Annotation of 43BSD/contrib/emacs/lisp/picture.el, revision 1.1.1.1

1.1       root        1: ;; "Picture mode" -- editing using quarter-plane screen model.
                      2: ;; Copyright (C) 1985 Richard M. Stallman and K. Shane Hartman
                      3: 
                      4: ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
                      5: 
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                     19: ;; and this notice must be preserved on all copies.
                     20: 
                     21: 
                     22: (defun move-to-column-force (column)
                     23:   "Move to column COLUMN in current line.
                     24: Differs from move-to-column in that it creates or modifies whitespace
                     25: if necessary to attain exactly the specified column."
                     26:   (move-to-column column)
                     27:   (let ((col (current-column)))
                     28:     (if (< col column)
                     29:        (indent-to column)
                     30:       (if (and (/= col column)
                     31:               (= (preceding-char) ?\t))
                     32:          (let (indent-tabs-mode)
                     33:            (delete-char -1)
                     34:             (indent-to col)
                     35:             (move-to-column column))))))
                     36: 
                     37: 
                     38: ;; Picture Movement Commands
                     39: 
                     40: (defun Picture-end-of-line (&optional arg)
                     41:   "Position point after last non-blank character on current line.
                     42: With ARG not nil, move forward ARG - 1 lines first.
                     43: If scan reaches end of buffer, stop there without error."
                     44:   (interactive "P")
                     45:   (if arg (forward-line (1- (prefix-numeric-value arg))))
                     46:   (beginning-of-line)
                     47:   (skip-chars-backward " \t" (prog1 (point) (end-of-line))))
                     48: 
                     49: (defun Picture-forward-column (arg)
                     50:   "Move cursor right, making whitespace if necessary.
                     51: With argument, move that many columns."
                     52:   (interactive "p")
                     53:   (move-to-column-force (+ (current-column) arg)))
                     54: 
                     55: (defun Picture-backward-column (arg)
                     56:   "Move cursor left, making whitespace if necessary.
                     57: With argument, move that many columns."
                     58:   (interactive "p")
                     59:   (move-to-column-force (- (current-column) arg)))
                     60: 
                     61: (defun Picture-move-down (arg)
                     62:   "Move vertically down, making whitespace if necessary.
                     63: With argument, move that many lines."
                     64:   (interactive "p")
                     65:   (let ((col (current-column)))
                     66:     (Picture-newline arg)
                     67:     (move-to-column-force col)))
                     68: 
                     69: (defconst picture-vertical-step 0
                     70:   "Amount to move vertically after text character in Picture mode.")
                     71: 
                     72: (defconst picture-horizontal-step 1
                     73:   "Amount to move horizontally after text character in Picture mode.")
                     74: 
                     75: (defun Picture-move-up (arg)
                     76:   "Move vertically up, making whitespace if necessary.
                     77: With argument, move that many lines."
                     78:   (interactive "p")
                     79:   (Picture-move-down (- arg)))
                     80: 
                     81: (defun picture-movement-right ()
                     82:   "Move right after self-inserting character in Picture mode."
                     83:   (interactive)
                     84:   (Picture-set-motion 0 1))
                     85: 
                     86: (defun picture-movement-left ()
                     87:   "Move left after self-inserting character in Picture mode."
                     88:   (interactive)
                     89:   (Picture-set-motion 0 -1))
                     90: 
                     91: (defun picture-movement-up ()
                     92:   "Move up after self-inserting character in Picture mode."
                     93:   (interactive)
                     94:   (Picture-set-motion -1 0))
                     95: 
                     96: (defun picture-movement-down ()
                     97:   "Move down after self-inserting character in Picture mode."
                     98:   (interactive)
                     99:   (Picture-set-motion 1 0))
                    100: 
                    101: (defun picture-movement-nw ()
                    102:   "Move up and left after self-inserting character in Picture mode."
