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;;; help-fns.el --- Complex help functions ;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, ;; 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 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 3, 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., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, ;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. ;;; Commentary: ;; This file contains those help commands which are complicated, and ;; which may not be used in every session. For example ;; `describe-function' will probably be heavily used when doing elisp ;; programming, but not if just editing C files. Simpler help commands ;; are in help.el ;;; Code: (require 'help-mode) ;; Functions ;;;###autoload (defun describe-function (function) "Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol)." (interactive (let ((fn (function-called-at-point)) (enable-recursive-minibuffers t) val) (setq val (completing-read (if fn (format "Describe function (default %s): " fn) "Describe function: ") obarray 'fboundp t nil nil (and fn (symbol-name fn)))) (list (if (equal val "") fn (intern val))))) (if (null function) (message "You didn't specify a function") (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function function) (interactive-p)) (save-excursion (with-help-window (help-buffer) (prin1 function) ;; Use " is " instead of a colon so that ;; it is easier to get out the function name using forward-sexp. (princ " is ") (describe-function-1 function) (with-current-buffer standard-output ;; Return the text we displayed. (buffer-string)))))) (defun help-split-fundoc (docstring def) "Split a function DOCSTRING into the actual doc and the usage info. Return (USAGE . DOC) or nil if there's no usage info. DEF is the function whose usage we're looking for in DOCSTRING." ;; Functions can get the calling sequence at the end of the doc string. ;; In cases where `function' has been fset to a subr we can't search for ;; function's name in the doc string so we use `fn' as the anonymous ;; function name instead. (when (and docstring (string-match "\n\n(fn\\(\\( .*\\)?)\\)\\'" docstring)) (cons (format "(%s%s" ;; Replace `fn' with the actual function name. (if (consp def) "anonymous" def) (match-string 1 docstring)) (substring docstring 0 (match-beginning 0))))) (defun help-add-fundoc-usage (docstring arglist) "Add the usage info to DOCSTRING. If DOCSTRING already has a usage info, then just return it unchanged. The usage info is built from ARGLIST. DOCSTRING can be nil. ARGLIST can also be t or a string of the form \"(FUN ARG1 ARG2 ...)\"." (unless (stringp docstring) (setq docstring "Not documented")) (if (or (string-match "\n\n(fn\\(\\( .*\\)?)\\)\\'" docstring) (eq arglist t)) docstring (concat docstring (if (string-match "\n?\n\\'" docstring) (if (< (- (match-end 0) (match-beginning 0)) 2) "\n" "") "\n\n") (if (and (stringp arglist) (string-match "\\`([^ ]+\\(.*\\))\\'" arglist)) (concat "(fn" (match-string 1 arglist) ")") (format "%S" (help-make-usage 'fn arglist)))))) (defun help-function-arglist (def) ;; Handle symbols aliased to other symbols. (if (and (symbolp def) (fboundp def)) (setq def (indirect-function def))) ;; If definition is a macro, find the function inside it. (if (eq (car-safe def) 'macro) (setq def (cdr def))) (cond ((byte-code-function-p def) (aref def 0)) ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda) (nth 1 def)) ((and (eq (car-safe def) 'autoload) (not (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap))) "[Arg list not available until function definition is loaded.]") (t t))) (defun help-make-usage (function arglist) (cons (if (symbolp function) function 'anonymous) (mapcar (lambda (arg) (if (not (symbolp arg)) (if (and (consp arg) (symbolp (car arg))) ;; CL style default values for optional args. (cons (intern (upcase (symbol-name (car arg)))) (cdr arg)) arg) (let ((name (symbol-name arg))) (if (string-match "\\`&" name) arg (intern (upcase name)))))) arglist))) ;; Could be this, if we make symbol-file do the work below. ;; (defun help-C-file-name (subr-or-var kind) ;; "Return the name of the C file where SUBR-OR-VAR is defined. ;; KIND should be `var' for a variable or `subr' for a subroutine." ;; (symbol-file (if (symbolp subr-or-var) subr-or-var ;; (subr-name subr-or-var)) ;; (if (eq kind 'var) 'defvar 'defun))) ;;;###autoload (defun help-C-file-name (subr-or-var kind) "Return the name of the C file where SUBR-OR-VAR is defined. KIND should be `var' for a variable or `subr' for a subroutine." (let ((docbuf (get-buffer-create " *DOC*")) (name (if (eq 'var kind) (concat "V" (symbol-name subr-or-var)) (concat "F" (subr-name subr-or-var))))) (with-current-buffer docbuf (goto-char (point-min)) (if (eobp) (insert-file-contents-literally (expand-file-name internal-doc-file-name doc-directory))) (let ((file (catch 'loop (while t (let ((pnt (search-forward (concat "" name "\n")))) (re-search-backward "S\\(.*\\)") (let ((file (match-string 1))) (if (member file build-files) (throw 'loop file) (goto-char pnt)))))))) (if (string-match "\\.\\(o\\|obj\\)\\'" file) (setq file (replace-match ".c" t t file))) (if (string-match "\\.c\\'" file) (concat "src/" file) file))))) (defface help-argument-name '((((supports :slant italic)) :inherit italic)) "Face to highlight argument names in *Help* buffers." :group 'help) (defun help-default-arg-highlight (arg) "Default function to highlight arguments in *Help* buffers. It returns ARG in face `help-argument-name'; ARG is also downcased if it displays differently than the default face (according to `face-differs-from-default-p')." (propertize (if (face-differs-from-default-p 'help-argument-name) (downcase arg) arg) 'face 'help-argument-name)) (defun help-do-arg-highlight (doc args) (with-syntax-table (make-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table) (modify-syntax-entry ?\- "w") (dolist (arg args doc) (setq doc (replace-regexp-in-string ;; This is heuristic, but covers all common cases ;; except ARG1-ARG2 (concat "\\<" ; beginning of word "\\(?:[a-z-]*-\\)?" ; for xxx-ARG "\\(" (regexp-quote arg) "\\)" "\\(?:es\\|s\\|th\\)?" ; for ARGth, ARGs "\\(?:-[a-z0-9-]+\\)?" ; for ARG-xxx, ARG-n "\\(?:-[{([<`\"].*?\\)?"; for ARG-{x}, (x), <x>, [x], `x' "\\>") ; end of word (help-default-arg-highlight arg) doc t t 1))))) (defun help-highlight-arguments (usage doc &rest args) (when usage (with-temp-buffer (insert usage) (goto-char (point-min)) (let ((case-fold-search nil) (next (not (or args (looking-at "\\[")))) (opt nil)) ;; Make a list of all arguments (skip-chars-forward "^ ") (while next (or opt (not (looking-at " &")) (setq opt t)) (if (not (re-search-forward " \\([\\[(]*\\)\\([^] &)\.]+\\)" nil t)) (setq next nil) (setq args (cons (match-string 2) args)) (when (and opt (string= (match-string 1) "(")) ;; A pesky CL-style optional argument with default value, ;; so let's skip over it (search-backward "(") (goto-char (scan-sexps (point) 1))))) ;; Highlight aguments in the USAGE string (setq usage (help-do-arg-highlight (buffer-string) args)) ;; Highlight arguments in the DOC string (setq doc (and doc (help-do-arg-highlight doc args)))))) ;; Return value is like the one from help-split-fundoc, but highlighted (cons usage doc)) ;;;###autoload (defun describe-simplify-lib-file-name (file) "Simplify a library name FILE to a relative name, and make it a source file." (if file ;; Try converting the absolute file name to a library name. (let ((libname (file-name-nondirectory file))) ;; Now convert that back to a file name and see if we get ;; the original one. If so, they are equivalent. (if (equal file (locate-file libname load-path '(""))) (if (string-match "[.]elc\\'" libname) (substring libname 0 -1) libname) file)))) (defun find-source-lisp-file (file-name) (let* ((elc-file (locate-file (concat file-name (if (string-match "\\.el" file-name) "c" ".elc")) load-path)) (str (if (and elc-file (file-readable-p elc-file)) (with-temp-buffer (insert-file-contents-literally elc-file nil 0 256) (buffer-string)))) (src-file (and str (string-match ";;; from file \\(.