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1;;; eldoc.el --- show function arglist or variable docstring in echo area
2
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3;; Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004,
4;; 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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6;; Author: Noah Friedman <friedman@splode.com>
7;; Maintainer: friedman@splode.com
1b09702a 8;; Keywords: extensions
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9;; Created: 1995-10-06
10
332ae8db 11;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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332ae8db 13;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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14;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
15;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
16;; any later version.
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17
18;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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19;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
20;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
21;; GNU General Public License for more details.
332ae8db 22
1b09702a 23;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
332ae8db 24;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
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25;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
26;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
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27
28;;; Commentary:
29
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30;; This program was inspired by the behavior of the "mouse documentation
31;; window" on many Lisp Machine systems; as you type a function's symbol
32;; name as part of a sexp, it will print the argument list for that
33;; function. Behavior is not identical; for example, you need not actually
34;; type the function name, you need only move point around in a sexp that
35;; calls it. Also, if point is over a documented variable, it will print
36;; the one-line documentation for that variable instead, to remind you of
37;; that variable's meaning.
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38
39;; One useful way to enable this minor mode is to put the following in your
40;; .emacs:
41;;
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42;; (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'turn-on-eldoc-mode)
43;; (add-hook 'lisp-interaction-mode-hook 'turn-on-eldoc-mode)
4fa07364 44;; (add-hook 'ielm-mode-hook 'turn-on-eldoc-mode)
1b09702a 45
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46;; Major modes for other languages may use Eldoc by defining an
47;; appropriate function as the buffer-local value of
49c65071 48;; `eldoc-documentation-function'.
a3d819fc 49
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50;;; Code:
51
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52(require 'help-fns) ;For fundoc-usage handling functions.
53
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54(defgroup eldoc nil
55 "Show function arglist or variable docstring in echo area."
03a9c6d0 56 :group 'lisp
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57 :group 'extensions)
58
a326c090 59(defcustom eldoc-idle-delay 0.50
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60 "*Number of seconds of idle time to wait before printing.
61If user input arrives before this interval of time has elapsed after the
62last input, no documentation will be printed.
63
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64If this variable is set to 0, no idle time is required."
65 :type 'number
66 :group 'eldoc)
1b09702a 67
03a9c6d0 68;;;###autoload
a326c090 69(defcustom eldoc-minor-mode-string " ElDoc"
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70 "*String to display in mode line when Eldoc Mode is enabled; nil for none."
71 :type '(choice string (const :tag "None" nil))
a326c090 72 :group 'eldoc)
332ae8db 73
a326c090 74(defcustom eldoc-argument-case 'upcase
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75 "Case to display argument names of functions, as a symbol.
76This has two preferred values: `upcase' or `downcase'.
77Actually, any name of a function which takes a string as an argument and
a326c090 78returns another string is acceptable."
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79 :type '(radio (function-item upcase)
80 (function-item downcase)
81 function)
a326c090 82 :group 'eldoc)
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84(defcustom eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p 'truncate-sym-name-if-fit
85 "*Allow long eldoc messages to resize echo area display.
66d0d12c 86If value is t, never attempt to truncate messages; complete symbol name
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87and function arglist or 1-line variable documentation will be displayed
88even if echo area must be resized to fit.
89
66d0d12c 90If value is any non-nil value other than t, symbol name may be truncated
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91if it will enable the function arglist or documentation string to fit on a
92single line without resizing window. Otherwise, behavior is just like
93former case.
94
95If value is nil, messages are always truncated to fit in a single line of
96display in the echo area. Function or variable symbol name may be
d16ba2e7 97truncated to make more of the arglist or documentation string visible."
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98 :type '(radio (const :tag "Always" t)
99 (const :tag "Never" nil)
100 (const :tag "Yes, but truncate symbol names if it will\
101 enable argument list to fit on one line" truncate-sym-name-if-fit))
102 :group 'eldoc)
103
104;;; No user options below here.
105
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106;; Commands after which it is appropriate to print in the echo area.
107;; Eldoc does not try to print function arglists, etc. after just any command,
108;; because some commands print their own messages in the echo area and these
109;; functions would instantly overwrite them. But self-insert-command as well
110;; as most motion commands are good candidates.
111;; This variable contains an obarray of symbols; do not manipulate it
112;; directly. Instead, use `eldoc-add-command' and `eldoc-remove-command'.
113(defvar eldoc-message-commands nil)
1b09702a 114
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115;; This is used by eldoc-add-command to initialize eldoc-message-commands
116;; as an obarray.
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117;; It should probably never be necessary to do so, but if you
118;; choose to increase the number of buckets, you must do so before loading
119;; this file since the obarray is initialized at load time.
120;; Remember to keep it a prime number to improve hash performance.
