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1 ;;; help.el --- help commands for Emacs
2
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985-1986, 1993-1994, 1998-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4
5 ;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org
6 ;; Keywords: help, internal
7 ;; Package: emacs
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 3 of the License, or
14 ;; (at your option) any later version.
15
16 ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
17 ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
23
24 ;;; Commentary:
25
26 ;; This code implements GNU Emacs's built-in help system, the one invoked by
27 ;; `M-x help-for-help'.
28
29 ;;; Code:
30
31 ;; Get the macro make-help-screen when this is compiled,
32 ;; or run interpreted, but not when the compiled code is loaded.
33 (eval-when-compile (require 'help-macro))
34
35 ;; This makes `with-output-to-temp-buffer' buffers use `help-mode'.
36 (add-hook 'temp-buffer-setup-hook 'help-mode-setup)
37 (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'help-mode-finish)
38
39 ;; `help-window-point-marker' is a marker you can move to a valid
40 ;; position of the buffer shown in the help window in order to override
41 ;; the standard positioning mechanism (`point-min') chosen by
42 ;; `with-output-to-temp-buffer' and `with-temp-buffer-window'.
43 ;; `with-help-window' has this point nowhere before exiting. Currently
44 ;; used by `view-lossage' to assert that the last keystrokes are always
45 ;; visible.
46 (defvar help-window-point-marker (make-marker)
47 "Marker to override default `window-point' in help windows.")
48
49 (defvar help-map
50 (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
51 (define-key map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-for-help)
52 (define-key map [help] 'help-for-help)
53 (define-key map [f1] 'help-for-help)
54 (define-key map "." 'display-local-help)
55 (define-key map "?" 'help-for-help)
56
57 (define-key map "\C-a" 'about-emacs)
58 (define-key map "\C-c" 'describe-copying)
59 (define-key map "\C-d" 'view-emacs-debugging)
60 (define-key map "\C-e" 'view-external-packages)
61 (define-key map "\C-f" 'view-emacs-FAQ)
62 (define-key map "\C-m" 'view-order-manuals)
63 (define-key map "\C-n" 'view-emacs-news)
64 (define-key map "\C-o" 'describe-distribution)
65 (define-key map "\C-p" 'view-emacs-problems)
66 (define-key map "\C-t" 'view-emacs-todo)
67 (define-key map "\C-w" 'describe-no-warranty)
68
69 ;; This does not fit the pattern, but it is natural given the C-\ command.
70 (define-key map "\C-\\" 'describe-input-method)
71
72 (define-key map "C" 'describe-coding-system)
73 (define-key map "F" 'Info-goto-emacs-command-node)
74 (define-key map "I" 'describe-input-method)
75 (define-key map "K" 'Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node)
76 (define-key map "L" 'describe-language-environment)
77 (define-key map "S" 'info-lookup-symbol)
78
79 (define-key map "a" 'apropos-command)
80 (define-key map "b" 'describe-bindings)
81 (define-key map "c" 'describe-key-briefly)
82 (define-key map "d" 'apropos-documentation)
83 (define-key map "e" 'view-echo-area-messages)
84 (define-key map "f" 'describe-function)
85 (define-key map "g" 'describe-gnu-project)
86 (define-key map "h" 'view-hello-file)
87
88 (define-key map "i" 'info)
89 (define-key map "4i" 'info-other-window)
90
91 (define-key map "k" 'describe-key)
92 (define-key map "l" 'view-lossage)
93 (define-key map "m" 'describe-mode)
94 (define-key map "n" 'view-emacs-news)
95 (define-key map "p" 'finder-by-keyword)
96 (define-key map "P" 'describe-package)
97 (define-key map "r" 'info-emacs-manual)
98 (define-key map "s" 'describe-syntax)
99 (define-key map "t" 'help-with-tutorial)
100 (define-key map "w" 'where-is)
101 (define-key map "v" 'describe-variable)
102 (define-key map "q" 'help-quit)
103 map)
104 "Keymap for characters following the Help key.")
105
106 (define-key global-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-command)
107 (define-key global-map [help] 'help-command)
108 (define-key global-map [f1] 'help-command)
109 (fset 'help-command help-map)
110
111 ;; insert-button makes the action nil if it is not store somewhere
112 (defvar help-button-cache nil)
113
114 \f
115 (defun help-quit ()
116 "Just exit from the Help command's command loop."
117 (interactive)
118 nil)
119
120 (defvar help-return-method nil
121 "What to do to \"exit\" the help buffer.
122 This is a list
123 (WINDOW . t) delete the selected window (and possibly its frame,
124 see `quit-window'), go to WINDOW.
125 (WINDOW . quit-window) do quit-window, then select WINDOW.
126 (WINDOW BUF START POINT) display BUF at START, POINT, then select WINDOW.")
127
128 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'print-help-return-message 'help-print-return-message "23.2")
129 (defun help-print-return-message (&optional function)
130 "Display or return message saying how to restore windows after help command.
131 This function assumes that `standard-output' is the help buffer.
132 It computes a message, and applies the optional argument FUNCTION to it.
133 If FUNCTION is nil, it applies `message', thus displaying the message.
134 In addition, this function sets up `help-return-method', which see, that
135 specifies what to do when the user exits the help buffer.
136
137 Do not call this in the scope of `with-help-window'."
138 (and (not (get-buffer-window standard-output))
139 (let ((first-message
140 (cond ((or
141 pop-up-frames
142 (special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output)))
143 (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) t))
144 ;; If the help output buffer is a special display buffer,
145 ;; don't say anything about how to get rid of it.
146 ;; First of all, the user will do that with the window
147 ;; manager, not with Emacs.
148 ;; Secondly, the buffer has not been displayed yet,
149 ;; so we don't know whether its frame will be selected.
150 nil)
151 ((not (one-window-p t))
152 (setq help-return-method
153 (cons (selected-window) 'quit-window))
154 "Type \\[display-buffer] RET to restore the other window.")
155 (pop-up-windows
156 (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) t))
157 "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to remove help window.")
158 (t
159 (setq help-return-method
160 (list (selected-window) (window-buffer)
161 (window-start) (window-point)))
162 "Type \\[switch-to-buffer] RET to remove help window."))))
163 (funcall (or function 'message)
164 (concat
165 (if first-message
166 (substitute-command-keys first-message))
167 (if first-message " ")
168 ;; If the help buffer will go in a separate frame,
169 ;; it's no use mentioning a command to scroll, so don't.
170 (if (or pop-up-windows
171 (special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output)))
172 nil
173 (if (same-window-p (buffer-name standard-output))
174 ;; Say how to scroll this window.
175 (substitute-command-keys
176 "\\[scroll-up] to scroll the help.")
177 ;; Say how to scroll some other window.
178 (substitute-command-keys
179 "\\[scroll-other-window] to scroll the help."))))))))
180
181 ;; So keyboard macro definitions are documented correctly
182 (fset 'defining-kbd-macro (symbol-function 'start-kbd-macro))
183
184 (defalias 'help 'help-for-help-internal)
185 ;; find-function can find this.
186 (defalias 'help-for-help 'help-for-help-internal)
187 ;; It can't find this, but nobody will look.
188 (make-help-screen help-for-help-internal
189 (purecopy "Type a help option: [abcCdefFgiIkKlLmnprstvw.] C-[cdefmnoptw] or ?")
