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1;;; help-mode.el --- `help-mode' used by *Help* buffers
2
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3;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
4;; 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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6;; Maintainer: FSF
7;; Keywords: help, internal
8
9;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
10
11;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
12;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
13;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
14;; any later version.
15
16;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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18;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
19;; GNU General Public License for more details.
20
21;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
22;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
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23;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
24;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
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26;;; Commentary:
27
28;; Defines `help-mode', which is the mode used by *Help* buffers, and
29;; associated support machinery, such as adding hyperlinks, etc.,
30
31;;; Code:
32
33(require 'button)
410e58b5 34(require 'view)
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35
36(defvar help-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap)
37 "Keymap for help mode.")
38
39(set-keymap-parent help-mode-map button-buffer-map)
40
89f5b33f 41(define-key help-mode-map [mouse-2] 'help-follow-mouse)
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42(define-key help-mode-map "\C-c\C-b" 'help-go-back)
43(define-key help-mode-map "\C-c\C-c" 'help-follow)
44;; Documentation only, since we use minor-mode-overriding-map-alist.
45(define-key help-mode-map "\r" 'help-follow)
46
47(defvar help-xref-stack nil
48 "A stack of ways by which to return to help buffers after following xrefs.
49Used by `help-follow' and `help-xref-go-back'.
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50An element looks like (POSITION FUNCTION ARGS...).
51To use the element, do (apply FUNCTION ARGS) then goto the point.")
f4ed5b19 52(put 'help-xref-stack 'permanent-local t)
89f5b33f 53(make-variable-buffer-local 'help-xref-stack)
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54
55(defvar help-xref-stack-item nil
56 "An item for `help-follow' in this buffer to push onto `help-xref-stack'.
57The format is (FUNCTION ARGS...).")
58(put 'help-xref-stack-item 'permanent-local t)
89f5b33f 59(make-variable-buffer-local 'help-xref-stack-item)
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60
61(setq-default help-xref-stack nil help-xref-stack-item nil)
62
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63(defcustom help-mode-hook nil
64 "Hook run by `help-mode'."
65 :type 'hook
66 :group 'help)
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67\f
68;; Button types used by help
69
6e881567 70(define-button-type 'help-xref
54d761b3 71 'follow-link t
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72 'action #'help-button-action)
73
74(defun help-button-action (button)
75 "Call BUTTON's help function."
76 (help-do-xref (button-start button)
77 (button-get button 'help-function)
78 (button-get button 'help-args)))
79
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80;; These 6 calls to define-button-type were generated in a dolist
81;; loop, but that is bad because it means these button types don't
82;; have an easily found definition.
83
84(define-button-type 'help-function
85 :supertype 'help-xref
86 'help-function 'describe-function
87 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this function"))
88
89(define-button-type 'help-variable
90 :supertype 'help-xref
91 'help-function 'describe-variable
92 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this variable"))
93
94(define-button-type 'help-face
95 :supertype 'help-xref
96 'help-function 'describe-face
97 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this face"))
98
99(define-button-type 'help-coding-system
100 :supertype 'help-xref
101 'help-function 'describe-coding-system
102 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this coding system"))
103
104(define-button-type 'help-input-method
105 :supertype 'help-xref
106 'help-function 'describe-input-method
107 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this input method"))
108
109(define-button-type 'help-character-set
110 :supertype 'help-xref
111 'help-function 'describe-character-set
112 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this character set"))
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113
114;; make some more ideosyncratic button types
115
116(define-button-type 'help-symbol
6e881567 117 :supertype 'help-xref
f4ed5b19 118 'help-function #'help-xref-interned
6e881567 119 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this symbol"))
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120
121(define-button-type 'help-back
6e881567 122 :supertype 'help-xref
f4ed5b19 123 'help-function #'help-xref-go-back
6e881567 124 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: go back to previous help buffer"))
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125
126(define-button-type 'help-info
6e881567 127 :supertype 'help-xref
f4ed5b19 128 'help-function #'info
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129 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: read this Info node"))
130
131(define-button-type 'help-url
132 :supertype 'help-xref
133 'help-function #'browse-url
134 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: view this URL in a browser"))
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135
136(define-button-type 'help-customize-variable
6e881567 137 :supertype 'help-xref
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138 'help-function (lambda (v)
139 (if help-xref-stack
140 (pop help-xref-stack))
141 (customize-variable v))
6e881567 142 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: customize variable"))
f4ed5b19 143
07f904a3 144(define-button-type 'help-customize-face
6e881567 145 :supertype 'help-xref
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146 'help-function (lambda (v)
147 (if help-xref-stack
148 (pop help-xref-stack))
149 (customize-face v))
6e881567 150 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: customize face"))
07f904a3 151
f4ed5b19 152(define-button-type 'help-function-def
6e881567 153 :supertype 'help-xref
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154 'help-function (lambda (fun file)
155 (require 'find-func)
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156 (when (eq file 'C-source)
157 (setq file
158 (help-C-file-name (indirect-function fun) 'fun)))
410e58b5 159 ;; Don't use find-function-noselect because it follows
f4ed5b19 160 ;; aliases (which fails for built-in functions).