121(defvar eldoc-message-commands-table-size 31)
1b09702a 122
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123;; Bookkeeping; elements are as follows:
124;; 0 - contains the last symbol read from the buffer.
125;; 1 - contains the string last displayed in the echo area for that
126;; symbol, so it can be printed again if necessary without reconsing.
127;; 2 - 'function if function args, 'variable if variable documentation.
128(defvar eldoc-last-data (make-vector 3 nil))
9d497c01 129(defvar eldoc-last-message nil)
1b09702a 130
d16ba2e7 131;; eldoc's timer object.
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132(defvar eldoc-timer nil)
133
134;; idle time delay currently in use by timer.
135;; This is used to determine if eldoc-idle-delay is changed by the user.
136(defvar eldoc-current-idle-delay eldoc-idle-delay)
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137
138\f
139;;;###autoload
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140(define-minor-mode eldoc-mode
141 "Toggle ElDoc mode on or off.
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142In ElDoc mode, the echo area displays information about a
143function or variable in the text where point is. If point is
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144on a documented variable, it displays the first line of that
145variable's doc string. Otherwise it displays the argument list
146of the function called in the expression point is on.
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147
148With prefix ARG, turn ElDoc mode on if and only if ARG is positive."
90f5a5a0 149 :group 'eldoc :lighter eldoc-minor-mode-string
9d497c01 150 (setq eldoc-last-message nil)
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151 (if eldoc-mode
152 (progn
153 (add-hook 'post-command-hook 'eldoc-schedule-timer nil t)
154 (add-hook 'pre-command-hook 'eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area t))
155 (remove-hook 'post-command-hook 'eldoc-schedule-timer)
156 (remove-hook 'pre-command-hook 'eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area)))
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157
158;;;###autoload
159(defun turn-on-eldoc-mode ()
160 "Unequivocally turn on eldoc-mode (see variable documentation)."
161 (interactive)
162 (eldoc-mode 1))
163
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165(defun eldoc-schedule-timer ()
166 (or (and eldoc-timer
167 (memq eldoc-timer timer-idle-list))
168 (setq eldoc-timer
169 (run-with-idle-timer eldoc-idle-delay t
170 'eldoc-print-current-symbol-info)))
171
172 ;; If user has changed the idle delay, update the timer.
173 (cond ((not (= eldoc-idle-delay eldoc-current-idle-delay))
174 (setq eldoc-current-idle-delay eldoc-idle-delay)
175 (timer-set-idle-time eldoc-timer eldoc-idle-delay t))))
176
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177(defun eldoc-message (&rest args)
178 (let ((omessage eldoc-last-message))
66d0d12c 179 (setq eldoc-last-message
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180 (cond ((eq (car args) eldoc-last-message) eldoc-last-message)
181 ((null (car args)) nil)
182 ;; If only one arg, no formatting to do, so put it in
183 ;; eldoc-last-message so eq test above might succeed on
184 ;; subsequent calls.
185 ((null (cdr args)) (car args))
186 (t (apply 'format args))))
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187 ;; In emacs 19.29 and later, and XEmacs 19.13 and later, all messages
188 ;; are recorded in a log. Do not put eldoc messages in that log since
189 ;; they are Legion.
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190 ;; Emacs way of preventing log messages.
191 (let ((message-log-max nil))
192 (cond (eldoc-last-message (message "%s" eldoc-last-message))
193 (omessage (message nil)))))
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194 eldoc-last-message)
195
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196;; This function goes on pre-command-hook for XEmacs or when using idle
197;; timers in Emacs. Motion commands clear the echo area for some reason,
198;; which make eldoc messages flicker or disappear just before motion
199;; begins. This function reprints the last eldoc message immediately
200;; before the next command executes, which does away with the flicker.
201;; This doesn't seem to be required for Emacs 19.28 and earlier.
202(defun eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area ()
203 (and eldoc-last-message
204 (if (eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p)
205 (eldoc-message eldoc-last-message)
206 (setq eldoc-last-message nil))))
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207
208;; Decide whether now is a good time to display a message.
209(defun eldoc-display-message-p ()
9d497c01 210 (and (eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p)
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211 ;; If this-command is non-nil while running via an idle
212 ;; timer, we're still in the middle of executing a command,
213 ;; e.g. a query-replace where it would be annoying to
214 ;; overwrite the echo area.
215 (and (not this-command)
216 (symbolp last-command)
217 (intern-soft (symbol-name last-command)
218 eldoc-message-commands))))
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220;; Check various conditions about the current environment that might make
221;; it undesirable to print eldoc messages right this instant.
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222(defun eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p ()
223 (and eldoc-mode
224 (not executing-kbd-macro)
03a9c6d0 225 (not (and (boundp 'edebug-active) edebug-active))
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226 ;; Having this mode operate in an active minibuffer/echo area causes
227 ;; interference with what's going on there.
