legalnonsense / coordinate.el

Buffer editing using col and row coordinates.

coordinate.el

Provides convenience functions for editing the buffer through col and row coordinates. This libary is designed with games in mind but can be used for anything that requires editing of the buffer using col and row coordinates.

Usage

Function	Use
coordinate-initialize-view-area	Initializes a rectangular area for drawing using the other coordinate.el functions
coordinate-current-col	Returns the current column at point position. Has an index of 0
coordinate-current-row	Returns the current row at point position. Has an index of 0
coordinate-position-point-at	Moves the point at the given column and row coordinates
coordinate-place-char-at	Places a single character at the given column and row coordinates. Can accept text attributes
coordinate-place-string-at-area	Places a whole string at the given column and row coordinates. Can accept text attributes
coordinate-place-char-at-area	Places a single character at the given colmun and row coordinates. The character is repeated until it fills the given width and height of the area. Can accept text attributes.
coordinate-get-char-at	Gets the character at the given position
coordinate-set-text-property-at	Sets the text property at the given column and row coordinates
coordinate-get-text-property-at	Gets the text property at the given column and row coordinates
coordinate-remove-text-propert-at	Removes all text properties at the given column and row coordinates

Examples

Currently used by tic-tac-toe-improved.

Notes

This library is under development.