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Re: use new custom group to adjust ascii files
From: |
Fabian Braennstroem |
Subject: |
Re: use new custom group to adjust ascii files |
Date: |
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:24:04 +0200 |
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slrn/0.9.8.1pl1 (Debian) |
* Lennart Borgman (gmail) <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Fabian Braennstroem wrote:
>> Hi Lennart,
>>
>> * Lennart Borgman (gmail) <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Fabian Braennstroem wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I wonder, if emacs' customize group buffer 'mode' can be
>>>> used as a simple gui to adjust some ascii files!?
>>>> I.e. the ascii files are used for configuration of a
>>>> different external program. Would be nice, if anyone has
>>>> a suggestion!
>>>> Thanks!
>>> Hi Fabian
>>>
>>> You probably want to look at Emacs widgets. In Emacs 22 or later do
>>>
>>> C-h i
>>>
>>> and then search for "widget".
>>
>> Thanks for the hint! Looks nice, though I did not understand
>> howto get the right x11 feeling into it... I'll try it out
>> in the next days.
>
>
> Emacs widgets looks like what you see in Custom buffers. However the
> internal API for widgets are such that they can be replaced by for
> example xwidgets or something similar if someone some day finds the time
> to do it.
Thanks for the info!
Greetings!
Fabian