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2010-04-04 John Wiegley <[e-mail]> * ido.el (ido-use-virtual-buffers): New variable to indicate whether "virtual buffer" support is enabled for IDO. Essentially it works as follows: Say you are visiting a file and the buffer gets cleaned up by mignight.el. Later, you want to switch to that buffer, but find it's no longer open. With virtual buffers enabled, the buffer name stays in the buffer list (using the ido-virtual face, and always at the end), and if you select it, it opens the file back up again. This allows you to think less about whether recently opened files are still open or not. Most of the time you can quit Emacs, restart, and then switch to a file buffer that was previously open as if it still were. NOTE: This feature has been present in iswitchb for several years now, and I'm porting the same logic to IDO. (ido-virtual): Face used to indicate virtual buffers in the list. (ido-buffer-internal): If a buffer is chosen, and no such buffer exists, but a virtual buffer of that name does (which would be why it was in the list), recreate the buffer by reopening the file. (ido-make-buffer-list): If virtual buffers are being used, call `ido-add-virtual-buffers-to-list' before the make list hook. (ido-virtual-buffers): New variable which contains a copy of the current contents of the `recentf-list', albeit pared down for the sake of speed, and with proper faces applied. (ido-add-virtual-buffers-to-list): Using the `recentf-list', create a list of "virtual buffers" to present to the user in addition to the currently open set. Note that this logic could get rather slow if that list is too large. With the default `recentf-max-saved-items' of 200, there is little speed penalty.

;;; ehelp.el --- bindings for electric-help mode

;; Copyright (C) 1986, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
;;   2007, 2008, 2009, 2010  Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Author: Richard Mlynarik
;; (according to ack.texi and authors.el)
;; Maintainer: FSF
;; Keywords: help, extensions

;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.

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;;; Commentary:

;; This package provides a pre-packaged `Electric Help Mode' for
;; browsing on-line help screens.  There is one entry point,
;; `with-electric-help'; all you have to give it is a no-argument
;; function that generates the actual text of the help into the current
;; buffer.

;; To make this the default, you must do
;; (require 'ehelp)
;; (define-key global-map "\C-h" 'ehelp-command)
;; (define-key global-map [help] 'ehelp-command)
;; (define-key global-map [f1] 'ehelp-command)

;;; Code:

(require 'electric)

(defvar electric-help-form-to-execute nil)

(defgroup electric-help ()
  "Electric help facility."
  :version "21.1"
  :group 'help)

(defcustom electric-help-shrink-window t
  "If set, adjust help window sizes to buffer sizes when displaying help."
  :type 'boolean
  :group 'electric-help)

(defcustom electric-help-mode-hook nil
  "Hook run by `with-electric-help' after initializing the buffer."
  :type 'hook
  :group 'electric-help)

(put 'electric-help-undefined 'suppress-keymap t)

(defvar electric-help-map
  (let ((map (make-keymap)))
    ;; allow all non-self-inserting keys - search, scroll, etc, but
    ;; let M-x and C-x exit ehelp mode and retain buffer:
    (suppress-keymap map)
    (define-key map "\C-u" 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map [?\C-0] 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map [?\C-1] 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map [?\C-2] 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map [?\C-3] 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map [?\C-4] 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map [?\C-5] 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map [?\C-6] 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map [?\C-7] 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map [?\C-8] 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map [?\C-9] 'electric-help-undefined)
    (define-key map (char-to-string help-char) 'electric-help-help)
    (define-key map "?" 'electric-help-help)
    (define-key map " " 'scroll-up)
    (define-key map "\^?" 'scroll-down)
    (define-key map "." 'beginning-of-buffer)
    (define-key map "<" 'beginning-of-buffer)
    (define-key map ">" 'end-of-buffer)
    ;(define-key map "\C-g" 'electric-help-exit)
    (define-key map "Q" 'electric-help-exit)
    (define-key map "q" 'electric-help-exit)
    ;;a better key than this?
    (define-key map "R" 'electric-help-retain)
    (define-key map "r" 'electric-help-retain)
    (define-key map "\ex" 'electric-help-execute-extended)
    (define-key map "\C-x" 'electric-help-ctrl-x-prefix)
    map)
  "Keymap defining commands available in `electric-help-mode'.")

