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author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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date | Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:00:32 +0000 |
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;;; help.el --- help commands for Emacs ;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, ;; 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. ;; Maintainer: FSF ;; Keywords: help, internal ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs. ;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by ;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) ;; any later version. ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the ;; GNU General Public License for more details. ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License ;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, ;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. ;;; Commentary: ;; This code implements GNU Emacs' on-line help system, the one invoked by ;; `M-x help-for-help'. ;;; Code: ;; Get the macro make-help-screen when this is compiled, ;; or run interpreted, but not when the compiled code is loaded. (eval-when-compile (require 'help-macro)) ;; This makes `with-output-to-temp-buffer' buffers use `help-mode'. (add-hook 'temp-buffer-setup-hook 'help-mode-setup) (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'help-mode-finish) (defvar help-map (make-sparse-keymap) "Keymap for characters following the Help key.") (define-key global-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-command) (define-key global-map [help] 'help-command) (define-key global-map [f1] 'help-command) (fset 'help-command help-map) (define-key help-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-for-help) (define-key help-map [help] 'help-for-help) (define-key help-map [f1] 'help-for-help) (define-key help-map "." 'display-local-help) (define-key help-map "?" 'help-for-help) (define-key help-map "\C-c" 'describe-copying) (define-key help-map "\C-d" 'describe-distribution) (define-key help-map "\C-e" 'view-emacs-problems) (define-key help-map "\C-f" 'view-emacs-FAQ) (define-key help-map "\C-m" 'view-order-manuals) (define-key help-map "\C-n" 'view-emacs-news) (define-key help-map "\C-p" 'describe-project) (define-key help-map "\C-t" 'view-todo) (define-key help-map "\C-w" 'describe-no-warranty) ;; This does not fit the pattern, but it is natural given the C-\ command. (define-key help-map "\C-\\" 'describe-input-method) (define-key help-map "C" 'describe-coding-system) (define-key help-map "F" 'Info-goto-emacs-command-node) (define-key help-map "I" 'describe-input-method) (define-key help-map "K" 'Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node) (define-key help-map "L" 'describe-language-environment) (define-key help-map "S" 'info-lookup-symbol) (define-key help-map "a" 'apropos-command) (define-key help-map "b" 'describe-bindings) (define-key help-map "c" 'describe-key-briefly) (define-key help-map "e" 'view-echo-area-messages) (define-key help-map "f" 'describe-function) (define-key help-map "h" 'view-hello-file) (define-key help-map "i" 'info) (define-key help-map "4i" 'info-other-window) (define-key help-map "k" 'describe-key) (define-key help-map "l" 'view-lossage) (define-key help-map "m" 'describe-mode) (define-key help-map "n" 'view-emacs-news) (define-key help-map "p" 'finder-by-keyword) (autoload 'finder-by-keyword "finder" "Find packages matching a given keyword." t) (define-key help-map "r" 'info-emacs-manual) (define-key help-map "s" 'describe-syntax) (define-key help-map "t" 'help-with-tutorial) (define-key help-map "w" 'where-is) (define-key help-map "v" 'describe-variable) (define-key help-map "q" 'help-quit) ;; insert-button makes the action nil if it is not store somewhere (defvar help-button-cache nil) (defun help-quit () "Just exit from the Help command's command loop." (interactive) nil) (defvar help-return-method nil "What to do to \"exit\" the help buffer. This is a list (WINDOW . t) delete the selected window, go to WINDOW. (WINDOW . quit-window) do quit-window, then select WINDOW. (WINDOW BUF START POINT) display BUF at START, POINT, then select WINDOW.") (defun print-help-return-message (&optional function) "Display or return message saying how to restore windows after help command. This function assumes that `standard-output' is the help buffer. It computes a message, and applies the optional argument FUNCTION to it. If FUNCTION is nil, it applies `message', thus displaying the message." (and (not (get-buffer-window standard-output)) (let ((first-message (cond ((special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output)) (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) t)) ;; If the help output buffer is a special display buffer, ;; don't say anything about how to get rid of it. ;; First of all, the user will do that with the window ;; manager, not with Emacs. ;; Secondly, the buffer has not been displayed yet, ;; so we don't know whether its frame will be selected. nil) (display-buffer-reuse-frames (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) 'quit-window)) nil) ((not (one-window-p t)) (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) 'quit-window)) "Type \\[switch-to-buffer-other-window] RET to restore the other window.") (pop-up-windows (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) t)) "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to remove help window.") (t (setq help-return-method (list (selected-window) (window-buffer) (window-start) (window-point))) "Type \\[switch-to-buffer] RET to remove help window.")))) (funcall (or function 'message) (concat (if first-message (substitute-command-keys first-message)) (if first-message " ") ;; If the help buffer will go in a separate frame, ;; it's no use mentioning a command to scroll, so don't. (if (special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output)) nil (if (same-window-p (buffer-name standard-output)) ;; Say how to scroll this window. (substitute-command-keys "\\[scroll-up] to scroll the help.") ;; Say how to scroll some other window. (substitute-command-keys "\\[scroll-other-window] to scroll the help.")))))))) ;; So keyboard macro definitions are documented correctly (fset 'defining-kbd-macro (symbol-function 'start-kbd-macro)) (defalias 'help 'help-for-help-internal) ;; find-function can find this. (defalias 'help-for-help 'help-for-help-internal) ;; It can't find this, but nobody will look. (make-help-screen help-for-help-internal "a b c C e f F i I k C-k l L m p s t v w C-c C-d C-f C-n C-p C-t C-w . or ? :" "You have typed %THIS-KEY%, the help character. Type a Help option: \(Use SPC or DEL to scroll through this text. Type \\<help-map>\\[help-quit] to exit the Help command.) a command-apropos. Give a substring, and see a list of commands (functions that are interactively callable) that contain that substring. See also the apropos command. b describe-bindings. Display table of all key bindings. c describe-key-briefly. Type a command key sequence; it prints the function name that sequence runs. C describe-coding-system. This describes either a specific coding system (if you type its name) or the coding systems currently in use (if you type just RET). e view-echo-area-messages. Show the buffer where the echo-area messages are stored. f describe-function. Type a function name and get its documentation. F Info-goto-emacs-command-node. Type a function name; it takes you to the on-line manual's section that describes the command. h Display the HELLO file which illustrates various scripts. i info. The Info documentation reader: read on-line manuals. I describe-input-method. Describe a specific input method (if you type its name) or the current input method (if you type just RET). k describe-key. Type a command key sequence; it displays the full documentation for that key sequence. K Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node. Type a command key sequence; it takes you to the on-line manual's section that describes the command bound to that key. l view-lossage. Show last 100 characters you typed. L describe-language-environment. This describes either a specific language environment (if you type its name) or the current language environment (if you type just RET). m describe-mode. Display documentation of current minor modes, and the current major mode, including their special commands. n view-emacs-news. Display news of recent Emacs changes. p finder-by-keyword. Find packages matching a given topic keyword. s describe-syntax. Display contents of syntax table, plus explanations. S info-lookup-symbol. Display the definition of a specific symbol as found in the manual for the language this buffer is written in. t help-with-tutorial. Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial. v describe-variable. Type name of a variable; it displays the variable's documentation and value. w where-is. Type command name; it prints which keystrokes invoke that command. . display-local-help. Display any available local help at point in the echo area. C-c Display Emacs copying permission (GNU General Public License). C-d Display Emacs ordering information. C-e Display info about Emacs problems. C-f Display the Emacs FAQ. C-m Display how to order printed Emacs manuals. C-n Display news of recent Emacs changes. C-p Display information about the GNU project. C-t Display the Emacs TODO list. C-w Display information on absence of warranty for GNU Emacs." help-map) (defun function-called-at-point () "Return a function around point or else called by the list containing point. If that doesn't give a function, return nil." (or (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table (or (condition-case () (save-excursion (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w"))) (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w) (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_) (forward-sexp -1)) (skip-chars-forward "'") (let ((obj (read (current-buffer)))) (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))) (error nil)) (condition-case () (save-excursion (save-restriction (narrow-to-region (max (point-min) (- (point) 1000)) (point-max)) ;; Move up to surrounding paren, then after the open. (backward-up-list 1) (forward-char 1) ;; If there is space here, this is probably something ;; other than a real Lisp function call, so ignore it. (if (looking-at "[ \t]") (error "Probably not a Lisp function call")) (let ((obj (read (current-buffer)))) (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))) (error nil)))) (let* ((str (find-tag-default)) (sym (if str (intern-soft str)))) (if (and sym (fboundp sym)) sym (save-match-data (when (and str (string-match "\\`\\W*\\(.*?\\)\\W*\\'" str)) (setq sym (intern-soft (match-string 1 str))) (and (fboundp sym) sym))))))) ;;; `User' help functions (defun describe-distribution () "Display info on how to obtain the latest version of GNU Emacs." (interactive) (view-file (expand-file-name "DISTRIB" data-directory))) (defun describe-copying () "Display info on how you may redistribute copies of GNU Emacs." (interactive) (view-file (expand-file-name "COPYING" data-directory)) (goto-char (point-min))) (defun describe-project () "Display info on the GNU project." (interactive) (view-file (expand-file-name "THE-GNU-PROJECT" data-directory)) (goto-char (point-min))) (defun describe-no-warranty () "Display info on all the kinds of warranty Emacs does NOT have." (interactive) (describe-copying) (let (case-fold-search) (search-forward "NO WARRANTY") (recenter 0))) (defun describe-prefix-bindings () "Describe the bindings of the prefix used to reach this command. The prefix described consists of all but the last event of the key sequence that ran this command." (interactive) (let* ((key (this-command-keys))) (describe-bindings (if (stringp key) (substring key 0 (1- (length key))) (let ((prefix (make-vector (1- (length key)) nil)) (i 0)) (while (< i (length prefix)) (aset prefix i (aref key i)) (setq i (1+ i))) prefix))))) ;; Make C-h after a prefix, when not specifically bound, ;; run describe-prefix-bindings. (setq prefix-help-command 'describe-prefix-bindings) (defun view-emacs-news (&optional arg) "Display info on recent changes to Emacs. With argument, display info only for the selected version." (interactive "P") (if (not arg) (view-file (expand-file-name "NEWS" data-directory)) (let* ((map (sort (delete-dups (apply 'nconc (mapcar (lambda (file) (with-temp-buffer (insert-file-contents (expand-file-name file data-directory)) (let (res) (while (re-search-forward (if (string-match "^ONEWS\\.[0-9]+$" file) "Changes in \\(?:Emacs\\|version\\)?[ \t]*\\([0-9]+\\(?:\\.[0-9]+\\)?\\)" "^\* [^0-9\n]*\\([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\)") nil t) (setq res (cons (list (match-string-no-properties 1) file) res))) res))) (append '("NEWS" "ONEWS") (directory-files data-directory nil "^ONEWS\\.[0-9]+$" nil))))) (lambda (a b) (string< (car b) (car a))))) (current (caar map)) (version (completing-read (format "Read NEWS for the version (default %s): " current) (mapcar 'car map) nil nil nil nil current)) (file (cadr (assoc version map))) res) (if (not file) (error "No news is good news") (view-file (expand-file-name file data-directory)) (widen) (goto-char (point-min)) (when (re-search-forward (concat (if (string-match "^ONEWS\\.[0-9]+$" file) "Changes in \\(?:Emacs\\|version\\)?[ \t]*" "^\* [^0-9\n]*") version) nil t) (beginning-of-line) (narrow-to-region (point) (save-excursion (while (and (setq res (re-search-forward (if (string-match "^ONEWS\\.[0-9]+$" file) "Changes in \\(?:Emacs\\|version\\)?[ \t]*\\([0-9]+\\(?:\\.[0-9]+\\)?