annotate lisp/help-macro.el @ 24419:30e478cd167e

(shell-command-default-error-buffer): Renamed from shell-command-on-region-default-error-buffer. (shell-command-on-region): Mention in echo area when there is some error output. Mention success or failure, too. Accumulate multiple error outputs going forward, with formfeed in between. Display the error buffer when we have put something in it. (shell-command): Add the ERROR-BUFFER argument feature.

;;; help-macro.el --- Makes command line help such as help-for-help

;; Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Author: Lynn Slater <[e-mail]>
;; Maintainer: FSF
;; Created: : Mon Oct  1 11:42:39 1990
;; Adapted-By: ESR

;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.

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;;; Commentary:

;; This file supplies the macro make-help-screen which constructs
;; single character dispatching with browsable help such as that provided
;; by help-for-help. This can be used to make many modes easier to use; for
;; example, the Gnu Emacs Empire Tool uses this for every "nested" mode map
;; called from the main mode map.

;;       The name of this package was changed from help-screen.el to
;; help-macro.el in order to fit in a 14-character limit.

;;-> ***********************  Example of use *********************************

;;->(make-help-screen help-for-empire-redistribute-map
;;->		  "c:civ m:mil p:population f:food ?"
;;->		  "You have discovered the GEET redistribution commands
;;->   From here, you can use the following options:
;;->
;;->c	Redistribute civs from overfull sectors into connected underfull ones
;;->	  The functions typically named by empire-ideal-civ-fcn control
;;->          based in part on empire-sector-civ-threshold  
;;->m	Redistribute military using levels given by empire-ideal-mil-fcn
;;->p	Redistribute excess population to highways for max pop growth
;;->	  Excess is any sector so full babies will not be born.
;;->f	Even out food on highways to highway min and leave levels
;;->	  This is good to pump max food to all warehouses/dist pts
;;->
;;->
;;->Use \\[help-for-empire-redistribute-map] for help on redistribution.
;;->Use \\[help-for-empire-extract-map] for help on data extraction.
;;->Please use \\[describe-key] to find out more about any of the other keys."
;;->		  empire-shell-redistribute-map)

;;->  (define-key c-mp "\C-h" 'help-for-empire-redistribute-map)
;;->  (define-key c-mp help-character 'help-for-empire-redistribute-map)

;;; Change Log:
;;
;; 22-Jan-1991		Lynn Slater x2048	
;;    Last Modified: Mon Oct  1 11:43:52 1990 #3 (Lynn Slater)
;;    documented better

;;; Code:

(provide 'help-macro)
(require 'backquote)

;;;###autoload
(defvar three-step-help nil
  "*Non-nil means give more info about Help command in three steps.
The three steps are simple prompt, prompt with all options,
and window listing and describing the options.
A value of nil means skip the middle step, so that
\\[help-command] \\[help-command] gives the window that lists the options.")

(defmacro make-help-screen (fname help-line help-text helped-map)
  "Construct help-menu function name FNAME.
When invoked, FNAME shows HELP-LINE and reads a command using HELPED-MAP.
If the command is the help character, FNAME displays HELP-TEXT
and continues trying to read a command using HELPED-MAP.
If HELP-TEXT contains the sequence `%THIS-KEY%', that is replaced
with the key sequence that invoked FNAME.
When FNAME finally does get a command, it executes that command
and then returns."
 (let ((doc-fn (intern (concat (symbol-name fname) "-doc"))))
  `(progn
    (defun ,doc-fn () ,help-text)
    (defun ,fname ()
	   "Help command."
	   (interactive)
	   (let ((line-prompt
		  (substitute-command-keys ,help-line)))
	     (if three-step-help
		 (message "%s" line-prompt))
	     (let* ((help-screen (documentation (quote ,doc-fn)))
		    ;; We bind overriding-local-map for very small
		    ;; sections, *excluding* where we switch buffers
		    ;; and where we execute the chosen help command.
		    (local-map (make-sparse-keymap))
		    (minor-mode-map-alist nil)
		    (prev-frame (selected-frame))
		    config new-frame key char)
	       (if (string-match "%THIS-KEY%" help-screen)
		   (setq help-screen
			 (replace-match (key-description (substring (this-command-keys) 0 -1))
					t t help-screen)))
	       (unwind-protect
		   (progn
		     (setcdr local-map ,helped-map)
		     (define-key local-map [t] 'undefined)
		     ;; Make the scroll bar keep working normally.
		     (define-key local-map [vertical-scroll-bar]
		       (lookup-key global-map [vertical-scroll-bar]))
		     (if three-step-help
			 (progn
			   (setq key (let ((overriding-local-map local-map))
				     (read-key-sequence nil)))
			   ;; Make the HELP key translate to C-h.
			   (if (lookup-key function-key-map key)
			       (setq key (lookup-key function-key-map key)))
			   (setq char (aref key 0)))
		       (setq char ??))
		     (if (or (eq char ??) (eq char help-char)
			     (memq char help-event-list))
			 (progn
			   (setq config (current-window-configuration))
			   (switch-to-buffer-other-window "*Help*")
			   (and (fboundp 'make-frame)
				(not (eq (window-frame (selected-window))
					 prev-frame))
				(setq new-frame (window-frame (selected-window))
				      config nil))
			   (setq buffer-read-only nil)
			   (erase-buffer)
			   (insert help-screen)
			   (help-mode)
			   (goto-char (point-min))
			   (while (or (memq char (append help-event-list
							 (cons help-char '(?? ?\C-v ?\ ?\177 delete backspace vertical-scroll-bar ?\M-v))))
				      (eq (car-safe char) 'switch-frame)
				      (equal key "\M-v"))
			     (condition-case nil
				 (progn
				   (if (eq (car-safe char) 'switch-frame)
				       (handle-switch-frame char))
				   (if (memq char '(?\C-v ?\ ))
				       (scroll-up))
				   (if (or (memq char '(?\177 ?\M-v
							delete backspace))
					   (equal key "\M-v"))
				       (scroll-down)))
			       (error nil))
			     (let ((cursor-in-echo-area t)
				   (overriding-local-map local-map))
			       (setq key (read-key-sequence
					  (format "Type one of the options listed%s: "
						  (if (pos-visible-in-window-p
						       (point-max))
						      "" ", or SPACE or DEL to scroll")))
				     char (aref key 0)))

			     ;; If this is a scroll bar command, just run it.
			     (when (eq char 'vertical-scroll-bar)
			       (command-execute (lookup-key local-map key) nil key)))))
		     ;; We don't need the prompt any more.
		     (message "")
		     ;; Mouse clicks are not part of the help feature,
		     ;; so reexecute them in the standard environment.
		     (if (listp char)
			 (setq unread-command-events
			       (cons char unread-command-events)
			       config nil)
		       (let ((defn (lookup-key local-map key)))
			 (if defn
			     (progn
			       (if config
				   (progn
				     (set-window-configuration config)
				     (setq config nil)))
			       (if new-frame
				   (progn (iconify-frame new-frame)
					  (setq new-frame nil)))
			       (call-interactively defn))
			   (ding)))))
		 (if new-frame (iconify-frame new-frame))
		 (if config
		     (set-window-configuration config))))))
     )))

;;; help-macro.el