*\\.el\\)" str) (match-string 1 str)))) (if (and src-file (file-readable-p src-file)) src-file file-name))) (declare-function ad-get-advice-info "advice" (function)) ;;;###autoload (defun describe-function-1 (function) (let* ((advised (and (symbolp function) (featurep 'advice) (ad-get-advice-info function))) ;; If the function is advised, use the symbol that has the ;; real definition, if that symbol is already set up. (real-function (or (and advised (cdr (assq 'origname advised)) (fboundp (cdr (assq 'origname advised))) (cdr (assq 'origname advised))) function)) ;; Get the real definition. (def (if (symbolp real-function) (symbol-function real-function) function)) file-name string (beg (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a ")) (pt1 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer) (point)))) (setq string (cond ((or (stringp def) (vectorp def)) "a keyboard macro") ((subrp def) (if (eq 'unevalled (cdr (subr-arity def))) (concat beg "special form") (concat beg "built-in function"))) ((byte-code-function-p def) (concat beg "compiled Lisp function")) ((symbolp def) (while (symbolp (symbol-function def)) (setq def (symbol-function def))) (format "an alias for `%s'" def)) ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda) (concat beg "Lisp function")) ((eq (car-safe def) 'macro) "a Lisp macro") ((eq (car-safe def) 'autoload) (setq file-name (nth 1 def)) (format "%s autoloaded %s" (if (commandp def) "an interactive" "an") (if (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap) "keymap" (if (nth 4 def) "Lisp macro" "Lisp function")) )) ((keymapp def) (let ((is-full nil) (elts (cdr-safe def))) (while elts (if (char-table-p (car-safe elts)) (setq is-full t elts nil)) (setq elts (cdr-safe elts))) (if is-full "a full keymap" "a sparse keymap"))) (t ""))) (princ string) (with-current-buffer standard-output (save-excursion (save-match-data (if (re-search-backward "alias for `\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t) (help-xref-button 1 'help-function def))))) (or file-name (setq file-name (symbol-file function 'defun))) (setq file-name (describe-simplify-lib-file-name file-name)) (when (equal file-name "loaddefs.el") ;; Find the real def site of the preloaded function. ;; This is necessary only for defaliases. (let ((location (condition-case nil (find-function-search-for-symbol function nil "loaddefs.el") (error nil)))) (when location (with-current-buffer (car location) (goto-char (cdr location)) (when (re-search-backward "^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t) (setq file-name (match-string 1))))))) (when (and (null file-name) (subrp def)) ;; Find the C source file name. (setq file-name (if (get-buffer " *DOC*") (help-C-file-name def 'subr) 'C-source))) (when file-name (princ " in `") ;; We used to add .el to the file name, ;; but that's completely wrong when the user used load-file. (princ (if (eq file-name 'C-source) "C source code" file-name)) (princ "'") ;; See if lisp files are present where they where installed from. (if (not (eq file-name 'C-source)) (setq file-name (find-source-lisp-file file-name))) ;; Make a hyperlink to the library. (with-current-buffer standard-output (save-excursion (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t) (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def real-function file-name)))) (princ ".") (with-current-buffer (help-buffer) (fill-region-as-paragraph (save-excursion (goto-char pt1) (forward-line 0) (point)) (point))) (terpri)(terpri) (when (commandp function) (let ((pt2 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer) (point)))) (if (and (eq function 'self-insert-command) (eq (key-binding "a") 'self-insert-command) (eq (key-binding "b") 'self-insert-command) (eq (key-binding "c") 'self-insert-command)) (princ "It is bound to many ordinary text characters.\n") (let* ((remapped (command-remapping function)) (keys (where-is-internal (or remapped function) overriding-local-map nil nil)) non-modified-keys) ;; Which non-control non-meta keys run this command? (dolist (key keys) (if (member (event-modifiers (aref key 0)) '(nil (shift))) (push key non-modified-keys))) (when remapped (princ "It is remapped to `") (princ (symbol-name remapped)) (princ "'")) (when keys (princ (if remapped ", which is bound to " "It is bound to ")) ;; If lots of ordinary text characters run this command, ;; don't mention them one by one. (if (< (length non-modified-keys) 10) (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", ")) (dolist (key non-modified-keys) (setq