;; The latest development version and helpful notes are available at
;; http://myriadicity.net/Sundry/EmacsAllout .
;;
-;; The outline menubar additions provide quick reference to many of
-;; the features, and see the docstring of the variable `allout-init'
-;; for instructions on priming your Emacs session for automatic
-;; activation of allout-mode.
-;;
-;; See the docstring of the variables `allout-layout' and
+;; The outline menubar additions provide quick reference to many of the
+;; features. See the docstring of the variables `allout-layout' and
;; `allout-auto-activation' for details on automatic activation of
-;; `allout-mode' as a minor mode. (It has changed since allout
-;; 3.x, for those of you that depend on the old method.)
+;; `allout-mode' as a minor mode. (`allout-init' is deprecated in favor of
+;; a purely customization-based method.)
;;
;; Note -- the lines beginning with `;;;_' are outline topic headers.
-;; Just `ESC-x eval-buffer' to give it a whirl.
+;; Customize `allout-auto-activation' to enable, then revisit this
+;; buffer to give it a whirl.
;; ken manheimer (ken dot manheimer at gmail dot com)
:set 'allout-compose-and-institute-keymap
)
+;;;_ > allout-auto-activation-helper (var value)
+;;;###autoload
+(defun allout-auto-activation-helper (var value)
+ "Institute `allout-auto-activation'.
+
+Intended to be used as the `allout-auto-activation' :set function."
+ (set-default var value)
+ (allout-setup))
+;;;_ > allout-setup ()
+;;;###autoload
+(defun allout-setup ()
+ "Do fundamental emacs session for allout auto-activation.
+
+Establishes allout processing as part of visiting a file if
+`allout-auto-activation' is non-nil, or removes it otherwise.
+
+The proper way to use this is through customizing the setting of
+`allout-auto-activation'."
+ (if (not allout-auto-activation)
+ (remove-hook 'find-file-hook 'allout-find-file-hook)
+ (add-hook 'find-file-hook 'allout-find-file-hook)))
;;;_ = allout-auto-activation
+;;;###autoload
(defcustom allout-auto-activation nil
- "Regulates auto-activation modality of allout outlines -- see `allout-init'.
+ "Configure allout outline mode auto-activation.
-Setq-default by `allout-init' to regulate whether or not allout
-outline mode is automatically activated when the buffer-specific
-variable `allout-layout' is non-nil, and whether or not the layout
-dictated by `allout-layout' should be imposed on mode activation.
+Control whether and how allout outline mode is automatically
+activated when files are visited with non-nil buffer-specific
+file variable `allout-layout'.
-With value t, auto-mode-activation and auto-layout are enabled.
-\(This also depends on `allout-find-file-hook' being installed in
-`find-file-hook', which is also done by `allout-init'.)
+When allout-auto-activation is \"On\" \(t), allout mode is
+activated in buffers with non-nil `allout-layout', and the
+specified layout is applied.
-With value `ask', auto-mode-activation is enabled, and endorsement for
+With value \"ask\", auto-mode-activation is enabled, and endorsement for
performing auto-layout is asked of the user each time.
-With value `activate', only auto-mode-activation is enabled,
-auto-layout is not.
+With value \"activate\", only auto-mode-activation is enabled.
+Auto-layout is not.
With value nil, neither auto-mode-activation nor auto-layout are
-enabled.
-
-See the docstring for `allout-init' for the proper interface to
-this variable."
+enabled, and allout auto-activation processing is removed from
+file visiting activities."
+ :set 'allout-auto-activation-helper
:type '(choice (const :tag "On" t)
(const :tag "Ask about layout" "ask")
(const :tag "Mode only" "activate")
(const :tag "Off" nil))
:group 'allout)
+(allout-setup)
;;;_ = allout-default-layout
(defcustom allout-default-layout '(-2 : 0)
"Default allout outline layout specification.
A list value specifies a default layout for the current buffer,
to be applied upon activation of `allout-mode'. Any non-nil
value will automatically trigger `allout-mode', provided
-`allout-init' has been called to enable this behavior.
+`allout-auto-activation' has been customized to enable it.
