in the `window-fringes' areas.
88 ;; - `ruler-mode-column-number-face' the face used to highlight the
89 ;; numbered graduations.
91 ;; `ruler-mode-default-face' inherits from the built-in `default' face.
92 ;; All `ruler-mode' faces inherit from `ruler-mode-default-face'.
94 ;; WARNING: To keep ruler graduations aligned on text columns it is
95 ;; important to use the same font family and size for ruler and text
98 ;; You can override the ruler format by defining an appropriate
99 ;; function as the buffer-local value of `ruler-mode-ruler-function'.
103 ;; To automatically display the ruler in specific major modes use:
105 ;; (add-hook '<major-mode>-hook 'ruler-mode)
114 (require 'scroll-bar
)
117 (defgroup ruler-mode nil
118 "Display a ruler in the header line."
122 (defcustom ruler-mode-show-tab-stops nil
123 "*If non-nil the ruler shows tab stop positions.
124 Also allowing to visually change `tab-stop-list' setting using
125 <C-down-mouse-1> and <C-down-mouse-3> on the ruler to respectively add
126 or remove a tab stop. \\[ruler-mode-toggle-show-tab-stops] or
127 <C-down-mouse-2> on the ruler toggles showing/editing of tab stops."
131 ;; IMPORTANT: This function must be defined before the following
132 ;; defcustoms because it is used in their :validate clause.
133 (defun ruler-mode-character-validate (widget)
134 "Ensure WIDGET value is a valid character value."
136 (let ((value (widget-value widget
)))
137 (if (char-valid-p value
)
139 (widget-put widget
:error
140 (format "Invalid character value: %S" value
))
143 (defcustom ruler-mode-fill-column-char
(if (char-displayable-p ?¶
)
146 "*Character used at the `fill-column' location."
149 (character :tag
"Character")
150 (integer :tag
"Integer char value"
151 :validate ruler-mode-character-validate
)))
153 (defcustom ruler-mode-comment-column-char ?\
#
154 "*Character used at the `comment-column' location."
157 (character :tag
"Character")
158 (integer :tag
"Integer char value"
159 :validate ruler-mode-character-validate
)))
161 (defcustom ruler-mode-goal-column-char ?G
162 "*Character used at the `goal-column' location."
165 (character :tag
"Character")
166 (integer :tag
"Integer char value"
167 :validate ruler-mode-character-validate
)))
169 (defcustom ruler-mode-current-column-char
(if (char-displayable-p ?¦
)
172 "*Character used at the `current-column' location."
175 (character :tag
"Character")
176 (integer :tag
"Integer char value"
177 :validate ruler-mode-character-validate
)))
179 (defcustom ruler-mode-tab-stop-char ?\T
180 "*Character used at `tab-stop-list' locations."
183 (character :tag
"Character")
184 (integer :tag
"Integer char value"
185 :validate ruler-mode-character-validate
)))
187 (defcustom ruler-mode-basic-graduation-char ?\.
188 "*Character used for basic graduations."
191 (character :tag
"Character")
192 (integer :tag
"Integer char value"
193 :validate ruler-mode-character-validate
)))
195 (defcustom ruler-mode-inter-graduation-char ?\
!
196 "*Character used for intermediate graduations."
199 (character :tag
"Character")
200 (integer :tag
"Integer char value"
201 :validate ruler-mode-character-validate
)))
203 (defcustom ruler-mode-set-goal-column-ding-flag t
204 "*Non-nil means do `ding' when `goal-column' is set."
208 (defface ruler-mode-default-face
218 :box
(:color
"grey76"
220 :style released-button
)
222 "Default face used by the ruler."
225 (defface ruler-mode-pad-face
227 (:inherit ruler-mode-default-face
231 (:inherit ruler-mode-default-face
234 "Face used to pad inactive ruler areas."
237 (defface ruler-mode-margins-face
239 (:inherit ruler-mode-default-face
242 "Face used to highlight margin areas."
245 (defface ruler-mode-fringes-face
247 (:inherit ruler-mode-default-face
250 "Face used to highlight fringes areas."
253 (defface ruler-mode-column-number-face
255 (:inherit ruler-mode-default-face
258 "Face used to highlight number graduations."
261 (defface ruler-mode-fill-column-face
263 (:inherit ruler-mode-default-face
266 "Face used to highlight the fill column character."
