;;; help-fns.el --- Complex help functions
-;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
-;; Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
+;; 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Maintainer: FSF
;; Keywords: help, internal
;; 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.
+;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
;;; Commentary:
If there is a tutorial version written in the language
of the selected language environment, that version is used.
If there's no tutorial in that language, `TUTORIAL' is selected.
-With arg, you are asked to choose which language."
+With ARG, you are asked to choose which language."
(interactive "P")
(let ((lang (if arg
- (progn
- ;; Display a completion list right away
- ;; to guide the user.
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Completions*"
- (display-completion-list
- (all-completions "" language-info-alist
- (lambda (elm)
- (and (listp elm) (assq 'tutorial elm))))))
- (read-language-name 'tutorial "Language: " "English"))
+ (let ((minibuffer-setup-hook minibuffer-setup-hook))
+ (add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook
+ 'minibuffer-completion-help)
+ (read-language-name 'tutorial "Language: " "English"))
(if (get-language-info current-language-environment 'tutorial)
current-language-environment
"English")))
(setq default-directory (expand-file-name "~/"))
(setq buffer-auto-save-file-name nil)
(insert-file-contents (expand-file-name filename data-directory))
+ (hack-local-variables)
(goto-char (point-min))
(search-forward "\n<<")
(beginning-of-line)
(newline n))
;; Some people get confused by the large gap.
(newline (/ n 2))
-
+
;; Skip the [...] line (don't delete it).
(forward-line 1)
(newline (- n (/ n 2)))))
(goto-char (point-min))
+ (setq buffer-undo-list nil)
(set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
-;;;###autoload
-(defun locate-library (library &optional nosuffix path interactive-call)
- "Show the precise file name of Emacs library LIBRARY.
-This command searches the directories in `load-path' like `M-x load-library'
-to find the file that `M-x load-library RET LIBRARY RET' would load.
-Optional second arg NOSUFFIX non-nil means don't add suffixes `load-suffixes'
-to the specified name LIBRARY.
-
-If the optional third arg PATH is specified, that list of directories
-is used instead of `load-path'.
-
-When called from a program, the file name is normaly returned as a
-string. When run interactively, the argument INTERACTIVE-CALL is t,
-and the file name is displayed in the echo area."
- (interactive (list (read-string "Locate library: ")
- nil nil
- t))
- (catch 'answer
- (dolist (dir (or path load-path))
- (dolist (suf (append (unless nosuffix load-suffixes) '("")))
- (let ((try (expand-file-name (concat library suf) dir)))
- (and (file-readable-p try)
- (null (file-directory-p try))
- (progn
- (if interactive-call
- (message "Library is file %s" (abbreviate-file-name try)))
- (throw 'answer try))))))
- (if interactive-call
- (message "No library %s in search path" library))
- nil))
-
\f
;; Functions
(setq val (completing-read (if fn
(format "Describe function (default %s): " fn)
"Describe function: ")
- obarray 'fboundp t nil nil (symbol-name fn)))
+ obarray 'fboundp t nil nil
+ (and fn (symbol-name fn))))
(list (if (equal val "")
fn (intern val)))))
(if (null function)
;; Return the text we displayed.
(buffer-string))))))
-(defun help-split-fundoc (doc &optional def)
- "Split a function docstring DOC into the actual doc and the usage info.
-Return (USAGE . DOC) or nil if there's no usage info."
- ;; Builtins get the calling sequence at the end of the doc string.
+(defun help-split-fundoc (docstring def)
+ "Split a function DOCSTRING into the actual doc and the usage info.
+Return (USAGE . DOC) or nil if there's no usage info.
+DEF is the function whose usage we're looking for in DOCSTRING."
+ ;; Functions can get the calling sequence at the end of the doc string.
;; In cases where `function' has been fset to a subr we can't search for
- ;; function's name in the doc string. Kluge round that using the printed
- ;; representation. The arg list then shows the wrong function name, but
- ;; that might be a useful hint.
- (let* ((rep (prin1-to-string def))
- (name (if (string-match " \\([^ ]+\\)>$" rep)
- (match-string 1 rep) "fun")))
- (if (string-match (format "^(%s[ )].*\\'" (regexp-quote name)) doc)
- (cons (match-string 0 doc)
- (substring doc 0 (match-beginning 0))))))
+ ;; function's name in the doc string so we use `fn' as the anonymous
+ ;; function name instead.
+ (when (and docstring (string-match "\n\n(fn\\(\\( .*\\)?)\\)\\'" docstring))
+ (cons (format "(%s%s"
+ ;; Replace `fn' with the actual function name.