The types of elements in the layout specification are:
(defvar allout-layout nil ; LEAVE GLOBAL VALUE NIL -- see docstring.
"Buffer-specific setting for allout layout.
-In buffers where this is non-nil (and if `allout-init' has been run, to
-enable this behavior), `allout-mode' will be automatically activated. The
-layout dictated by the value will be used to set the initial exposure when
-`allout-mode' is activated.
+In buffers where this is non-nil \(and if `allout-auto-activation'
+has been customized to enable this behavior), `allout-mode' will be
+automatically activated. The layout dictated by the value will be used to
+set the initial exposure when `allout-mode' is activated.
\*You should not setq-default this variable non-nil unless you want every
visited file to be treated as an allout file.*
;;;End:
dictate activation of `allout-mode' mode when the file is visited
-\(presuming allout-init was already run), followed by the
-equivalent of `(allout-expose-topic 0 : -1 -1 0)'. (This is
-the layout used for the allout.el source file.)
+\(presuming proper `allout-auto-activation' customization),
+followed by the equivalent of `(allout-expose-topic 0 : -1 -1 0)'.
+\(This is the layout used for the allout.el source file.)
`allout-default-layout' describes the specification format.
`allout-layout' can additionally have the value `t', in which
(defvar allout-after-copy-or-kill-hook nil
"*Hook that's run after copying outline text.
-Functions on the hook should take two arguments:
-
- START, END -- integers indicating the span containing the copied text.")
+Functions on the hook should not take any arguments.")
;;;_ = allout-outside-normal-auto-fill-function
(defvar allout-outside-normal-auto-fill-function nil
"Value of normal-auto-fill-function outside of allout mode.
"If t, `allout-mode's last deactivation was deliberate.
So `allout-post-command-business' should not reactivate it...")
(make-variable-buffer-local 'allout-explicitly-deactivated)
-;;;_ > allout-init (&optional mode)
-(defun allout-init (&optional mode)
- "Prime `allout-mode' to enable/disable auto-activation, wrt `allout-layout'.
-
-MODE is one of the following symbols:
-
- - nil (or no argument) deactivate auto-activation/layout;
- - `activate', enable auto-activation only;
- - `ask', enable auto-activation, and enable auto-layout but with
- confirmation for layout operation solicited from user each time;
- - `report', just report and return the current auto-activation state;
- - anything else (eg, t) for auto-activation and auto-layout, without
- any confirmation check.
-
-Use this function to setup your Emacs session for automatic activation
-of allout outline mode, contingent to the buffer-specific setting of
-the `allout-layout' variable. (See `allout-layout' and
-`allout-expose-topic' docstrings for more details on auto layout).
-
-`allout-init' works by setting up (or removing) the `allout-mode'
-find-file-hook, and giving `allout-auto-activation' a suitable
-setting.
-
-To prime your Emacs session for full auto-outline operation, include
-the following two lines in your Emacs init file:
-
-\(require 'allout)
-\(allout-init t)"
-
- (interactive)
- (if (allout-called-interactively-p)
- (progn
- (setq mode
- (completing-read
- (concat "Select outline auto setup mode "
- "(empty for report, ? for options) ")
- '(("nil")("full")("activate")("deactivate")
- ("ask") ("report") (""))
- nil
- t))
- (if (string= mode "")
- (setq mode 'report)
- (setq mode (intern-soft mode)))))
- (let
- ;; convenience aliases, for consistent ref to respective vars:
- ((hook 'allout-find-file-hook)
- (find-file-hook-var-name (if (boundp 'find-file-hook)
- 'find-file-hook
- 'find-file-hooks))
- (curr-mode 'allout-auto-activation))
-
- (cond ((not mode)
- (set find-file-hook-var-name
- (delq hook (symbol-value find-file-hook-var-name)))
- (if (allout-called-interactively-p)
- (message "Allout outline mode auto-activation inhibited.")))
- ((eq mode 'report)
- (if (not (memq hook (symbol-value find-file-hook-var-name)))
- (allout-init nil)
- ;; Just punt and use the reports from each of the modes:
- (allout-init (symbol-value curr-mode))))
- (t (add-hook find-file-hook-var-name hook)
- (set curr-mode ; `set', not `setq'!