410e58b5 161 (let ((location
2ea0f8fd 162 (find-function-search-for-symbol fun nil file)))
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163 (pop-to-buffer (car location))
164 (goto-char (cdr location))))
6e881567 165 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: find function's definition"))
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166
167(define-button-type 'help-variable-def
6e881567 168 :supertype 'help-xref
f4ed5b19 169 'help-function (lambda (var &optional file)
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170 (when (eq file 'C-source)
171 (setq file (help-C-file-name var 'var)))
172 (let ((location (find-variable-noselect var file)))
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173 (pop-to-buffer (car location))
174 (goto-char (cdr location))))
6e881567 175 'help-echo (purecopy"mouse-2, RET: find variable's definition"))
f4ed5b19 176
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177(define-button-type 'help-face-def
178 :supertype 'help-xref
179 'help-function (lambda (fun file)
180 (require 'find-func)
181 ;; Don't use find-function-noselect because it follows
182 ;; aliases (which fails for built-in functions).
183 (let ((location
184 (find-function-search-for-symbol fun 'defface file)))
185 (pop-to-buffer (car location))
186 (goto-char (cdr location))))
187 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: find face's definition"))
188
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189\f
190;;;###autoload
1700f41d 191(defun help-mode ()
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192 "Major mode for viewing help text and navigating references in it.
193Entry to this mode runs the normal hook `help-mode-hook'.
194Commands:
195\\{help-mode-map}"
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196 (interactive)
197 (kill-all-local-variables)
198 (use-local-map help-mode-map)
199 (setq mode-name "Help")
200 (setq major-mode 'help-mode)
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201 (view-mode)
202 (make-local-variable 'view-no-disable-on-exit)
1700f41d 203 (setq view-no-disable-on-exit t)
40bd2cfb 204 (run-mode-hooks 'help-mode-hook))
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205
206;;;###autoload
207(defun help-mode-setup ()
208 (help-mode)
209 (setq buffer-read-only nil))
210
211;;;###autoload
212(defun help-mode-finish ()
69e73dd3 213 (let ((entry (assq (selected-window) view-return-to-alist)))
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214 (if entry
215 ;; When entering Help mode from the Help window,
216 ;; such as by following a link, preserve the same
217 ;; meaning for the q command.
218 ;; (setcdr entry (cons (selected-window) help-return-method))
219 nil
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220 (setq view-return-to-alist
221 (cons (cons (selected-window) help-return-method)
222 view-return-to-alist))))
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223 (when (eq major-mode 'help-mode)
224 ;; View mode's read-only status of existing *Help* buffer is lost
225 ;; by with-output-to-temp-buffer.
226 (toggle-read-only 1)
69e73dd3 227 (help-make-xrefs (current-buffer))))
f4ed5b19 228\f
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229;; Grokking cross-reference information in doc strings and
230;; hyperlinking it.
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231
232;; This may have some scope for extension and the same or something
233;; similar should be done for widget doc strings, which currently use
234;; another mechanism.
235
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236(defvar help-back-label (purecopy "[back]")
237 "Label to use by `help-make-xrefs' for the go-back reference.")
238
239(defconst help-xref-symbol-regexp
240 (purecopy (concat "\\(\\<\\(\\(variable\\|option\\)\\|"
241 "\\(function\\|command\\)\\|"
242 "\\(face\\)\\|"
243 "\\(symbol\\)\\|"
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244 "\\(source \\(?:code \\)?\\(?:of\\|for\\)\\)\\)"
245 "[ \t\n]+\\)?"