\\)" "^\* [^0-9\n]*\\([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\)") nil t)) (equal (match-string-no-properties 1) version))) (or res (goto-char (point-max))) (beginning-of-line) (point)))))))) (defun view-todo (&optional arg) "Display the Emacs TODO list." (interactive "P") (view-file (expand-file-name "TODO" data-directory))) (defun view-echo-area-messages () "View the log of recent echo-area messages: the `*Messages*' buffer. The number of messages retained in that buffer is specified by the variable `message-log-max'." (interactive) (switch-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Messages*"))) (defun view-order-manuals () "Display the Emacs ORDERS file." (interactive) (view-file (expand-file-name "ORDERS" data-directory)) (goto-address)) (defun view-emacs-FAQ () "Display the Emacs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file." (interactive) ;; (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name "FAQ" data-directory)) (info "(efaq)")) (defun view-emacs-problems () "Display info on known problems with Emacs and possible workarounds." (interactive) (view-file (expand-file-name "PROBLEMS" data-directory))) (defun view-lossage () "Display last 100 input keystrokes. To record all your input on a file, use `open-dribble-file'." (interactive) (help-setup-xref (list #'view-lossage) (interactive-p)) (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer) (princ (mapconcat (lambda (key) (if (or (integerp key) (symbolp key) (listp key)) (single-key-description key) (prin1-to-string key nil))) (recent-keys) " ")) (with-current-buffer standard-output (goto-char (point-min)) (while (progn (move-to-column 50) (not (eobp))) (search-forward " " nil t) (insert "\n"))) (print-help-return-message))) ;; Key bindings (defun describe-bindings (&optional prefix buffer) "Show a list of all defined keys, and their definitions. We put that list in a buffer, and display the buffer. The optional argument PREFIX, if non-nil, should be a key sequence; then we display only bindings that start with that prefix. The optional argument BUFFER specifies which buffer's bindings to display (default, the current buffer). BUFFER can be a buffer or a buffer name." (interactive) (or buffer (setq buffer (current-buffer))) (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-bindings prefix buffer) (interactive-p)) (with-current-buffer buffer (describe-bindings-internal nil prefix))) ;; This function used to be in keymap.c. (defun describe-bindings-internal (&optional menus prefix) "Show a list of all defined keys, and their definitions. We put that list in a buffer, and display the buffer. The optional argument MENUS, if non-nil, says to mention menu bindings. \(Ordinarily these are omitted from the output.) The optional argument PREFIX, if non-nil, should be a key sequence; then we display only bindings that start with that prefix." (interactive) (let ((buf (current-buffer))) (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*" (with-current-buffer standard-output (describe-buffer-bindings buf prefix menus))))) (defun where-is (definition &optional insert) "Print message listing key sequences that invoke the command DEFINITION. Argument is a command definition, usually a symbol with a function definition. If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer." (interactive (let ((fn (function-called-at-point)) (enable-recursive-minibuffers t) val) (setq val (completing-read (if fn (format "Where is command (default %s): " fn) "Where is command: ") obarray 'commandp t)) (list (if (equal val "") fn (intern val)) current-prefix-arg))) (let ((func (indirect-function definition)) (defs nil) (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) t))) ;; In DEFS, find all symbols that are aliases for DEFINITION. (mapatoms (lambda (symbol) (and (fboundp symbol) (not (eq symbol definition)) (eq func (condition-case () (indirect-function symbol) (error symbol))) (push symbol defs)))) ;; Look at all the symbols--first DEFINITION, ;; then its aliases. (dolist (symbol (cons definition defs)) (let* ((remapped (command-remapping symbol)) (keys (where-is-internal symbol overriding-local-map nil nil remapped)) (keys (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", ")) string) (setq string (if insert (if (> (length keys) 0) (if remapped (format "%s (%s) (remapped from %s)" keys remapped symbol) (format "%s (%s)" keys symbol)) (format "M-x %s RET" symbol)) (if (> (length keys) 0) (if remapped (format "%s is remapped to %s which is on %s" definition symbol keys) (format "%s is on %s" symbol keys)) ;; If this is the command the user asked about, ;; and it is not on any key, say so. ;; For other symbols, its aliases, say nothing ;; about them unless they are on keys. (if (eq symbol definition) (format "%s is not