                    103:   (interactive)
                    104:   (Picture-set-motion -1 -1))
                    105: 
                    106: (defun picture-movement-ne ()
                    107:   "Move up and right after self-inserting character in Picture mode."
                    108:   (interactive)
                    109:   (Picture-set-motion -1 1))
                    110: 
                    111: (defun picture-movement-sw ()
                    112:   "Move down and left after self-inserting character in Picture mode."
                    113:   (interactive)
                    114:   (Picture-set-motion 1 -1))
                    115: 
                    116: (defun picture-movement-se ()
                    117:   "Move down and right after self-inserting character in Picture mode."
                    118:   (interactive)
                    119:   (Picture-set-motion 1 1))
                    120: 
                    121: (defun Picture-set-motion (vert horiz)
                    122:   "Set VERTICAL and HORIZONTAL increments for movement in Picture mode.
                    123: The mode line is updated to reflect the current direction."
                    124:   (setq picture-vertical-step vert
                    125:        picture-horizontal-step horiz)
                    126:   (setq mode-name
                    127:        (format "Picture:%s"
                    128:                (car (nthcdr (+ 1 (% horiz 2) (* 3 (1+ (% vert 2))))
                    129:                             '(nw up ne left none right sw down se)))))
                    130:   ;; Kludge - force the mode line to be updated.  Is there a better
                    131:   ;; way to this?
                    132:   (set-buffer-modified-p (buffer-modified-p))
                    133:   (message ""))
                    134: 
                    135: (defun Picture-move ()
                    136:   "Move in direction of  picture-vertical-step  and  picture-horizontal-step."
                    137:   (Picture-move-down picture-vertical-step)
                    138:   (Picture-forward-column picture-horizontal-step))
                    139: 
                    140: (defun Picture-motion (arg)
                    141:   "Move point in direction of current picture motion in Picture mode.
                    142: With ARG do it that many times.  Useful for delineating rectangles in
                    143: conjunction with diagonal picture motion.
                    144: Do \\[command-apropos]  picture-movement  to see commands which control motion."
                    145:   (interactive "p")
                    146:   (Picture-move-down (* arg picture-vertical-step))
                    147:   (Picture-forward-column (* arg picture-horizontal-step)))
                    148: 
                    149: (defun Picture-motion-reverse (arg)
                    150:   "Move point in direction opposite of current picture motion in Picture mode.
                    151: With ARG do it that many times.  Useful for delineating rectangles in
                    152: conjunction with diagonal picture motion.
                    153: Do \\[command-apropos]  picture-movement  to see commands which control motion."
                    154:   (interactive "p")
                    155:   (Picture-motion (- arg)))
                    156: 
                    157: 
                    158: ;; Picture insertion and deletion.
                    159: 
                    160: (defun Picture-self-insert (arg)
                    161:   "Insert this character in place of character previously at the cursor.
                    162: The cursor then moves in the direction you previously specified
                    163: with the commands picture-movement-right, picture-movement-up, etc.
                    164: Do \\[command-apropos]  picture-movement  to see those commands."
                    165:   (interactive "p")
                    166:   (while (> arg 0)
                    167:     (setq arg (1- arg))
                    168:     (move-to-column-force (1+ (current-column)))
                    169:     (delete-char -1)
                    170:     (insert last-input-char)
                    171:     (forward-char -1)
                    172:     (Picture-move)))
                    173: 
                    174: (defun Picture-clear-column (arg)
                    175:   "Clear out ARG columns after point without moving."
                    176:   (interactive "p")
                    177:   (let* ((opoint (point))
                    178:         (original-col (current-column))
                    179:         (target-col (+ original-col arg)))
                    180:     (move-to-column-force target-col)
                    181:     (delete-region opoint (point))
                    182:     (save-excursion
                    183:      (indent-to (max target-col original-col)))))
                    184: 
                    185: (defun Picture-backward-clear-column (arg)
                    186:   "Clear out ARG columns before point, moving back over them."
