emf(9)

SYNOPSIS

emf - MicroEmacs Macro File

FILES

hkemf.emf - MicroEmacs Macro File hook definition
eaf.etf - Abbreviation file
emf.etf - Template file

EXTENSIONS

.emf - MicroEmacs Macro File

DESCRIPTION

The emf file type template handles the hilighting of MicroEmacs macro files.

General Editing


On creating a new file, a new header is automatically included into the file. time(2m) is by default enabled, allowing the modification time-stamp to be maintained in the header.

Hilighting


The hilighting features allow commands, variables, logical, comments, strings and characters of the language to be differentiated and rendered in different colors.

Auto Layout


The indentation mechanism is enabled which performs performs automatic layout of the text. restyle-region(3) and restyle-buffer(3) are available to reformat (re-layout) selected sections of the buffer, or the whole buffer, respectively.

Tags


A C-tags file may be generated within the editor using the Tools -> Emf-Tools -> Create Tag File. find-tag(2) takes the user to the file using the tag information.

Folding and Information Hiding


Generic folding is enabled within the emf files. The folds occur about define-macro and !emacro text located on the left-hand margin. collapse-all(3) (un)folds all regions in the file, collapse-current(3) (un)folds the current region.

Navigation via Item List


The Emf macro mode offers beside folding as well support for displaying an outline of the functions and help definitions of the Macro file for easy navigation using the item-list(3) command.

Abbreviations


The installation comes with a default abbreviation file for MicroEmacs macro file editing which can be used by writing short abbreviations like "!w" (while), "!i" (if) or "de" (define-macro)- and then pressing the key-binding for the expand-abbrev-handle(3) command. The list of abbreviations can be used interactively in the GUI version of MicroEmacs using the abbrev-list(3) command.

Short Cuts


The short cut keys used within the buffer are:-

C-c C-c - Comment out the current line.
C-c C-d - Uncomment the current line.
C-c esc esc - Command complete.
A-C-i - Restyle the current region.
f2 - (un)fold the current region
f3 - (un)fold all regions
f6 - List items.
esc f6 - Close item list,

BUGS

No bugs reported

SEE ALSO

abbrev-list(3), collapse-all(3), collapse-current(3), emftags(3f), expand-abbrev-handle(3), find-tag(2), indent(2), item-list(3), restyle-buffer(3), restyle-region(3), time(2m).

Supported File Types

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Last Modified: 2025/08/28
Generated On: 2025/09/29