on any key" symbol))))) (when string (unless (eq symbol definition) (princ ";\n its alias ")) (princ string))))) nil) (defun string-key-binding (key) "Value is the binding of KEY in a string. If KEY is an event on a string, and that string has a `local-map' or `keymap' property, return the binding of KEY in the string's keymap." (let* ((defn nil) (start (when (vectorp key) (if (memq (aref key 0) '(mode-line header-line left-margin right-margin)) (event-start (aref key 1)) (and (consp (aref key 0)) (event-start (aref key 0)))))) (string-info (and (consp start) (nth 4 start)))) (when string-info (let* ((string (car string-info)) (pos (cdr string-info)) (local-map (and (>= pos 0) (< pos (length string)) (or (get-text-property pos 'local-map string) (get-text-property pos 'keymap string))))) (setq defn (and local-map (lookup-key local-map key))))) defn)) (defun help-key-description (key untranslated) (let ((string (key-description key))) (if (or (not untranslated) (and (eq (aref untranslated 0) ?\e) (not (eq (aref key 0) ?\e)))) string (let ((otherstring (key-description untranslated))) (if (equal string otherstring) string (format "%s (translated from %s)" string otherstring)))))) (defun describe-key-briefly (key &optional insert untranslated) "Print the name of the function KEY invokes. KEY is a string. If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer. If non-nil UNTRANSLATED is a vector of the untranslated events. It can also be a number in which case the untranslated events from the last key hit are used." (interactive "kDescribe key briefly: \nP\np") (if (numberp untranslated) (setq untranslated (this-single-command-raw-keys))) (save-excursion (let ((modifiers (event-modifiers (aref key 0))) (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) t)) window position) ;; For a mouse button event, go to the button it applies to ;; to get the right key bindings. And go to the right place ;; in case the keymap depends on where you clicked. (if (or (memq 'click modifiers) (memq 'down modifiers) (memq 'drag modifiers)) (setq window (posn-window (event-start (aref key 0))) position (posn-point (event-start (aref key 0))))) (if (windowp window) (progn (set-buffer (window-buffer window)) (goto-char position))) ;; Ok, now look up the key and name the command. (let ((defn (or (string-key-binding key) (key-binding key))) (key-desc (help-key-description key untranslated))) (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn) (equal defn 'undefined)) (princ (format "%s is undefined" key-desc)) (princ (format (if (windowp window) "%s at that spot runs the command %s" "%s runs the command %s") key-desc (if (symbolp defn) defn (prin1-to-string defn))))))))) (defun describe-key (key &optional untranslated up-event) "Display documentation of the function invoked by KEY. KEY should be a key sequence--when calling from a program, pass a string or a vector. If non-nil UNTRANSLATED is a vector of the untranslated events. It can also be a number in which case the untranslated events from the last key hit are used." (interactive "kDescribe key: \np\nU") (if (numberp untranslated) (setq untranslated (this-single-command-raw-keys))) (save-excursion (let ((modifiers (event-modifiers (aref key 0))) window position) ;; For a mouse button event, go to the button it applies to ;; to get the right key bindings. And go to the right place ;; in case the keymap depends on where you clicked. (if (or (memq 'click modifiers) (memq 'down modifiers) (memq 'drag modifiers)) (setq window (posn-window (event-start (aref key 0))) position (posn-point (event-start (aref key 0))))) (when (windowp window) (set-buffer (window-buffer window)) (goto-char position)) (let ((defn (or (string-key-binding key) (key-binding key)))) (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn) (equal defn 'undefined)) (message "%s is undefined" (help-key-description key untranslated)) (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function defn) (interactive-p)) (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer) (princ (help-key-description key untranslated)) (if (windowp window) (princ " at that spot")) (princ " runs the command ") (prin1 defn) (princ "\n which is ") (describe-function-1 defn) (when up-event (let ((ev (aref up-event 0)) (descr (key-description up-event)) (hdr "\n\n-------------- up event ---------------\n\n") defn mouse-1-tricky mouse-1-remapped) (when (and (consp ev) (eq (car ev) 'mouse-1) (windowp window) mouse-1-click-follows-link (not (eq mouse-1-click-follows-link 'double)) (with-current-buffer (window-buffer window) (mouse-on-link-p (posn-point (event-start ev))))) (setq