keys (delq key keys))) (if keys (progn (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", ")) (princ ", and many ordinary text characters")) (princ "many ordinary text characters")))) (when (or remapped keys non-modified-keys) (princ ".") (terpri)))) (with-current-buffer (help-buffer) (fill-region-as-paragraph pt2 (point))) (terpri))) (let* ((arglist (help-function-arglist def)) (doc (documentation function)) (usage (help-split-fundoc doc function))) (with-current-buffer standard-output ;; If definition is a keymap, skip arglist note. (unless (keymapp def) (let* ((use (cond (usage (setq doc (cdr usage)) (car usage)) ((listp arglist) (format "%S" (help-make-usage function arglist))) ((stringp arglist) arglist) ;; Maybe the arglist is in the docstring of a symbol ;; this one is aliased to. ((let ((fun real-function)) (while (and (symbolp fun) (setq fun (symbol-function fun)) (not (setq usage (help-split-fundoc (documentation fun) function))))) usage) (car usage)) ((or (stringp def) (vectorp def)) (format "\nMacro: %s" (format-kbd-macro def))) (t "[Missing arglist. Please make a bug report.]"))) (high (help-highlight-arguments use doc))) (let ((fill-begin (point))) (insert (car high) "\n") (fill-region fill-begin (point))) (setq doc (cdr high)))) (let ((obsolete (and ;; function might be a lambda construct. (symbolp function) (get function 'byte-obsolete-info)))) (when obsolete (princ "\nThis function is obsolete") (when (nth 2 obsolete) (insert (format " since %s" (nth 2 obsolete)))) (insert ";\n" (if (stringp (car obsolete)) (car obsolete) (format "use `%s' instead." (car obsolete))) "\n")) (insert "\n" (or doc "Not documented."))))))) ;; Variables ;;;###autoload (defun variable-at-point (&optional any-symbol) "Return the bound variable symbol found at or before point. Return 0 if there is no such symbol. If ANY-SYMBOL is non-nil, don't insist the symbol be bound." (or (condition-case () (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table (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) (boundp obj) obj)))) (error nil)) (let* ((str (find-tag-default)) (sym (if str (intern-soft str)))) (if (and sym (or any-symbol (boundp sym))) sym (save-match-data (when (and str (string-match "\\`\\W*\\(.*?\\)\\W*\\'" str)) (setq sym (intern-soft (match-string 1 str))) (and (or any-symbol (boundp sym)) sym))))) 0)) (defun describe-variable-custom-version-info (variable) (let ((custom-version (get variable 'custom-version)) (cpv (get variable 'custom-package-version)) (output nil)) (if custom-version (setq output (format "This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in\nversion %s of Emacs.\n" custom-version)) (when cpv (let* ((package (car-safe cpv)) (version (car (cdr-safe cpv))) (pkg-versions (assq package customize-package-emacs-version-alist)) (emacsv (cdr (assoc version pkg-versions)))) (if (and package version) (setq output (format (concat "This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in\nversion %s of the %s package" (if emacsv (format " that is part of Emacs %s" emacsv)) ".\n") version package)))))) output)) ;;;###autoload (defun describe-variable (variable &optional buffer frame) "Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol). Returns the documentation as a string, also. If VARIABLE has a buffer-local value in BUFFER or FRAME \(default to the current buffer and current frame), it is displayed along with the global value." (interactive (let ((v (variable-at-point)) (enable-recursive-minibuffers t) val) (setq val (completing-read (if (symbolp v) (format "Describe variable (default %s): " v) "Describe variable: ") obarray '(lambda (vv) (or (boundp vv) (get vv 'variable-documentation))) t nil nil (if (symbolp v) (symbol-name v)))) (list (if (equal val "") v (intern val))))) (unless (buffer-live-p buffer) (setq buffer (current-buffer))) (unless (frame-live-p frame) (setq frame (selected-frame))) (if (not (symbolp variable)) (message "You did not specify a variable") (save-excursion (let ((valvoid (not (with-current-buffer buffer (boundp variable)))) val val-start-pos locus) ;; Extract the value before setting up the output buffer, ;; in case `buffer' *is* the output buffer. (unless valvoid (with-selected-frame