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-;;; help-macro.el --- Makes command line help such as help-for-help
-
-;; Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-;; Author: Lynn Slater <lrs@indetech.com>
-;; Maintainer: FSF
-;; Created: : Mon Oct  1 11:42:39 1990
-;; Adapted-By: ESR
-
-;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
-
-;; 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)
-;; any later version.
-
-;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-;; GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
-;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
-;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-;;; Commentary:
-
-;; This file supplies the macro make-help-screen which constructs
-;; single character dispatching with browsable help such as that provided
-;; by help-for-help. This can be used to make many modes easier to use; for
-;; example, the Gnu Emacs Empire Tool uses this for every "nested" mode map
-;; called from the main mode map.
-
-;;       The name of this package was changed from help-screen.el to
-;; help-macro.el in order to fit in a 14-character limit.
-
-;;-> ***********************  Example of use *********************************
-
-;;->(make-help-screen help-for-empire-redistribute-map
-;;->             "c:civ m:mil p:population f:food ?"
-;;->             "You have discovered the GEET redistribution commands
-;;->   From here, you can use the following options:
-;;->
-;;->c  Redistribute civs from overfull sectors into connected underfull ones
-;;->     The functions typically named by empire-ideal-civ-fcn control
-;;->          based in part on empire-sector-civ-threshold  
-;;->m  Redistribute military using levels given by empire-ideal-mil-fcn
-;;->p  Redistribute excess population to highways for max pop growth
-;;->     Excess is any sector so full babies will not be born.
-;;->f  Even out food on highways to highway min and leave levels
-;;->     This is good to pump max food to all warehouses/dist pts
-;;->
-;;->
-;;->Use \\[help-for-empire-redistribute-map] for help on redistribution.
-;;->Use \\[help-for-empire-extract-map] for help on data extraction.
-;;->Please use \\[describe-key] to find out more about any of the other keys."
-;;->             empire-shell-redistribute-map)
-
-;;->  (define-key c-mp "\C-h" 'help-for-empire-redistribute-map)
-;;->  (define-key c-mp help-character 'help-for-empire-redistribute-map)
-
-;;; Change Log:
-;;
-;; 22-Jan-1991         Lynn Slater x2048       
-;;    Last Modified: Mon Oct  1 11:43:52 1990 #3 (Lynn Slater)
-;;    documented better
-
-;;; Code:
-
-(provide 'help-macro)
-(require 'backquote)
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defvar three-step-help nil
-  "*Non-nil means give more info about Help command in three steps.
-The three steps are simple prompt, prompt with all options,
-and window listing and describing the options.
-A value of nil means skip the middle step, so that
-\\[help-command] \\[help-command] gives the window that lists the options.")
-
-(defmacro make-help-screen (fname help-line help-text helped-map)
-  "Construct help-menu function name FNAME.
-When invoked, FNAME shows HELP-LINE and reads a command using HELPED-MAP.
-If the command is the help character, FNAME displays HELP-TEXT
-and continues trying to read a command using HELPED-MAP.
-When FNAME finally does get a command, it executes that command
-and then returns."
-  (` (defun (, fname) ()
-          (, help-text)
-          (interactive)
-          (let ((line-prompt
-                 (substitute-command-keys (, help-line))))
-            (if three-step-help
-                (message "%s" line-prompt))
-            (let* ((help-screen (documentation (quote (, fname))))
-                   ;; We bind overriding-local-map for very small
-                   ;; sections, *excluding* where we switch buffers
-                   ;; and where we execute the chosen help command.
-                   (local-map (make-sparse-keymap))
-                   (minor-mode-map-alist nil)
-                   (prev-frame (selected-frame))
-                   config new-frame key char)
-              (unwind-protect
-                  (progn
-                    (setcdr local-map (, helped-map))
-                    (define-key local-map [t] 'undefined)
-                    ;; Make the scroll bar keep working normally.
-                    (define-key local-map [vertical-scroll-bar]
-                      (lookup-key global-map [vertical-scroll-bar]))
-                    (if three-step-help
-                        (progn
-                          (setq key (let ((overriding-local-map local-map))
-                                    (read-key-sequence nil)))
-                          ;; Make the HELP key translate to C-h.
-                          (if (lookup-key function-key-map key)
-                              (setq key (lookup-key function-key-map key)))
-                          (setq char (aref key 0)))
-                      (setq char ??))
