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+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:	Debian Changelog
+" Maintainer:	Michael Piefel <piefel@informatik.hu-berlin.de>
+" Last Change:	23 March 2004
+
+if exists("g:did_changelog_ftplugin")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Don't load another plugin (this is global)
+let g:did_changelog_ftplugin = 1
+
+" Helper functions returning various data.
+" Returns full name, either from $DEBFULLNAME or debianfullname.
+" TODO Is there a way to determine name from anywhere else?
+function <SID>FullName()
+    if exists("$DEBFULLNAME")
+	return $DEBFULLNAME
+    elseif exists("g:debianfullname")
+	return g:debianfullname
+    else
+	return "Your Name"
+    endif
+endfunction
+
+" Returns email address, from $DEBEMAIL, $EMAIL or debianemail.
+function <SID>Email()
+    if exists("$DEBEMAIL")
+	return $DEBEMAIL
+    elseif exists("$EMAIL")
+	return $EMAIL
+    elseif exists("g:debianemail")
+	return g:debianfullemail
+    else
+	return "your@email.address"
+    endif
+endfunction
+
+" Returns date in RFC822 format.
+function <SID>Date()
+    let savelang = v:lc_time
+    execute "language time C"
+    let dateandtime = strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %X %z")
+    execute "language time " . savelang
+    return dateandtime
+endfunction
+
+function <SID>WarnIfNotUnfinalised()
+    if match(getline("."), " -- [[:alpha:]][[:alnum:].]")!=-1
+	echohl WarningMsg
+	echo "The entry has not been unfinalised before editing."
+	echohl None
+	return 1
+    endif
+    return 0
+endfunction
+
+function <SID>Finalised()
+    let savelinenum = line(".")
+    normal 1G
+    call search("^ -- ")
+    if match(getline("."), " -- [[:alpha:]][[:alnum:].]")!=-1
+	let returnvalue = 1
+    else
+	let returnvalue = 0
+    endif
+    execute savelinenum
+    return returnvalue
+endfunction
+
+" These functions implement the menus
+function NewVersion()
+    " The new entry is unfinalised and shall be changed
+    amenu disable Changelog.New\ Version
+    amenu enable Changelog.Add\ Entry
+    amenu enable Changelog.Close\ Bug
+    amenu enable Changelog.Set\ Distribution
+    amenu enable Changelog.Set\ Urgency
+    amenu disable Changelog.Unfinalise
+    amenu enable Changelog.Finalise
+    call append(0, substitute(getline(1),'-\([[:digit:]]\+\))', '-Ü\1)', ''))
+    call append(1, "")
+    call append(2, "")
+    call append(3, " -- ")
+    call append(4, "")
+    call Distribution("unstable")
+    call Urgency("low")
+    normal 1G
+    call search(")")
+    normal h
+    normal 

+    call setline(1, substitute(getline(1),'-Ü\([[:digit:]]\+\))', '-\1)', ''))
+    call AddEntry()
+endfunction
+
+function AddEntry()
+    normal 1G
+    call search("^ -- ")
+    normal kk
+    call append(".", "  * ")
+    normal jjj
+    let warn=<SID>WarnIfNotUnfinalised()
+    normal kk
+    if warn
+	echohl MoreMsg
+	call input("Hit ENTER")
+	echohl None
+    endif
+    startinsert!
+endfunction
+
+function CloseBug()
+    normal 1G
+    call search("^ -- ")
+    let warn=<SID>WarnIfNotUnfinalised()
+    normal kk
+    call append(".", "  *  (closes: #" . input("Bug number to close: ") . ")")
+    normal j^ll
+    startinsert
+endfunction
+
+function Distribution(dist)
+    call setline(1, substitute(getline(1), ") [[:lower:] ]*;", ") " . a:dist . ";", ""))
+endfunction
+
+function Urgency(urg)
+    call setline(1, substitute(getline(1), "urgency=.*$", "urgency=" . a:urg, ""))
+endfunction
+
+function <SID>UnfinaliseMenu()
+    " This means the entry shall be changed
+    amenu disable Changelog.New\ Version
+    amenu enable Changelog.Add\ Entry
+    amenu enable Changelog.Close\ Bug
+    amenu enable Changelog.Set\ Distribution
+    amenu enable Changelog.Set\ Urgency
+    amenu disable Changelog.Unfinalise
+    amenu enable Changelog.Finalise
+endfunction
+
+function Unfinalise()
+    call <SID>UnfinaliseMenu()
+    normal 1G
+    call search("^ -- ")
+    call setline(".", " -- ")
+endfunction
+
+function <SID>FinaliseMenu()
+    " This means the entry should not be changed anymore
+    amenu enable Changelog.New\ Version
+    amenu disable Changelog.Add\ Entry
+    amenu disable Changelog.Close\ Bug
+    amenu disable Changelog.Set\ Distribution
+    amenu disable Changelog.Set\ Urgency
+    amenu enable Changelog.Unfinalise
+    amenu disable Changelog.Finalise
+endfunction
+
+function Finalise()
+    call <SID>FinaliseMenu()
+    normal 1G
+    call search("^ -- ")
+    call setline(".", " -- " . <SID>FullName() . " <" . <SID>Email() . ">  " . <SID>Date())
+endfunction
+
+
+function <SID>MakeMenu()
+    amenu &Changelog.&New\ Version			:call NewVersion()<CR>
+    amenu Changelog.&Add\ Entry				:call AddEntry()<CR>
+    amenu Changelog.&Close\ Bug				:call CloseBug()<CR>
+    menu Changelog.-sep-				<nul>
+
+    amenu Changelog.Set\ &Distribution.&unstable	:call Distribution("unstable")<CR>
+    amenu Changelog.Set\ Distribution.&frozen		:call Distribution("frozen")<CR>
+    amenu Changelog.Set\ Distribution.&stable		:call Distribution("stable")<CR>
+    menu Changelog.Set\ Distribution.-sep-		<nul>
+    amenu Changelog.Set\ Distribution.frozen\ unstable	:call Distribution("frozen unstable")<CR>
+    amenu Changelog.Set\ Distribution.stable\ unstable	:call Distribution("stable unstable")<CR>
+    amenu Changelog.Set\ Distribution.stable\ frozen	:call Distribution("stable frozen")<CR>
+    amenu Changelog.Set\ Distribution.stable\ frozen\ unstable	:call Distribution("stable frozen unstable")<CR>
+
+    amenu Changelog.Set\ &Urgency.&low			:call Urgency("low")<CR>
+    amenu Changelog.Set\ Urgency.&medium		:call Urgency("medium")<CR>
+    amenu Changelog.Set\ Urgency.&high			:call Urgency("high")<CR>
+
+    menu Changelog.-sep-				<nul>
+    amenu Changelog.U&nfinalise				:call Unfinalise()<CR>
+    amenu Changelog.&Finalise				:call Finalise()<CR>
+
+    if <SID>Finalised()
+	call <SID>FinaliseMenu()
+    else
+	call <SID>UnfinaliseMenu()
+    endif
+endfunction
+
+augroup changelogMenu
+au BufEnter * if &filetype == "debchangelog" | call <SID>MakeMenu() | endif
+au BufLeave * if &filetype == "debchangelog" | aunmenu Changelog | endif
+augroup END
+
+" Debian changelogs are not supposed to have any other text width,
+" so the user cannot override this setting
+setlocal tw=78
+setlocal comments=f:* 
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setlocal tw< comments<"