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1;;; ediff-help.el --- Code related to the contents of Ediff help buffers
2
ddc90f39 3;; Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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5;; Author: Michael Kifer <kifer@cs.sunysb.edu>
6
7;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
8
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21;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
22;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
23
24;;; Code:
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25
26(provide 'ediff-help)
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27
28;; Compiler pacifier start
29(defvar ediff-multiframe)
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30
31(eval-when-compile
32 (let ((load-path (cons (expand-file-name ".") load-path)))
33 (or (featurep 'ediff-init)
34 (load "ediff-init.el" nil nil 'nosuffix))
35 ))
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36;; end pacifier
37
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38(require 'ediff-init)
39
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40;; Help messages
41
42(defconst ediff-long-help-message-head
43 " Move around | Toggle features | Manipulate
44=====================|===========================|============================="
45 "The head of the full help message.")
46(defconst ediff-long-help-message-tail
47 "=====================|===========================|=============================
48 R -show registry | = -compare regions | M -show session group
49 D -diff output | E -browse Ediff manual| G -send bug report
50 i -status info | ? -help off | z/q -suspend/quit
51-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
52For help on a specific command: Click Button 2 over it; or
53 Put the cursor over it and type RET."
54 "The tail of the full-help message.")
55
56(defconst ediff-long-help-message-compare3
57 "
58p,DEL -previous diff | | -vert/horiz split | xy -copy buf X's region to Y
59n,SPC -next diff | h -hilighting | rx -restore buf X's old diff
60 j -jump to diff | @ -auto-refinement | * -refine current region
61 gx -goto X's point| | ! -update diff regions
62 C-l -recenter | ## -ignore whitespace |
63 v/V -scroll up/dn | #f/#h -focus/hide regions | wx -save buf X
64 </> -scroll lt/rt | X -read-only in buf X | wd -save diff output
65 ~ -rotate buffers| m -wide display |
66"
67 "Help message usually used for 3-way comparison.
3af0304a 68Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
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69
70(defconst ediff-long-help-message-compare2
71 "
72p,DEL -previous diff | | -vert/horiz split |a/b -copy A/B's region to B/A
73n,SPC -next diff | h -hilighting | rx -restore buf X's old diff
74 j -jump to diff | @ -auto-refinement | * -refine current region
75 gx -goto X's point| | ! -update diff regions
76 C-l -recenter | ## -ignore whitespace |
77 v/V -scroll up/dn | #f/#h -focus/hide regions | wx -save buf X
78 </> -scroll lt/rt | X -read-only in buf X | wd -save diff output
79 ~ -swap variants | m -wide display |
80"
81 "Help message usually used for 2-way comparison.
3af0304a 82Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
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83
84(defconst ediff-long-help-message-narrow2
85 "
86p,DEL -previous diff | | -vert/horiz split |a/b -copy A/B's region to B/A
87n,SPC -next diff | h -hilighting | rx -restore buf X's old diff
88 j -jump to diff | @ -auto-refinement | * -refine current region
89 gx -goto X's point| % -narrow/widen buffs | ! -update diff regions
90 C-l -recenter | ## -ignore whitespace |
91 v/V -scroll up/dn | #f/#h -focus/hide regions | wx -save buf X
92 </> -scroll lt/rt | X -read-only in buf X | wd -save diff output
93 ~ -swap variants | m -wide display |
94"
95 "Help message when comparing windows or regions line-by-line.
3af0304a 96Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
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97
98(defconst ediff-long-help-message-word-mode
99 "
100p,DEL -previous diff | | -vert/horiz split | xy -copy buf X's region to Y
101n,SPC -next diff | h -hilighting | rx -restore buf X's old diff
102 j -jump to diff | |
103 gx -goto X's point| % -narrow/widen buffs | ! -recompute diffs
104 C-l -recenter | |
105 v/V -scroll up/dn | #f/#h -focus/hide regions | wx -save buf X
106 </> -scroll lt/rt | X -read-only in buf X | wd -save diff output
107 ~ -swap variants | m -wide display |
108"
109 "Help message when comparing windows or regions word-by-word.
3af0304a 110Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
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111
112(defconst ediff-long-help-message-merge
113 "
114p,DEL -previous diff | | -vert/horiz split | x -copy buf X's region to C
115n,SPC -next diff | h -hilighting | r -restore buf C's old diff
116 j -jump to diff | @ -auto-refinement | * -refine current region
117 gx -goto X's point| ## -ignore whitespace | ! -update diff regions
118 C-l -recenter | #f/#h -focus/hide regions | + -combine diff regions
119 v/V -scroll up/dn | X -read-only in buf X | wx -save buf X
120 </> -scroll lt/rt | m -wide display | wd -save diff output
121 ~ -swap variants | s -shrink window C | / -show ancestor buff
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122 | $$ -show clashes only | & -merge w/new default
123 | $* -skip changed regions |
f49e1445 124"
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125 "Help message for merge sessions.
126Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
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127
128;; The actual long help message.
129(ediff-defvar-local ediff-long-help-message ""
3af0304a 130 "Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
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131
132(defconst ediff-brief-message-string
3af0304a 133 " ? -quick help "
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134 "Contents of the brief help message.")
135;; The actual brief help message
136(ediff-defvar-local ediff-brief-help-message ""
3af0304a 137 "Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
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138
139(ediff-defvar-local ediff-brief-help-message-function nil
140 "The brief help message that the user can customize.
141If the user sets this to a parameter-less function, Ediff will use it to
3af0304a 142produce the brief help message. This function must return a string.")
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143(ediff-defvar-local ediff-long-help-message-function nil
144 "The long help message that the user can customize.
145See `ediff-brief-help-message-function' for more.")
146
147(defvar ediff-use-long-help-message nil
3af0304a 148 "*If t, Ediff displays a long help message. Short help message otherwise.")
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149
150;; The actual help message.
151(ediff-defvar-local ediff-help-message ""
152 "The actual help message.
3af0304a 153Normally, the user shouldn't touch this. However, if you want Ediff to
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154start up with different help messages for different jobs, you can change
155the value of this variable and the variables `ediff-help-message-*' in
156`ediff-startup-hook'.")
157
158
159;; the keymap that defines clicks over the quick help regions
160(defvar ediff-help-region-map (make-sparse-keymap))
161
162(define-key
163 ediff-help-region-map
164 (if ediff-emacs-p [mouse-2] [button2])
165 'ediff-help-for-quick-help)
166
167;; runs in the control buffer
168(defun ediff-set-help-overlays ()
169 (goto-char (point-min))
170 (let (overl beg end cmd)
171 (while (re-search-forward " *\\([^ \t\n|]+\\||\\) +-[^|\n]+" nil 'noerror)
172 (setq beg (match-beginning 0)
173 end (match-end 0)
174 cmd (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1)))
175 (setq overl (ediff-make-overlay beg end))
176 (if ediff-emacs-p
177 (ediff-overlay-put overl 'mouse-face 'highlight)
178 (ediff-overlay-put overl 'highlight t))
179 (ediff-overlay-put overl 'ediff-help-info cmd))))
180
181
182(defun ediff-help-for-quick-help ()
183 "Explain Ediff commands in more detail."
184 (interactive)
185 (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
ddc90f39 186 (let ((pos (ediff-event-point last-command-event))
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187 overl cmd)
188
189 (if ediff-xemacs-p
190 (setq overl (extent-at pos (current-buffer) 'ediff-help-info)
191 cmd (ediff-overlay-get overl 'ediff-help-info))
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192 (setq cmd (car (mapcar (lambda (elt)
193 (overlay-get elt 'ediff-help-info))
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194 (overlays-at pos)))))
195
196 (if (not (stringp cmd))
3af0304a 197 (error "Hmm... I don't see an Ediff command around here..."))
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198
199 (ediff-documentation "Quick Help Commands")
200
201 (let (case-fold-search)
202 (cond ((string= cmd "?") (re-search-forward "^`\\?'"))
203 ((string= cmd "G") (re-search-forward "^`G'"))
204 ((string= cmd "E") (re-search-forward "^`E'"))
205 ((string= cmd "wd") (re-search-forward "^`wd'"))
206 ((string= cmd "wx") (re-search-forward "^`wa'"))
207 ((string= cmd "a/b") (re-search-forward "^`a'"))
208 ((string= cmd "x") (re-search-forward "^`a'"))
209 ((string= cmd "xy") (re-search-forward "^`ab'"))
210 ((string= cmd "p,DEL") (re-search-forward "^`p'"))
211 ((string= cmd "n,SPC") (re-search-forward "^`n'"))
212 ((string= cmd "j") (re-search-forward "^`j'"))
213 ((string= cmd "gx") (re-search-forward "^`ga'"))
214 ((string= cmd "!") (re-search-forward "^`!'"))