+ (if (consp def) "anonymous" def)
+ (match-string 1 docstring))
+ (substring docstring 0 (match-beginning 0)))))
+
+(defun help-add-fundoc-usage (docstring arglist)
+ "Add the usage info to DOCSTRING.
+If DOCSTRING already has a usage info, then just return it unchanged.
+The usage info is built from ARGLIST. DOCSTRING can be nil.
+ARGLIST can also be t or a string of the form \"(FUN ARG1 ARG2 ...)\"."
+ (unless (stringp docstring) (setq docstring "Not documented"))
+ (if (or (string-match "\n\n(fn\\(\\( .*\\)?)\\)\\'" docstring) (eq arglist t))
+ docstring
+ (concat docstring
+ (if (string-match "\n?\n\\'" docstring)
+ (if (< (- (match-end 0) (match-beginning 0)) 2) "\n" "")
+ "\n\n")
+ (if (and (stringp arglist)
+ (string-match "\\`([^ ]+\\(.*\\))\\'" arglist))
+ (concat "(fn" (match-string 1 arglist) ")")
+ (format "%S" (help-make-usage 'fn arglist))))))
(defun help-function-arglist (def)
+ ;; Handle symbols aliased to other symbols.
+ (if (and (symbolp def) (fboundp def)) (setq def (indirect-function def)))
+ ;; If definition is a macro, find the function inside it.
+ (if (eq (car-safe def) 'macro) (setq def (cdr def)))
(cond
((byte-code-function-p def) (aref def 0))
((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda) (nth 1 def))
(defun help-make-usage (function arglist)
(cons (if (symbolp function) function 'anonymous)
(mapcar (lambda (arg)
- (if (not (symbolp arg)) arg
+ (if (not (symbolp arg))
+ (if (and (consp arg) (symbolp (car arg)))
+ ;; CL style default values for optional args.
+ (cons (intern (upcase (symbol-name (car arg))))
+ (cdr arg))
+ arg)
(let ((name (symbol-name arg)))
(if (string-match "\\`&" name) arg
(intern (upcase name))))))
arglist)))
+;; Could be this, if we make symbol-file do the work below.
+;; (defun help-C-file-name (subr-or-var kind)
+;; "Return the name of the C file where SUBR-OR-VAR is defined.
+;; KIND should be `var' for a variable or `subr' for a subroutine."
+;; (symbol-file (if (symbolp subr-or-var) subr-or-var
+;; (subr-name subr-or-var))
+;; (if (eq kind 'var) 'defvar 'defun)))
+;;;###autoload
+(defun help-C-file-name (subr-or-var kind)
+ "Return the name of the C file where SUBR-OR-VAR is defined.
+KIND should be `var' for a variable or `subr' for a subroutine."
+ (let ((docbuf (get-buffer-create " *DOC*"))
+ (name (if (eq 'var kind)
+ (concat "V" (symbol-name subr-or-var))
+ (concat "F" (subr-name subr-or-var)))))
+ (with-current-buffer docbuf
+ (goto-char (point-min))
+ (if (eobp)
+ (insert-file-contents-literally
+ (expand-file-name internal-doc-file-name doc-directory)))
+ (let ((file (catch 'loop
+ (while t
+ (let ((pnt (search-forward (concat "\1f" name "\n"))))
+ (re-search-backward "\1fS\\(.*\\)")
+ (let ((file (match-string 1)))
+ (if (member file build-files)
+ (throw 'loop file)
+ (goto-char pnt))))))))
+ (if (string-match "\\.\\(o\\|obj\\)\\'" file)
+ (setq file (replace-match ".c" t t file)))
+ (if (string-match "\\.c\\'" file)
+ (concat "src/" file)
+ file)))))
+
+(defface help-argument-name '((((supports :slant italic)) :inherit italic))
+ "Face to highlight argument names in *Help* buffers."
+ :group 'help)
+
+(defun help-default-arg-highlight (arg)
+ "Default function to highlight arguments in *Help* buffers.
+It returns ARG in face `help-argument-name'; ARG is also
+downcased if it displays differently than the default
+face (according to `face-differs-from-default-p')."