269 (defface ruler-mode-comment-column-face
271 (:inherit ruler-mode-default-face
274 "Face used to highlight the comment column character."
277 (defface ruler-mode-goal-column-face
279 (:inherit ruler-mode-default-face
282 "Face used to highlight the goal column character."
285 (defface ruler-mode-tab-stop-face
287 (:inherit ruler-mode-default-face
288 :foreground
"steelblue"
290 "Face used to highlight tab stop characters."
293 (defface ruler-mode-current-column-face
295 (:inherit ruler-mode-default-face
299 "Face used to highlight the `current-column' character."
303 (defsubst ruler-mode-full-window-width
()
304 "Return the full width of the selected window."
305 (let ((edges (window-edges)))
306 (- (nth 2 edges
) (nth 0 edges
))))
308 (defsubst ruler-mode-window-col
(n)
309 "Return a column number relative to the selected window.
310 N is a column number relative to selected frame."
313 (or (car (window-margins)) 0)
314 (fringe-columns 'left
)
315 (scroll-bar-columns 'left
)))
317 (defun ruler-mode-mouse-set-left-margin (start-event)
318 "Set left margin end to the graduation where the mouse pointer is on.
319 START-EVENT is the mouse click event."
321 (let* ((start (event-start start-event
))
322 (end (event-end start-event
))
324 (when (eq start end
) ;; mouse click
325 (save-selected-window
326 (select-window (posn-window start
))
327 (setq col
(- (car (posn-col-row start
)) (car (window-edges))
328 (scroll-bar-columns 'left
))
329 w
(- (ruler-mode-full-window-width)
330 (scroll-bar-columns 'left
)
331 (scroll-bar-columns 'right
)))
332 (when (and (>= col
0) (< col w
))
333 (setq lm
(window-margins)
336 (message "Left margin set to %d (was %d)" col lm
)
337 (set-window-margins nil col rm
))))))
339 (defun ruler-mode-mouse-set-right-margin (start-event)
340 "Set right margin beginning to the graduation where the mouse pointer is on.
341 START-EVENT is the mouse click event."
343 (let* ((start (event-start start-event
))
344 (end (event-end start-event
))
346 (when (eq start end
) ;; mouse click
347 (save-selected-window
348 (select-window (posn-window start
))
349 (setq col
(- (car (posn-col-row start
)) (car (window-edges))
350 (scroll-bar-columns 'left
))
351 w
(- (ruler-mode-full-window-width)
352 (scroll-bar-columns 'left
)
353 (scroll-bar-columns 'right
)))
354 (when (and (>= col
0) (< col w
))
355 (setq lm
(window-margins)
359 (message "Right margin set to %d (was %d)" col rm
)
360 (set-window-margins nil lm col
))))))
362 (defvar ruler-mode-dragged-symbol nil
363 "Column symbol dragged in the ruler.
364 That is `fill-column', `comment-column', `goal-column', or nil when
365 nothing is dragged.")
367 (defun ruler-mode-mouse-grab-any-column (start-event)
368 "Drag a column symbol on the ruler.
369 Start dragging on mouse down event START-EVENT, and update the column
370 symbol value with the current value of the ruler graduation while
371 dragging. See also the variable `ruler-mode-dragged-symbol'."
373 (setq ruler-mode-dragged-symbol nil
)
374 (let* ((start (event-start start-event
))
376 (save-selected-window
377 (select-window (posn-window start
))
378 (setq col
(ruler-mode-window-col (car (posn-col-row start
)))
379 newc
(+ col
(window-hscroll)))
381 (>= col
0) (< col
(window-width))
384 ;; Handle the fill column.
385 ((eq newc fill-column
)
386 (setq oldc fill-column
387 ruler-mode-dragged-symbol
'fill-column
)
390 ;; Handle the comment column.
391 ((eq newc comment-column
)
392 (setq oldc comment-column
393 ruler-mode-dragged-symbol
'comment-column
)
396 ;; Handle the goal column.
397 ;; A. On mouse down on the goal column character on the ruler,
398 ;; update the `goal-column' value while dragging.
399 ;; B. If `goal-column' is nil, set the goal column where the
401 ;; C. On mouse click on the goal column character on the
402 ;; ruler, unset the goal column.
403 ((eq newc goal-column
) ; A. Drag the goal column.
