center-content-mode/center-content.el
larstvei 1db2c7bff6 Split into horizontal and vertical centering
Also remove forcibly redisplaing. Not sure it's necessary, so let's wait and
see if things break.
2024-09-14 23:42:16 +02:00

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;;; center-content.el --- Center buffer content horizontally and vertically -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
;;; Commentary:
;; This package provides a minor mode `center-content-mode' that centers the
;; content of the current buffer both horizontally and vertically.
;;; Code:
(require 'face-remap)
(defvar-local center-content--horizontal-overlay nil
"Overlay used to add left margin for horizontal centering.")
(defvar-local center-content--original-header-line-format nil
"Stores the original `header-line-format` to restore upon disabling.")
(defvar-local center-content--original-mode-line-format nil
"Stores the original `mode-line-format` to restore upon disabling.")
(defvar-local center-content--header-line-face-remap-cookie nil
"Cookie for the face remapping of `header-line`.")
(defun center-content--content-pixel-size ()
"Return the size of the content of the visible text in pixels."
(window-text-pixel-size (selected-window) (window-start) (window-end nil t)))
(defun center-content--calculate-left-margin (content-width)
"Calculate the left margin relative to CONTENT-WIDTH."
(let ((window-width (window-pixel-width))
(column-width (string-pixel-width " ")))
(/ (max 0 (- window-width content-width)) (* 2 column-width))))
(defun center-content--calculate-top-margin (content-height)
"Calculate the top margin relative to CONTENT-HEIGHT."
(let ((window-height (window-pixel-height))
(line-height (default-line-height)))
(/ (max 0 (- window-height content-height)) (* 2 line-height))))
(defun center-content--horizontal (content-width)
"Add overlay for horizontal centering relative to CONTENT-WIDTH."
(let* ((left-margin (center-content--calculate-left-margin content-width))
(overlay (make-overlay (point-min) (point-max)))
(space (propertize " " 'display `(space :width ,left-margin))))
(overlay-put overlay 'line-prefix space)
(setq center-content--horizontal-overlay overlay)))
(defun center-content--vertical (content-height)
"Add overlay for vertical centering relative to CONTENT-HEIGHT."
(let* ((top-margin (center-content--calculate-top-margin content-height)))
;; Save and remap the header-line face to match the default face
(setq center-content--original-header-line-format header-line-format)
(setq center-content--header-line-face-remap-cookie
(face-remap-add-relative 'header-line 'default))
(setq header-line-format (propertize " " 'display `(height ,top-margin)))))
(defun center-content--enable ()
"Enable horizontal and vertical centering of content."
(let* ((content-size (center-content--content-pixel-size)))
(center-content--horizontal (car content-size))
(center-content--vertical (cdr content-size))
(setq center-content--original-mode-line-format mode-line-format)
(setq mode-line-format nil)))
(defun center-content--disable ()
"Disable centering of content."
;; Remove horizontal centering overlay
(when (overlayp center-content--horizontal-overlay)
(delete-overlay center-content--horizontal-overlay)
(setq center-content--horizontal-overlay nil))
;; Restore the header-line face remapping
(when center-content--header-line-face-remap-cookie
(face-remap-remove-relative center-content--header-line-face-remap-cookie)
(setq center-content--header-line-face-remap-cookie nil))
;; Restore the header-line-format
(setq header-line-format center-content--original-header-line-format)
(setq center-content--original-mode-line-format nil)
;; Restore the original mode-line-format
(setq mode-line-format center-content--original-mode-line-format)
(setq center-content--original-header-line-format nil)
;; Force redisplay
(force-mode-line-update)
(redisplay))
;;;###autoload
(define-minor-mode center-content-mode
"Toggle horizontal and vertical centering of buffer content.
When enabled, the content of the buffer is centered both
horizontally and vertically within the window. The mode line is
hidden for a clean appearance."
:init-value nil
:global nil
:lighter nil ;; Remove the lighter to keep the mode line clean
(if center-content-mode
(center-content--enable)
(center-content--disable)))
(provide 'center-content)
;;; center-content.el ends here