                    187:   (interactive "p")
                    188:   (Picture-clear-column (- arg)))
                    189: 
                    190: (defun Picture-clear-line (arg)
                    191:   "Clear out rest of line; if at end of line, advance to next line.
                    192: Cleared-out line text goes into the kill ring, as do
                    193: newlines that are advanced over.
                    194: With argument, clear out (and save in kill ring) that many lines."
                    195:   (interactive "P")
                    196:   (if arg
                    197:       (progn
                    198:        (setq arg (prefix-numeric-value arg))
                    199:        (kill-region (point) (scan-buffer (point) (if (> arg 0) arg (- arg 1)) ?\n))
                    200:        (newline (if (> arg 0) arg (- arg))))
                    201:     (if (looking-at "[ \t]*$")
                    202:        (kill-ring-save (point) (progn (forward-line 1) (point)))
                    203:       (kill-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point))))))
                    204: 
                    205: (defun Picture-newline (arg)
                    206:   "Move to the beginning of the following line.
                    207: With argument, moves that many lines (up, if negative argument);
                    208: always moves to the beginning of a line."
                    209:   (interactive "p")
                    210:   (if (< arg 0)
                    211:       (forward-line arg)
                    212:     (while (> arg 0)
                    213:       (end-of-line)
                    214:       (if (eobp) (newline) (forward-char 1))
                    215:       (setq arg (1- arg)))))
                    216: 
                    217: (defun Picture-open-line (arg)
                    218:   "Insert an empty line after the current line.
                    219: With positive argument insert that many lines."
                    220:   (interactive "p")
                    221:   (save-excursion
                    222:    (end-of-line)
                    223:    (open-line arg)))
                    224: 
                    225: (defun Picture-duplicate-line ()
                    226:   "Insert a duplicate of the current line, below it."
                    227:   (interactive)
                    228:   (save-excursion
                    229:    (let ((contents
                    230:          (buffer-substring
                    231:           (progn (beginning-of-line) (point))
                    232:           (progn (Picture-newline 1) (point)))))
                    233:      (forward-line -1)
                    234:      (insert contents))))
                    235: 
                    236: 
                    237: ;; Picture Tabs
                    238: 
                    239: (defvar picture-tab-chars "!-~"
                    240:   "*A character set which controls behavior of commands
                    241: \\[Picture-set-tab-stops] and \\[Picture-tab-search].  It is NOT a
                    242: regular expression, any regexp special characters will be quoted.
                    243: It defines a set of \"interesting characters\" to look for when setting
                    244: \(or searching for) tab stops, initially \"!-~\" (all printing characters).
                    245: For example, suppose that you are editing a table which is formatted thus:
                    246: | foo          | bar + baz | 23  *
                    247: | bubbles      | and + etc | 97  *
                    248: and that picture-tab-chars is \"|+*\".  Then invoking
                    249: \\[Picture-set-tab-stops] on either of the previous lines would result
                    250: in the following tab stops
                    251:                :     :     :     :
                    252: Another example - \"A-Za-z0-9\" would produce the tab stops
                    253:   :              :     :     :
                    254: 
                    255: Note that if you want the character `-' to be in the set, it must be
                    256: included in a range or else appear in a context where it cannot be
                    257: taken for indicating a range (e.g. \"-A-Z\" declares the set to be the
                    258: letters `A' through `Z' and the character `-').  If you want the
                    259: character `\\' in the set it must be preceded by itself: \"\\\\\".
                    260: 
                    261: The command \\[Picture-tab-search] is defined to move beneath (or to) a
                    262: character belonging to this set independent of the tab stops list.")
                    263: 
                    264: (defun Picture-set-tab-stops (&optional arg)
                    265:   "Set value of  tab-stop-list  according to context of this line.
                    266: This controls the behavior of \\[Picture-tab].  A tab stop
                    267: is set at every column occupied by an \"interesting character\" that is
                    268: preceded by whitespace.  Interesting characters are defined by the
                    269: variable  picture-tab-chars,  see its documentation for an example
                    270: of usage.  With ARG, just (re)set  tab-stop-list  to its default value.