-                    (if (or (eq char ??) (eq char help-char)
-                            (memq char help-event-list))
-                        (progn
-                          (setq config (current-window-configuration))
-                          (switch-to-buffer-other-window "*Help*")
-                          (and (fboundp 'make-frame)
-                               (not (eq (window-frame (selected-window))
-                                        prev-frame))
-                               (setq new-frame (window-frame (selected-window))
-                                     config nil))
-                          (setq buffer-read-only nil)
-                          (erase-buffer)
-                          (insert help-screen)
-                          (help-mode)
-                          (goto-char (point-min))
-                          (while (or (memq char (append help-event-list
-                                                        (cons help-char '(?? ?\C-v ?\ ?\177 delete backspace vertical-scroll-bar ?\M-v))))
-                                     (eq (car-safe char) 'switch-frame)
-                                     (equal key "\M-v"))
-                            (condition-case nil
-                                (progn
-                                  (if (eq (car-safe char) 'switch-frame)
-                                      (handle-switch-frame char))
-                                  (if (memq char '(?\C-v ?\ ))
-                                      (scroll-up))
-                                  (if (or (memq char '(?\177 ?\M-v
-                                                       delete backspace))
-                                          (equal key "\M-v"))
-                                      (scroll-down)))
-                              (error nil))
-                            (let ((cursor-in-echo-area t)
-                                  (overriding-local-map local-map))
-                              (setq key (read-key-sequence
-                                         (format "Type one of the options listed%s: "
-                                                 (if (pos-visible-in-window-p
-                                                      (point-max))
-                                                     "" ", or SPACE or DEL to scroll")))
-                                    char (aref key 0)))
-
-                            ;; If this is a scroll bar command, just run it.
-                            (when (eq char 'vertical-scroll-bar)
-                              (command-execute (lookup-key local-map key) nil key)))))
-                    ;; We don't need the prompt any more.
-                    (message "")
-                    ;; Mouse clicks are not part of the help feature,
-                    ;; so reexecute them in the standard environment.
-                    (if (listp char)
-                        (setq unread-command-events
-                              (cons char unread-command-events)
-                              config nil)
-                      (let ((defn (lookup-key local-map key)))
-                        (if defn
-                            (progn
-                              (if config
-                                  (progn
-                                    (set-window-configuration config)
-                                    (setq config nil)))
-                              (if new-frame
-                                  (progn (iconify-frame new-frame)
-                                         (setq new-frame nil)))
-                              (call-interactively defn))
-                          (ding)))))
-                (if new-frame (iconify-frame new-frame))
-                (if config
-                    (set-window-configuration config))))))
-     ))
-
-;;; help-macro.el
-
+;;; help-macro.el --- makes command line help such as help-for-help
+
+;; Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
+;;   2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: Lynn Slater <lrs@indetech.com>
+;; Maintainer: FSF
+;; Created: Mon Oct  1 11:42:39 1990
+;; Adapted-By: ESR
+
+;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+;; 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 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; This file supplies the macro make-help-screen which constructs
+;; single character dispatching with browsable help such as that provided
+;; by help-for-help. This can be used to make many modes easier to use; for
+;; example, the GNU Emacs Empire Tool uses this for every "nested" mode map
+;; called from the main mode map.
+
+;;       The name of this package was changed from help-screen.el to
+;; help-macro.el in order to fit in a 14-character limit.
+
+;;-> ***********************  Example of use *********************************
+
+;;->(make-help-screen help-for-empire-redistribute-map
+;;->             "c:civ m:mil p:population f:food ?"
+;;->             "You have discovered the GEET redistribution commands
+;;->   From here, you can use the following options:
+;;->
+;;->c  Redistribute civs from overfull sectors into connected underfull ones
+;;->     The functions typically named by empire-ideal-civ-fcn control
+;;->          based in part on empire-sector-civ-threshold
+;;->m  Redistribute military using levels given by empire-ideal-mil-fcn
+;;->p  Redistribute excess population to highways for max pop growth
+;;->     Excess is any sector so full babies will not be born.
+;;->f  Even out food on highways to highway min and leave levels
+;;->     This is good to pump max food to all warehouses/dist pts
+;;->
+;;->
+;;->Use \\[help-for-empire-redistribute-map] for help on redistribution.
+;;->Use \\[help-for-empire-extract-map] for help on data extraction.
+;;->Please use \\[describe-key] to find out more about any of the other keys."
+;;->             empire-shell-redistribute-map)
+
+;;->  (define-key c-mp "\C-h" 'help-for-empire-redistribute-map)
+;;->  (define-key c-mp help-character 'help-for-empire-redistribute-map)
+
+;;; Change Log:
+;;
+;; 22-Jan-1991         Lynn Slater x2048
+;;    Last Modified: Mon Oct  1 11:43:52 1990 #3 (Lynn Slater)
+;;    documented better
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'backquote)
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defcustom three-step-help nil
+  "Non-nil means give more info about Help command in three steps.
+The three steps are simple prompt, prompt with all options, and
+window listing and describing the options.
+A value of nil means skip the middle step, so that \\[help-command] \\[help-command]
+gives the window that lists the options."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'help)
+
+(defmacro make-help-screen (fname help-line help-text helped-map)
+  "Construct help-menu function name FNAME.
+When invoked, FNAME shows HELP-LINE and reads a command using HELPED-MAP.
+If the command is the help character, FNAME displays HELP-TEXT
+and continues trying to read a command using HELPED-MAP.