215 ((string= cmd "*") (re-search-forward "^`\\*'"))
216 ((string= cmd "m") (re-search-forward "^`m'"))
217 ((string= cmd "|") (re-search-forward "^`|'"))
218 ((string= cmd "@") (re-search-forward "^`@'"))
219 ((string= cmd "h") (re-search-forward "^`h'"))
220 ((string= cmd "r") (re-search-forward "^`r'"))
221 ((string= cmd "rx") (re-search-forward "^`ra'"))
222 ((string= cmd "##") (re-search-forward "^`##'"))
223 ((string= cmd "#f/#h") (re-search-forward "^`#f'"))
224 ((string= cmd "X") (re-search-forward "^`A'"))
225 ((string= cmd "v/V") (re-search-forward "^`v'"))
226 ((string= cmd "</>") (re-search-forward "^`<'"))
227 ((string= cmd "~") (re-search-forward "^`~'"))
228 ((string= cmd "i") (re-search-forward "^`i'"))
229 ((string= cmd "D") (re-search-forward "^`D'"))
230 ((string= cmd "R") (re-search-forward "^`R'"))
231 ((string= cmd "M") (re-search-forward "^`M'"))
232 ((string= cmd "z/q") (re-search-forward "^`z'"))
233 ((string= cmd "%") (re-search-forward "^`%'"))
234 ((string= cmd "C-l") (re-search-forward "^`C-l'"))
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235 ((string= cmd "$$") (re-search-forward "^`\\$\\$'"))
236 ((string= cmd "$*") (re-search-forward "^`\\$\\*'"))
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237 ((string= cmd "/") (re-search-forward "^`/'"))
238 ((string= cmd "&") (re-search-forward "^`&'"))
239 ((string= cmd "s") (re-search-forward "^`s'"))
240 ((string= cmd "+") (re-search-forward "^`\\+'"))
241 ((string= cmd "=") (re-search-forward "^`='"))
242 (t (error "Undocumented command! Type `G' in Ediff Control Panel to drop a note to the Ediff maintainer")))
243 ) ; let case-fold-search
244 ))
245
246
247;; assuming we are in control window, calculate length of the first line in
248;; help message
249(defun ediff-help-message-line-length ()
250 (save-excursion
251 (goto-char (point-min))
252 (if ediff-use-long-help-message
253 (next-line 1))
254 (end-of-line)
255 (current-column)))
256
257
258(defun ediff-indent-help-message ()
259 (let* ((shift (/ (max 0 (- (window-width (selected-window))
260 (ediff-help-message-line-length)))
261 2))
262 (str (make-string shift ?\ )))
263 (save-excursion
264 (goto-char (point-min))
265 (while (< (point) (point-max))
266 (insert str)
267 (beginning-of-line)
268 (forward-line 1)))))
269
270
271;; compose the help message as a string
272(defun ediff-set-help-message ()
273 (setq ediff-long-help-message
274 (cond ((and ediff-long-help-message-function
275 (or (symbolp ediff-long-help-message-function)
276 (consp ediff-long-help-message-function)))
277 (funcall ediff-long-help-message-function))
278 (ediff-word-mode
279 (concat ediff-long-help-message-head
280 ediff-long-help-message-word-mode
281 ediff-long-help-message-tail))
282 (ediff-narrow-job
283 (concat ediff-long-help-message-head
284 ediff-long-help-message-narrow2
285 ediff-long-help-message-tail))
286 (ediff-merge-job
287 (concat ediff-long-help-message-head
288 ediff-long-help-message-merge
289 ediff-long-help-message-tail))
290 (ediff-diff3-job
291 (concat ediff-long-help-message-head
292 ediff-long-help-message-compare3
293 ediff-long-help-message-tail))
294 (t
295 (concat ediff-long-help-message-head
296 ediff-long-help-message-compare2
297 ediff-long-help-message-tail))))
298 (setq ediff-brief-help-message
299 (cond ((and ediff-brief-help-message-function
300 (or (symbolp ediff-brief-help-message-function)
301 (consp ediff-brief-help-message-function)))
302 (funcall ediff-brief-help-message-function))
303 ((stringp ediff-brief-help-message-function)
304 ediff-brief-help-message-function)
305 ((ediff-multiframe-setup-p) ediff-brief-message-string)
306 (t ; long brief msg, not multiframe --- put in the middle
307 ediff-brief-message-string)
308 ))
309 (setq ediff-help-message (if ediff-use-long-help-message
310 ediff-long-help-message
311 ediff-brief-help-message))
312 (run-hooks 'ediff-display-help-hook))
313
55d7ff38 314;;;###autoload
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315(defun ediff-customize ()
316 (interactive)
317 (customize-group "ediff"))
318
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319
320;;; ediff-help.el ends here