frame (with-current-buffer buffer (setq val (symbol-value variable) locus (variable-binding-locus variable))))) (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-variable variable buffer) (interactive-p)) (with-help-window (help-buffer) (with-current-buffer buffer (prin1 variable) ;; Make a hyperlink to the library if appropriate. (Don't ;; change the format of the buffer's initial line in case ;; anything expects the current format.) (let ((file-name (symbol-file variable 'defvar))) (setq file-name (describe-simplify-lib-file-name file-name)) (when (equal file-name "loaddefs.el") ;; Find the real def site of the preloaded variable. (let ((location (condition-case nil (find-variable-noselect variable file-name) (error nil)))) (when location (with-current-buffer (car location) (when (cdr location) (goto-char (cdr location))) (when (re-search-backward "^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t) (setq file-name (match-string 1))))))) (when (and (null file-name) (integerp (get variable 'variable-documentation))) ;; It's a variable not defined in Elisp but in C. (setq file-name (if (get-buffer " *DOC*") (help-C-file-name variable 'var) 'C-source))) (if file-name (progn (princ " is a variable defined in `") (princ (if (eq file-name 'C-source) "C source code" file-name)) (princ "'.\n") (with-current-buffer standard-output (save-excursion (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t) (help-xref-button 1 'help-variable-def variable file-name))) (if valvoid (princ "It is void as a variable.") (princ "Its "))) (if valvoid (princ " is void as a variable.") (princ "'s ")))) (if valvoid nil (with-current-buffer standard-output (setq val-start-pos (point)) (princ "value is ") (terpri) (let ((from (point))) (pp val) ;; Hyperlinks in variable's value are quite frequently ;; inappropriate e.g C-h v <RET> features <RET> ;; (help-xref-on-pp from (point)) (if (< (point) (+ from 20)) (delete-region (1- from) from))))) (terpri) (when locus (if (bufferp locus) (princ (format "%socal in buffer %s; " (if (get variable 'permanent-local) "Permanently l" "L") (buffer-name))) (princ (format "It is a frame-local variable; "))) (if (not (default-boundp variable)) (princ "globally void") (let ((val (default-value variable))) (with-current-buffer standard-output (princ "global value is ") (terpri) ;; Fixme: pp can take an age if you happen to ;; ask for a very large expression. We should ;; probably print it raw once and check it's a ;; sensible size before prettyprinting. -- fx (let ((from (point))) (pp val) ;; See previous comment for this function. ;; (help-xref-on-pp from (point)) (if (< (point) (+ from 20)) (delete-region (1- from) from)))))) (terpri)) ;; If the value is large, move it to the end. (with-current-buffer standard-output (when (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 10) ;; Note that setting the syntax table like below ;; makes forward-sexp move over a `'s' at the end ;; of a symbol. (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table) (goto-char val-start-pos) ;; The line below previously read as ;; (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point))) ;; which suppressed display of the buffer local value for ;; large values. (when (looking-at "value is") (replace-match "")) (save-excursion (insert "\n\nValue:") (set (make-local-variable 'help-button-cache) (point-marker))) (insert "value is shown ") (insert-button "below" 'action help-button-cache 'follow-link t 'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show value") (insert ".\n"))) (terpri) (let* ((alias (condition-case nil (indirect-variable variable) (error variable))) (obsolete (get variable 'byte-obsolete-variable)) (safe-var (get variable 'safe-local-variable)) (doc (or (documentation-property variable 'variable-documentation) (documentation-property alias 'variable-documentation))) (extra-line nil)) ;; Add a note for variables that have been make-var-buffer-local. (when (and (local-variable-if-set-p variable) (or (not (local-variable-p variable)) (with-temp-buffer (local-variable-if-set-p variable)))) (setq extra-line t) (princ " Automatically becomes buffer-local when set in any fashion.