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annotate lisp/help.el @ 10165:10a032873be6
(buffer-quit-function): New variable.
(keyboard-escape-quit): Use it.
(delete-completion-window): New function.
(completion-list-mode-map): Bind that to ESC ESC ESC.
(keyboard-escape-quit): Bind this globally to ESC ESC ESC.
author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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date | Thu, 15 Dec 1994 02:02:04 +0000 |
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1 ;;; help.el --- help commands for Emacs |
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409 | 8 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs. |
9 | |
10 ;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify | |
11 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by | |
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12 ;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) |
409 | 13 ;; any later version. |
14 | |
15 ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, | |
16 ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of | |
17 ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the | |
18 ;; GNU General Public License for more details. | |
19 | |
20 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License | |
21 ;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to | |
22 ;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. | |
23 | |
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26 ;; This code implements GNU Emac's on-line help system, the one invoked by |
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27 ;;`M-x help-for-help'. |
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31 ;; Get the macro make-help-screen when this is compiled, |
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409 | 35 (defvar help-map (make-sparse-keymap) |
36 "Keymap for characters following the Help key.") | |
37 | |
9833 | 38 (defvar help-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap) |
39 "Keymap for help mode.") | |
40 | |
919 | 41 (define-key global-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-command) |
409 | 42 (fset 'help-command help-map) |
43 | |
919 | 44 (define-key help-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-for-help) |
409 | 45 (define-key help-map "?" 'help-for-help) |
46 | |
47 (define-key help-map "\C-c" 'describe-copying) | |
48 (define-key help-map "\C-d" 'describe-distribution) | |
49 (define-key help-map "\C-w" 'describe-no-warranty) | |
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50 (define-key help-map "\C-p" 'describe-project) |
409 | 51 (define-key help-map "a" 'command-apropos) |
52 | |
53 (define-key help-map "b" 'describe-bindings) | |
54 | |
55 (define-key help-map "c" 'describe-key-briefly) | |
56 (define-key help-map "k" 'describe-key) | |
57 | |
58 (define-key help-map "d" 'describe-function) | |
59 (define-key help-map "f" 'describe-function) | |
60 | |
61 (define-key help-map "i" 'info) | |
732 | 62 (define-key help-map "\C-f" 'Info-goto-emacs-command-node) |
63 (define-key help-map "\C-k" 'Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node) | |
409 | 64 |
65 (define-key help-map "l" 'view-lossage) | |
66 | |
67 (define-key help-map "m" 'describe-mode) | |
68 | |
69 (define-key help-map "\C-n" 'view-emacs-news) | |
70 (define-key help-map "n" 'view-emacs-news) | |
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409 | 76 (define-key help-map "s" 'describe-syntax) |
77 | |
78 (define-key help-map "t" 'help-with-tutorial) | |
79 | |
80 (define-key help-map "w" 'where-is) | |
81 | |
82 (define-key help-map "v" 'describe-variable) | |
83 | |
6580 | 84 (define-key help-map "q" 'help-quit) |
85 | |
9833 | 86 (defun help-mode () |
87 "Major mode for viewing help text. | |
88 Entry to this mode runs the normal hook `help-mode-hook'. | |
89 Commands: | |
90 \\{help-mode-map}" | |
91 (interactive) | |
92 (kill-all-local-variables) | |
93 (use-local-map help-mode-map) | |
94 (setq mode-name "Help") | |
95 (setq major-mode 'help-mode) | |
96 (run-hooks 'help-mode-hook)) | |
97 | |
6580 | 98 (defun help-quit () |
99 (interactive) | |
100 nil) | |
101 | |
409 | 102 (defun help-with-tutorial () |
103 "Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial." | |
104 (interactive) | |
105 (let ((file (expand-file-name "~/TUTORIAL"))) | |
106 (delete-other-windows) | |
107 (if (get-file-buffer file) | |
108 (switch-to-buffer (get-file-buffer file)) | |
109 (switch-to-buffer (create-file-buffer file)) | |
110 (setq buffer-file-name file) | |
111 (setq default-directory (expand-file-name "~/")) | |
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444 | 113 (insert-file-contents (expand-file-name "TUTORIAL" data-directory)) |
409 | 114 (goto-char (point-min)) |
115 (search-forward "\n<<") | |
116 (beginning-of-line) | |
117 (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point))) | |
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123 ;; Some people get confused by the large gap. |
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409 | 128 (goto-char (point-min)) |
129 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)))) | |
130 | |
131 (defun describe-key-briefly (key) | |
132 "Print the name of the function KEY invokes. KEY is a string." | |
133 (interactive "kDescribe key briefly: ") | |
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409 | 142 (let ((defn (key-binding key))) |
143 (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn)) | |
144 (message "%s is undefined" (key-description key)) | |
145 (message "%s runs the command %s" | |
146 (key-description key) | |
147 (if (symbolp defn) defn (prin1-to-string defn)))))) | |
148 | |
149 (defun print-help-return-message (&optional function) | |
150 "Display or return message saying how to restore windows after help command. | |
