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Forms mode is an Emacs major mode for working with simple textual data bases in a forms-oriented manner. In Forms mode, the information in these files is presented in an Emacs window in a user-defined format, one record at a time. The user can view records or modify their contents.
Forms mode is not a simple major mode, but requires two files to do its job: a control file and a data file. The data file holds the actual data to be presented. The control file describes how to present it.
| 1. Forms Example | An example: editing the password data base. | |
| 2. Entering and Exiting Forms Mode | How to visit a file in Forms mode. | |
| 3. Forms Commands | Special commands to use while in Forms mode. | |
| 4. Data File Format | How to format the data file. | |
| 5. Control File Format | How to control forms mode. | |
| 6. The Format Description | How to define the forms layout. | |
| 7. Modifying The Forms Contents | How to modify. | |
| 8. Miscellaneous | Forms mode messages and other remarks. | |
| 9. Error Messages | List of error messages forms mode can produce. | |
| 10. Long Example | A more complex control file example. | |
| 11. Credits | Thanks everyone. | |
| Index | Index to this manual. |
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