190 ;; Don't purecopy this one, because it's not evaluated (it's
191 ;; directly used as a docstring in a function definition, so it'll
192 ;; be moved to the DOC file anyway: no need for purecopying it).
193 "You have typed %THIS-KEY%, the help character. Type a Help option:
194 \(Use SPC or DEL to scroll through this text. Type \\<help-map>\\[help-quit] to exit the Help command.)
195
196 a PATTERN Show commands whose name matches the PATTERN (a list of words
197 or a regexp). See also the `apropos' command.
198 b Display all key bindings.
199 c KEYS Display the command name run by the given key sequence.
200 C CODING Describe the given coding system, or RET for current ones.
201 d PATTERN Show a list of functions, variables, and other items whose
202 documentation matches the PATTERN (a list of words or a regexp).
203 e Go to the *Messages* buffer which logs echo-area messages.
204 f FUNCTION Display documentation for the given function.
205 F COMMAND Show the Emacs manual's section that describes the command.
206 g Display information about the GNU project.
207 h Display the HELLO file which illustrates various scripts.
208 i Start the Info documentation reader: read included manuals.
209 I METHOD Describe a specific input method, or RET for current.
210 k KEYS Display the full documentation for the key sequence.
211 K KEYS Show the Emacs manual's section for the command bound to KEYS.
212 l Show last 300 input keystrokes (lossage).
213 L LANG-ENV Describes a specific language environment, or RET for current.
214 m Display documentation of current minor modes and current major mode,
215 including their special commands.
216 n Display news of recent Emacs changes.
217 p TOPIC Find packages matching a given topic keyword.
218 P PACKAGE Describe the given Emacs Lisp package.
219 r Display the Emacs manual in Info mode.
220 s Display contents of current syntax table, plus explanations.
221 S SYMBOL Show the section for the given symbol in the Info manual
222 for the programming language used in this buffer.
223 t Start the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
224 v VARIABLE Display the given variable's documentation and value.
225 w COMMAND Display which keystrokes invoke the given command (where-is).
226 . Display any available local help at point in the echo area.
227
228 C-a Information about Emacs.
229 C-c Emacs copying permission (GNU General Public License).
230 C-d Instructions for debugging GNU Emacs.
231 C-e External packages and information about Emacs.
232 C-f Emacs FAQ.
233 C-m How to order printed Emacs manuals.
234 C-n News of recent Emacs changes.
235 C-o Emacs ordering and distribution information.
236 C-p Info about known Emacs problems.
237 C-t Emacs TODO list.
238 C-w Information on absence of warranty for GNU Emacs."
239 help-map)
240
241 \f
242
243 (defun function-called-at-point ()
244 "Return a function around point or else called by the list containing point.
245 If that doesn't give a function, return nil."
246 (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
247 (or (condition-case ()
248 (save-excursion
249 (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
250 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
251 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
252 (forward-sexp -1))
253 (skip-chars-forward "'")
254 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
255 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))
256 (error nil))
257 (condition-case ()
258 (save-excursion
259 (save-restriction
260 (narrow-to-region (max (point-min)
261 (- (point) 1000)) (point-max))
262 ;; Move up to surrounding paren, then after the open.
263 (backward-up-list 1)
264 (forward-char 1)
265 ;; If there is space here, this is probably something
266 ;; other than a real Lisp function call, so ignore it.
267 (if (looking-at "[ \t]")
268 (error "Probably not a Lisp function call"))
269 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
270 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))))
271 (error nil))
272 (let* ((str (find-tag-default))
273 (sym (if str (intern-soft str))))
274 (if (and sym (fboundp sym))
275 sym
276 (save-match-data
277 (when (and str (string-match "\\`\\W*\\(.*?\\)\\W*\\'" str))
278 (setq sym (intern-soft (match-string 1 str)))
279 (and (fboundp sym) sym))))))))
280
281 \f
282 ;;; `User' help functions
283
284 (defun view-help-file (file &optional dir)
285 (view-file (expand-file-name file (or dir data-directory)))
286 (goto-address-mode 1)
287 (goto-char (point-min)))
288
289 (defun describe-distribution ()
290 "Display info on how to obtain the latest version of GNU Emacs."
291 (interactive)
292 (view-help-file "DISTRIB"))
293
294 (defun describe-copying ()
295 "Display info on how you may redistribute copies of GNU Emacs."
296 (interactive)
297 (view-help-file "COPYING"))
298
299 ;; Maybe this command should just be removed.
300 (defun describe-gnu-project ()
301 "Browse online information on the GNU project."
302 (interactive)
303 (browse-url "http://www.gnu.org/gnu/thegnuproject.html"))
304
305 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'describe-project 'describe-gnu-project "22.2")
306
307 (defun describe-no-warranty ()
308 "Display info on all the kinds of warranty Emacs does NOT have."
309 (interactive)
310 (describe-copying)
311 (let (case-fold-search)
312 (search-forward "Disclaimer of Warranty")
313 (forward-line 0)
314 (recenter 0)))
315
316 (defun describe-prefix-bindings ()
317 "Describe the bindings of the prefix used to reach this command.
318 The prefix described consists of all but the last event
319 of the key sequence that ran this command."
320 (interactive)
321 (let ((key (this-command-keys)))
322 (describe-bindings
323 (if (stringp key)
324 (substring key 0 (1- (length key)))
325 (let ((prefix (make-vector (1- (length key)) nil))
326 (i 0))
327 (while (< i (length prefix))
328 (aset prefix i (aref key i))
329 (setq i (1+ i)))
330 prefix)))))
331 ;; Make C-h after a prefix, when not specifically bound,
332 ;; run describe-prefix-bindings.
333 (setq prefix-help-command 'describe-prefix-bindings)
334
335 (defun view-emacs-news (&optional version)
336 "Display info on recent changes to Emacs.
337 With argument, display info only for the selected version."
338 (interactive "P")
339 (unless version
340 (setq version emacs-major-version))
341 (when (consp version)
342 (let* ((all-versions
343 (let (res)
344 (mapc
345 (lambda (file)
346 (with-temp-buffer
347 (insert-file-contents
348 (expand-file-name file data-directory))
349 (while (re-search-forward
350 (if (member file '("NEWS.18" "NEWS.1-17"))
351 "Changes in \\(?:Emacs\\|version\\)?[ \t]*\\([0-9]+\\(?:\\.[0-9]+\\)?\\)"
352 "^\* [^0-9\n]*\\([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\)") nil t)
353 (setq res (cons (match-string-no-properties 1) res)))))
354 (cons "NEWS"
355 (directory-files data-directory nil
356 "^NEWS\\.[0-9][-0-9]*$" nil)))
357 (sort (delete-dups res) (lambda (a b) (string< b a)))))
358 (current (car all-versions)))
359 (setq version (completing-read
360 (format "Read NEWS for the version (default %s): " current)
361 all-versions nil nil nil nil current))
362 (if (integerp (string-to-number version))
363 (setq version (string-to-number version))
364 (unless (or (member version all-versions)
365 (<= (string-to-number version) (string-to-number current)))
366 (error "No news about version %s" version)))))
367 (when (integerp version)
368 (cond ((<= version 12)
369 (setq version (format "1.%d" version)))
370 ((<= version 18)
371 (setq version (format "%d" version)))
372 ((> version emacs-major-version)
373 (error "No news about Emacs %d (yet)" version))))
374 (let* ((vn (if (stringp version)
375 (string-to-number version)
376 version))
377 (file (cond
378 ((>= vn emacs-major-version) "NEWS")
379 ((< vn 18) "NEWS.1-17")
380 (t (format "NEWS.%d" vn))))
381 res)
382 (view-file (expand-file-name file data-directory))
383 (widen)
384 (goto-char (point-min))
385 (when (stringp version)
386 (when (re-search-forward
387 (concat (if (< vn 19)
388 "Changes in Emacs[ \t]*"
389 "^\* [^0-9\n]*") version "$")
390 nil t)
391 (beginning-of-line)
392 (narrow-to-region
393 (point)
394 (save-excursion
395 (while (and (setq res
396 (re-search-forward
397 (if (< vn 19)
398 "Changes in \\(?:Emacs\\|version\\)?[ \t]*\\([0-9]+\\(?:\\.[0-9]+\\)?\\)"
399 "^\* [^0-9\n]*\\([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\)") nil t))
400 (equal (match-string-no-properties 1) version)))
401 (or res (goto-char (point-max)))
402 (beginning-of-line)
403 (point)))))))
404
405 (defun view-emacs-todo (&optional _arg)
406 "Display the Emacs TODO list."