151 Computes a message and applies the optional argument FUNCTION to it. | |
152 If FUNCTION is nil, applies `message' to it, thus printing it." | |
153 (and (not (get-buffer-window standard-output)) | |
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167 (setq found t)) |
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168 (setq tail (cdr tail))) |
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169 found)) |
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170 ;; If the help output buffer is a special display buffer, |
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171 ;; don't say anything about how to get rid of it. |
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172 ;; First of all, the user will do that with the window |
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173 ;; manager, not with Emacs. |
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174 ;; Secondly, the buffer has not been displayed yet, |
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175 ;; so we don't know whether its frame will be selected. |
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176 ;; Even the message about scrolling the help |
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177 ;; might be wrong, but it seems worth showing it anyway. |
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178 nil) |
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179 ((not (one-window-p t)) |
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180 "Type \\[switch-to-buffer-other-window] RET to restore the other window.") |
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182 "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to remove help window.") |
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183 (t |
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184 "Type \\[switch-to-buffer] RET to remove help window.")))) |
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186 (concat |
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192 "\\[scroll-other-window] to scroll the help.")))))) |
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194 (defun describe-key (key) | |
195 "Display documentation of the function invoked by KEY. KEY is a string." | |
196 (interactive "kDescribe key: ") | |
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206 (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn)) | |
207 (message "%s is undefined" (key-description key)) | |
208 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*" | |
209 (prin1 defn) | |
210 (princ ":\n") | |
211 (if (documentation defn) | |
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258 | |
259 ;; So keyboard macro definitions are documented correctly | |
260 (fset 'defining-kbd-macro (symbol-function 'start-kbd-macro)) | |
261 | |
262 (defun describe-distribution () | |
263 "Display info on how to obtain the latest version of GNU Emacs." | |
264 (interactive) | |
265 (find-file-read-only | |
444 | 266 (expand-file-name "DISTRIB" data-directory))) |
409 | 267 |
268 (defun describe-copying () | |
269 "Display info on how you may redistribute copies of GNU Emacs." | |
270 (interactive) | |
271 (find-file-read-only | |
444 | 272 (expand-file-name "COPYING" data-directory)) |
409 | 273 (goto-char (point-min))) |
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409 | 282 (defun describe-no-warranty () |
283 "Display info on all the kinds of warranty Emacs does NOT have." | |
284 (interactive) | |
285 (describe-copying) | |
286 (let (case-fold-search) | |
287 (search-forward "NO WARRANTY") | |
288 (recenter 0))) | |
289 | |
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291 "Describe the bindings of the prefix used to reach this command. |
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293 of the key sequence that ran this command." |
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409 | 307 (defun view-emacs-news () |
308 "Display info on recent changes to Emacs." | |
309 (interactive) | |
444 | 310 (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name "NEWS" data-directory))) |
409 | 311 |
312 (defun view-lossage () | |
313 "Display last 100 input keystrokes." | |
314 (interactive) | |
315 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*" | |
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325 (set-buffer standard-output) | |
326 (goto-char (point-min)) | |
327 (while (progn (move-to-column 50) (not (eobp))) | |
328 (search-forward " " nil t) | |
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354 l view-lossage. Shows last 100 characters you typed. |
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409 | 365 C-c print Emacs copying permission (General Public License). |
366 C-d print Emacs ordering information. | |
367 C-n print news of recent Emacs changes. | |
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409 | 369 C-w print information on absence of warranty for GNU Emacs." |
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409 | 371 |
372 ;; Return a function which is called by the list containing point. | |
373 ;; If that gives no function, return a function whose name is around point. | |
374 ;; If that doesn't give a function, return nil. | |
375 (defun function-called-at-point () | |
376 (or (condition-case () | |
377 (save-excursion | |
378 (save-restriction | |
379 (narrow-to-region (max (point-min) (- (point) 1000)) (point-max)) | |
380 (backward-up-list 1) | |
381 (forward-char 1) | |
382 (let (obj) | |
383 (setq obj (read (current-buffer))) | |
384 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))) | |
385 (error nil)) | |
386 (condition-case () | |
387 (save-excursion | |
388 (forward-sexp -1) | |
389 (skip-chars-forward "'") | |
390 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer)))) | |
391 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))) | |
