;;; help-fns.el --- Complex help functions
;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
-;; 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Maintainer: FSF
;; Keywords: help, internal
;; 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)
+;; 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,
(require 'help-mode)
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun help-with-tutorial (&optional arg)
- "Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
-If there is a tutorial version written in the language
-of the selected language environment, that version is used.
-If there's no tutorial in that language, `TUTORIAL' is selected.
-With ARG, you are asked to choose which language."
- (interactive "P")
- (let ((lang (if arg
- (let ((minibuffer-setup-hook minibuffer-setup-hook))
- (add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook
- 'minibuffer-completion-help)
- (read-language-name 'tutorial "Language: " "English"))
- (if (get-language-info current-language-environment 'tutorial)
- current-language-environment
- "English")))
- file filename)
- (setq filename (get-language-info lang 'tutorial))
- (setq file (expand-file-name (concat "~/" filename)))
- (delete-other-windows)
- (if (get-file-buffer file)
- (switch-to-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
- (switch-to-buffer (create-file-buffer file))
- (setq buffer-file-name file)
- (setq default-directory (expand-file-name "~/"))
- (setq buffer-auto-save-file-name nil)
- (insert-file-contents (expand-file-name filename data-directory))
- (hack-local-variables)
- (goto-char (point-min))
- (search-forward "\n<<")
- (beginning-of-line)
- ;; Convert the <<...>> line to the proper [...] line,
- ;; or just delete the <<...>> line if a [...] line follows.
- (cond ((save-excursion
- (forward-line 1)
- (looking-at "\\["))
- (delete-region (point) (progn (forward-line 1) (point))))
- ((looking-at "<<Blank lines inserted.*>>")
- (replace-match "[Middle of page left blank for didactic purposes. Text continues below]"))
- (t
- (looking-at "<<")
- (replace-match "[")
- (search-forward ">>")
- (replace-match "]")))
- (beginning-of-line)
- (let ((n (- (window-height (selected-window))
- (count-lines (point-min) (point))
- 6)))
- (if (< n 8)
- (progn
- ;; For a short gap, we don't need the [...] line,
- ;; so delete it.
- (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
- (newline n))
- ;; Some people get confused by the large gap.
- (newline (/ n 2))
-
- ;; Skip the [...] line (don't delete it).
- (forward-line 1)
- (newline (- n (/ n 2)))))
- (goto-char (point-min))
- (setq buffer-undo-list nil)
- (set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
-
-\f
;; Functions
;;;###autoload
(setq val (completing-read (if fn
(format "Describe function (default %s): " fn)
"Describe function: ")
- obarray 'fboundp t nil nil (symbol-name fn)))
+ obarray 'fboundp t nil nil
+ (and fn (symbol-name fn))))
(list (if (equal val "")
fn (intern val)))))
(if (null function)
"\\)"
"\\(?: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)))))
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)))
+
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-function-1 (function)
(let* ((def (if (symbolp function)
;; 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
(princ ".")
(terpri)
(when (commandp function)
- (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 "))
- ;; FIXME: This list can be very long (f.ex. for self-insert-command).
- ;; If there are many, remove them from KEYS.
- (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))))
+ (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)))))
(let* ((arglist (help-function-arglist def))
(doc (documentation function))
(usage (help-split-fundoc doc function)))
;;;###autoload
(defun variable-at-point (&optional any-symbol)
- "Return the bound variable symbol found around point.
+ "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 ()
0))
;;;###autoload
-(defun describe-variable (variable &optional buffer)
+(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 (default to the current buffer),
+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))
(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))))
- ;; Extract the value before setting up the output buffer,
- ;; in case `buffer' *is* the output buffer.
- (val (unless valvoid (buffer-local-value variable buffer)))
- val-start-pos)
+ (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-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
(error nil))))
(when location
(with-current-buffer (car location)
- (goto-char (cdr location))
+ (when (cdr location)
+ (goto-char (cdr location)))
(when (re-search-backward
"^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t)
(setq file-name (match-string 1)))))))
(delete-region (1- from) from)))))
(terpri)
- (when (local-variable-p variable)
- (princ (format "%socal in buffer %s; "
- (if (get variable 'permanent-local)
- "Permanently l" "L")
- (buffer-name)))
+ (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)))
;; See previous comment for this function.
;; (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
(if (< (point) (+ from 20))
- (delete-region (1- from) from)))))))
- ;; 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))))
- (princ "\nAutomatically becomes buffer-local when set in any fashion.\n"))
- (terpri)
+ (delete-region (1- from) from))))))
+ (terpri))
;; If the value is large, move it to the end.
(with-current-buffer standard-output
;; of a symbol.
(set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
(goto-char val-start-pos)
- (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
+ ;; 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)
'action help-button-cache
'follow-link t
'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show value")
- (insert ".\n\n")))
+ (insert ".\n")))
+ (terpri)
- ;; Mention if it's an alias
(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))))
+ (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)
- (princ (format "\nThis variable is an alias for `%s'.\n" alias)))
+ (setq extra-line t)
+ (princ (format " This variable is an alias for `%s'.\n" alias)))
+
(when obsolete
- (princ "\nThis variable is obsolete")
+ (setq extra-line t)
+ (princ " This variable is obsolete")
(if (cdr obsolete) (princ (format " since %s" (cdr obsolete))))
- (princ ";") (terpri)
+ (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")
- (princ (or doc "Not documented as a variable.")))
+ (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"))