                    271: The tab stops computed are displayed in the minibuffer with `:' at
                    272: each stop."
                    273:   (interactive "P")
                    274:   (save-excursion
                    275:     (let (tabs)
                    276:       (if arg
                    277:          (setq tabs (default-value 'tab-stop-list))
                    278:        (let ((regexp (concat "[ \t]+[" (regexp-quote picture-tab-chars) "]")))
                    279:          (beginning-of-line)
                    280:          (let ((bol (point)))
                    281:            (end-of-line)
                    282:            (while (re-search-backward regexp bol t)
                    283:              (skip-chars-forward " \t")
                    284:              (setq tabs (cons (current-column) tabs)))
                    285:            (if (null tabs)
                    286:                (error "No characters in set %s on this line."
                    287:                       (regexp-quote picture-tab-chars))))))
                    288:       (setq tab-stop-list tabs)
                    289:       (let ((blurb (make-string (1+ (nth (1- (length tabs)) tabs)) ?\ )))
                    290:        (while tabs
                    291:          (aset blurb (car tabs) ?:)
                    292:          (setq tabs (cdr tabs)))
                    293:        (message blurb)))))
                    294: 
                    295: (defun Picture-tab-search (&optional arg)
                    296:   "Move to column beneath next interesting char in previous line.
                    297: With ARG move to column occupied by next interesting character in this
                    298: line.  The character must be preceded by whitespace.
                    299: \"interesting characters\" are defined by variable  picture-tab-chars.
                    300: If no such character is found, move to beginning of line."
                    301:   (interactive "P")
                    302:   (let ((target (current-column)))
                    303:     (save-excursion
                    304:       (if (and (not arg)
                    305:               (progn
                    306:                 (beginning-of-line)
                    307:                 (skip-chars-backward
                    308:                  (concat "^" (regexp-quote picture-tab-chars))
                    309:                  (point-min))
                    310:                 (not (bobp))))
                    311:          (move-to-column target))
                    312:       (if (re-search-forward
                    313:           (concat "[ \t]+[" (regexp-quote picture-tab-chars) "]")
                    314:           (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point))
                    315:           'move)
                    316:          (setq target (1- (current-column)))
                    317:        (setq target nil)))
                    318:     (if target
                    319:        (move-to-column-force target)
                    320:       (beginning-of-line))))
                    321: 
                    322: (defun Picture-tab (&optional arg)
                    323:   "Tab transparently (move) to next tab stop.
                    324: With ARG overwrite the traversed text with spaces.  The tab stop
                    325: list can be changed by \\[Picture-set-tab-stops] and \\[edit-tab-stops].
                    326: See also documentation for variable  picture-tab-chars."
                    327:   (interactive "P")
                    328:   (let* ((opoint (point))
                    329:         (target (prog2 (tab-to-tab-stop)
                    330:                        (current-column)
                    331:                        (delete-region opoint (point)))))
                    332:     (move-to-column-force target)
                    333:     (if arg
                    334:        (let (indent-tabs-mode)
                    335:          (delete-region opoint point)
                    336:          (indent-to target)))))
                    337: 
                    338: 
                    339: ;; Picture Rectangles
                    340: 
                    341: (defconst picture-killed-rectangle nil
                    342:   "Rectangle killed or copied by \\[Picture-clear-rectangle] in Picture mode.
                    343: The contents can be retrieved by \\[Picture-yank-rectangle]")
                    344: 
                    345: (defun Picture-clear-rectangle (start end register &optional killp)
                    346:   "Clear and save rectangle delineated by point and mark.
                    347: The rectangle is saved for yanking by \\[Picture-yank-rectangle] and replaced
                    348: with whitespace.  The previously saved rectangle, if any, is lost.