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246 ;; Note starting with word-syntax character:
247 "`\\(\\sw\\(\\sw\\|\\s_\\)+\\)'"))
248 "Regexp matching doc string references to symbols.
249
250The words preceding the quoted symbol can be used in doc strings to
251distinguish references to variables, functions and symbols.")
252
410e58b5 253(defvar help-xref-mule-regexp nil
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254 "Regexp matching doc string references to MULE-related keywords.
255
256It is usually nil, and is temporarily bound to an appropriate regexp
257when help commands related to multilingual environment (e.g.,
258`describe-coding-system') are invoked.")
259
260
261(defconst help-xref-info-regexp
2e10efeb 262 (purecopy "\\<[Ii]nfo[ \t\n]+\\(node\\|anchor\\)[ \t\n]+`\\([^']+\\)'")
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263 "Regexp matching doc string references to an Info node.")
264
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265(defconst help-xref-url-regexp
266 (purecopy "\\<[Uu][Rr][Ll][ \t\n]+`\\([^']+\\)'")
267 "Regexp matching doc string references to a URL.")
268
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269;;;###autoload
270(defun help-setup-xref (item interactive-p)
271 "Invoked from commands using the \"*Help*\" buffer to install some xref info.
272
273ITEM is a (FUNCTION . ARGS) pair appropriate for recreating the help
274buffer after following a reference. INTERACTIVE-P is non-nil if the
275calling command was invoked interactively. In this case the stack of
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276items for help buffer \"back\" buttons is cleared.
277
278This should be called very early, before the output buffer is cleared,
279because we want to record the \"previous\" position of point so we can
280restore it properly when going back."
281 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
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282 (when help-xref-stack-item
283 (push (cons (point) help-xref-stack-item) help-xref-stack))
284 (when interactive-p
285 (let ((tail (nthcdr 10 help-xref-stack)))
286 ;; Truncate the stack.
287 (if tail (setcdr tail nil))))
89f5b33f 288 (setq help-xref-stack-item item)))
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289
290(defvar help-xref-following nil
291 "Non-nil when following a help cross-reference.")
292
89f5b33f 293(defun help-buffer ()
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294 (buffer-name ;for with-output-to-temp-buffer
295 (if help-xref-following
296 (current-buffer)
297 (get-buffer-create "*Help*"))))
298
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299(defvar help-xref-override-view-map
300 (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
301 (set-keymap-parent map view-mode-map)
302 (define-key map "\r" nil)
303 map)
304 "Replacement keymap for `view-mode' in help buffers.")
305
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306;;;###autoload
307(defun help-make-xrefs (&optional buffer)
308 "Parse and hyperlink documentation cross-references in the given BUFFER.
309
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310Find cross-reference information in a buffer and activate such cross
311references for selection with `help-follow'. Cross-references have
312the canonical form `...' and the type of reference may be
313disambiguated by the preceding word(s) used in
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314`help-xref-symbol-regexp'. Faces only get cross-referenced if
315preceded or followed by the word `face'. Variables without
316variable documentation do not get cross-referenced, unless
9315fc34 317preceded by the word `variable' or `option'.
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318
319If the variable `help-xref-mule-regexp' is non-nil, find also
320cross-reference information related to multilingual environment
321\(e.g., coding-systems). This variable is also used to disambiguate
322the type of reference as the same way as `help-xref-symbol-regexp'.
323
324A special reference `back' is made to return back through a stack of
325help buffers. Variable `help-back-label' specifies the text for
326that."
327 (interactive "b")
328 (save-excursion
329 (set-buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
330 (goto-char (point-min))
331 ;; Skip the header-type info, though it might be useful to parse
332 ;; it at some stage (e.g. "function in `library'").
333 (forward-paragraph)
334 (let ((old-modified (buffer-modified-p)))
335 (let ((stab (syntax-table))
336 (case-fold-search t)
337 (inhibit-read-only t))
338 (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
339 ;; The following should probably be abstracted out.
