Example of how to handle multi-line records in Emacs forms mode (i.e. using forms.el) ?

Example of how to handle multi-line records in Emacs forms mode (i.e. using forms.el) ?

[Niall Mansfield]

Is it possible to handle multi-line records using Emacs forms mode?

For example, how would you handle something like this:

	Title: GNU Emacs Manual
	Author: Richard M. Stallman
	Publisher: FSF
	Location: home

	Title: The Colour of Magic
	Author: Terry Pratchett
	Location: loaned

	Title: Mio Cid
	Author: Anonymous
	Location: home

	Title: chapters.gnu.org administration guide
	Author: Nacho Gonzalez
	Author: Jose E. Marchesi
	Location: unknown

(which is taken from a tutorial example for GNU recutils).

I ask because the Forms Mode User's Manual
(https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/forms.html)
talks of "multi-line fields" ("Fields may contain text which
shows up in the forms in multiple lines") but I can't see
how to handle multi-line records.

	Thanks,
	Niall

Re: Example of how to handle multi-line records in Emacs forms mode (i.e. using forms.el) ?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:30:32 +0100
> From: Niall Mansfield <gnu@barg.org.uk>
> 
> Is it possible to handle multi-line records using Emacs forms mode?
> 
> For example, how would you handle something like this:
> 
> 	Title: GNU Emacs Manual
> 	Author: Richard M. Stallman
> 	Publisher: FSF
> 	Location: home
> 
> 	Title: The Colour of Magic
> 	Author: Terry Pratchett
> 	Location: loaned
> 
> 	Title: Mio Cid
> 	Author: Anonymous
> 	Location: home
> 
> 	Title: chapters.gnu.org administration guide
> 	Author: Nacho Gonzalez
> 	Author: Jose E. Marchesi
> 	Location: unknown
> 
> (which is taken from a tutorial example for GNU recutils).
> 
> I ask because the Forms Mode User's Manual
> (https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/forms.html)
> talks of "multi-line fields" ("Fields may contain text which
> shows up in the forms in multiple lines") but I can't see
> how to handle multi-line records.

Embed literal ^J characters in the text?

Re: Example of how to handle multi-line records in Emacs forms mode (i.e. using forms.el) ?

[Jude DaShiell]

I wonder would line wrap work on such content?


--
 Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com>
 "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo.
 Please use in that order."
 Ed Howdershelt 1940.

On Mon, 1 Jul 2024, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> > Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:30:32 +0100
> > From: Niall Mansfield <gnu@barg.org.uk>
> >
> > Is it possible to handle multi-line records using Emacs forms mode?
> >
> > For example, how would you handle something like this:
> >
> > 	Title: GNU Emacs Manual
> > 	Author: Richard M. Stallman
> > 	Publisher: FSF
> > 	Location: home
> >
> > 	Title: The Colour of Magic
> > 	Author: Terry Pratchett
> > 	Location: loaned
> >
> > 	Title: Mio Cid
> > 	Author: Anonymous
> > 	Location: home
> >
> > 	Title: chapters.gnu.org administration guide
> > 	Author: Nacho Gonzalez
> > 	Author: Jose E. Marchesi
> > 	Location: unknown
> >
> > (which is taken from a tutorial example for GNU recutils).
> >
> > I ask because the Forms Mode User's Manual
> > (https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/forms.html)
> > talks of "multi-line fields" ("Fields may contain text which
> > shows up in the forms in multiple lines") but I can't see
> > how to handle multi-line records.
>
> Embed literal ^J characters in the text?
>
>