From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Brendan Halpin Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: :Emacs Forms mode. Date: 07 Feb 2003 10:26:10 +0000 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1044613569 23097 80.91.224.249 (7 Feb 2003 10:26:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:26:09 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18h5hs-0005zq-00 for ; Fri, 07 Feb 2003 11:26:04 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18h5hW-0007Sq-0A for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2003 05:25:42 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!colt.net!peernews3.colt.net!newsfeed.stueberl.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!wivenhoe.staff8.ul.IE!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 26 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: wivenhoe.staff8.ul.ie (136.201.147.134) Original-X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1044613240 41455517 136.201.147.134 (16 [139789]) User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:109905 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:6410 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:6410 kaustuv writes: > I am trying to use emacs forms mode to create an addressbook. However I am > unable to enter the data in it. The moment I open a new recoed by C-c C-o > I get a screen as i expect, but for the fact that when i press tab to > move to fields to enter data in the them it simply takes me to the end of > this record. Is there some way instead of pressing tab to goto the desired > fiels and enter data? > > Also I noted if the fields in concern had already data in them (for e.g. > after I modified the data file manually) I could not only go to those > fields by pressing tab but also enter data by modifyin what was written > there. I am adding my address.el below. Can someone suggest what is going > wrong? > (setq forms-insert-after t) Commenting this out allows things to work. With it in, and an empty data file, forms-mode gets confused, trying to position the point after a non-existant entry. Is this a bug in forms mode? Brendan