407 (interactive "P")
408 (view-help-file "TODO"))
409
410 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'view-todo 'view-emacs-todo "22.2")
411
412
413 (defun view-echo-area-messages ()
414 "View the log of recent echo-area messages: the `*Messages*' buffer.
415 The number of messages retained in that buffer
416 is specified by the variable `message-log-max'."
417 (interactive)
418 (with-current-buffer (messages-buffer)
419 (goto-char (point-max))
420 (display-buffer (current-buffer))))
421
422 (defun view-order-manuals ()
423 "Display information on how to buy printed copies of Emacs manuals."
424 (interactive)
425 ;; (view-help-file "ORDERS")
426 (info "(emacs)Printed Books"))
427
428 (defun view-emacs-FAQ ()
429 "Display the Emacs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file."
430 (interactive)
431 ;; (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name "FAQ" data-directory))
432 (info "(efaq)"))
433
434 (defun view-emacs-problems ()
435 "Display info on known problems with Emacs and possible workarounds."
436 (interactive)
437 (view-help-file "PROBLEMS"))
438
439 (defun view-emacs-debugging ()
440 "Display info on how to debug Emacs problems."
441 (interactive)
442 (view-help-file "DEBUG"))
443
444 ;; This used to visit MORE.STUFF; maybe it should just be removed.
445 (defun view-external-packages ()
446 "Display info on where to get more Emacs packages."
447 (interactive)
448 (info "(efaq)Packages that do not come with Emacs"))
449
450 (defun view-lossage ()
451 "Display last 300 input keystrokes.
452
453 To record all your input, use `open-dribble-file'."
454 (interactive)
455 (help-setup-xref (list #'view-lossage)
456 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
457 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
458 (princ (mapconcat (lambda (key)
459 (if (or (integerp key) (symbolp key) (listp key))
460 (single-key-description key)
461 (prin1-to-string key nil)))
462 (recent-keys)
463 " "))
464 (with-current-buffer standard-output
465 (goto-char (point-min))
466 (while (progn (move-to-column 50) (not (eobp)))
467 (when (search-forward " " nil t)
468 (delete-char -1))
469 (insert "\n"))
470 ;; jidanni wants to see the last keystrokes immediately.
471 (set-marker help-window-point-marker (point)))))
472
473 \f
474 ;; Key bindings
475
476 (defun describe-bindings (&optional prefix buffer)
477 "Display a buffer showing a list of all defined keys, and their definitions.
478 The keys are displayed in order of precedence.
479
480 The optional argument PREFIX, if non-nil, should be a key sequence;
481 then we display only bindings that start with that prefix.
482 The optional argument BUFFER specifies which buffer's bindings
483 to display (default, the current buffer). BUFFER can be a buffer
484 or a buffer name."
485 (interactive)
486 (or buffer (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
487 (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-bindings prefix buffer)
488 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
489 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
490 ;; Be aware that `describe-buffer-bindings' puts its output into
491 ;; the current buffer.
492 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
493 (describe-buffer-bindings buffer prefix))))
494
495 ;; This function used to be in keymap.c.
496 (defun describe-bindings-internal (&optional menus prefix)
497 "Show a list of all defined keys, and their definitions.
498 We put that list in a buffer, and display the buffer.
499
500 The optional argument MENUS, if non-nil, says to mention menu bindings.
501 \(Ordinarily these are omitted from the output.)
502 The optional argument PREFIX, if non-nil, should be a key sequence;
503 then we display only bindings that start with that prefix."
504 (declare (obsolete describe-buffer-bindings "24.4"))
505 (let ((buf (current-buffer)))
506 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
507 ;; Be aware that `describe-buffer-bindings' puts its output into
508 ;; the current buffer.
509 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
510 (describe-buffer-bindings buf prefix menus)))))
511
512 (defun where-is (definition &optional insert)
513 "Print message listing key sequences that invoke the command DEFINITION.
514 Argument is a command definition, usually a symbol with a function definition.
515 If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer."
516 (interactive
517 (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
518 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
519 val)
520 (setq val (completing-read
521 (if fn
522 (format "Where is command (default %s): " fn)
523 "Where is command: ")
524 obarray 'commandp t nil nil
525 (and fn (symbol-name fn))))
526 (list (unless (equal val "") (intern val))
527 current-prefix-arg)))
528 (unless definition (error "No command"))
529 (let ((func (indirect-function definition))
530 (defs nil)
531 (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) standard-output)))
532 ;; In DEFS, find all symbols that are aliases for DEFINITION.
533 (mapatoms (lambda (symbol)
534 (and (fboundp symbol)
535 (not (eq symbol definition))
536 (eq func (condition-case ()
537 (indirect-function symbol)
538 (error symbol)))
539 (push symbol defs))))
540 ;; Look at all the symbols--first DEFINITION,
541 ;; then its aliases.
542 (dolist (symbol (cons definition defs))
543 (let* ((remapped (command-remapping symbol))
544 (keys (where-is-internal
545 symbol overriding-local-map nil nil remapped))
546 (keys (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
547 string)
548 (setq string
549 (if insert
550 (if (> (length keys) 0)
551 (if remapped
552 (format "%s (%s) (remapped from %s)"
553 keys remapped symbol)
554 (format "%s (%s)" keys symbol))
555 (format "M-x %s RET" symbol))
556 (if (> (length keys) 0)
557 (if remapped
558 (format "%s is remapped to %s which is on %s"
559 symbol remapped keys)
560 (format "%s is on %s" symbol keys))
561 ;; If this is the command the user asked about,
562 ;; and it is not on any key, say so.
563 ;; For other symbols, its aliases, say nothing
564 ;; about them unless they are on keys.
