;;; hi-lock.el --- minor mode for interactive automatic highlighting -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
-;; Copyright (C) 2000-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 2000-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: David M. Koppelman <koppel@ece.lsu.edu>
;; Keywords: faces, minor-mode, matching, display
;;
;; In program source code highlight a variable to quickly see all
;; places it is modified or referenced:
-;; M-x highlight-regexp ground_contact_switches_closed RET RET
+;; M-x highlight-regexp RET ground_contact_switches_closed RET RET
;;
;; In a shell or other buffer that is showing lots of program
;; output, highlight the parts of the output you're interested in:
-;; M-x highlight-regexp Total execution time [0-9]+ RET hi-blue-b RET
+;; M-x highlight-regexp RET Total execution time [0-9]+ RET hi-blue-b RET
;;
;; In buffers displaying tables, highlight the lines you're interested in:
-;; M-x highlight-lines-matching-regexp January 2000 RET hi-black-b RET
+;; M-x highlight-lines-matching-regexp RET January 2000 RET hi-black-b RET
;;
;; When writing text, highlight personal cliches. This can be
;; amusing.
-;; M-x highlight-phrase as can be seen RET RET
+;; M-x highlight-phrase RET as can be seen RET RET
;;
;; Setup:
;;
(put 'hi-lock-file-patterns-policy 'risky-local-variable t)
(defcustom hi-lock-auto-select-face nil
- "Non-nil if highlighting commands should not prompt for face names.
-When non-nil, each hi-lock command will cycle through faces in
-`hi-lock-face-defaults' without prompting."
+ "Non-nil means highlighting commands do not prompt for the face to use.
+Instead, each hi-lock command will cycle through the faces in
+`hi-lock-face-defaults'."
:type 'boolean
:version "24.4")
(defface hi-green
'((((min-colors 88) (background dark))
- (:background "green1" :foreground "black"))
+ (:background "light green" :foreground "black"))
(((background dark)) (:background "green" :foreground "black"))
- (((min-colors 88)) (:background "green1"))
+ (((min-colors 88)) (:background "light green"))
(t (:background "green")))
"Face for hi-lock mode."
:group 'hi-lock-faces)
'(menu-item "Highlight Lines..." highlight-lines-matching-regexp
:help "Highlight lines containing match of PATTERN (a regexp)."))
+ (define-key-after map [highlight-symbol-at-point]
+ '(menu-item "Highlight Symbol at Point" highlight-symbol-at-point
+ :help "Highlight symbol found near point without prompting."))
+
(define-key-after map [unhighlight-regexp]
'(menu-item "Remove Highlighting..." unhighlight-regexp
:help "Remove previously entered highlighting pattern."
(define-key map "\C-xwl" 'highlight-lines-matching-regexp)
(define-key map "\C-xwp" 'highlight-phrase)
(define-key map "\C-xwh" 'highlight-regexp)
+ (define-key map "\C-xw." 'highlight-symbol-at-point)
(define-key map "\C-xwr" 'unhighlight-regexp)
(define-key map "\C-xwb" 'hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns)
map)
"Key map for hi-lock.")
-(defvar hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function
- 'hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults
- "Function that provides default regexp(s) for highlighting commands.
-This function should take no arguments and return one of nil, a
-regexp or a list of regexps for use with highlighting commands -
-`hi-lock-face-phrase-buffer', `hi-lock-line-face-buffer' and
-`hi-lock-face-buffer'. The return value of this function is used
-as DEFAULTS param of `read-regexp' while executing the
-highlighting command. This function is called only during
-interactive use.
-
-For example, to highlight at symbol at point use
-
- \(setq hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function
- 'find-tag-default-as-regexp\)
-
-If you need different defaults for different highlighting
-operations, use `this-command' to identify the command under
-execution.")
-
;; Visible Functions
;;;###autoload
\\[highlight-lines-matching-regexp] REGEXP FACE
Highlight lines containing matches of REGEXP in current buffer with FACE.
+\\[highlight-symbol-at-point]
+ Highlight the symbol found near point without prompting, using the next
+ available face automatically.
+
\\[unhighlight-regexp] REGEXP
Remove highlighting on matches of REGEXP in current buffer.
(define-key-after menu-bar-edit-menu [hi-lock]
(cons "Regexp Highlighting" hi-lock-menu))
(hi-lock-find-patterns)
- (add-hook 'font-lock-mode-hook 'hi-lock-font-lock-hook nil t))
+ (add-hook 'font-lock-mode-hook 'hi-lock-font-lock-hook nil t)
+ ;; Remove regexps from font-lock-keywords (bug#13891).
+ (add-hook 'change-major-mode-hook (lambda () (hi-lock-mode -1)) nil t))
;; Turned off.
(when (or hi-lock-interactive-patterns
hi-lock-file-patterns)
(font-lock-remove-keywords nil hi-lock-file-patterns)
(setq hi-lock-file-patterns nil))
(remove-overlays nil nil 'hi-lock-overlay t)
- (when font-lock-fontified (font-lock-fontify-buffer)))
+ (font-lock-flush))
(define-key-after menu-bar-edit-menu [hi-lock] nil)
(remove-hook 'font-lock-mode-hook 'hi-lock-font-lock-hook t)))
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-line-face-buffer (regexp &optional face)
"Set face of all lines containing a match of REGEXP to FACE.
-Interactively, prompt for REGEXP then FACE. Use
-`hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function' to retrieve default
-value(s) of REGEXP. Use the global history list for FACE.
+Interactively, prompt for REGEXP using `read-regexp', then FACE.
+Use the global history list for FACE.