\n")) ;; Mention if it's an alias (unless (eq alias variable) (setq extra-line t) (princ (format " This variable is an alias for `%s'.\n" alias))) (when obsolete (setq extra-line t) (princ " This variable is obsolete") (if (cdr obsolete) (princ (format " since %s" (cdr obsolete)))) (princ ";\n ") (princ (if (stringp (car obsolete)) (car obsolete) (format "use `%s' instead." (car obsolete)))) (terpri)) (when safe-var (setq extra-line t) (princ " This variable is safe as a file local variable ") (princ "if its value\n satisfies the predicate ") (princ (if (byte-code-function-p safe-var) "which is byte-compiled expression.\n" (format "`%s'.\n" safe-var)))) (if extra-line (terpri)) (princ "Documentation:\n") (with-current-buffer standard-output (insert (or doc "Not documented as a variable.")))) (let ((customize-label "customize") (initialization-file "initialization file")) ;; All variables can be set; some can be customized (when (and (symbolp variable) (not (custom-variable-p variable))) (terpri) (terpri) (princ (concat "You can set this variable in your " initialization-file ".")) (with-current-buffer standard-output (save-excursion (re-search-backward (concat "\\(" initialization-file "\\)") nil t) (help-xref-button 1 'help-info-variable variable "(emacs)Init File")))) ;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized. (when (custom-variable-p variable) (terpri) (terpri) (princ (concat "You can " customize-label " this variable")) (princ (concat " or set it in your " initialization-file ".")) (with-current-buffer standard-output (save-excursion (re-search-backward (concat "\\(" customize-label "\\)") nil t) (help-xref-button 1 'help-customize-variable variable)) (save-excursion (re-search-backward (concat "\\(" initialization-file "\\)") nil t) (help-xref-button 1 'help-info-variable variable "(emacs)Init File") ) )) ;; Note variable's version or package version (let ((output (describe-variable-custom-version-info variable))) (when output (terpri) (terpri) (princ output)))) (save-excursion (set-buffer standard-output) ;; Return the text we displayed. (buffer-string)))))))) ;;;###autoload (defun describe-syntax (&optional buffer) "Describe the syntax specifications in the syntax table of BUFFER. The descriptions are inserted in a help buffer, which is then displayed. BUFFER defaults to the current buffer." (interactive) (setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer))) (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-syntax buffer) (interactive-p)) (with-help-window (help-buffer) (let ((table (with-current-buffer buffer (syntax-table)))) (with-current-buffer standard-output (describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value) (while (setq table (char-table-parent table)) (insert "\nThe parent syntax table is:") (describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value)))))) (defun help-describe-category-set (value) (insert (cond ((null value) "default") ((char-table-p value) "deeper char-table ...") (t (condition-case err (category-set-mnemonics value) (error "invalid")))))) ;;;###autoload (defun describe-categories (&optional buffer) "Describe the category specifications in the current category table. The descriptions are inserted in a buffer, which is then displayed. If BUFFER is non-nil, then describe BUFFER's category table instead. BUFFER should be a buffer or a buffer name." (interactive) (setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer))) (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-categories buffer) (interactive-p)) (with-help-window (help-buffer) (let ((table (with-current-buffer buffer (category-table)))) (with-current-buffer standard-output (describe-vector table 'help-describe-category-set) (let ((docs (char-table-extra-slot table 0))) (if (or (not (vectorp docs)) (/= (length docs) 95)) (insert "Invalid first extra slot in this char table\n") (insert "Meanings of mnemonic characters are:\n") (dotimes (i 95) (let ((elt (aref docs i))) (when elt (insert (+ i ?\s) ": " elt "\n")))) (while (setq table (char-table-parent table)) (insert "\nThe parent category table is:") (describe-vector table 'help-describe-category-set)))))))) (provide 'help-fns) ;; arch-tag: 9e10331c-ae81-4d13-965d-c4819aaab0b3 ;;; help-fns.el ends here