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Re: buff-menu.el header line
From: |
Robert J. Chassell |
Subject: |
Re: buff-menu.el header line |
Date: |
Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:21:54 +0000 (UTC) |
It would also be nice to be able to move into the header and
invoke the "sort by" function by typing RET on it.
You can already invoke (Buffer-menu-sort 4) to sort the *Buffer List*
by Mode (the fourth column). [ i.e., C-u 4 M-x Buffer-menu-sort RET ]
So here is some sample code to enable you to type RET in the header
line of a *Buffer List* to sort by that column.
This works when Buffer-menu-use-header-line is set to nil and when
point is in the header line. (Please note that this awkward
proof-of-concept code does not test for either condition.)
(defun Buffer-menu-sort-on-column-position ()
"Sort by column type in a *Buffer List*
Point must be in the header line.
Must set Buffer-menu-use-header-line to nil.
Awkward proof-of-concept defun:
do not use except to show what can be done."
(interactive)
(let ((here (point))
(column 0))
(while (not (eq (point) (point-min)))
(backward-word)
(setq column (1+ column)))
(Buffer-menu-sort column)))
Here is the keybinding. This only works consistently if RET is
invoked from the header line. (If evoked in the body of a *Buffer
List* with point at the end of the a line that says
* *Shell Command Output* 68 Fundamental - Ex
i.e., point is in the Mode column, the function counts 6 columns from
the end ... so it sorts by File)
Please remember, this is merely `proof of concept' code.
(define-key
Buffer-menu-mode-map "\C-m" 'Buffer-menu-sort-on-column-position))
I just tested this successfully (but very briefly) in an experimental
instance of Emacs with Buffer-menu-use-header-line set to nil.
I am not sure whether it is worth developing this.
Incidentally, even though the keybinding appears as an echo area `tip'
when you move the mouse over a header line column heading,
Buffer-menu-mouse-select fails when Buffer-menu-use-header-line is set
to nil. It works fine when Buffer-menu-use-header-line is set to nil.
--
Robert J. Chassell
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- Re: buff-menu.el header line, (continued)
Re: buff-menu.el header line, Luc Teirlinck, 2004/11/18
- Re: buff-menu.el header line, Andreas Schwab, 2004/11/18
- Re: buff-menu.el header line, Kim F. Storm, 2004/11/19
- Re: buff-menu.el header line, Stephan Stahl, 2004/11/19
- Re: buff-menu.el header line, David Kastrup, 2004/11/19
- Re: buff-menu.el header line, Andreas Schwab, 2004/11/19
- Re: buff-menu.el header line, Stephan Stahl, 2004/11/19
- RE: buff-menu.el header line, Drew Adams, 2004/11/19
Re: buff-menu.el header line,
Robert J. Chassell <=
call-interactively: completion broken, Robert J. Chassell, 2004/11/21
Re: call-interactively: completion broken, Luc Teirlinck, 2004/11/21
Re: buff-menu.el header line, Richard Stallman, 2004/11/19
Re: buff-menu.el header line, Richard Stallman, 2004/11/19