565 (if (eq symbol definition)
566 (format "%s is not on any key" symbol)))))
567 (when string
568 (unless (eq symbol definition)
569 (princ ";\n its alias "))
570 (princ string)))))
571 nil)
572
573 (defun help-key-description (key untranslated)
574 (let ((string (key-description key)))
575 (if (or (not untranslated)
576 (and (eq (aref untranslated 0) ?\e) (not (eq (aref key 0) ?\e))))
577 string
578 (let ((otherstring (key-description untranslated)))
579 (if (equal string otherstring)
580 string
581 (format "%s (translated from %s)" string otherstring))))))
582
583 (defun describe-key-briefly (&optional key insert untranslated)
584 "Print the name of the function KEY invokes. KEY is a string.
585 If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer.
586 If non-nil, UNTRANSLATED is a vector of the untranslated events.
587 It can also be a number in which case the untranslated events from
588 the last key hit are used.
589
590 If KEY is a menu item or a tool-bar button that is disabled, this command
591 temporarily enables it to allow getting help on disabled items and buttons."
592 (interactive
593 (let ((enable-disabled-menus-and-buttons t)
594 (cursor-in-echo-area t)
595 saved-yank-menu)
596 (unwind-protect
597 (let (key)
598 ;; If yank-menu is empty, populate it temporarily, so that
599 ;; "Select and Paste" menu can generate a complete event.
600 (when (null (cdr yank-menu))
601 (setq saved-yank-menu (copy-sequence yank-menu))
602 (menu-bar-update-yank-menu "(any string)" nil))
603 (setq key (read-key-sequence "Describe key (or click or menu item): "))
604 ;; Clear the echo area message (Bug#7014).
605 (message nil)
606 ;; If KEY is a down-event, read and discard the
607 ;; corresponding up-event. Note that there are also
608 ;; down-events on scroll bars and mode lines: the actual
609 ;; event then is in the second element of the vector.
610 (and (vectorp key)
611 (let ((last-idx (1- (length key))))
612 (and (eventp (aref key last-idx))
613 (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key last-idx)))))
614 (read-event))
615 (list
616 key
617 (if current-prefix-arg (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg))
618 1))
619 ;; Put yank-menu back as it was, if we changed it.
620 (when saved-yank-menu
621 (setq yank-menu (copy-sequence saved-yank-menu))
622 (fset 'yank-menu (cons 'keymap yank-menu))))))
623 (if (numberp untranslated)
624 (setq untranslated (this-single-command-raw-keys)))
625 (let* ((event (if (and (symbolp (aref key 0))
626 (> (length key) 1)
627 (consp (aref key 1)))
628 (aref key 1)
629 (aref key 0)))
630 (modifiers (event-modifiers event))
631 (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) standard-output))
632 (mouse-msg (if (or (memq 'click modifiers) (memq 'down modifiers)
633 (memq 'drag modifiers)) " at that spot" ""))
634 (defn (key-binding key t))
635 key-desc)
636 ;; Handle the case where we faked an entry in "Select and Paste" menu.
637 (if (and (eq defn nil)
638 (stringp (aref key (1- (length key))))
639 (eq (key-binding (substring key 0 -1)) 'yank-menu))
640 (setq defn 'menu-bar-select-yank))
641 ;; Don't bother user with strings from (e.g.) the select-paste menu.
642 (if (stringp (aref key (1- (length key))))
643 (aset key (1- (length key)) "(any string)"))
644 (if (and (> (length untranslated) 0)
645 (stringp (aref untranslated (1- (length untranslated)))))
646 (aset untranslated (1- (length untranslated)) "(any string)"))
647 ;; Now describe the key, perhaps as changed.
648 (setq key-desc (help-key-description key untranslated))
649 (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn) (equal defn 'undefined))
650 (princ (format "%s%s is undefined" key-desc mouse-msg))
651 (princ (format "%s%s runs the command %S" key-desc mouse-msg defn)))))
652
653 (defun help--key-binding-keymap (key &optional accept-default no-remap position)
654 "Return a keymap holding a binding for KEY within current keymaps.
655 The effect of the arguments KEY, ACCEPT-DEFAULT, NO-REMAP and
656 POSITION is as documented in the function `key-binding'."
657 (let* ((active-maps (current-active-maps t position))
658 map found)
659 ;; We loop over active maps like key-binding does.
660 (while (and
661 (not found)
662 (setq map (pop active-maps)))
663 (setq found (lookup-key map key accept-default))
664 (when (integerp found)
665 ;; The first `found' characters of KEY were found but not the
666 ;; whole sequence.
667 (setq found nil)))
668 (when found
669 (if (and (symbolp found)
670 (not no-remap)
671 (command-remapping found))
672 ;; The user might want to know in which map the binding is
673 ;; found, or in which map the remapping is found. The
674 ;; default is to show the latter.
675 (help--key-binding-keymap (vector 'remap found))
676 map))))
677
678 (defun help--binding-locus (key position)
679 "Describe in which keymap KEY is defined.
680 Return a symbol pointing to that keymap if one exists ; otherwise
681 return nil."
682 (let ((map (help--key-binding-keymap key t nil position)))
683 (when map
684 (catch 'found
685 (let ((advertised-syms (nconc
686 (list 'overriding-terminal-local-map
687 'overriding-local-map)
688 (delq nil
689 (mapcar
690 (lambda (mode-and-map)
691 (let ((mode (car mode-and-map)))
692 (when (symbol-value mode)
693 (intern-soft
694 (format "%s-map" mode)))))
695 minor-mode-map-alist))
696 (list 'global-map
697 (intern-soft (format "%s-map" major-mode)))))
698 found)
699 ;; Look into these advertised symbols first.
700 (dolist (sym advertised-syms)
701 (when (and
702 (boundp sym)
703 (eq map (symbol-value sym)))
704 (throw 'found sym)))
705 ;; Only look in other symbols otherwise.
706 (mapatoms
707 (lambda (x)
708 (when (and (boundp x)
709 ;; Avoid let-bound symbols.
710 (special-variable-p x)
711 (eq (symbol-value x) map))
712 (throw 'found x))))
713 nil)))))
714
715 (defun describe-key (&optional key untranslated up-event)
716 "Display documentation of the function invoked by KEY.
717 KEY can be any kind of a key sequence; it can include keyboard events,
718 mouse events, and/or menu events. When calling from a program,
719 pass KEY as a string or a vector.
720
721 If non-nil, UNTRANSLATED is a vector of the corresponding untranslated events.
722 It can also be a number, in which case the untranslated events from
723 the last key sequence entered are used.
724 UP-EVENT is the up-event that was discarded by reading KEY, or nil.
725
726 If KEY is a menu item or a tool-bar button that is disabled, this command
727 temporarily enables it to allow getting help on disabled items and buttons."
728 (interactive
729 (let ((enable-disabled-menus-and-buttons t)
730 (cursor-in-echo-area t)
731 saved-yank-menu)
732 (unwind-protect
733 (let (key)
734 ;; If yank-menu is empty, populate it temporarily, so that
735 ;; "Select and Paste" menu can generate a complete event.
736 (when (null (cdr yank-menu))
737 (setq saved-yank-menu (copy-sequence yank-menu))
738 (menu-bar-update-yank-menu "(any string)" nil))
739 (setq key (read-key-sequence "Describe key (or click or menu item): "))
740 (list
741 key
742 (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg)
743 ;; If KEY is a down-event, read and include the
744 ;; corresponding up-event. Note that there are also
745 ;; down-events on scroll bars and mode lines: the actual
746 ;; event then is in the second element of the vector.
