/* These macros perform columnar copy and paste. There are no need for */
/* these macros, since these operations are built in to ME. */


int col_id;

init()
{
  assign_key("col_copy",  3);      /* <CTRL> C */
  assign_key("col_paste", 16);     /* <CTRL> P */
  col_id = 0;
}

col_copy()
{
  int  line1, line2, col1, col2, width;
  int  old_id;
  string str, foo;

  line1 = marked_line();   col1 = marked_col();
  line2 = currlinenum();   col2 = currcol();

  if (col_id <= 0)  col_id = create_buffer("$col$.$$$");

  old_id = currbuf();
  width  = col2 - col1 + 1;
  goline(line1);  setcol(col1);

  while (currlinenum() <= line2)
  {
    str = substr(currline(), col1, width);
    setcurrbuf(col_id);
    gobol();
    insert(str);
    insert("\n");
    setcurrbuf(old_id);
    setcol(col1);  down();
  }

  clear_mark();
}

col_paste()
{
  int old_id;
  string str;

  old_id = currbuf();
  setcurrbuf(col_id);
  goline(1);  gobol();

  while (currlinenum() < lastlinenum())
  {
    str = currline();
    setcurrbuf(old_id);
    save_position();
    insert(str);
    restore_position();
    down();
    setcurrbuf(col_id);
    if (!down())  break;
  }

  setcurrbuf(old_id);
}