;;; help-fns.el --- Complex help functions
;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
-;; 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Maintainer: FSF
;; Keywords: help, internal
(message "You didn't specify a function")
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function function) (interactive-p))
(save-excursion
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
+ (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)
- (print-help-return-message)
(with-current-buffer standard-output
;; Return the text we displayed.
(buffer-string))))))
src-file
file-name)))
+(declare-function ad-get-advice-info "advice" (function))
+
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-function-1 (function)
- (let* ((advised (and (featurep 'advice) (ad-get-advice-info function)))
- ;; If the function is advised, get the symbol that has the
- ;; real definition.
+ (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
- (if advised (cdr (assq 'origname advised))
- 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 ")))
+ (beg (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a "))
+ (pt1 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer) (point))))
(setq string
(cond ((or (stringp def)
(vectorp def))
(re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
(help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def real-function file-name))))
(princ ".")
- (terpri)
+ (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)
(princ "'"))
(when keys
- (princ (if remapped " which is bound to " "It is bound to "))
+ (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 "many ordinary text characters"))))
(when (or remapped keys non-modified-keys)
(princ ".")
- (terpri)))))
+ (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)))
(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).
locus (variable-binding-locus variable)))))
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-variable variable buffer)
(interactive-p))
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
+ (with-help-window (help-buffer)
(with-current-buffer buffer
(prin1 variable)
;; Make a hyperlink to the library if appropriate. (Don't
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(insert (or doc "Not documented as a variable."))))
;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized.
- (if (custom-variable-p variable)
- (let ((customize-label "customize"))
+ (when (custom-variable-p variable)
+ (let ((customize-label "customize"))
+ (terpri)
+ (terpri)
+ (princ (concat "You can " customize-label " this variable."))
+ (with-current-buffer standard-output
+ (save-excursion
+ (re-search-backward
+ (concat "\\(" customize-label "\\)") nil t)
+ (help-xref-button 1 'help-customize-variable variable))))
+ ;; Note variable's version or package version
+ (let ((output (describe-variable-custom-version-info variable)))
+ (when output
(terpri)
(terpri)
- (princ (concat "You can " customize-label " this variable."))
- (with-current-buffer standard-output
- (save-excursion
- (re-search-backward
- (concat "\\(" customize-label "\\)") nil t)
- (help-xref-button 1 'help-customize-variable variable)))))
- (print-help-return-message)
+ (princ output))))
+
(save-excursion
(set-buffer standard-output)
;; Return the text we displayed.
(interactive)
(setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-syntax buffer) (interactive-p))
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
+ (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)
(interactive)
(setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-categories buffer) (interactive-p))
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
+ (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)