                    349: With prefix argument, the rectangle is actually killed, shifting remaining
                    350: text."
                    351:   (interactive "r\nP")
                    352:   (setq picture-killed-rectangle (Picture-snarf-rectangle start end killp)))
                    353: 
                    354: (defun Picture-clear-rectangle-to-register (start end register &optional killp)
                    355:   "Clear rectangle delineated by point and mark into REGISTER.
                    356: The rectangle is saved in REGISTER and replaced with whitespace.
                    357: With prefix argument, the rectangle is actually killed, shifting remaining
                    358: text."
                    359:   (interactive "r\ncRectangle to register: \nP")
                    360:   (set-register register (Picture-snarf-rectangle start end killp)))
                    361: 
                    362: (defun Picture-snarf-rectangle (start end &optional killp)
                    363:   (let ((column (current-column))
                    364:        (indent-tabs-mode nil))
                    365:     (prog1 (save-excursion
                    366:              (if killp
                    367:                  (delete-extract-rectangle start end)
                    368:                (prog1 (extract-rectangle start end)
                    369:                       (clear-rectangle start end))))
                    370:           (move-to-column-force column))))
                    371: 
                    372: (defun Picture-yank-rectangle (&optional insertp)
                    373:   "Overlay rectangle saved by \\[Picture-clear-rectangle]
                    374: The rectangle is positioned with upper left corner at point, overwriting
                    375: existing text.  With prefix argument, the rectangle is inserted instead,
                    376: shifting existing text.  Leaves mark at one corner of rectangle and
                    377: point at the other (diagonally opposed) corner."
                    378:   (interactive "P")
                    379:   (if (not (consp picture-killed-rectangle))
                    380:       (error "No rectangle saved.")
                    381:     (Picture-insert-rectangle picture-killed-rectangle insertp)))
                    382: 
                    383: (defun Picture-yank-rectangle-from-register (register &optional insertp)
                    384:   "Overlay rectangle saved in REGISTER.
                    385: The rectangle is positioned with upper left corner at point, overwriting
                    386: existing text.  With prefix argument, the rectangle is
                    387: inserted instead, shifting existing text.  Leaves mark at one corner
                    388: of rectangle and point at the other (diagonally opposed) corner."
                    389:   (interactive "cRectangle from register: \nP")
                    390:   (let ((rectangle (get-register register)))
                    391:     (if (not (consp rectangle))
                    392:        (error "Register %c does not contain a rectangle." register)
                    393:       (Picture-insert-rectangle rectangle insertp))))
                    394: 
                    395: (defun Picture-insert-rectangle (rectangle &optional insertp)
                    396:   "Overlay RECTANGLE with upper left corner at point.
                    397: Optional argument INSERTP, if non-nil causes RECTANGLE to be inserted.
                    398: Leaves the region surrounding the rectangle."
                    399:   (let ((indent-tabs-mode nil))
                    400:     (if (not insertp)
                    401:        (save-excursion
                    402:          (delete-rectangle (point)
                    403:                            (progn
                    404:                              (Picture-forward-column (length (car rectangle)))
                    405:                              (Picture-move-down (1- (length rectangle)))
                    406:                              (point)))))
                    407:     (push-mark)
                    408:     (insert-rectangle rectangle)))
                    409: 
                    410: 
                    411: ;; Picture Keymap, entry and exit points.