747 (and (vectorp key)
748 (let ((last-idx (1- (length key))))
749 (and (eventp (aref key last-idx))
750 (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key last-idx)))))
751 (or (and (eventp (aref key 0))
752 (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key 0)))
753 ;; However, for the C-down-mouse-2 popup
754 ;; menu, there is no subsequent up-event. In
755 ;; this case, the up-event is the next
756 ;; element in the supplied vector.
757 (= (length key) 1))
758 (and (> (length key) 1)
759 (eventp (aref key 1))
760 (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key 1)))))
761 (read-event))))
762 ;; Put yank-menu back as it was, if we changed it.
763 (when saved-yank-menu
764 (setq yank-menu (copy-sequence saved-yank-menu))
765 (fset 'yank-menu (cons 'keymap yank-menu))))))
766 (if (numberp untranslated)
767 (setq untranslated (this-single-command-raw-keys)))
768 (let* ((event (aref key (if (and (symbolp (aref key 0))
769 (> (length key) 1)
770 (consp (aref key 1)))
771 1
772 0)))
773 (modifiers (event-modifiers event))
774 (mouse-msg (if (or (memq 'click modifiers) (memq 'down modifiers)
775 (memq 'drag modifiers)) " at that spot" ""))
776 (defn (key-binding key t))
777 key-locus key-locus-up key-locus-up-tricky
778 defn-up defn-up-tricky ev-type
779 mouse-1-remapped mouse-1-tricky)
780
781 ;; Handle the case where we faked an entry in "Select and Paste" menu.
782 (when (and (eq defn nil)
783 (stringp (aref key (1- (length key))))
784 (eq (key-binding (substring key 0 -1)) 'yank-menu))
785 (setq defn 'menu-bar-select-yank))
786 (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn) (equal defn 'undefined))
787 (message "%s%s is undefined"
788 (help-key-description key untranslated) mouse-msg)
789 (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function defn)
790 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
791 ;; Don't bother user with strings from (e.g.) the select-paste menu.
792 (when (stringp (aref key (1- (length key))))
793 (aset key (1- (length key)) "(any string)"))
794 (when (and untranslated
795 (stringp (aref untranslated (1- (length untranslated)))))
796 (aset untranslated (1- (length untranslated))
797 "(any string)"))
798 ;; Need to do this before erasing *Help* buffer in case event
799 ;; is a mouse click in an existing *Help* buffer.
800 (when up-event
801 (setq ev-type (event-basic-type up-event))
802 (let ((sequence (vector up-event)))
803 (when (and (eq ev-type 'mouse-1)
804 mouse-1-click-follows-link
805 (not (eq mouse-1-click-follows-link 'double))
806 (setq mouse-1-remapped
807 (mouse-on-link-p (event-start up-event))))
808 (setq mouse-1-tricky (and (integerp mouse-1-click-follows-link)
809 (> mouse-1-click-follows-link 0)))
810 (cond ((stringp mouse-1-remapped)
811 (setq sequence mouse-1-remapped))
812 ((vectorp mouse-1-remapped)
813 (setcar up-event (elt mouse-1-remapped 0)))
814 (t (setcar up-event 'mouse-2))))
815 (setq defn-up (key-binding sequence nil nil (event-start up-event)))
816 (setq key-locus-up (help--binding-locus sequence (event-start up-event)))
817 (when mouse-1-tricky
818 (setq sequence (vector up-event))
819 (aset sequence 0 'mouse-1)
820 (setq defn-up-tricky (key-binding sequence nil nil (event-start up-event)))
821 (setq key-locus-up-tricky (help--binding-locus sequence (event-start up-event))))))
822 (setq key-locus (help--binding-locus key (event-start event)))
823 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
824 (princ (help-key-description key untranslated))
825 (princ (format "%s runs the command %S%s, which is "
826 mouse-msg defn (if key-locus
827 (format " (found in %s)" key-locus)
828 "")))
829 (describe-function-1 defn)
830 (when up-event
831 (unless (or (null defn-up)
832 (integerp defn-up)
833 (equal defn-up 'undefined))
834 (princ (format "
835
836 ----------------- up-event %s----------------
837
838 %s%s%s runs the command %S%s, which is "
839 (if mouse-1-tricky "(short click) " "")
840 (key-description (vector up-event))
841 mouse-msg
842 (if mouse-1-remapped
843 " is remapped to <mouse-2>, which" "")
844 defn-up (if key-locus-up
845 (format " (found in %s)" key-locus-up)
846 "")))
847 (describe-function-1 defn-up))
848 (unless (or (null defn-up-tricky)
849 (integerp defn-up-tricky)
850 (eq defn-up-tricky 'undefined))
851 (princ (format "
852
853 ----------------- up-event (long click) ----------------
854
855 Pressing <%S>%s for longer than %d milli-seconds
856 runs the command %S%s, which is "
857 ev-type mouse-msg
858 mouse-1-click-follows-link
859 defn-up-tricky (if key-locus-up-tricky
860 (format " (found in %s)" key-locus-up-tricky)
861 "")))
862 (describe-function-1 defn-up-tricky)))))))
863 \f
864 (defun describe-mode (&optional buffer)
865 "Display documentation of current major mode and minor modes.
866 A brief summary of the minor modes comes first, followed by the
867 major mode description. This is followed by detailed
868 descriptions of the minor modes, each on a separate page.
869
870 For this to work correctly for a minor mode, the mode's indicator
871 variable \(listed in `minor-mode-alist') must also be a function
872 whose documentation describes the minor mode.
873
874 If called from Lisp with a non-nil BUFFER argument, display
875 documentation for the major and minor modes of that buffer."
876 (interactive "@")
877 (unless buffer (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
878 (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-mode buffer)
879 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
880 ;; For the sake of help-do-xref and help-xref-go-back,
881 ;; don't switch buffers before calling `help-buffer'.
882 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
883 (with-current-buffer buffer
884 (let (minor-modes)
885 ;; Older packages do not register in minor-mode-list but only in
886 ;; minor-mode-alist.
887 (dolist (x minor-mode-alist)
888 (setq x (car x))
889 (unless (memq x minor-mode-list)
890 (push x minor-mode-list)))
891 ;; Find enabled minor mode we will want to mention.
892 (dolist (mode minor-mode-list)
893 ;; Document a minor mode if it is listed in minor-mode-alist,
894 ;; non-nil, and has a function definition.
895 (let ((fmode (or (get mode :minor-mode-function) mode)))
896 (and (boundp mode) (symbol-value mode)
897 (fboundp fmode)
898 (let ((pretty-minor-mode
899 (if (string-match "\\(\\(-minor\\)?-mode\\)?\\'"
900 (symbol-name fmode))
901 (capitalize
902 (substring (symbol-name fmode)
903 0 (match-beginning 0)))
904 fmode)))
905 (push (list fmode pretty-minor-mode
906 (format-mode-line (assq mode minor-mode-alist)))
907 minor-modes)))))
908 (setq minor-modes
909 (sort minor-modes
910 (lambda (a b) (string-lessp (cadr a) (cadr b)))))
911 (when minor-modes
912 (princ "Enabled minor modes:\n")
913 (make-local-variable 'help-button-cache)
914 (with-current-buffer standard-output
915 (dolist (mode minor-modes)
916 (let ((mode-function (nth 0 mode))
917 (pretty-minor-mode (nth 1 mode))
918 (indicator (nth 2 mode)))
919 (add-text-properties 0 (length pretty-minor-mode)
920 '(face bold) pretty-minor-mode)
921 (save-excursion
922 (goto-char (point-max))
923 (princ "\n\f\n")
924 (push (point-marker) help-button-cache)
925 ;; Document the minor modes fully.