(defvar electric-help-orig-major-mode nil)
(make-variable-buffer-local 'electric-help-orig-major-mode)

(defun electric-help-mode ()
  "`with-electric-help' temporarily places its buffer in this mode.
\(On exit from `with-electric-help', the original `major-mode' is restored.)"
  (setq buffer-read-only t)
  (setq electric-help-orig-major-mode major-mode)
  (setq mode-name "Help")
  (setq major-mode 'help)
  (setq mode-line-buffer-identification '(" Help:  %b"))
  (use-local-map electric-help-map)
  (add-hook 'mouse-leave-buffer-hook 'electric-help-retain)
  (view-mode -1)
  ;; this is done below in with-electric-help
  ;(run-hooks 'electric-help-mode-hook)
  )

;;;###autoload
(defun with-electric-help (thunk &optional buffer noerase minheight)
  "Pop up an \"electric\" help buffer.
THUNK is a function of no arguments which is called to initialize the
contents of BUFFER.  BUFFER defaults to `*Help*'.  BUFFER will be
erased before THUNK is called unless NOERASE is non-nil.  THUNK will
be called while BUFFER is current and with `standard-output' bound to
the buffer specified by BUFFER.

If THUNK returns nil, we display BUFFER starting at the top, and shrink
the window to fit.  If THUNK returns non-nil, we don't do those things.

After THUNK has been called, this function \"electrically\" pops up a
window in which BUFFER is displayed and allows the user to scroll
through that buffer in `electric-help-mode'.  The window's height will
be at least MINHEIGHT if this value is non-nil.

If THUNK returns nil, we display BUFFER starting at the top, and
shrink the window to fit if `electric-help-shrink-window' is non-nil.
If THUNK returns non-nil, we don't do those things.

When the user exits (with `electric-help-exit', or otherwise), the help
buffer's window disappears (i.e., we use `save-window-excursion'), and
BUFFER is put back into its original major mode."
  (setq buffer (get-buffer-create (or buffer "*Help*")))
  (let ((one (one-window-p t))
	(config (current-window-configuration))
        (bury nil)
        (electric-help-form-to-execute nil))
    (unwind-protect
         (save-excursion
           (when one
	     (goto-char (window-start (selected-window))))
           (let ((pop-up-windows t))
             (pop-to-buffer buffer))
           (with-current-buffer buffer
             (when (and minheight (< (window-height) minheight))
	       (enlarge-window (- minheight (window-height))))
             (electric-help-mode)
	     (setq buffer-read-only nil)
	     (unless noerase
	       (erase-buffer)))
           (let ((standard-output buffer))
             (unless (funcall thunk)
	       (set-buffer buffer)
	       (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
	       (goto-char (point-min))
	       (when (and one electric-help-shrink-window)
		 (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer))))
           (set-buffer buffer)
           (run-hooks 'electric-help-mode-hook)
	   (setq buffer-read-only t)
           (if (eq (car-safe (electric-help-command-loop)) 'retain)
               (setq config (current-window-configuration))
	     (setq bury t))
	   ;; Remove the hook.
	   (when (memq 'electric-help-retain mouse-leave-buffer-hook)
	     (remove-hook 'mouse-leave-buffer-hook 'electric-help-retain)))
      (message "")
      (set-buffer buffer)
      (setq buffer-read-only nil)

      ;; Restore the original major mode saved by `electric-help-mode'.
      ;; We should really get a usable *Help* buffer when retaining
      ;; the electric one with `r'.  The problem is that a simple
      ;; call to `help-mode' won't cut it; e.g. RET is bound wrong
      ;; afterwards (`View-scroll-line-forward' instead of `help-follow').
      ;; That's because Help mode should be set with `with-help-window'
      ;; instead of the direct call to `help-mode'. But at least
      ;; RET works correctly on links after using `help-mode'.
      ;; This is satisfactory enough.
      (condition-case ()
          (funcall (or electric-help-orig-major-mode 'fundamental-mode))
        (error nil))

      (set-window-configuration config)
      (when bury
	;;>> Perhaps this shouldn't be done,
	;; so that when we say "Press space to bury" we mean it
	(replace-buffer-in-windows buffer)
	;; must do this outside of save-window-excursion
	(bury-buffer buffer))
      (eval electric-help-form-to-execute))))