Use Font lock mode, if enabled, to highlight REGEXP. Otherwise,
use overlays for highlighting. If overlays are used, the
(interactive
(list
(hi-lock-regexp-okay
- (read-regexp "Regexp to highlight line"
- (funcall hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function)))
+ (read-regexp "Regexp to highlight line" 'regexp-history-last))
(hi-lock-read-face-name)))
(or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
(unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-face-buffer (regexp &optional face)
"Set face of each match of REGEXP to FACE.
-Interactively, prompt for REGEXP then FACE. Use
-`hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function' to retrieve default
-value(s) REGEXP. Use the global history list for FACE.
+Interactively, prompt for REGEXP using `read-regexp', then FACE.
+Use the global history list for FACE.
Use Font lock mode, if enabled, to highlight REGEXP. Otherwise,
use overlays for highlighting. If overlays are used, the
(interactive
(list
(hi-lock-regexp-okay
- (read-regexp "Regexp to highlight"
- (funcall hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function)))
+ (read-regexp "Regexp to highlight" 'regexp-history-last))
(hi-lock-read-face-name)))
(or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
(unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-face-phrase-buffer (regexp &optional face)
"Set face of each match of phrase REGEXP to FACE.
-Interactively, prompt for REGEXP then FACE. Use
-`hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function' to retrieve default
-value(s) of REGEXP. Use the global history list for FACE. When
-called interactively, replace whitespace in user provided regexp
-with arbitrary whitespace and make initial lower-case letters
-case-insensitive before highlighting with `hi-lock-set-pattern'.
+Interactively, prompt for REGEXP using `read-regexp', then FACE.
+Use the global history list for FACE.
+
+When called interactively, replace whitespace in user-provided
+regexp with arbitrary whitespace, and make initial lower-case
+letters case-insensitive, before highlighting with `hi-lock-set-pattern'.
Use Font lock mode, if enabled, to highlight REGEXP. Otherwise,
use overlays for highlighting. If overlays are used, the
(list
(hi-lock-regexp-okay
(hi-lock-process-phrase
- (read-regexp "Phrase to highlight"
- (funcall hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function))))
+ (read-regexp "Phrase to highlight" 'regexp-history-last)))
(hi-lock-read-face-name)))
(or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
(unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
(hi-lock-set-pattern regexp face))
+;;;###autoload
+(defalias 'highlight-symbol-at-point 'hi-lock-face-symbol-at-point)
+;;;###autoload
+(defun hi-lock-face-symbol-at-point ()
+ "Highlight each instance of the symbol at point.
+Uses the next face from `hi-lock-face-defaults' without prompting,
+unless you use a prefix argument.
+Uses `find-tag-default-as-symbol-regexp' to retrieve the symbol at point.
+
+This uses Font lock mode if it is enabled; otherwise it uses overlays,
+in which case the highlighting will not update as you type."
+ (interactive)
+ (let* ((regexp (hi-lock-regexp-okay
+ (find-tag-default-as-symbol-regexp)))
+ (hi-lock-auto-select-face t)
+ (face (hi-lock-read-face-name)))
+ (or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
+ (unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
+ (hi-lock-set-pattern regexp face)))
+
(defun hi-lock-keyword->face (keyword)
(cadr (cadr (cadr keyword)))) ; Keyword looks like (REGEXP (0 'FACE) ...).
(delq keyword hi-lock-interactive-patterns))
(remove-overlays
nil nil 'hi-lock-overlay-regexp (hi-lock--hashcons (car keyword)))
- (when font-lock-fontified (font-lock-fontify-buffer)))))
+ (font-lock-flush))))
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns ()
Otherwise signal an error. A pattern that matches the null string is
not suitable."
- (if (string-match regexp "")
- (error "Regexp cannot match an empty string")
- regexp))
-
-(defun hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults ()
- "Return the latest regexp from `regexp-history'.
-See `hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function' for details."
- (car regexp-history))
+ (cond
+ ((null regexp)
+ (error "Regexp cannot match nil"))
+ ((string-match regexp "")
+ (error "Regexp cannot match an empty string"))
+ (t regexp)))
(defun hi-lock-read-face-name ()
"Return face for interactive highlighting.
When `hi-lock-auto-select-face' is non-nil, just return the next face.
-Otherwise, read face name from minibuffer with completion and history."
+Otherwise, or with a prefix argument, read a face from the minibuffer
+with completion and history."
(unless hi-lock-interactive-patterns
(setq hi-lock--unused-faces hi-lock-face-defaults))
(let* ((last-used-face
"Highlight REGEXP with face FACE."
;; Hashcons the regexp, so it can be passed to remove-overlays later.
(setq regexp (hi-lock--hashcons regexp))
- (let ((pattern (list regexp (list 0 (list 'quote face) t))))
+ (let ((pattern (list regexp (list 0 (list 'quote face) 'prepend))))
;; Refuse to highlight a text that is already highlighted.
(unless (assoc regexp hi-lock-interactive-patterns)
(push pattern hi-lock-interactive-patterns)
- (if font-lock-mode
+ (if (and font-lock-mode (font-lock-specified-p major-mode))
(progn
(font-lock-add-keywords nil (list pattern) t)
- (font-lock-fontify-buffer))
+ (font-lock-flush))
(let* ((range-min (- (point) (/ hi-lock-highlight-range 2)))
(range-max (+ (point) (/ hi-lock-highlight-range 2)))
(search-start
(font-lock-remove-keywords nil hi-lock-file-patterns)
(setq hi-lock-file-patterns patterns)
(font-lock-add-keywords nil hi-lock-file-patterns t)
- (font-lock-fontify-buffer)))
+ (font-lock-flush)))
(defun hi-lock-find-patterns ()
"Find patterns in current buffer for hi-lock."