926 (insert pretty-minor-mode)
927 (princ (format " minor mode (%s):\n"
928 (if (zerop (length indicator))
929 "no indicator"
930 (format "indicator%s"
931 indicator))))
932 (princ (documentation mode-function)))
933 (insert-button pretty-minor-mode
934 'action (car help-button-cache)
935 'follow-link t
936 'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show full information")
937 (newline)))
938 (forward-line -1)
939 (fill-paragraph nil)
940 (forward-line 1))
941
942 (princ "\n(Information about these minor modes follows the major mode info.)\n\n"))
943 ;; Document the major mode.
944 (let ((mode mode-name))
945 (with-current-buffer standard-output
946 (let ((start (point)))
947 (insert (format-mode-line mode nil nil buffer))
948 (add-text-properties start (point) '(face bold)))))
949 (princ " mode")
950 (let* ((mode major-mode)
951 (file-name (find-lisp-object-file-name mode nil)))
952 (when file-name
953 (princ (concat " defined in `" (file-name-nondirectory file-name) "'"))
954 ;; Make a hyperlink to the library.
955 (with-current-buffer standard-output
956 (save-excursion
957 (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
958 (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def mode file-name)))))
959 (princ ":\n")
960 (princ (documentation major-mode)))))
961 ;; For the sake of IELM and maybe others
962 nil)
963
964
965 (defun describe-minor-mode (minor-mode)
966 "Display documentation of a minor mode given as MINOR-MODE.
967 MINOR-MODE can be a minor mode symbol or a minor mode indicator string
968 appeared on the mode-line."
969 (interactive (list (completing-read
970 "Minor mode: "
971 (nconc
972 (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol)
973 (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator)
974 ))))
975 (if (symbolp minor-mode)
976 (setq minor-mode (symbol-name minor-mode)))
977 (let ((symbols (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol))
978 (indicators (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator)))
979 (cond
980 ((member minor-mode symbols)
981 (describe-minor-mode-from-symbol (intern minor-mode)))
982 ((member minor-mode indicators)
983 (describe-minor-mode-from-indicator minor-mode))
984 (t
985 (error "No such minor mode: %s" minor-mode)))))
986
987 ;; symbol
988 (defun describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol ()
989 ;; In order to list up all minor modes, minor-mode-list
990 ;; is used here instead of minor-mode-alist.
991 (delq nil (mapcar 'symbol-name minor-mode-list)))
992
993 (defun describe-minor-mode-from-symbol (symbol)
994 "Display documentation of a minor mode given as a symbol, SYMBOL"
995 (interactive (list (intern (completing-read
996 "Minor mode symbol: "
997 (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol)))))
998 (if (fboundp symbol)
999 (describe-function symbol)
1000 (describe-variable symbol)))
1001
1002 ;; indicator
1003 (defun describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator ()
1004 (delq nil
1005 (mapcar (lambda (x)
1006 (let ((i (format-mode-line x)))
1007 ;; remove first space if existed
1008 (cond
1009 ((= 0 (length i))
1010 nil)
1011 ((eq (aref i 0) ?\s)
1012 (substring i 1))
1013 (t
1014 i))))
1015 minor-mode-alist)))
1016
1017 (defun describe-minor-mode-from-indicator (indicator)
1018 "Display documentation of a minor mode specified by INDICATOR.
1019 If you call this function interactively, you can give indicator which
1020 is currently activated with completion."
1021 (interactive (list
1022 (completing-read
1023 "Minor mode indicator: "
1024 (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator))))
1025 (let ((minor-mode (lookup-minor-mode-from-indicator indicator)))
1026 (if minor-mode
1027 (describe-minor-mode-from-symbol minor-mode)
1028 (error "Cannot find minor mode for `%s'" indicator))))
1029
1030 (defun lookup-minor-mode-from-indicator (indicator)
1031 "Return a minor mode symbol from its indicator on the mode line."
1032 ;; remove first space if existed
1033 (if (and (< 0 (length indicator))
1034 (eq (aref indicator 0) ?\s))
1035 (setq indicator (substring indicator 1)))
1036 (let ((minor-modes minor-mode-alist)
1037 result)
1038 (while minor-modes
1039 (let* ((minor-mode (car (car minor-modes)))
1040 (anindicator (format-mode-line
1041 (car (cdr (car minor-modes))))))
1042 ;; remove first space if existed
1043 (if (and (stringp anindicator)
1044 (> (length anindicator) 0)
1045 (eq (aref anindicator 0) ?\s))
1046 (setq anindicator (substring anindicator 1)))
1047 (if (equal indicator anindicator)
1048 (setq result minor-mode
1049 minor-modes nil)
1050 (setq minor-modes (cdr minor-modes)))))
1051 result))
1052 \f
1053 ;;; Automatic resizing of temporary buffers.
1054 (defcustom temp-buffer-max-height
1055 (lambda (buffer)
1056 (if (eq (selected-window) (frame-root-window))
1057 (/ (x-display-pixel-height) (frame-char-height) 2)
1058 (/ (- (frame-height) 2) 2)))
1059 "Maximum height of a window displaying a temporary buffer.
1060 This is effective only when Temp Buffer Resize mode is enabled.
1061 The value is the maximum height (in lines) which
1062 `resize-temp-buffer-window' will give to a window displaying a
1063 temporary buffer. It can also be a function to be called to
1064 choose the height for such a buffer. It gets one argument, the
1065 buffer, and should return a positive integer. At the time the
1066 function is called, the window to be resized is selected."
1067 :type '(choice integer function)
1068 :group 'help
1069 :version "24.3")
1070
1071 (defcustom temp-buffer-max-width
1072 (lambda (buffer)
1073 (if (eq (selected-window) (frame-root-window))
1074 (/ (x-display-pixel-width) (frame-char-width) 2)
1075 (/ (- (frame-width) 2) 2)))
1076 "Maximum width of a window displaying a temporary buffer.
1077 This is effective only when Temp Buffer Resize mode is enabled.
1078 The value is the maximum width (in columns) which
1079 `resize-temp-buffer-window' will give to a window displaying a
1080 temporary buffer. It can also be a function to be called to
1081 choose the width for such a buffer. It gets one argument, the
1082 buffer, and should return a positive integer. At the time the
1083 function is called, the window to be resized is selected."
1084 :type '(choice integer function)
1085 :group 'help
1086 :version "24.4")
1087
1088 (define-minor-mode temp-buffer-resize-mode
1089 "Toggle auto-resizing temporary buffer windows (Temp Buffer Resize Mode).
1090 With a prefix argument ARG, enable Temp Buffer Resize mode if ARG
1091 is positive, and disable it otherwise. If called from Lisp,
1092 enable the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
1093
1094 When Temp Buffer Resize mode is enabled, the windows in which we
1095 show a temporary buffer are automatically resized in height to
1096 fit the buffer's contents, but never more than
1097 `temp-buffer-max-height' nor less than `window-min-height'.