(defun electric-help-command-loop ()
  (catch 'exit
    (if (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-max))
	(progn (message "%s" (substitute-command-keys "<<< Press Space to bury the help buffer, Press \\[electric-help-retain] to retain it >>>"))
	       (if (equal (setq unread-command-events (list (read-event)))
			  '(?\s))
		   (progn (setq unread-command-events nil)
			  (throw 'exit t)))))
    (let (up down both neither
	  (standard (and (eq (key-binding " " nil t)
			     'scroll-up)
			 (eq (key-binding "\^?" nil t)
			     'scroll-down)
			 (eq (key-binding "q" nil t)
			     'electric-help-exit)
			 (eq (key-binding "r" nil t)
			     'electric-help-retain))))
      (Electric-command-loop
        'exit
	(function (lambda ()
	  (sit-for 0) ;necessary if last command was end-of-buffer or
	              ;beginning-of-buffer - otherwise pos-visible-in-window-p
	              ;will yield a wrong result.
	  (let ((min (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-min)))
		(max (pos-visible-in-window-p (1- (point-max)))))
	    (cond (isearch-mode 'noprompt)
		  ((and min max)
		   (cond (standard "Press q to exit, r to retain ")
			 (neither)
			 (t (setq neither (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[electric-help-exit] to exit, \\[electric-help-retain] to retain ")))))
		  (min
		   (cond (standard "Press SPC to scroll, q to exit, r to retain ")
			 (up)
			 (t (setq up (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[scroll-up] to scroll, \\[electric-help-exit] to exit, \\[electric-help-retain] to retain ")))))
		  (max
		   (cond (standard "Press DEL to scroll back, q to exit, r to retain ")
			 (down)
			 (t (setq down (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[scroll-down] to scroll back, \\[electric-help-exit] to exit, \\[electric-help-retain] to retain ")))))
		  (t
		   (cond (standard "Press SPC to scroll, DEL to scroll back, q to exit, r to retain ")
			 (both)
			 (t (setq both (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[scroll-up] to scroll, \\[scroll-down] to scroll back, \\[electric-help-exit] to exit, \\[electric-help-retain] to retain ")))))))))
		    t))))



;(defun electric-help-scroll-up (arg)
;  ">>>Doc"
;  (interactive "P")
;  (if (and (null arg) (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-max)))
;      (electric-help-exit)
;    (scroll-up arg)))

(defun electric-help-exit ()
  "Exit `with-electric-help', restoring the previous window/buffer configuration.
\(The *Help* buffer will be buried.)"
  (interactive)
  ;; Make sure that we don't throw twice, even if two events cause
  ;; calling this function:
  (if (memq 'electric-help-retain mouse-leave-buffer-hook)
      (progn
	(remove-hook 'mouse-leave-buffer-hook 'electric-help-retain)
	(throw 'exit t))))

(defun electric-help-retain ()
  "Exit `with-electric-help', retaining the current window/buffer configuration.
\(The *Help* buffer will not be selected, but \\[switch-to-buffer-other-window] RET
will select it.)"
  (interactive)
  ;; Make sure that we don't throw twice, even if two events cause
  ;; calling this function:
  (if (memq 'electric-help-retain mouse-leave-buffer-hook)
      (progn
	(remove-hook 'mouse-leave-buffer-hook 'electric-help-retain)
	(throw 'exit '(retain)))))


(defun electric-help-undefined ()
  (interactive)
  (error "%s is undefined -- Press %s to exit"
	 (mapconcat 'single-key-description (this-command-keys) " ")
	 (if (eq (key-binding "q" nil t) 'electric-help-exit)
	     "q"
	   (substitute-command-keys "\\[electric-help-exit]"))))


;>>> this needs to be hairified (recursive help, anybody?)
(defun electric-help-help ()
  (interactive)
  (if (and (eq (key-binding "q" nil t) 'electric-help-exit)
	   (eq (key-binding " " nil t) 'scroll-up)
	   (eq (key-binding "\^?" nil t) 'scroll-down)
	   (eq (key-binding "r" nil t) 'electric-help-retain))
      (message "SPC scrolls up, DEL scrolls down, q exits burying help buffer, r exits")
    (message "%s" (substitute-command-keys "\\[scroll-up] scrolls up, \\[scroll-down] scrolls down, \\[electric-help-exit] exits burying help buffer, \\[electric-help-retain] exits")))
  (sit-for 2))