392 (error nil)))) | |
393 | |
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396 file functions) |
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397 (while files |
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398 (if (memq function (cdr (car files))) |
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399 (setq file (car (car files)) files nil)) |
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409 | 403 (defun describe-function (function) |
404 "Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol)." | |
405 (interactive | |
406 (let ((fn (function-called-at-point)) | |
407 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t) | |
408 val) | |
409 (setq val (completing-read (if fn | |
410 (format "Describe function (default %s): " fn) | |
411 "Describe function: ") | |
412 obarray 'fboundp t)) | |
413 (list (if (equal val "") | |
414 fn (intern val))))) | |
415 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*" | |
416 (prin1 function) | |
417 (princ ": ") | |
418 (let* ((def (symbol-function function)) | |
419 (beg (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a "))) | |
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422 "a keyboard macro") |
409 | 423 ((subrp def) |
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424 (concat beg "built-in function")) |
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426 (concat beg "compiled Lisp function")) |
409 | 427 ((symbolp def) |
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428 (format "alias for `%s'" def)) |
409 | 429 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda) |
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430 (concat beg "Lisp function")) |
409 | 431 ((eq (car-safe def) 'macro) |
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432 "a Lisp macro") |
409 | 433 ((eq (car-safe def) 'mocklisp) |
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434 "a mocklisp function") |
409 | 435 ((eq (car-safe def) 'autoload) |
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436 (format "%s autoloaded Lisp %s" |
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437 (if (commandp def) "an interactive" "an") |
409 | 438 (if (nth 4 def) "macro" "function") |
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443 (let ((file (describe-function-find-file function))) |
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444 (if file |
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446 (princ " in `") |
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447 (princ file) |
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448 (princ ".el'")))) |
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462 (intern (upcase (symbol-name arg))))) |
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477 (defun variable-at-point () | |
478 (condition-case () | |
479 (save-excursion | |
480 (forward-sexp -1) | |
481 (skip-chars-forward "'") | |
482 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer)))) | |
483 (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj))) | |
484 (error nil))) | |
485 | |
486 (defun describe-variable (variable) | |
487 "Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol). | |
488 Returns the documentation as a string, also." | |
489 (interactive | |
490 (let ((v (variable-at-point)) | |
491 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t) | |
492 val) | |
493 (setq val (completing-read (if v | |
494 (format "Describe variable (default %s): " v) | |
495 "Describe variable: ") | |
496 obarray 'boundp t)) | |
497 (list (if (equal val "") | |
498 v (intern val))))) | |
499 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*" | |
500 (prin1 variable) | |
501 (princ "'s value is ") | |
502 (if (not (boundp variable)) | |
503 (princ "void.") | |
504 (prin1 (symbol-value variable))) | |
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517 (terpri) | |
518 (let ((doc (documentation-property variable 'variable-documentation))) | |
519 (if doc | |
520 (princ (substitute-command-keys doc)) | |
521 (princ "not documented as a variable."))) | |
522 (print-help-return-message) | |
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550 "Like apropos but lists only symbols that are names of commands | |
551 \(interactively callable functions). Argument REGEXP is a regular expression | |
552 that is matched against command symbol names. Returns list of symbols and | |
553 documentation found." | |
554 (interactive "sCommand apropos (regexp): ") | |
555 (let ((message | |
556 (let ((standard-output (get-buffer-create "*Help*"))) | |
557 (print-help-return-message 'identity)))) | |
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559 (and message (message message))))) |
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561 (defun locate-library (library &optional nosuffix) | |
562 "Show the full path name of Emacs library LIBRARY. | |
563 This command searches the directories in `load-path' like `M-x load-library' | |
564 to find the file that `M-x load-library RET LIBRARY RET' would load. | |
565 Optional second arg NOSUFFIX non-nil means don't add suffixes `.elc' or `.el' | |
566 to the specified name LIBRARY (a la calling `load' instead of `load-library')." | |
567 (interactive "sLocate library: ") | |
568 (catch 'answer | |
569 (mapcar | |
570 '(lambda (dir) | |
571 (mapcar | |
572 '(lambda (suf) | |
573 (let ((try (expand-file-name (concat library suf) dir))) | |
574 (and (file-readable-p try) | |
575 (null (file-directory-p try)) | |
576 (progn | |
577 (message "Library is file %s" try) | |
578 (throw 'answer try))))) | |
579 (if nosuffix '("") '(".elc" ".el" "")))) | |
580 load-path) | |
581 (message "No library %s in search path" library) | |
582 nil)) | |
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584 ;;; help.el ends here |