1098
1099 A window is resized only if it has been specially created for the
1100 buffer. Windows that have shown another buffer before are not
1101 resized. A frame is resized only if `fit-frame-to-buffer' is
1102 non-nil.
1103
1104 This mode is used by `help', `apropos' and `completion' buffers,
1105 and some others."
1106 :global t :group 'help
1107 (if temp-buffer-resize-mode
1108 ;; `help-make-xrefs' may add a `back' button and thus increase the
1109 ;; text size, so `resize-temp-buffer-window' must be run *after* it.
1110 (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window 'append)
1111 (remove-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window)))
1112
1113 (defun resize-temp-buffer-window (&optional window)
1114 "Resize WINDOW to fit its contents.
1115 WINDOW must be a live window and defaults to the selected one.
1116 Do not resize if WINDOW was not created by `display-buffer'.
1117
1118 If WINDOW is part of a vertical combination, restrain its new
1119 size by `temp-buffer-max-height' and do not resize if its minimum
1120 accessible position is scrolled out of view. If WINDOW is part
1121 of a horizontal combination, restrain its new size by
1122 `temp-buffer-max-width'. In both cases, the value of the option
1123 `fit-window-to-buffer-horizontally' can inhibit resizing.
1124
1125 If WINDOW is the root window of its frame, resize the frame
1126 provided `fit-frame-to-buffer' is non-nil."
1127 (setq window (window-normalize-window window t))
1128 (let ((height (if (functionp temp-buffer-max-height)
1129 (with-selected-window window
1130 (funcall temp-buffer-max-height (window-buffer)))
1131 temp-buffer-max-height))
1132 (width (if (functionp temp-buffer-max-width)
1133 (with-selected-window window
1134 (funcall temp-buffer-max-width (window-buffer)))
1135 temp-buffer-max-width))
1136 (quit-cadr (cadr (window-parameter window 'quit-restore))))
1137 ;; Resize WINDOW iff it was made by `display-buffer'.
1138 (when (or (and (eq quit-cadr 'window)
1139 (or (and (window-combined-p window)
1140 (not (eq fit-window-to-buffer-horizontally
1141 'only))
1142 (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-min) window))
1143 (and (window-combined-p window t)
1144 fit-window-to-buffer-horizontally)))
1145 (and (eq quit-cadr 'frame)
1146 fit-frame-to-buffer
1147 (eq window (frame-root-window window))))
1148 (fit-window-to-buffer window height nil width))))
1149
1150 ;;; Help windows.
1151 (defcustom help-window-select 'other
1152 "Non-nil means select help window for viewing.
1153 Choices are:
1154 never (nil) Select help window only if there is no other window
1155 on its frame.
1156 other Select help window unless the selected window is the
1157 only other window on the help window's frame.
1158 always (t) Always select the help window.
1159
1160 This option has effect if and only if the help window was created
1161 by `with-help-window'"
1162 :type '(choice (const :tag "never (nil)" nil)
1163 (const :tag "other" other)
1164 (const :tag "always (t)" t))
1165 :group 'help
1166 :version "23.1")
1167
1168 (defcustom help-enable-auto-load t
1169 "Whether Help commands can perform autoloading.
1170 If non-nil, whenever \\[describe-function] is called for an
1171 autoloaded function whose docstring contains any key substitution
1172 construct (see `substitute-command-keys'), the library is loaded,
1173 so that the documentation can show the right key bindings."
1174 :type 'boolean
1175 :group 'help
1176 :version "24.3")
1177
1178 (defun help-window-display-message (quit-part window &optional scroll)
1179 "Display message telling how to quit and scroll help window.
1180 QUIT-PART is a string telling how to quit the help window WINDOW.
1181 Optional argument SCROLL non-nil means tell how to scroll WINDOW.
1182 SCROLL equal `other' means tell how to scroll the \"other\"
1183 window."
1184 (let ((scroll-part
1185 (cond
1186 ;; If we don't have QUIT-PART we probably reuse a window
1187 ;; showing the same buffer so we don't show any message.
1188 ((not quit-part) nil)
1189 ((pos-visible-in-window-p
1190 (with-current-buffer (window-buffer window)
1191 (point-max)) window t)
1192 ;; Buffer end is at least partially visible, no need to talk
1193 ;; about scrolling.
1194 ".")
1195 ((eq scroll 'other)
1196 ", \\[scroll-other-window] to scroll help.")
1197 (scroll ", \\[scroll-up] to scroll help."))))
1198 (message "%s"
1199 (substitute-command-keys (concat quit-part scroll-part)))))
1200
1201 (defun help-window-setup (window &optional value)
1202 "Set up help window WINDOW for `with-help-window'.
1203 WINDOW is the window used for displaying the help buffer.
1204 Return VALUE."
1205 (let* ((help-buffer (when (window-live-p window)
1206 (window-buffer window)))
1207 (help-setup (when (window-live-p window)
1208 (car (window-parameter window 'quit-restore)))))
1209 (when help-buffer
1210 ;; Handle `help-window-point-marker'.
1211 (when (eq (marker-buffer help-window-point-marker) help-buffer)
1212 (set-window-point window help-window-point-marker)
1213 ;; Reset `help-window-point-marker'.
1214 (set-marker help-window-point-marker nil))
1215
1216 (cond
1217 ((or (eq window (selected-window))
1218 (and (or (eq help-window-select t)
1219 (eq help-setup 'frame)
1220 (and (eq help-window-select 'other)
1221 (eq (window-frame window) (selected-frame))
1222 (> (length (window-list nil 'no-mini)) 2)))
1223 (select-window window)))
1224 ;; The help window is or gets selected ...
1225 (help-window-display-message
1226 (cond
1227 ((eq help-setup 'window)
1228 ;; ... and is new, ...
1229 "Type \"q\" to delete help window")
1230 ((eq help-setup 'frame)
1231 "Type \"q\" to quit the help frame")
1232 ((eq help-setup 'other)
1233 ;; ... or displayed some other buffer before.
1234 "Type \"q\" to restore previous buffer"))
1235 window t))
1236 ((and (eq (window-frame window) (selected-frame))
1237 (= (length (window-list nil 'no-mini)) 2))
1238 ;; There are two windows on the help window's frame and the
1239 ;; other one is the selected one.
1240 (help-window-display-message
1241 (cond
1242 ((eq help-setup 'window)
1243 "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to delete the help window")
1244 ((eq help-setup 'other)
1245 "Type \"q\" in help window to restore its previous buffer"))
1246 window 'other))
1247 (t
1248 ;; The help window is not selected ...
1249 (help-window-display-message
1250 (cond
1251 ((eq help-setup 'window)
1252 ;; ... and is new, ...
1253 "Type \"q\" in help window to delete it")
1254 ((eq help-setup 'other)
1255 ;; ... or displayed some other buffer before.
1256 "Type \"q\" in help window to restore previous buffer"))
1257 window))))
1258 ;; Return VALUE.
1259 value))
1260
1261 ;; `with-help-window' is a wrapper for `with-temp-buffer-window'
1262 ;; providing the following additional twists:
1263
1264 ;; (1) It puts the buffer in `help-mode' (via `help-mode-setup') and
1265 ;; adds cross references (via `help-mode-finish').
