+(defun gnus-make-predicate (spec)
+ "Transform SPEC into a function that can be called.
+SPEC is a predicate specifier that contains stuff like `or', `and',
+`not', lists and functions. The functions all take one parameter."
+ `(lambda (elem) ,(gnus-make-predicate-1 spec)))
+
+(defun gnus-make-predicate-1 (spec)
+ (cond
+ ((symbolp spec)
+ `(,spec elem))
+ ((listp spec)
+ (if (memq (car spec) '(or and not))
+ `(,(car spec) ,@(mapcar 'gnus-make-predicate-1 (cdr spec)))
+ (error "Invalid predicate specifier: %s" spec)))))
+
+(defun gnus-local-map-property (map)
+ "Return a list suitable for a text property list specifying keymap MAP."
+ (cond
+ ((featurep 'xemacs)
+ (list 'keymap map))
+ ((>= emacs-major-version 21)
+ (list 'keymap map))
+ (t
+ (list 'local-map map))))
+
+(defun gnus-completing-read (prompt table &optional predicate require-match
+ history)
+ (when (and history
+ (not (boundp history)))
+ (set history nil))
+ (completing-read
+ (if (symbol-value history)
+ (concat prompt " (" (car (symbol-value history)) "): ")
+ (concat prompt ": "))
+ table
+ predicate
+ require-match
+ nil
+ history
+ (car (symbol-value history))))
+
+(defun gnus-graphic-display-p ()
+ (or (and (fboundp 'display-graphic-p)
+ (display-graphic-p))
+ ;;;!!!This is bogus. Fixme!
+ (and (featurep 'xemacs)
+ t)))
+
+(put 'gnus-parse-without-error 'lisp-indent-function 0)
+(put 'gnus-parse-without-error 'edebug-form-spec '(body))
+
+(defmacro gnus-parse-without-error (&rest body)
+ "Allow continuing onto the next line even if an error occurs."
+ `(while (not (eobp))
+ (condition-case ()
+ (progn
+ ,@body
+ (goto-char (point-max)))
+ (error
+ (gnus-error 4 "Invalid data on line %d"
+ (count-lines (point-min) (point)))
+ (forward-line 1)))))
+
+(defun gnus-cache-file-contents (file variable function)
+ "Cache the contents of FILE in VARIABLE. The contents come from FUNCTION."
+ (let ((time (nth 5 (file-attributes file)))
+ contents value)
+ (if (or (null (setq value (symbol-value variable)))
+ (not (equal (car value) file))
+ (not (equal (nth 1 value) time)))
+ (progn
+ (setq contents (funcall function file))
+ (set variable (list file time contents))
+ contents)
+ (nth 2 value))))
+
+(defun gnus-multiple-choice (prompt choice &optional idx)
+ "Ask user a multiple choice question.
+CHOICE is a list of the choice char and help message at IDX."
+ (let (tchar buf)
+ (save-window-excursion
+ (save-excursion
+ (while (not tchar)
+ (message "%s (%s?): "
+ prompt
+ (mapconcat (lambda (s) (char-to-string (car s)))
+ choice ""))
+ (setq tchar (read-char))
+ (when (not (assq tchar choice))
+ (setq tchar nil)
+ (setq buf (get-buffer-create "*Gnus Help*"))
+ (pop-to-buffer buf)
+ (fundamental-mode) ; for Emacs 20.4+
+ (buffer-disable-undo)
+ (erase-buffer)
+ (insert prompt ":\n\n")
+ (let ((max -1)
+ (list choice)
+ (alist choice)
+ (idx (or idx 1))
+ (i 0)
+ n width pad format)
+ ;; find the longest string to display
+ (while list
+ (setq n (length (nth idx (car list))))
+ (unless (> max n)
+ (setq max n))
+ (setq list (cdr list)))
+ (setq max (+ max 4)) ; %c, `:', SPACE, a SPACE at end
+ (setq n (/ (1- (window-width)) max)) ; items per line
+ (setq width (/ (1- (window-width)) n)) ; width of each item
+ ;; insert `n' items, each in a field of width `width'
+ (while alist
+ (if (< i n)
+ ()
+ (setq i 0)
+ (delete-char -1) ; the `\n' takes a char
+ (insert "\n"))
+ (setq pad (- width 3))
+ (setq format (concat "%c: %-" (int-to-string pad) "s"))
+ (insert (format format (caar alist) (nth idx (car alist))))
+ (setq alist (cdr alist))
+ (setq i (1+ i))))))))
+ (if (buffer-live-p buf)
+ (kill-buffer buf))
+ tchar))
+