340 (unwind-protect
341 (progn
342 ;; Info references
343 (save-excursion
344 (while (re-search-forward help-xref-info-regexp nil t)
2e10efeb 345 (let ((data (match-string 2)))
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346 (save-match-data
347 (unless (string-match "^([^)]+)" data)
348 (setq data (concat "(emacs)" data))))
2e10efeb 349 (help-xref-button 2 'help-info data))))
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350 ;; URLs
351 (save-excursion
352 (while (re-search-forward help-xref-url-regexp nil t)
353 (let ((data (match-string 1)))
354 (help-xref-button 1 'help-url data))))
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355 ;; Mule related keywords. Do this before trying
356 ;; `help-xref-symbol-regexp' because some of Mule
357 ;; keywords have variable or function definitions.
358 (if help-xref-mule-regexp
359 (save-excursion
360 (while (re-search-forward help-xref-mule-regexp nil t)
361 (let* ((data (match-string 7))
362 (sym (intern-soft data)))
363 (cond
364 ((match-string 3) ; coding system
365 (and sym (coding-system-p sym)
366 (help-xref-button 6 'help-coding-system sym)))
367 ((match-string 4) ; input method
368 (and (assoc data input-method-alist)
369 (help-xref-button 7 'help-input-method data)))
370 ((or (match-string 5) (match-string 6)) ; charset
371 (and sym (charsetp sym)
372 (help-xref-button 7 'help-character-set sym)))
373 ((assoc data input-method-alist)
374 (help-xref-button 7 'help-character-set data))
375 ((and sym (coding-system-p sym))
376 (help-xref-button 7 'help-coding-system sym))
377 ((and sym (charsetp sym))
378 (help-xref-button 7 'help-character-set sym)))))))
379 ;; Quoted symbols
380 (save-excursion
381 (while (re-search-forward help-xref-symbol-regexp nil t)
382 (let* ((data (match-string 8))
383 (sym (intern-soft data)))
384 (if sym
385 (cond
040b2fa3 386 ((match-string 3) ; `variable' &c
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387 (and (boundp sym) ; `variable' doesn't ensure
388 ; it's actually bound
389 (help-xref-button 8 'help-variable sym)))
040b2fa3 390 ((match-string 4) ; `function' &c
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391 (and (fboundp sym) ; similarly
392 (help-xref-button 8 'help-function sym)))
393 ((match-string 5) ; `face'
394 (and (facep sym)
395 (help-xref-button 8 'help-face sym)))
396 ((match-string 6)) ; nothing for `symbol'
397 ((match-string 7)
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398;;; this used:
399;;; #'(lambda (arg)
400;;; (let ((location
401;;; (find-function-noselect arg)))
402;;; (pop-to-buffer (car location))
403;;; (goto-char (cdr location))))
f4ed5b19 404 (help-xref-button 8 'help-function-def sym))
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405 ((and
406 (facep sym)
407 (save-match-data (looking-at "[ \t\n]+face\\W")))
408 (help-xref-button 8 'help-face sym))
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409 ((and (boundp sym) (fboundp sym))
410 ;; We can't intuit whether to use the
411 ;; variable or function doc -- supply both.
412 (help-xref-button 8 'help-symbol sym))
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413 ((and
414 (boundp sym)
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415 (or
416 (documentation-property
417 sym 'variable-documentation)
418 (condition-case nil
419 (documentation-property
420 (indirect-variable sym)
421 'variable-documentation)
422 (cyclic-variable-indirection nil))))
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423 (help-xref-button 8 'help-variable sym))
424 ((fboundp sym)
b1664339 425 (help-xref-button 8 'help-function sym)))))))
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426 ;; An obvious case of a key substitution:
427 (save-excursion
428 (while (re-search-forward
429 ;; Assume command name is only word characters
430 ;; and dashes to get things like `use M-x foo.'.
431 "\\<M-x\\s-+\\(\\sw\\(\\sw\\|-\\)+\\)" nil t)
432 (let ((sym (intern-soft (match-string 1))))
433 (if (fboundp sym)
434 (help-xref-button 1 'help-function sym)))))
435 ;; Look for commands in whole keymap substitutions:
436 (save-excursion
437 ;; Make sure to find the first keymap.
438 (goto-char (point-min))
439 ;; Find a header and the column at which the command
440 ;; name will be found.