1266
1267 ;; (2) It issues a message telling how to scroll and quit the help
1268 ;; window (via `help-window-setup').
1269
1270 ;; (3) An option (customizable via `help-window-select') to select the
1271 ;; help window automatically.
1272
1273 ;; (4) A marker (`help-window-point-marker') to move point in the help
1274 ;; window to an arbitrary buffer position.
1275 (defmacro with-help-window (buffer-name &rest body)
1276 "Display buffer named BUFFER-NAME in a help window.
1277 Evaluate the forms in BODY with standard output bound to a buffer
1278 called BUFFER-NAME (creating it if it does not exist), put that
1279 buffer in `help-mode', display the buffer in a window (see
1280 `with-temp-buffer-window' for details) and issue a message how to
1281 deal with that \"help\" window when it's no more needed. Select
1282 the help window if the current value of the user option
1283 `help-window-select' says so. Return last value in BODY."
1284 (declare (indent 1) (debug t))
1285 `(progn
1286 ;; Make `help-window-point-marker' point nowhere. The only place
1287 ;; where this should be set to a buffer position is within BODY.
1288 (set-marker help-window-point-marker nil)
1289 (let ((temp-buffer-window-setup-hook
1290 (cons 'help-mode-setup temp-buffer-window-setup-hook))
1291 (temp-buffer-window-show-hook
1292 (cons 'help-mode-finish temp-buffer-window-show-hook)))
1293 (with-temp-buffer-window
1294 ,buffer-name nil 'help-window-setup (progn ,@body)))))
1295
1296 ;; Called from C, on encountering `help-char' when reading a char.
1297 ;; Don't print to *Help*; that would clobber Help history.
1298 (defun help-form-show ()
1299 "Display the output of a non-nil `help-form'."
1300 (let ((msg (eval help-form)))
1301 (if (stringp msg)
1302 (with-output-to-temp-buffer " *Char Help*"
1303 (princ msg)))))
1304
1305 \f
1306 ;; The following functions used to be in help-fns.el, which is not preloaded.
1307 ;; But for various reasons, they are more widely needed, so they were
1308 ;; moved to this file, which is preloaded. http://debbugs.gnu.org/17001
1309
1310 (defun help-split-fundoc (docstring def)
1311 "Split a function DOCSTRING into the actual doc and the usage info.
1312 Return (USAGE . DOC) or nil if there's no usage info, where USAGE info
1313 is a string describing the argument list of DEF, such as
1314 \"(apply FUNCTION &rest ARGUMENTS)\".
1315 DEF is the function whose usage we're looking for in DOCSTRING."
1316 ;; Functions can get the calling sequence at the end of the doc string.
1317 ;; In cases where `function' has been fset to a subr we can't search for
1318 ;; function's name in the doc string so we use `fn' as the anonymous
1319 ;; function name instead.
1320 (when (and docstring (string-match "\n\n(fn\\(\\( .*\\)?)\\)\\'" docstring))
1321 (cons (format "(%s%s"
1322 ;; Replace `fn' with the actual function name.
1323 (if (symbolp def) def "anonymous")
1324 (match-string 1 docstring))
1325 (unless (zerop (match-beginning 0))
1326 (substring docstring 0 (match-beginning 0))))))
1327
1328 (defun help-add-fundoc-usage (docstring arglist)
1329 "Add the usage info to DOCSTRING.
1330 If DOCSTRING already has a usage info, then just return it unchanged.
1331 The usage info is built from ARGLIST. DOCSTRING can be nil.
1332 ARGLIST can also be t or a string of the form \"(FUN ARG1 ARG2 ...)\"."
1333 (unless (stringp docstring) (setq docstring ""))
1334 (if (or (string-match "\n\n(fn\\(\\( .*\\)?)\\)\\'" docstring)
1335 (eq arglist t))
1336 docstring
1337 (concat docstring
1338 (if (string-match "\n?\n\\'" docstring)
1339 (if (< (- (match-end 0) (match-beginning 0)) 2) "\n" "")
1340 "\n\n")
1341 (if (and (stringp arglist)
1342 (string-match "\\`([^ ]+\\(.*\\))\\'" arglist))
1343 (concat "(fn" (match-string 1 arglist) ")")
1344 (format "%S" (help-make-usage 'fn arglist))))))
1345
1346 (defun help-function-arglist (def &optional preserve-names)
1347 "Return a formal argument list for the function DEF.
1348 IF PRESERVE-NAMES is non-nil, return a formal arglist that uses
1349 the same names as used in the original source code, when possible."
1350 ;; Handle symbols aliased to other symbols.
1351 (if (and (symbolp def) (fboundp def)) (setq def (indirect-function def)))
1352 ;; If definition is a macro, find the function inside it.
1353 (if (eq (car-safe def) 'macro) (setq def (cdr def)))
1354 (cond
1355 ((and (byte-code-function-p def) (listp (aref def 0))) (aref def 0))
1356 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda) (nth 1 def))
1357 ((eq (car-safe def) 'closure) (nth 2 def))
1358 ((or (and (byte-code-function-p def) (integerp (aref def 0)))
1359 (subrp def))
1360 (or (when preserve-names
1361 (let* ((doc (condition-case nil (documentation def) (error nil)))
1362 (docargs (if doc (car (help-split-fundoc doc nil))))
1363 (arglist (if docargs
1364 (cdar (read-from-string (downcase docargs)))))
1365 (valid t))
1366 ;; Check validity.
1367 (dolist (arg arglist)
1368 (unless (and (symbolp arg)
1369 (let ((name (symbol-name arg)))
1370 (if (eq (aref name 0) ?&)
1371 (memq arg '(&rest &optional))
1372 (not (string-match "\\." name)))))
1373 (setq valid nil)))
1374 (when valid arglist)))
1375 (let* ((args-desc (if (not (subrp def))
1376 (aref def 0)
1377 (let ((a (subr-arity def)))
1378 (logior (car a)
1379 (if (numberp (cdr a))
1380 (lsh (cdr a) 8)
1381 (lsh 1 7))))))
1382 (max (lsh args-desc -8))
1383 (min (logand args-desc 127))
1384 (rest (logand args-desc 128))
1385 (arglist ()))
1386 (dotimes (i min)
1387 (push (intern (concat "arg" (number-to-string (1+ i)))) arglist))
1388 (when (> max min)
1389 (push '&optional arglist)
1390 (dotimes (i (- max min))
1391 (push (intern (concat "arg" (number-to-string (+ 1 i min))))
1392 arglist)))
1393 (unless (zerop rest) (push '&rest arglist) (push 'rest arglist))
1394 (nreverse arglist))))
1395 ((and (autoloadp def) (not (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap)))
1396 "[Arg list not available until function definition is loaded.]")
1397 (t t)))
1398
1399 (defun help-make-usage (function arglist)
1400 (cons (if (symbolp function) function 'anonymous)
1401 (mapcar (lambda (arg)
1402 (if (not (symbolp arg)) arg
1403 (let ((name (symbol-name arg)))
1404 (cond
1405 ((string-match "\\`&" name) arg)
1406 ((string-match "\\`_" name)
1407 (intern (upcase (substring name 1))))
1408 (t (intern (upcase name)))))))
1409 arglist)))
1410
1411 \f
1412 (provide 'help)
1413
1414 ;;; help.el ends here