- (cond ((eq mode 'activate)
- (message
- "Outline mode auto-activation enabled.")
- 'activate)
- ((eq mode 'report)
- ;; Return the current mode setting:
- (allout-init mode))
- ((eq mode 'ask)
- (message
- (concat "Outline mode auto-activation and "
- "-layout (upon confirmation) enabled."))
- 'ask)
- ((message
- "Outline mode auto-activation and -layout enabled.")
- 'full)))))))
+;;;_ > allout-init (mode)
+(defun allout-init (mode)
+ "DEPRECATED - configure allout activation by customizing
+`allout-auto-activation'. This function remains around, limited
+from what it did before, for backwards compatability.
+
+MODE is the activation mode - see `allout-auto-activation' for
+valid values."
+
+ (custom-set-variables (list 'allout-auto-activation (format "%s" mode)))
+ (format "%s" mode))
+(make-obsolete 'allout-init
+ "customize 'allout-auto-activation' instead." "23.3")
;;;_ > allout-setup-menubar ()
(defun allout-setup-menubar ()
"Populate the current buffer's menubar with `allout-mode' stuff."
Below is a description of the key bindings, and then description
of special `allout-mode' features and terminology. See also the
outline menubar additions for quick reference to many of the
-features, and see the docstring of the function `allout-init' for
-instructions on priming your emacs session for automatic
-activation of `allout-mode'.
+features. Customize `allout-auto-activation' to prepare your
+emacs session for automatic activation of `allout-mode'.
The bindings are those listed in `allout-prefixed-keybindings'
and `allout-unprefixed-keybindings'. We recommend customizing
Like above 'copy-exposed', but convert topic
prefixes to section.subsection... numeric
format.
-\\[eval-expression] (allout-init t) Setup Emacs session for outline mode
+\\[customize-variable] allout-auto-activation
+ Prepare Emacs session for allout outline mode
auto-activation.
Topic Encryption
(when (and allout-layout
allout-auto-activation
use-layout
- (and (not (eq allout-auto-activation 'activate))
- (if (eq allout-auto-activation 'ask)
+ (and (not (string= allout-auto-activation "activate"))
+ (if (string= allout-auto-activation "ask")
(if (y-or-n-p (format "Expose %s with layout '%s'? "
(buffer-name)
use-layout))
(defun allout-find-file-hook ()
"Activate `allout-mode' on non-nil `allout-auto-activation', `allout-layout'.
-See `allout-init' for setup instructions."
+See `allout-auto-activation' for setup instructions."
(if (and allout-auto-activation
(not (allout-mode-p))
allout-layout)
(if (and (not beg-hidden) (not end-hidden))
(allout-unprotected (kill-line arg))
(kill-line arg))
- (run-hook-with-args 'allout-after-copy-or-kill-hook beg end)
+ (run-hooks 'allout-after-copy-or-kill-hook)
(allout-deannotate-hidden beg end)
(if allout-numbered-bullet
(unwind-protect ; for possible barf-if-buffer-read-only.
(allout-unprotected (kill-region beg end))
(allout-deannotate-hidden beg end)
- (run-hook-with-args 'allout-after-copy-or-kill-hook beg end)
+ (run-hooks 'allout-after-copy-or-kill-hook)
(save-excursion
(allout-renumber-to-depth depth))
(allout-unprotected
(let ((inhibit-read-only t)
(buffer-undo-list t))
- (remove-text-properties begin end '(allout-was-hidden t)))))
+ (remove-text-properties begin (min end (point-max))
+ '(allout-was-hidden t)))))
;;;_ > allout-hide-by-annotation (begin end)
(defun allout-hide-by-annotation (begin end)
"Translate text properties indicating exposure status into actual exposure."
(defun outlineify-sticky (&optional arg)
"Activate outline mode and establish file var so it is started subsequently.
-See doc-string for `allout-layout' and `allout-init' for details on
-setup for auto-startup."
+See `allout-layout' and customization of `allout-auto-activation'
+for details on preparing emacs for automatic allout activation."
(interactive "P")