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441
442 ;; If the keymap substitution isn't the last thing in
443 ;; the doc string, and if there is anything on the
444 ;; same line after it, this code won't recognize the end of it.
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445 (while (re-search-forward "^key +binding\n\\(-+ +\\)-+\n\n"
446 nil t)
447 (let ((col (- (match-end 1) (match-beginning 1))))
448 (while
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449 (and (not (eobp))
450 ;; Stop at a pair of blank lines.
451 (not (looking-at "\n\\s-*\n")))
452 ;; Skip a single blank line.
453 (and (eolp) (forward-line))
454 (end-of-line)
455 (skip-chars-backward "^\t\n")
456 (if (and (>= (current-column) col)
457 (looking-at "\\(\\sw\\|-\\)+$"))
458 (let ((sym (intern-soft (match-string 0))))
459 (if (fboundp sym)
460 (help-xref-button 0 'help-function sym))))
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461 (forward-line))))))
462 (set-syntax-table stab))
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463 ;; Delete extraneous newlines at the end of the docstring
464 (goto-char (point-max))
465 (while (and (not (bobp)) (bolp))
466 (delete-char -1))
478eb46b 467 (insert "\n")
f4ed5b19 468 ;; Make a back-reference in this buffer if appropriate.
89f5b33f 469 (when help-xref-stack
478eb46b 470 (insert "\n")
f4ed5b19 471 (help-insert-xref-button help-back-label 'help-back
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472 (current-buffer))
473 (insert "\n")))
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474 ;; View mode steals RET from us.
475 (set (make-local-variable 'minor-mode-overriding-map-alist)
410e58b5 476 (list (cons 'view-mode help-xref-override-view-map)))
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477 (set-buffer-modified-p old-modified))))
478
479;;;###autoload
480(defun help-xref-button (match-number type &rest args)
481 "Make a hyperlink for cross-reference text previously matched.
482MATCH-NUMBER is the subexpression of interest in the last matched
483regexp. TYPE is the type of button to use. Any remaining arguments are
484passed to the button's help-function when it is invoked.
485See `help-make-xrefs'."
486 ;; Don't mung properties we've added specially in some instances.
487 (unless (button-at (match-beginning match-number))
488 (make-text-button (match-beginning match-number)
489 (match-end match-number)
490 'type type 'help-args args)))
491
492;;;###autoload
493(defun help-insert-xref-button (string type &rest args)
494 "Insert STRING and make a hyperlink from cross-reference text on it.
495TYPE is the type of button to use. Any remaining arguments are passed
496to the button's help-function when it is invoked.
497See `help-make-xrefs'."
498 (unless (button-at (point))
499 (insert-text-button string 'type type 'help-args args)))
500
501;;;###autoload
502(defun help-xref-on-pp (from to)
503 "Add xrefs for symbols in `pp's output between FROM and TO."
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504 (if (> (- to from) 5000) nil
505 (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
506 (save-excursion
507 (save-restriction
508 (narrow-to-region from to)
509 (goto-char (point-min))
510 (condition-case nil
511 (while (not (eobp))
512 (cond
513 ((looking-at "\"") (forward-sexp 1))
514 ((looking-at "#<") (search-forward ">" nil 'move))
515 ((looking-at "\\(\\(\\sw\\|\\s_\\)+\\)")
516 (let* ((sym (intern-soft (match-string 1)))
517 (type (cond ((fboundp sym) 'help-function)
518 ((or (memq sym '(t nil))
519 (keywordp sym))
520 nil)
521 ((and sym (boundp sym))
522 'help-variable))))
523 (when type (help-xref-button 1 type sym)))
524 (goto-char (match-end 1)))
525 (t (forward-char 1))))
526 (error nil)))))))
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527
528\f
529;; Additional functions for (re-)creating types of help buffers.
530(defun help-xref-interned (symbol)
531 "Follow a hyperlink which appeared to be an arbitrary interned SYMBOL.
89f5b33f 532Both variable, function and face documentation are extracted into a single
f4ed5b19 533help buffer."
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534 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
535 ;; Push the previous item on the stack before clobbering the output buffer.
774784f6 536 (help-setup-xref nil nil)
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537 (let ((facedoc (when (facep symbol)
538 ;; Don't record the current entry in the stack.