+If HELP-TEXT contains the sequence `%THIS-KEY%', that is replaced
+with the key sequence that invoked FNAME.
+When FNAME finally does get a command, it executes that command
+and then returns."
+  (let ((doc-fn (intern (concat (symbol-name fname) "-doc"))))
+    `(progn
+       (defun ,doc-fn () ,help-text nil)
+       (defun ,fname ()
+        "Help command."
+        (interactive)
+        (let ((line-prompt
+               (substitute-command-keys ,help-line)))
+          (when three-step-help
+            (message "%s" line-prompt))
+          (let* ((help-screen (documentation (quote ,doc-fn)))
+                 ;; We bind overriding-local-map for very small
+                 ;; sections, *excluding* where we switch buffers
+                 ;; and where we execute the chosen help command.
+                 (local-map (make-sparse-keymap))
+                 (new-minor-mode-map-alist minor-mode-map-alist)
+                 (prev-frame (selected-frame))
+                 config new-frame key char)
+            (when (string-match "%THIS-KEY%" help-screen)
+              (setq help-screen
+                    (replace-match (key-description
+                                    (substring (this-command-keys) 0 -1))
+                                   t t help-screen)))
+            (unwind-protect
+                (let ((minor-mode-map-alist nil))
+                  (setcdr local-map ,helped-map)
+                  (define-key local-map [t] 'undefined)
+                  ;; Make the scroll bar keep working normally.
+                  (define-key local-map [vertical-scroll-bar]
+                    (lookup-key global-map [vertical-scroll-bar]))
+                  (if three-step-help
+                      (progn
+                        (setq key (let ((overriding-local-map local-map))
+                                    (read-key-sequence nil)))
+                        ;; Make the HELP key translate to C-h.
+                        (if (lookup-key function-key-map key)
+                            (setq key (lookup-key function-key-map key)))
+                        (setq char (aref key 0)))
+                    (setq char ??))
+                  (when (or (eq char ??) (eq char help-char)
+                            (memq char help-event-list))
+                    (setq config (current-window-configuration))
+                    (switch-to-buffer-other-window "*Help*")
+                    (and (fboundp 'make-frame)
+                         (not (eq (window-frame (selected-window))
+                                  prev-frame))
+                         (setq new-frame (window-frame (selected-window))
+                               config nil))
+                    (setq buffer-read-only nil)
+                    (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
+                      (erase-buffer)
+                      (insert help-screen))
+                    (let ((minor-mode-map-alist new-minor-mode-map-alist))
+                      (help-mode)
+                      (setq new-minor-mode-map-alist minor-mode-map-alist))
+                    (goto-char (point-min))
+                    (while (or (memq char (append help-event-list
+                                                  (cons help-char '(?? ?\C-v ?\s ?\177 delete backspace vertical-scroll-bar ?\M-v))))
+                               (eq (car-safe char) 'switch-frame)
+                               (equal key "\M-v"))
+                      (condition-case nil
+                          (cond
+                           ((eq (car-safe char) 'switch-frame)
+                            (handle-switch-frame char))
+                           ((memq char '(?\C-v ?\s))
+                            (scroll-up))
+                           ((or (memq char '(?\177 ?\M-v delete backspace))
+                                (equal key "\M-v"))
+                            (scroll-down)))
+                        (error nil))
+                      (let ((cursor-in-echo-area t)
+                            (overriding-local-map local-map))
+                        (setq key (read-key-sequence
+                                   (format "Type one of the options listed%s: "
+                                           (if (pos-visible-in-window-p
+                                                (point-max))
+                                               "" ", or SPACE or DEL to scroll")))
+                              char (aref key 0)))
+
+                      ;; If this is a scroll bar command, just run it.
+                      (when (eq char 'vertical-scroll-bar)
+                        (command-execute (lookup-key local-map key) nil key))))
+                  ;; We don't need the prompt any more.
+                  (message "")
+                  ;; Mouse clicks are not part of the help feature,
+                  ;; so reexecute them in the standard environment.
+                  (if (listp char)
+                      (setq unread-command-events
+                            (cons char unread-command-events)
+                            config nil)
+                    (let ((defn (lookup-key local-map key)))
+                      (if defn
+                          (progn
+                            (when config
+                              (set-window-configuration config)
+                              (setq config nil))
+                            ;; `defn' must make sure that its frame is
+                            ;; selected, so we won't iconify it below.
+                            (call-interactively defn)
+                            (when new-frame
+                              ;; Do not iconify the selected frame.
+                              (unless (eq new-frame (selected-frame))
+                                (iconify-frame new-frame))
+                              (setq new-frame nil)))
+                        (ding)))))
+              (when config
+                (set-window-configuration config))
+              (when new-frame
+                (iconify-frame new-frame))
+              (setq minor-mode-map-alist new-minor-mode-map-alist))))))))
+
+(provide 'help-macro)
+
+;; arch-tag: 59fee949-1686-485a-8a05-83418073e257
+;;; help-macro.el ends here