Re: [BUG] widget-field-overlay becomes wrong

[Lars Hansen]

Per Abrahamsen wrote:

> I think the problem in the example is that the "menu-choice" widget is
> not "static text".  Whenever you make a new choice, the widget rewrite
> itself from scratch.   
Exactly. And that goes for editable text fields too. But never the less, 
text generated by :format is called "static text" in the manual.
I may be a good idea to avoid the term "static text"; it is misleading.

> The second part of your patch should be applied.
>  
We need changes in the first part as well because it is incorrect as it 
is now.
What about the attached rewrite without the term "static text"?

*** widget-1.26.texi    Thu Apr 29 21:25:30 2004
--- /home/lh/cvsroot/emacs/man/widget.texi      Wed Jul 14 08:52:33 2004
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*** 213,226 ****
  
  Editable text fields are created by the @code{editable-field} widget.
  
! An editable field must be surrounded by static text on both sides, that
! is, text that does not change in the lifetime of the widget.  If the
! field extends to the end of the line, the terminating line-feed character
! will count as the necessary static text on that end, but you will have
! to provide the static text before the field yourself.  The
! @code{:format} keyword is useful for generating the static text; for
! instance, if you give it a value of @code{"Name: %v"}, the "Name: " part
! will count as the static text.
  
  The editing text fields are highlighted with the
  @code{widget-field-face} face, making them easy to find.
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  Editable text fields are created by the @code{editable-field} widget.
  
! In an @code{editable-field} widget, the editable field is not allowed
! to be adjacent to a neighbouring widget, there must be some text in
! between.  This text must be part of the @code{editable-field} widget
! itself or inserted with @code{widget-insert}.  The @code{:format}
! keyword is useful for generating the necessary text; for instance, if
! you give it a value of @code{"Name: %v "}, the "Name: " part will
! provide the text before the field and the trailing space will provide
! the text after the field.  If no @code{:size} argument is given the
! field will extends to the end of the line, and then the terminating
! line-feed character will count as the necessary text after the field.
  
  The editing text fields are highlighted with the
  @code{widget-field-face} face, making them easy to find.
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    (widget-insert "Here is some documentation.\n\nName: ")
    (widget-create 'editable-field
                 :size 13
+                :format "%v " ; Static text after the field!
                 "My Name")
    (widget-create 'menu-choice
                 :tag "Choose"