                    412: 
                    413: (defconst picture-mode-map nil)
                    414: 
                    415: (if (not picture-mode-map)
                    416:     (let ((i ?\ ))
                    417:       (setq picture-mode-map (make-keymap))
                    418:       (while (< i ?\177)
                    419:         (aset picture-mode-map i 'Picture-self-insert)
                    420:        (setq i (1+ i)))
                    421:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-f" 'Picture-forward-column)
                    422:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-b" 'Picture-backward-column)
                    423:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-d" 'Picture-clear-column)
                    424:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c\C-d" 'delete-char)
                    425:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\177" 'Picture-backward-clear-column)
                    426:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-k" 'Picture-clear-line)
                    427:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-o" 'Picture-open-line)
                    428:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-m" 'Picture-newline)
                    429:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-j" 'Picture-duplicate-line)
                    430:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-n" 'Picture-move-down)
                    431:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-p" 'Picture-move-up)
                    432:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-e" 'Picture-end-of-line)
                    433:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\e\t" 'Picture-toggle-tab-state)
                    434:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\t" 'Picture-tab)
                    435:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\e\t" 'Picture-tab-search)
                    436:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c\t" 'Picture-set-tab-stops)
                    437:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c\C-k" 'Picture-clear-rectangle)
                    438:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c\C-w" 'Picture-clear-rectangle-to-register)
                    439:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c\C-y" 'Picture-yank-rectangle)
                    440:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c\C-x" 'Picture-yank-rectangle-from-register)
                    441:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c\C-c" 'Picture-mode-exit)
                    442:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c\C-f" 'Picture-motion)
                    443:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c\C-b" 'Picture-motion-reverse)
                    444:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\e`" 'picture-movement-left)
                    445:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\e'" 'picture-movement-right)
                    446:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\e-" 'picture-movement-up)
                    447:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\e=" 'picture-movement-down)
                    448:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c`" 'picture-movement-nw)
                    449:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c'" 'picture-movement-ne)
                    450:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c/" 'picture-movement-sw)
                    451:       (define-key picture-mode-map "\C-c\\" 'picture-movement-se)))
                    452: 
                    453: (defvar edit-picture-hook nil
                    454:   "If non-nil, it's value is called on entry to Picture mode.
                    455: Picture mode is invoked by the command \\[edit-picture].")
                    456: 
                    457: (defun edit-picture ()
                    458:   "Switch to Picture mode, in which a quarter-plane screen model is used.
                    459: Printing characters replace instead of inserting themselves with motion
                    460: afterwards settable by these commands:
                    461:   M-`    Move left after insertion.
                    462:   M-'    Move right after insertion.
                    463:   M--    Move up after insertion.
                    464:   M-=    Move down after insertion.
                    465:   C-c `          Move northwest (nw) after insertion.
                    466:   C-c '          Move northeast (ne) after insertion.
                    467:   C-c /          Move southwest (sw) after insertion.
                    468:   C-c \\   Move southeast (se) after insertion.
                    469: The current direction is displayed in the mode line.  The initial
                    470: direction is right.  Whitespace is inserted and tabs are changed to
                    471: spaces when required by movement.  You can move around in the buffer
                    472: with these commands:
                    473:   C-p    Move vertically to SAME column in previous line.
                    474:   C-n    Move vertically to SAME column in next line.
                    475:   C-e    Move to column following last non-whitespace character.
                    476:   C-f    Move right inserting spaces if required.
                    477:   C-b    Move left changing tabs to spaces if required.
                    478:   C-c C-f Move in direction of current picture motion.
                    479:   C-c C-b Move in opposite direction of current picture motion.
                    480:   Return  Move to beginning of next line.
                    481: You can edit tabular text with these commands:
                    482:   M-Tab          Move to column beneath (or at) next interesting charecter.
                    483:            `Indents' relative to a previous line.
                    484:   Tab    Move to next stop in tab stop list.
                    485:   C-c Tab Set tab stops according to context of this line.
                    486:            With ARG resets tab stops to default (global) value.
                    487:            See also documentation of variable  picture-tab-chars
                    488:            which defines \"interesting character\".  You can manually
                    489:            change the tab stop list with command \\[edit-tab-stops].
                    490: You can manipulate text with these commands:
                    491:   C-d    Clear (replace) ARG columns after point without moving.
                    492:   C-c C-d Delete char at point - the command normally assigned to C-d.
                    493:   Delete  Clear (replace) ARG columns before point, moving back over them.
                    494:   C-k    Clear ARG lines, advancing over them.  The cleared
                    495:            text is saved in the kill ring.
