From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jean Louis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Adding major-mode selection to new buffer Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:21:18 +0300 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="30456"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Mutt/+ () (2022-05-21) Cc: Help Gnu Emacs To: carlmarcos@tutanota.com Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 28 12:27:27 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1o68RK-0007nu-He for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:27:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37576 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1o68RJ-0008Qz-EA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:27:25 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:52250) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1o68MQ-0001GV-Py for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:22:25 -0400 Original-Received: from stw1.rcdrun.com ([217.170.207.13]:60779) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1o68ML-0000Ko-GH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:22:22 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([::ffff:197.239.7.68]) (AUTH: PLAIN admin, TLS: TLS1.3,256bits,ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) by stw1.rcdrun.com with ESMTPSA id 0000000000087C53.0000000062BAD637.00002E62; Tue, 28 Jun 2022 03:21:42 -0700 Mail-Followup-To: carlmarcos@tutanota.com, Help Gnu Emacs Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=217.170.207.13; envelope-from=bugs@gnu.support; helo=stw1.rcdrun.com X-Spam_score_int: -17 X-Spam_score: -1.8 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_SBL=0.141, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01, T_SPF_HELO_TEMPERROR=0.01 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:138154 Archived-At: * carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [2022-06-28 01:51]: > With the following function I can make a new buffer with a name.  Would also > like to set the major-mode from the minibuffer. > > Perhaps using `completing-read` > > (cseq '("sh-mode" "emacs-lisp-mode" "org-mode" "f90-mode" "c-mode" )) > (csel  (completing-read "Major Mode: " cseq nil t "org-mode")) > > How can I introduce the above functionality in the `workbench' function? > > (defun workbench (&optional name) >   "Make new buffer with unique name based on NAME." >   (interactive "s Buffer Name: ") >   (switch-to-buffer >    (generate-new-buffer >     (if (string-blank-p name) "wb" name)))) I am using this below to open up new temporary buffers with name assigned or with automatic name, and with the possibility to choose the major mode. {C-u M-x rcd-temp-buffer RET} will ask for mode to be used {M-x rcd-temp-buffer RET}} will open new temporary buffer {M-x rcd-temp-buffer RET}} will open new temporary buffer {M-x rcd-temp-buffer-ask-name RET} will ask for buffer name {C-u M-x rcd-temp-buffer-ask-name RET} will ask for buffer name and for the mode Code: (defvar rcd-temp-buffer-name "RCD TEMPORARY BUFFER") (defvar rcd-temp-file-directory "~/tmp/") (defvar rcd-temp-buffer-mode-history nil) (defvar rcd-temp-buffer-modes '(("adoc-mode" . "adoc") ("emacs-lisp-mode" . "el") ("lisp-mode" . ".lisp") ("markdown-mode" . ".md") ("org-mode" . "org") ("sql-mode" . "sql") ("fundamental-mode" . "txt") ("html-mode" . "html"))) (defun rcd-temp-buffer (&optional name mode) "Generate new temporary buffer." (interactive "p") (let* ((format (concat "*" rcd-temp-buffer-name "%s%s*")) (buffer (if name (format format ": " name) (format format "" ""))) (file-name (concat rcd-temp-file-directory (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S.txt")))) (switch-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer buffer)) (setq buffer-file-name file-name) (if current-prefix-arg (let* ((mode (completing-read "Mode: " (map-keys rcd-temp-buffer-modes) nil t nil 'rcd-temp-buffer-mode-history))) (funcall (intern mode))) (funcall (intern (or mode "fundamental-mode")))) buffer-file-name)) (defun rcd-temp-buffer-ask-name () "Generate new temporary buffer by asking for buffer name." (interactive) (rcd-temp-buffer (read-from-minibuffer "Buffer name: "))) (global-set-key (kbd "") #'rcd-temp-buffer) -- Jean Take action in Free Software Foundation campaigns: https://www.fsf.org/campaigns In support of Richard M. Stallman https://stallmansupport.org/