mouse-1-tricky (integerp mouse-1-click-follows-link) mouse-1-remapped (or (not mouse-1-tricky) (> mouse-1-click-follows-link 0))) (if mouse-1-remapped (setcar ev 'mouse-2))) (setq defn (or (string-key-binding up-event) (key-binding up-event))) (unless (or (null defn) (integerp defn) (equal defn 'undefined)) (princ (if mouse-1-tricky "\n\n----------------- up-event (short click) ----------------\n\n" hdr)) (setq hdr nil) (princ descr) (if (windowp window) (princ " at that spot")) (if mouse-1-remapped (princ " is remapped to <mouse-2>\n which" )) (princ " runs the command ") (prin1 defn) (princ "\n which is ") (describe-function-1 defn)) (when mouse-1-tricky (setcar ev (if (> mouse-1-click-follows-link 0) 'mouse-1 'mouse-2)) (setq defn (or (string-key-binding up-event) (key-binding up-event))) (unless (or (null defn) (integerp defn) (equal defn 'undefined)) (princ (or hdr "\n\n----------------- up-event (long click) ----------------\n\n")) (princ "Pressing ") (princ descr) (if (windowp window) (princ " at that spot")) (princ (format " for longer than %d milli-seconds\n" (abs mouse-1-click-follows-link))) (if (not mouse-1-remapped) (princ " remaps it to <mouse-2> which" )) (princ " runs the command ") (prin1 defn) (princ "\n which is ") (describe-function-1 defn)))) (print-help-return-message)))))))) (defun describe-mode (&optional buffer) "Display documentation of current major mode and minor modes. A brief summary of the minor modes comes first, followed by the major mode description. This is followed by detailed descriptions of the minor modes, each on a separate page. For this to work correctly for a minor mode, the mode's indicator variable \(listed in `minor-mode-alist') must also be a function whose documentation describes the minor mode." (interactive) (unless buffer (setq buffer (current-buffer))) (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-mode buffer) (interactive-p)) ;; For the sake of help-do-xref and help-xref-go-back, ;; don't switch buffers before calling `help-buffer'. (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer) (with-current-buffer buffer (let (minor-modes) ;; Older packages do not register in minor-mode-list but only in ;; minor-mode-alist. (dolist (x minor-mode-alist) (setq x (car x)) (unless (memq x minor-mode-list) (push x minor-mode-list))) ;; Find enabled minor mode we will want to mention. (dolist (mode minor-mode-list) ;; Document a minor mode if it is listed in minor-mode-alist, ;; non-nil, and has a function definition. (let ((fmode (or (get mode :minor-mode-function) mode))) (and (boundp mode) (symbol-value mode) (fboundp fmode) (let ((pretty-minor-mode (if (string-match "\\(\\(-minor\\)?-mode\\)?\\'" (symbol-name fmode)) (capitalize (substring (symbol-name fmode) 0 (match-beginning 0))) fmode))) (push (list fmode pretty-minor-mode (format-mode-line (assq mode minor-mode-alist))) minor-modes))))) (setq minor-modes (sort minor-modes (lambda (a b) (string-lessp (cadr a) (cadr b))))) (when minor-modes (princ "Summary of minor modes:\n") (make-local-variable 'help-button-cache) (with-current-buffer standard-output (dolist (mode minor-modes) (let ((mode-function (nth 0 mode)) (pretty-minor-mode (nth 1 mode)) (indicator (nth 2 mode))) (setq indicator (if (zerop (length indicator)) "no indicator" (format "indicator%s" indicator))) (add-text-properties 0 (length pretty-minor-mode) '(face bold) pretty-minor-mode) (save-excursion (goto-char (point-max)) (princ "\n\f\n") (push (point-marker) help-button-cache) ;; Document the minor modes fully. (insert pretty-minor-mode) (princ (format " minor mode (%s):\n" indicator)) (princ (documentation mode-function))) (princ " ") (insert-button pretty-minor-mode 'action (car help-button-cache) 'follow-link t 'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show full information") (princ (format " minor mode (%s):\n" indicator))))) (princ "\n(Full information about these minor modes follows the description of the major mode.)