;;;###autoload
(defun electric-helpify (fun &optional name)
  (let ((name (or name "*Help*")))
    (if (save-window-excursion
	  ;; kludge-o-rama
	  (let* ((p (symbol-function 'help-print-return-message))
		 (b (get-buffer name))
		 (m (buffer-modified-p b)))
	    (and b (not (get-buffer-window b))
		 (setq b nil))
	    (unwind-protect
		(progn
		  (message "%s..." (capitalize (symbol-name fun)))
		  ;; with-output-to-temp-buffer marks the buffer as unmodified.
		  ;; kludging excessively and relying on that as some sort
		  ;;  of indication leads to the following abomination...
		  ;;>> This would be doable without such icky kludges if either
		  ;;>> (a) there were a function to read the interactive
		  ;;>>     args for a command and return a list of those args.
		  ;;>>     (To which one would then just apply the command)
		  ;;>>     (The only problem with this is that interactive-p
		  ;;>>      would break, but that is such a misfeature in
		  ;;>>      any case that I don't care)
		  ;;>>     It is easy to do this for emacs-lisp functions;
		  ;;>>     the only problem is getting the interactive spec
		  ;;>>     for subrs
		  ;;>> (b) there were a function which returned a
		  ;;>>     modification-tick for a buffer.  One could tell
		  ;;>>     whether a buffer had changed by whether the
		  ;;>>     modification-tick were different.
		  ;;>>     (Presumably there would have to be a way to either
		  ;;>>      restore the tick to some previous value, or to
		  ;;>>      suspend updating of the tick in order to allow
		  ;;>>      things like momentary-string-display)
		  (and b
		       (with-current-buffer b
			 (set-buffer-modified-p t)))
		  (fset 'help-print-return-message 'ignore)
		  (call-interactively fun)
		  (and (get-buffer name)
		       (get-buffer-window (get-buffer name))
		       (or (not b)
			   (not (eq b (get-buffer name)))
			   (not (buffer-modified-p b)))))
	      (fset 'help-print-return-message p)
	      (and b (buffer-name b)
		   (with-current-buffer b
		     (set-buffer-modified-p m))))))
	(with-electric-help 'ignore name t))))



;; This is to be bound to M-x in ehelp mode. Retains ehelp buffer and then
;; continues with execute-extended-command.
(defun electric-help-execute-extended (prefixarg)
  (interactive "p")
  (setq electric-help-form-to-execute '(execute-extended-command nil))
  (electric-help-retain))

;; This is to be buond to C-x in ehelp mode. Retains ehelp buffer and then
;; continues with ctrl-x prefix.
(defun electric-help-ctrl-x-prefix (prefixarg)
  (interactive "p")
  (setq electric-help-form-to-execute '(progn (message nil) (setq unread-command-char ?\C-x)))
  (electric-help-retain))


(defun electric-describe-key ()
  (interactive)
  (electric-helpify 'describe-key))

(defun electric-describe-mode ()
  (interactive)
  (electric-helpify 'describe-mode))

(defun electric-view-lossage ()
  (interactive)
  (electric-helpify 'view-lossage))

;(defun electric-help-for-help ()
;  "See help-for-help"
;  (interactive)
;  )

(defun electric-describe-function ()
  (interactive)
  (electric-helpify 'describe-function))

(defun electric-describe-variable ()
  (interactive)
  (electric-helpify 'describe-variable))

(defun electric-describe-bindings ()
  (interactive)
  (electric-helpify 'describe-bindings))

(defun electric-describe-syntax ()
  (interactive)
  (electric-helpify 'describe-syntax))

(defun electric-command-apropos ()
  (interactive)
  (electric-helpify 'command-apropos "*Apropos*"))

;(define-key help-map "a" 'electric-command-apropos)

(defun electric-apropos ()
  (interactive)
  (electric-helpify 'apropos))


;;;; ehelp-map

(defvar ehelp-map
  (let ((map (copy-keymap help-map)))
    (substitute-key-definition 'apropos 'electric-apropos map)
    (substitute-key-definition 'command-apropos 'electric-command-apropos map)
    (substitute-key-definition 'describe-key 'electric-describe-key map)
    (substitute-key-definition 'describe-mode 'electric-describe-mode map)
    (substitute-key-definition 'view-lossage 'electric-view-lossage map)
    (substitute-key-definition 'describe-function 'electric-describe-function map)
    (substitute-key-definition 'describe-variable 'electric-describe-variable map)
    (substitute-key-definition 'describe-bindings 'electric-describe-bindings map)
    (substitute-key-definition 'describe-syntax 'electric-describe-syntax map)
    map))

;;;###(autoload 'ehelp-command "ehelp" "Prefix command for ehelp." t 'keymap)
(defalias 'ehelp-command ehelp-map)
(put 'ehelp-command 'documentation "Prefix command for ehelp.")

(provide 'ehelp)

;; arch-tag: e0e3037f-42c0-433e-ba18-322c5d951f46
;;; ehelp.el ends here