404 (setq oldc goal-column
405 ruler-mode-dragged-symbol
'goal-column
)
408 ((null goal-column
) ; B. Set the goal column.
409 (setq oldc goal-column
411 ;; mouse-2 coming AFTER drag-mouse-2 invokes `ding'. This
412 ;; `ding' flushes the next messages about setting goal
413 ;; column. So here I force fetch the event(mouse-2) and
416 ;; Ding BEFORE `message' is OK.
417 (when ruler-mode-set-goal-column-ding-flag
419 (message "Goal column set to %d (click on %s again to unset it)"
421 (propertize (char-to-string ruler-mode-goal-column-char
)
422 'face
'ruler-mode-goal-column-face
))
423 nil
) ;; Don't start dragging.
425 (if (eq 'click
(ruler-mode-mouse-drag-any-column-iteration
426 (posn-window start
)))
427 (when (eq 'goal-column ruler-mode-dragged-symbol
)
428 ;; C. Unset the goal column.
430 ;; At end of dragging, report the updated column symbol.
431 (message "%s is set to %d (was %d)"
432 ruler-mode-dragged-symbol
433 (symbol-value ruler-mode-dragged-symbol
)
436 (defun ruler-mode-mouse-drag-any-column-iteration (window)
437 "Update the ruler while dragging the mouse.
438 WINDOW is the window where occurred the last down-mouse event.
439 Return the symbol `drag' if the mouse has been dragged, or `click' if
440 the mouse has been clicked."
444 (while (mouse-movement-p (setq event
(read-event)))
445 (setq drags
(1+ drags
))
446 (when (eq window
(posn-window (event-end event
)))
447 (ruler-mode-mouse-drag-any-column event
)
448 (force-mode-line-update))))
449 (if (and (zerop drags
) (eq 'click
(car (event-modifiers event
))))
453 (defun ruler-mode-mouse-drag-any-column (start-event)
454 "Update the value of the symbol dragged on the ruler.
455 Called on each mouse motion event START-EVENT."
456 (let* ((start (event-start start-event
))
457 (end (event-end start-event
))
459 (save-selected-window
460 (select-window (posn-window start
))
461 (setq col
(ruler-mode-window-col (car (posn-col-row end
)))
462 newc
(+ col
(window-hscroll)))
463 (when (and (>= col
0) (< col
(window-width)))
464 (set ruler-mode-dragged-symbol newc
)))))
466 (defun ruler-mode-mouse-add-tab-stop (start-event)
467 "Add a tab stop to the graduation where the mouse pointer is on.
468 START-EVENT is the mouse click event."
470 (when ruler-mode-show-tab-stops
471 (let* ((start (event-start start-event
))
472 (end (event-end start-event
))
474 (when (eq start end
) ;; mouse click
475 (save-selected-window
476 (select-window (posn-window start
))
477 (setq col
(ruler-mode-window-col (car (posn-col-row start
)))
478 ts
(+ col
(window-hscroll)))
479 (and (>= col
0) (< col
(window-width))
480 (not (member ts tab-stop-list
))
482 (message "Tab stop set to %d" ts
)
483 (setq tab-stop-list
(sort (cons ts tab-stop-list
)
486 (defun ruler-mode-mouse-del-tab-stop (start-event)
487 "Delete tab stop at the graduation where the mouse pointer is on.
488 START-EVENT is the mouse click event."
490 (when ruler-mode-show-tab-stops
491 (let* ((start (event-start start-event
))
492 (end (event-end start-event
))
494 (when (eq start end
) ;; mouse click
495 (save-selected-window
496 (select-window (posn-window start
))
497 (setq col
(ruler-mode-window-col (car (posn-col-row start
)))
498 ts
(+ col
(window-hscroll)))
499 (and (>= col
0) (< col
(window-width))
500 (member ts tab-stop-list
)
502 (message "Tab stop at %d deleted" ts
)
503 (setq tab-stop-list
(delete ts tab-stop-list
)))))))))
505 (defun ruler-mode-toggle-show-tab-stops ()
506 "Toggle showing of tab stops on the ruler."
