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Re: Interactively edit a list of strings
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Ben Bacarisse |
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Re: Interactively edit a list of strings |
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Mon, 23 Jul 2018 02:05:57 +0100 |
Joe Riel <joer@san.rr.com> writes:
> Am looking for a good way to interactively edit a list of strings,
> that is, to allow the user to selectively delete strings from the list.
> Any suggestions on how to implement this?
>
> My first thought is to write each string on a separate line in a
> temporary buffer, allow the user to edit that, then reassemble the
> buffer into a list, however, that isn't ideal, it allows too much
> freedom to modify the content. I could restrict the allowable
> commands to deleting lines, but am wondering if there is a better way.
You might consider using widgets:
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/widget.html
You could write the strings as an "editable-list" widget without the
[INS] buttons so only a [DEL] button available.
--
Ben.
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