228 (not cursor-in-echo-area)
229 (not (eq (selected-window) (minibuffer-window)))))
230
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4021f358 232;;;###autoload
0a3e46de 233(defvar eldoc-documentation-function nil
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234 "If non-nil, function to call to return doc string.
235The function of no args should return a one-line string for displaying
236doc about a function etc. appropriate to the context around point.
237It should return nil if there's no doc appropriate for the context.
238Typically doc is returned if point is on a function-like name or in its
239arg list.
240
241This variable is expected to be made buffer-local by modes (other than
242Emacs Lisp mode) that support Eldoc.")
243
44faf981 244(defun eldoc-print-current-symbol-info ()
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245 (condition-case err
246 (and (eldoc-display-message-p)
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247 (if eldoc-documentation-function
248 (eldoc-message (funcall eldoc-documentation-function))
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249 (let* ((current-symbol (eldoc-current-symbol))
250 (current-fnsym (eldoc-fnsym-in-current-sexp))
251 (doc (cond
252 ((eq current-symbol current-fnsym)
253 (or (eldoc-get-fnsym-args-string current-fnsym)
254 (eldoc-get-var-docstring current-symbol)))
255 (t
256 (or (eldoc-get-var-docstring current-symbol)
257 (eldoc-get-fnsym-args-string current-fnsym))))))
258 (eldoc-message doc))))
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259 ;; This is run from post-command-hook or some idle timer thing,
260 ;; so we need to be careful that errors aren't ignored.
261 (error (message "eldoc error: %s" err))))
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262
263;; Return a string containing the function parameter list, or 1-line
264;; docstring if function is a subr and no arglist is obtainable from the
265;; docstring or elsewhere.
266(defun eldoc-get-fnsym-args-string (sym)
267 (let ((args nil)
268 (doc nil))
d16ba2e7 269 (cond ((not (and sym (symbolp sym) (fboundp sym))))
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270 ((and (eq sym (aref eldoc-last-data 0))
271 (eq 'function (aref eldoc-last-data 2)))
272 (setq doc (aref eldoc-last-data 1)))
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273 ((setq doc (help-split-fundoc (documentation sym t) sym))
274 (setq args (car doc))
275 (string-match "\\`[^ )]* ?" args)
276 (setq args (concat "(" (substring args (match-end 0)))))
1b09702a 277 (t
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278 (setq args (eldoc-function-argstring sym))))
279 (cond (args
280 (setq doc (eldoc-docstring-format-sym-doc sym args))
281 (eldoc-last-data-store sym doc 'function)))
282 doc))
283
284;; Return a string containing a brief (one-line) documentation string for
285;; the variable.
286(defun eldoc-get-var-docstring (sym)
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287 (when sym
288 (cond ((and (eq sym (aref eldoc-last-data 0))
289 (eq 'variable (aref eldoc-last-data 2)))
290 (aref eldoc-last-data 1))
291 (t
292 (let ((doc (documentation-property sym 'variable-documentation t)))
293 (cond (doc
294 (setq doc (eldoc-docstring-format-sym-doc
295 sym (eldoc-docstring-first-line doc)))
296 (eldoc-last-data-store sym doc 'variable)))
297 doc)))))
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298
299(defun eldoc-last-data-store (symbol doc type)
300 (aset eldoc-last-data 0 symbol)
301 (aset eldoc-last-data 1 doc)
302 (aset eldoc-last-data 2 type))
303
304;; Note that any leading `*' in the docstring (which indicates the variable
305;; is a user option) is removed.
306(defun eldoc-docstring-first-line (doc)
307 (and (stringp doc)
308 (substitute-command-keys
309 (save-match-data
310 (let ((start (if (string-match "^\\*" doc) (match-end 0) 0)))
311 (cond ((string-match "\n" doc)
312 (substring doc start (match-beginning 0)))
313 ((zerop start) doc)
314 (t (substring doc start))))))))
315
316;; If the entire line cannot fit in the echo area, the symbol name may be
317;; truncated or eliminated entirely from the output to make room for the
318;; description.
319(defun eldoc-docstring-format-sym-doc (sym doc)
320 (save-match-data
321 (let* ((name (symbol-name sym))
d16ba2e7 322 (ea-multi eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p)
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323 ;; Subtract 1 from window width since emacs will not write
324 ;; any chars to the last column, or in later versions, will
325 ;; cause a wraparound and resize of the echo area.
326 (ea-width (1- (window-width (minibuffer-window))))
327 (strip (- (+ (length name) (length ": ") (length doc)) ea-width)))
328 (cond ((or (<= strip 0)
329 (eq ea-multi t)
330 (and ea-multi (> (length doc) ea-width)))
331 (format "%s: %s" sym doc))
332 ((> (length doc) ea-width)
333 (substring (format "%s" doc) 0 ea-width))
334 ((>= strip (length name))
335 (format "%s" doc))
44faf981 336 (t
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337 ;; Show the end of the partial symbol name, rather
338 ;; than the beginning, since the former is more likely
339 ;; to be unique given package namespace conventions.
