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(kill-region): Detect read-only text by getting an error trying to delete it. Handle the cases where we can, and can't, get the killed text from the undo list with much the same code.

;;; gnus-eform.el --- a mode for editing forms for Gnus
;; Copyright (C) 1996,97 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Author: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <[e-mail]>
;; Keywords: news

;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.

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;;; Commentary:

;;; Code:

(require 'gnus)
(require 'gnus-win)

;;;
;;; Editing forms
;;;

(defgroup gnus-edit-form nil
  "A mode for editing forms."
  :group 'gnus)

(defcustom gnus-edit-form-mode-hook nil
  "Hook run in `gnus-edit-form-mode' buffers."
  :group 'gnus-edit-form
  :type 'hook)

(defcustom gnus-edit-form-menu-hook nil
  "Hook run when creating menus in `gnus-edit-form-mode' buffers."
  :group 'gnus-edit-form
  :type 'hook)

;;; Internal variables

(defvar gnus-edit-form-done-function nil)
(defvar gnus-edit-form-buffer "*Gnus edit form*")

(defvar gnus-edit-form-mode-map nil)
(unless gnus-edit-form-mode-map
  (setq gnus-edit-form-mode-map (copy-keymap emacs-lisp-mode-map))
  (gnus-define-keys gnus-edit-form-mode-map
    "\C-c\C-c" gnus-edit-form-done
    "\C-c\C-k" gnus-edit-form-exit))

(defun gnus-edit-form-make-menu-bar ()
  (unless (boundp 'gnus-edit-form-menu)
    (easy-menu-define
     gnus-edit-form-menu gnus-edit-form-mode-map ""
     '("Edit Form"
       ["Exit and save changes" gnus-edit-form-done t]
       ["Exit" gnus-edit-form-exit t]))
    (run-hooks 'gnus-edit-form-menu-hook)))

(defun gnus-edit-form-mode ()
  "Major mode for editing forms.
It is a slightly enhanced emacs-lisp-mode.

\\{gnus-edit-form-mode-map}"
  (interactive)
  (when (gnus-visual-p 'group-menu 'menu)
    (gnus-edit-form-make-menu-bar))
  (kill-all-local-variables)
  (setq major-mode 'gnus-edit-form-mode)
  (setq mode-name "Edit Form")
  (use-local-map gnus-edit-form-mode-map)
  (make-local-variable 'gnus-edit-form-done-function)
  (make-local-variable 'gnus-prev-winconf)
  (run-hooks 'gnus-edit-form-mode-hook))

(defun gnus-edit-form (form documentation exit-func)
  "Edit FORM in a new buffer.
Call EXIT-FUNC on exit.  Display DOCUMENTATION in the beginning
of the buffer."
  (let ((winconf (current-window-configuration)))
    (set-buffer (get-buffer-create gnus-edit-form-buffer))
    (gnus-configure-windows 'edit-form)
    (gnus-add-current-to-buffer-list)
    (gnus-edit-form-mode)
    (setq gnus-prev-winconf winconf)
    (setq gnus-edit-form-done-function exit-func)
    (erase-buffer)
    (insert documentation)
    (unless (bolp)
      (insert "\n"))
    (goto-char (point-min))
    (while (not (eobp))
      (insert ";;; ")
      (forward-line 1))
    (insert ";; Type `C-c C-c' after you've finished editing.\n")
    (insert "\n")
    (let ((p (point)))
      (pp form (current-buffer))
      (insert "\n")
      (goto-char p))))

(defun gnus-edit-form-done ()
  "Update changes and kill the current buffer."
  (interactive)
  (goto-char (point-min))
  (let ((form (read (current-buffer)))
	(func gnus-edit-form-done-function))
    (gnus-edit-form-exit)
    (funcall func form)))

(defun gnus-edit-form-exit ()
  "Kill the current buffer."
  (interactive)
  (let ((winconf gnus-prev-winconf))
    (kill-buffer (current-buffer))
    (set-window-configuration winconf)))

(provide 'gnus-eform)

;;; gnus-eform.el ends here