generic list/select interface

generic list/select interface

[Joe Corneli]

I have some data structure that is similar to the list of buffers.  Is
the easiest way for me to make a selection interface for this list to
modify the code from buff-menu.el or is there some "more generic"
selection interface that would be a better starting place?

Re: generic list/select interface

[Pascal Bourguignon]

Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu> writes:

> I have some data structure that is similar to the list of buffers.  Is
> the easiest way for me to make a selection interface for this list to
> modify the code from buff-menu.el or is there some "more generic"
> selection interface that would be a better starting place?

Have a look at completing-read

Note that when you type TAB during a completing-read, it displays all
the available completions.


(completing-read "What? " '("Apple" "Orange" "Watermelon" "Melon" "Banana"))


-- 
__Pascal Bourguignon__                     http://www.informatimago.com/

Re: generic list/select interface

[Joe Corneli]

   Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu> writes:

   > I have some data structure that is similar to the list of buffers.  Is
   > the easiest way for me to make a selection interface for this list to
   > modify the code from buff-menu.el or is there some "more generic"
   > selection interface that would be a better starting place?

   Have a look at completing-read

   Note that when you type TAB during a completing-read, it displays all
   the available completions.

The data I am working with is fairly "rich" and completing-read does
not seem right for this sort of data.  I like the idea of having
several columns with different data fields in them, as in the Buffer
List.

Re: generic list/select interface

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu> writes:

> several columns with different data fields in them,
> as in the Buffer List.

for temporary data, see `Electric-command-loop' and its
primary client, `electric-buffer-list'.  (there are many
other buffer-selection libraries to browse as well.)

for persistent data, see "Summary" support in EDB.  aside
from the examples/ subdir, skram/ may also be interesting.

thi

Re: generic list/select interface

[Stefan Monnier]

>> several columns with different data fields in them,
>> as in the Buffer List.

> for temporary data, see `Electric-command-loop' and its
> primary client, `electric-buffer-list'.  (there are many
> other buffer-selection libraries to browse as well.)

> for persistent data, see "Summary" support in EDB.  aside
> from the examples/ subdir, skram/ may also be interesting.

Maybe Emacs-21's ewoc.el is also relevant (it's used by PCL-CVS).


        Stefan