508 (setq ruler-mode-show-tab-stops
(not ruler-mode-show-tab-stops
))
509 (force-mode-line-update))
511 (defvar ruler-mode-map
512 (let ((km (make-sparse-keymap)))
513 (define-key km
[header-line down-mouse-1
]
515 (define-key km
[header-line down-mouse-3
]
517 (define-key km
[header-line down-mouse-2
]
518 #'ruler-mode-mouse-grab-any-column
)
519 (define-key km
[header-line
(shift down-mouse-1
)]
520 #'ruler-mode-mouse-set-left-margin
)
521 (define-key km
[header-line
(shift down-mouse-3
)]
522 #'ruler-mode-mouse-set-right-margin
)
523 (define-key km
[header-line
(control down-mouse-1
)]
524 #'ruler-mode-mouse-add-tab-stop
)
525 (define-key km
[header-line
(control down-mouse-3
)]
526 #'ruler-mode-mouse-del-tab-stop
)
527 (define-key km
[header-line
(control down-mouse-2
)]
528 #'ruler-mode-toggle-show-tab-stops
)
530 "Keymap for ruler minor mode.")
532 (defvar ruler-mode-header-line-format-old nil
533 "Hold previous value of `header-line-format'.")
535 (defvar ruler-mode-ruler-function
'ruler-mode-ruler
536 "Function to call to return ruler header line format.
537 This variable is expected to be made buffer-local by modes.")
539 (defconst ruler-mode-header-line-format
540 '(:eval
(funcall ruler-mode-ruler-function
))
541 "`header-line-format' used in ruler mode.
542 Call `ruler-mode-ruler-function' to compute the ruler value.")
545 (define-minor-mode ruler-mode
546 "Display a ruler in the header line if ARG > 0."
552 ;; When `ruler-mode' is on save previous header line format
553 ;; and install the ruler header line format.
554 (when (local-variable-p 'header-line-format
)
555 (set (make-local-variable 'ruler-mode-header-line-format-old
)
557 (setq header-line-format ruler-mode-header-line-format
)
558 (add-hook 'post-command-hook
'force-mode-line-update nil t
))
559 ;; When `ruler-mode' is off restore previous header line format if
560 ;; the current one is the ruler header line format.
561 (when (eq header-line-format ruler-mode-header-line-format
)
562 (kill-local-variable 'header-line-format
)
563 (when (local-variable-p 'ruler-mode-header-line-format-old
)
564 (setq header-line-format ruler-mode-header-line-format-old
)
565 (kill-local-variable 'ruler-mode-header-line-format-old
)))
566 (remove-hook 'post-command-hook
'force-mode-line-update t
)))
568 ;; Add ruler-mode to the minor mode menu in the mode line
569 (define-key mode-line-mode-menu
[ruler-mode
]
570 `(menu-item "Ruler" ruler-mode
571 :button
(:toggle . ruler-mode
)))
573 (defconst ruler-mode-ruler-help-echo
575 S-mouse-1/3: set L/R margin, \
576 mouse-2: set goal column, \
577 C-mouse-2: show tabs"
578 "Help string shown when mouse is over the ruler.
579 `ruler-mode-show-tab-stops' is nil.")
581 (defconst ruler-mode-ruler-help-echo-when-goal-column
583 S-mouse-1/3: set L/R margin, \
584 C-mouse-2: show tabs"
585 "Help string shown when mouse is over the ruler.
586 `goal-column' is set and `ruler-mode-show-tab-stops' is nil.")
588 (defconst ruler-mode-ruler-help-echo-when-tab-stops
590 C-mouse1/3: set/unset tab, \
591 C-mouse-2: hide tabs"
592 "Help string shown when mouse is over the ruler.
593 `ruler-mode-show-tab-stops' is non-nil.")
595 (defconst ruler-mode-fill-column-help-echo
596 "drag-mouse-2: set fill column"
597 "Help string shown when mouse is on the fill column character.")
599 (defconst ruler-mode-comment-column-help-echo
600 "drag-mouse-2: set comment column"
601 "Help string shown when mouse is on the comment column character.")
603 (defconst ruler-mode-goal-column-help-echo
605 drag-mouse-2: set goal column, \
606 mouse-2: unset goal column"
607 "Help string shown when mouse is on the goal column character.")
609 (defconst ruler-mode-margin-help-echo
611 "Help string shown when mouse is over a margin area.")
613 (defconst ruler-mode-fringe-help-echo
615 "Help string shown when mouse is over a fringe area.")
617 (defsubst ruler-mode-space
(width &rest props
)
618 "Return a single space string of WIDTH times the normal character width.