539 (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
540 (describe-face symbol)))
541 (fdoc (when (fboundp symbol)
542 ;; Don't record the current entry in the stack.
543 (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
544 (describe-function symbol)))
545 (sdoc (when (boundp symbol)
546 ;; Don't record the current entry in the stack.
547 (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
548 (describe-variable symbol))))
549 (cond
550 (sdoc
551 ;; We now have a help buffer on the variable.
552 ;; Insert the function and face text before it.
ea127bf4 553 (when (or fdoc facedoc)
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554 (goto-char (point-min))
555 (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
556 (when fdoc
89f5b33f 557 (insert fdoc "\n\n")
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558 (when facedoc
559 (insert (make-string 30 ?-) "\n\n" (symbol-name symbol)
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560 " is also a " "face." "\n\n")))
561 (when facedoc
562 (insert facedoc "\n\n"))
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563 (insert (make-string 30 ?-) "\n\n" (symbol-name symbol)
564 " is also a " "variable." "\n\n"))
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565 ;; Don't record the `describe-variable' item in the stack.
566 (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
567 (help-setup-xref (list #'help-xref-interned symbol) nil)))
568 (fdoc
569 ;; We now have a help buffer on the function.
570 ;; Insert face text before it.
571 (when facedoc
572 (goto-char (point-max))
573 (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
574 (insert "\n\n" (make-string 30 ?-) "\n\n" (symbol-name symbol)
575 " is also a " "face." "\n\n" facedoc))
576 ;; Don't record the `describe-function' item in the stack.
577 (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
578 (help-setup-xref (list #'help-xref-interned symbol) nil)))))))
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580\f
410e58b5 581;; Navigation/hyperlinking with xrefs
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583(defun help-follow-mouse (click)
584 "Follow the cross-reference that you CLICK on."
585 (interactive "e")
586 (let* ((start (event-start click))
587 (window (car start))
588 (pos (car (cdr start))))
589 (with-current-buffer (window-buffer window)
590 (help-follow pos))))
591
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592(defun help-xref-go-back (buffer)
593 "From BUFFER, go back to previous help buffer text using `help-xref-stack'."
594 (let (item position method args)
595 (with-current-buffer buffer
596 (when help-xref-stack
f4ed5b19 597 (setq item (pop help-xref-stack)
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598 ;; Clear the current item so that it won't get pushed
599 ;; by the function we're about to call. TODO: We could also
600 ;; push it onto a "forward" stack and add a `forw' button.
601 help-xref-stack-item nil
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602 position (car item)
603 method (cadr item)
604 args (cddr item))))
605 (apply method args)
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606 (with-current-buffer buffer
607 (if (get-buffer-window buffer)
608 (set-window-point (get-buffer-window buffer) position)
609 (goto-char position)))))
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611(defun help-go-back ()
933cd61e 612 "Go back to previous topic in this help buffer."
f4ed5b19 613 (interactive)
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614 (if help-xref-stack
615 (help-xref-go-back (current-buffer))
fdeadcd1 616 (error "No previous help buffer")))
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618(defun help-do-xref (pos function args)
619 "Call the help cross-reference function FUNCTION with args ARGS.
620Things are set up properly so that the resulting help-buffer has
621a proper [back] button."
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622 ;; There is a reference at point. Follow it.
623 (let ((help-xref-following t))
624 (apply function args)))
625
626(defun help-follow (&optional pos)
627 "Follow cross-reference at POS, defaulting to point.
628
629For the cross-reference format, see `help-make-xrefs'."
630 (interactive "d")
631 (unless pos
632 (setq pos (point)))
633 (unless (push-button pos)
634 ;; check if the symbol under point is a function or variable
635 (let ((sym
636 (intern
637 (save-excursion
638 (goto-char pos) (skip-syntax-backward "w_")
639 (buffer-substring (point)
640 (progn (skip-syntax-forward "w_")
641 (point)))))))
89f5b33f 642 (when (or (boundp sym) (fboundp sym) (facep sym))
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643 (help-do-xref pos #'help-xref-interned (list sym))))))
644
645
646(provide 'help-mode)
647
65dd6275 648;; arch-tag: 850954ae-3725-4cb4-8e91-0bf6d52d6b0b
f4ed5b19 649;;; help-mode.el ends here