\n\n")) ;; Document the major mode. (let ((mode mode-name)) (with-current-buffer standard-output (insert mode) (add-text-properties (- (point) (length mode)) (point) '(face bold)))) (princ " mode:\n") (princ (documentation major-mode))) (print-help-return-message)))) (defun describe-minor-mode (minor-mode) "Display documentation of a minor mode given as MINOR-MODE. MINOR-MODE can be a minor mode symbol or a minor mode indicator string appeared on the mode-line." (interactive (list (completing-read "Minor mode: " (nconc (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol) (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator) )))) (if (symbolp minor-mode) (setq minor-mode (symbol-name minor-mode))) (let ((symbols (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol)) (indicators (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator))) (cond ((member minor-mode symbols) (describe-minor-mode-from-symbol (intern minor-mode))) ((member minor-mode indicators) (describe-minor-mode-from-indicator minor-mode)) (t (error "No such minor mode: %s" minor-mode))))) ;; symbol (defun describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol () ;; In order to list up all minor modes, minor-mode-list ;; is used here instead of minor-mode-alist. (delq nil (mapcar 'symbol-name minor-mode-list))) (defun describe-minor-mode-from-symbol (symbol) "Display documentation of a minor mode given as a symbol, SYMBOL" (interactive (list (intern (completing-read "Minor mode symbol: " (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol))))) (if (fboundp symbol) (describe-function symbol) (describe-variable symbol))) ;; indicator (defun describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator () (delq nil (mapcar (lambda (x) (let ((i (format-mode-line x))) ;; remove first space if existed (cond ((= 0 (length i)) nil) ((eq (aref i 0) ?\ ) (substring i 1)) (t i)))) minor-mode-alist))) (defun describe-minor-mode-from-indicator (indicator) "Display documentation of a minor mode specified by INDICATOR. If you call this function interactively, you can give indicator which is currently activated with completion." (interactive (list (completing-read "Minor mode indicator: " (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator)))) (let ((minor-mode (lookup-minor-mode-from-indicator indicator))) (if minor-mode (describe-minor-mode-from-symbol minor-mode) (error "Cannot find minor mode for `%s'" indicator)))) (defun lookup-minor-mode-from-indicator (indicator) "Return a minor mode symbol from its indicator on the modeline." ;; remove first space if existed (if (and (< 0 (length indicator)) (eq (aref indicator 0) ?\ )) (setq indicator (substring indicator 1))) (let ((minor-modes minor-mode-alist) result) (while minor-modes (let* ((minor-mode (car (car minor-modes))) (anindicator (format-mode-line (car (cdr (car minor-modes)))))) ;; remove first space if existed (if (and (stringp anindicator) (> (length anindicator) 0) (eq (aref anindicator 0) ?\ )) (setq anindicator (substring anindicator 1))) (if (equal indicator anindicator) (setq result minor-mode minor-modes nil) (setq minor-modes (cdr minor-modes))))) result)) ;;; Automatic resizing of temporary buffers. (defcustom temp-buffer-max-height (lambda (buffer) (/ (- (frame-height) 2) 2)) "*Maximum height of a window displaying a temporary buffer. This is the maximum height (in text lines) which `resize-temp-buffer-window' will give to a window displaying a temporary buffer. It can also be a function which will be called with the object corresponding to the buffer to be displayed as argument and should return an integer positive number." :type '(choice integer function) :group 'help :version "20.4") (define-minor-mode temp-buffer-resize-mode "Toggle the mode which makes windows smaller for temporary buffers. With prefix argument ARG, turn the resizing of windows displaying temporary buffers on if ARG is positive or off otherwise. This makes the window the right height for its contents, but never more than `temp-buffer-max-height' nor less than `window-min-height'. This applies to `help', `apropos' and `completion' buffers, and some others." :global t :group 'help (if temp-buffer-resize-mode ;; `help-make-xrefs' may add a `back' button and thus increase the ;; text size, so `resize-temp-buffer-window' must be run *after* it. (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window 'append) (remove-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window))) (defun resize-temp-buffer-window () "Resize the current window to fit its contents. Will not make it higher than `temp-buffer-max-height' nor smaller than `window-min-height'. Do nothing if it is the only window on its frame, if it is not as wide as the frame or if some of the window's contents are scrolled out of view." (unless (or (one-window-p 'nomini) (not (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-min))) (/= (frame-width) (window-width))) (fit-window-to-buffer (selected-window) (if (functionp temp-buffer-max-height) (funcall temp-buffer-max-height (current-buffer)) temp-buffer-max-height)))) ;; Provide this for the sake of define-minor-mode which generates ;; defcustoms which require 'help'. (provide 'help) ;; arch-tag: cf427352-27e9-49b7-9a6f-741ebab02423 ;;; help.el ends here