619 Optional argument PROPS specifies other text properties to apply."
620 (apply 'propertize
" " 'display
(list 'space
:width width
) props
))
622 (defun ruler-mode-ruler ()
623 "Compute and return an header line ruler."
624 (let* ((w (window-width))
629 ;; Setup the scrollbar, fringes, and margins areas.
630 (lf (ruler-mode-space
632 'face
'ruler-mode-fringes-face
633 'help-echo
(format ruler-mode-fringe-help-echo
634 "Left" (or (car f
) 0))))
635 (rf (ruler-mode-space
637 'face
'ruler-mode-fringes-face
638 'help-echo
(format ruler-mode-fringe-help-echo
639 "Right" (or (cadr f
) 0))))
640 (lm (ruler-mode-space
642 'face
'ruler-mode-margins-face
643 'help-echo
(format ruler-mode-margin-help-echo
644 "Left" (or (car m
) 0))))
645 (rm (ruler-mode-space
647 'face
'ruler-mode-margins-face
648 'help-echo
(format ruler-mode-margin-help-echo
649 "Right" (or (cdr m
) 0))))
650 (sb (ruler-mode-space
652 'face
'ruler-mode-pad-face
))
653 ;; Remember the scrollbar vertical type.
654 (sbvt (car (window-current-scroll-bars)))
655 ;; Create an "clean" ruler.
658 (make-string w ruler-mode-basic-graduation-char
)
659 'face
'ruler-mode-default-face
660 'local-map ruler-mode-map
662 (ruler-mode-show-tab-stops
663 ruler-mode-ruler-help-echo-when-tab-stops
)
665 ruler-mode-ruler-help-echo-when-goal-column
)
666 (ruler-mode-ruler-help-echo))))
668 ;; Setup the active area.
672 ;; Show a number graduation.
674 (setq c
(number-to-string (/ j
10))
678 i
(1+ i
) 'face
'ruler-mode-column-number-face
680 (while (and (> m
0) (>= k
0))
681 (aset ruler k
(aref c
(setq m
(1- m
))))
683 ;; Show an intermediate graduation.
685 (aset ruler i ruler-mode-inter-graduation-char
)))
688 ;; Show the `current-column' marker.
689 ((= j
(current-column))
690 (aset ruler i ruler-mode-current-column-char
)
692 i
(1+ i
) 'face
'ruler-mode-current-column-face
694 ;; Show the `goal-column' marker.
695 ((and goal-column
(= j goal-column
))
696 (aset ruler i ruler-mode-goal-column-char
)
698 i
(1+ i
) 'face
'ruler-mode-goal-column-face
701 i
(1+ i
) 'help-echo ruler-mode-goal-column-help-echo
703 ;; Show the `comment-column' marker.
704 ((= j comment-column
)
705 (aset ruler i ruler-mode-comment-column-char
)
707 i
(1+ i
) 'face
'ruler-mode-comment-column-face
710 i
(1+ i
) 'help-echo ruler-mode-comment-column-help-echo
712 ;; Show the `fill-column' marker.
714 (aset ruler i ruler-mode-fill-column-char
)
716 i
(1+ i
) 'face
'ruler-mode-fill-column-face
719 i
(1+ i
) 'help-echo ruler-mode-fill-column-help-echo
721 ;; Show the `tab-stop-list' markers.
722 ((and ruler-mode-show-tab-stops
(member j tab-stop-list
))
723 (aset ruler i ruler-mode-tab-stop-char
)
725 i
(1+ i
) 'face
'ruler-mode-tab-stop-face
729 ;; Return the ruler propertized string. Using list here,
730 ;; instead of concat visually separate the different areas.
731 (if (nth 2 (window-fringes))
732 ;; fringes outside margins.
733 (list "" (and (eq 'left sbvt
) sb
) lf lm
734 ruler rm rf
(and (eq 'right sbvt
) sb
))
735 ;; fringes inside margins.
736 (list "" (and (eq 'left sbvt
) sb
) lm lf
737 ruler rf rm
(and (eq 'right sbvt
) sb
)))))
739 (provide 'ruler-mode
)
742 ;; coding: iso-latin-1
745 ;;; arch-tag: b2f24546-5605-44c4-b67b-c9a4eeba3ee8
746 ;;; ruler-mode.el ends here