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 3 Forms Commands
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 The commands of Forms mode belong to the ‘C-c’ prefix, with one
 exception: <TAB>, which moves to the next field.  Forms mode uses
 different key maps for normal mode and read-only mode.  In read-only
 Forms mode, you can access most of the commands without the ‘C-c’
 prefix, but you must type ordinary letters instead of control
 characters; for example, type ‘n’ instead of ‘C-c C-n’.
 
    If your Emacs has been built with X-toolkit support, Forms mode will
 provide its own menu with a number of Forms mode commands.
 
 ‘C-c C-n’
      Show the next record (‘forms-next-record’).  With a numeric
      argument N, show the Nth next record.
 
 ‘C-c C-p’
      Show the previous record (‘forms-prev-record’).  With a numeric
      argument N, show the Nth previous record.
 
 ‘C-c C-l’
      Jump to a record by number (‘forms-jump-record’).  Specify the
      record number with a numeric argument.
 
 ‘C-c <’
      Jump to the first record (‘forms-first-record’).
 
 ‘C-c >’
      Jump to the last record (‘forms-last-record’).  This command also
      recalculates the number of records in the data file.
 
 ‘<TAB>’
 ‘C-c <TAB>’
      Jump to the next field in the current record (‘forms-next-field’).
      With a numeric argument N, jump forward N fields.  If this command
      would move past the last field, it wraps around to the first field.
 
 ‘C-c C-q’
      Toggles read-only mode (‘forms-toggle-read-only’).  In read-only
      Forms mode, you cannot edit the fields; most Forms mode commands
      can be accessed without the prefix ‘C-c’ if you use the normal
      letter instead (for example, type ‘n’ instead of ‘C-c C-n’).  In
      edit mode, you can edit the fields and thus change the contents of
      the data base; you must begin Forms mode commands with ‘C-c’.
      Switching to edit mode is allowed only if you have write access to
      the data file.
 
 ‘C-c C-o’
      Create a new record and insert it before the current record
      (‘forms-insert-record’).  It starts out with empty (or default)
      contents for its fields; you can then edit the fields.  With a
      numeric argument, the new record is created _after_ the current
      one.  See also ‘forms-modified-record-filter’ in Modifying
      Forms Contents.
 
 ‘C-c C-k’
      Delete the current record (‘forms-delete-record’).  You are
      prompted for confirmation before the record is deleted unless a
      numeric argument has been provided.
 
 ‘C-c C-s REGEXP <RET>’
      Search forward for REGEXP in all records following this one
      (‘forms-search-forward’).  If found, this record is shown.  If you
      give an empty argument, the previous regexp is used again.
 
 ‘C-c C-r REGEXP <RET>’
      Search backward for REGEXP in all records following this one
      (‘forms-search-backward’).  If found, this record is shown.  If you
      give an empty argument, the previous regexp is used again.
 
 ‘M-x forms-prev-field’
      Similar to ‘forms-next-field’ but moves backwards.
 
 ‘M-x forms-save-buffer’
 ‘C-x C-s’
      Forms mode replacement for ‘save-buffer’.  When executed in the
      forms buffer it will save the contents of the (modified) data
      buffer instead.  In Forms mode this function will be bound to ‘C-x
      C-s’.
 
 ‘M-x forms-print’
      This command can be used to make a formatted print of the contents
      of the data file.
 
    In addition the command ‘M-x revert-buffer’ is useful in Forms mode
 just as in other modes.
 
    The following function key definitions are set up in Forms mode
 (whether read-only or not):
 
 ‘next’
      forms-next-record
 
 ‘prior’
      forms-prev-record
 
 ‘begin’
      forms-first-record
 
 ‘end’
      forms-last-record
 
 ‘S-Tab’
      forms-prev-field
 

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