                    496:   C-o    Open blank line(s) beneath current line.
                    497: You can manipulate rectangles with these commands:
                    498:   C-c C-k Clear (or kill) a rectangle and save it.
                    499:   C-c C-w Like C-c C-k except rectangle is saved in named register.
                    500:   C-c C-y Overlay (or insert) currently saved rectangle at point.
                    501:   C-c C-x Like C-c C-y except rectangle is taken from named register.
                    502:   \\[copy-rectangle-to-register]   Copies a rectangle to a register.
                    503:   \\[advertised-undo]   Can undo effects of rectangle overlay commands
                    504:            commands if invoked soon enough.
                    505: You can return to the previous mode with:
                    506:   C-c C-c Which also strips trailing whitespace from every line.
                    507:            Stripping is suppressed by supplying an argument.
                    508: 
                    509: Entry to this mode calls the value of  edit-picture-hook  if non-nil.
                    510: 
                    511: Note that Picture mode commands will work outside of Picture mode, but
                    512: they are not defaultly assigned to keys."
                    513:   (interactive)
                    514:   (if (eq major-mode 'edit-picture)
                    515:       (error "You are already editing a Picture.")
                    516:     (make-local-variable 'Picture-mode-old-local-map)
                    517:     (setq Picture-mode-old-local-map (current-local-map))
                    518:     (use-local-map picture-mode-map)
                    519:     (make-local-variable 'Picture-mode-old-mode-name)
                    520:     (setq Picture-mode-old-mode-name mode-name)
                    521:     (make-local-variable 'Picture-mode-old-major-mode)
                    522:     (setq Picture-mode-old-major-mode major-mode)
                    523:     (setq major-mode 'edit-picture)
                    524:     (make-local-variable 'picture-killed-rectangle)
                    525:     (setq picture-killed-rectangle nil)
                    526:     (make-local-variable 'tab-stop-list)
                    527:     (setq tab-stop-list (default-value 'tab-stop-list))
                    528:     (make-local-variable 'picture-tab-chars)
                    529:     (setq picture-tab-chars (default-value 'picture-tab-chars))
                    530:     (make-local-variable 'Picture-vertical-step)
                    531:     (make-local-variable 'Picture-horizontal-step)
                    532:     (Picture-set-motion 0 1)
                    533:     (run-hooks 'edit-picture-hook)
                    534:     (message
                    535:      (substitute-command-keys
                    536:       "Type \\[Picture-mode-exit] in this buffer to return it to %s mode.")
                    537:      Picture-mode-old-mode-name)))
                    538: 
                    539: (fset 'picture-mode 'edit-picture)     ; for the confused
                    540: 
                    541: (defun Picture-mode-exit (&optional nostrip)
                    542:   "Undo edit-picture and return to previous major mode.
                    543: With no argument strips whitespace from end of every line in Picture buffer
                    544:   otherwise just return to previous mode."
                    545:   (interactive "P")
                    546:   (if (not (eq major-mode 'edit-picture))
                    547:       (error "You aren't editing a Picture.")
                    548:     (if (not nostrip) (Picture-clean))
                    549:     (setq mode-name Picture-mode-old-mode-name)
                    550:     (use-local-map Picture-mode-old-local-map)
                    551:     (setq major-mode Picture-mode-old-major-mode)
                    552:     (kill-local-variable 'tab-stop-list)
                    553:     ;; Kludge - force the mode line to be updated.  Is there a better
                    554:     ;; way to do this?
                    555:     (set-buffer-modified-p (buffer-modified-p))))
                    556: 
                    557: (defun Picture-clean ()
                    558:   "Eliminate whitespace at ends of lines."
                    559:   (save-excursion
                    560:    (goto-char (point-min))
                    561:    (while (re-search-forward "[ \t][ \t]*$" nil t)
                    562:      (delete-region (match-beginning 0) (point)))))

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