340 (setq name (substring name strip))
341 (format "%s: %s" name doc))))))
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1b09702a 344(defun eldoc-fnsym-in-current-sexp ()
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345 (let ((p (point)))
346 (eldoc-beginning-of-sexp)
347 (prog1
348 ;; Don't do anything if current word is inside a string.
349 (if (= (or (char-after (1- (point))) 0) ?\")
350 nil
351 (eldoc-current-symbol))
352 (goto-char p))))
353
354(defun eldoc-beginning-of-sexp ()
355 (let ((parse-sexp-ignore-comments t))
356 (condition-case err
357 (while (progn
358 (forward-sexp -1)
a2dff4d3 359 (or (= (char-before) ?\")
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360 (> (point) (point-min)))))
361 (error nil))))
362
363;; returns nil unless current word is an interned symbol.
364(defun eldoc-current-symbol ()
365 (let ((c (char-after (point))))
366 (and c
367 (memq (char-syntax c) '(?w ?_))
368 (intern-soft (current-word)))))
369
370;; Do indirect function resolution if possible.
371(defun eldoc-symbol-function (fsym)
372 (let ((defn (and (fboundp fsym)
373 (symbol-function fsym))))
374 (and (symbolp defn)
375 (condition-case err
376 (setq defn (indirect-function fsym))
377 (error (setq defn nil))))
378 defn))
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03a9c6d0 380(defun eldoc-function-argstring (fn)
a2dff4d3 381 (eldoc-function-argstring-format (help-function-arglist fn)))
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383(defun eldoc-function-argstring-format (arglist)
384 (cond ((not (listp arglist))
385 (setq arglist nil))
386 ((symbolp (car arglist))
387 (setq arglist
388 (mapcar (function (lambda (s)
389 (if (memq s '(&optional &rest))
390 (symbol-name s)
391 (funcall eldoc-argument-case
392 (symbol-name s)))))
393 arglist)))
394 ((stringp (car arglist))
395 (setq arglist
396 (mapcar (function (lambda (s)
397 (if (member s '("&optional" "&rest"))
398 s
399 (funcall eldoc-argument-case s))))
400 arglist))))
401 (concat "(" (mapconcat 'identity arglist " ") ")"))
402
403\f
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404;; When point is in a sexp, the function args are not reprinted in the echo
405;; area after every possible interactive command because some of them print
406;; their own messages in the echo area; the eldoc functions would instantly
407;; overwrite them unless it is more restrained.
408;; These functions do display-command table management.
409
410(defun eldoc-add-command (&rest cmds)
411 (or eldoc-message-commands
412 (setq eldoc-message-commands
413 (make-vector eldoc-message-commands-table-size 0)))
414
415 (let (name sym)
416 (while cmds
417 (setq name (car cmds))
418 (setq cmds (cdr cmds))
419
420 (cond ((symbolp name)
421 (setq sym name)
422 (setq name (symbol-name sym)))
423 ((stringp name)
424 (setq sym (intern-soft name))))
425
426 (and (symbolp sym)
427 (fboundp sym)
428 (set (intern name eldoc-message-commands) t)))))
429
430(defun eldoc-add-command-completions (&rest names)
431 (while names
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432 (apply 'eldoc-add-command
433 (all-completions (car names) obarray 'fboundp))
434 (setq names (cdr names))))
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435
436(defun eldoc-remove-command (&rest cmds)
437 (let (name)
438 (while cmds
439 (setq name (car cmds))
440 (setq cmds (cdr cmds))
441
442 (and (symbolp name)
443 (setq name (symbol-name name)))
444
d16ba2e7 445 (unintern name eldoc-message-commands))))
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446
447(defun eldoc-remove-command-completions (&rest names)
448 (while names
449 (apply 'eldoc-remove-command
450 (all-completions (car names) eldoc-message-commands))
451 (setq names (cdr names))))
452
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454;; Prime the command list.
455(eldoc-add-command-completions
456 "backward-" "beginning-of-" "delete-other-windows" "delete-window"
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457 "end-of-" "exchange-point-and-mark" "forward-"
458 "indent-for-tab-command" "goto-" "mark-page" "mark-paragraph"
459 "mouse-set-point" "move-" "pop-global-mark" "next-" "other-window"
460 "previous-" "recenter" "scroll-" "self-insert-command"
461 "split-window-" "up-list" "down-list")
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462
463(provide 'eldoc)
464
ab5796a9 465;;; arch-tag: c9a58f9d-2055-46c1-9b82-7248b71a8375
1b09702a 466;;; eldoc.el ends here