+ (propertize (if (face-differs-from-default-p 'help-argument-name)
+ (downcase arg)
+ arg)
+ 'face 'help-argument-name))
+
+(defun help-do-arg-highlight (doc args)
+ (with-syntax-table (make-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
+ (modify-syntax-entry ?\- "w")
+ (dolist (arg args doc)
+ (setq doc (replace-regexp-in-string
+ ;; This is heuristic, but covers all common cases
+ ;; except ARG1-ARG2
+ (concat "\\<" ; beginning of word
+ "\\(?:[a-z-]*-\\)?" ; for xxx-ARG
+ "\\("
+ (regexp-quote arg)
+ "\\)"
+ "\\(?:es\\|s\\|th\\)?" ; for ARGth, ARGs
+ "\\(?:-[a-z0-9-]+\\)?" ; for ARG-xxx, ARG-n
+ "\\(?:-[{([<`\"].*?\\)?"; for ARG-{x}, (x), <x>, [x], `x'
+ "\\>") ; end of word
+ (help-default-arg-highlight arg)
+ doc t t 1)))))
+
+(defun help-highlight-arguments (usage doc &rest args)
+ (when usage
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (insert usage)
+ (goto-char (point-min))
+ (let ((case-fold-search nil)
+ (next (not (or args (looking-at "\\["))))
+ (opt nil))
+ ;; Make a list of all arguments
+ (skip-chars-forward "^ ")
+ (while next
+ (or opt (not (looking-at " &")) (setq opt t))
+ (if (not (re-search-forward " \\([\\[(]*\\)\\([^] &)\.]+\\)" nil t))
+ (setq next nil)
+ (setq args (cons (match-string 2) args))
+ (when (and opt (string= (match-string 1) "("))
+ ;; A pesky CL-style optional argument with default value,
+ ;; so let's skip over it
+ (search-backward "(")
+ (goto-char (scan-sexps (point) 1)))))
+ ;; Highlight aguments in the USAGE string
+ (setq usage (help-do-arg-highlight (buffer-string) args))
+ ;; Highlight arguments in the DOC string
+ (setq doc (and doc (help-do-arg-highlight doc args))))))
+ ;; Return value is like the one from help-split-fundoc, but highlighted
+ (cons usage doc))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun describe-simplify-lib-file-name (file)
+ "Simplify a library name FILE to a relative name, and make it a source file."
+ (if file
+ ;; Try converting the absolute file name to a library name.
+ (let ((libname (file-name-nondirectory file)))
+ ;; Now convert that back to a file name and see if we get
+ ;; the original one. If so, they are equivalent.
+ (if (equal file (locate-file libname load-path '("")))
+ (if (string-match "[.]elc\\'" libname)
+ (substring libname 0 -1)
+ libname)
+ file))))
+
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-function-1 (function)
(let* ((def (if (symbolp function)
(if (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap) "keymap"
(if (nth 4 def) "Lisp macro" "Lisp function"))
))
- ;; perhaps use keymapp here instead
- ((eq (car-safe def) 'keymap)
+ ((keymapp def)
(let ((is-full nil)
(elts (cdr-safe def)))
(while elts
(if (re-search-backward "alias for `\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
(help-xref-button 1 'help-function def)))))
(or file-name
- (setq file-name (symbol-file function)))
+ (setq file-name (symbol-file function 'defun)))
+ (setq file-name (describe-simplify-lib-file-name file-name))
(when (equal file-name "loaddefs.el")
;; Find the real def site of the preloaded function.
;; This is necessary only for defaliases.
(when (re-search-backward
"^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t)
(setq file-name (match-string 1)))))))
- (cond
- (file-name
+ (when (and (null file-name) (subrp def))
+ ;; Find the C source file name.
+ (setq file-name (if (get-buffer " *DOC*")
+ (help-C-file-name def 'subr)
+ 'C-source)))
+ (when file-name
(princ " in `")
;; We used to add .el to the file name,
;; but that's completely wrong when the user used load-file.
- (princ file-name)
+ (princ (if (eq file-name 'C-source) "C source code" file-name))
(princ "'")
;; Make a hyperlink to the library.
(with-current-buffer standard-output
- (save-excursion
+ (save-excursion
(re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
- (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def function file-name)))))
+ (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def function file-name))))
(princ ".")
(terpri)
(when (commandp function)
- (let* ((remapped (remap-command function))
+ (let* ((remapped (command-remapping function))
(keys (where-is-internal
- (or remapped function) overriding-local-map nil nil)))
+ (or remapped function) overriding-local-map nil nil))
+ non-modified-keys)
+ ;; Which non-control non-meta keys run this command?
+ (dolist (key keys)
+ (if (member (event-modifiers (aref key 0)) '(nil (shift)))
+ (push key non-modified-keys)))
(when remapped
(princ "It is remapped to `")
(princ (symbol-name remapped))
(princ "'"))
+
(when keys
(princ (if remapped " which is bound to " "It is bound to "))
;; FIXME: This list can be very long (f.ex. for self-insert-command).
- (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", ")))
- (when (or remapped keys)
+ ;; If there are many, remove them from KEYS.
+ (if (< (length non-modified-keys) 10)
+ (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
+ (dolist (key non-modified-keys)
+ (setq keys (delq key keys)))
+ (if keys
+ (progn
+ (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
+ (princ ", and many ordinary text characters"))
+ (princ "many ordinary text characters"))))
+ (when (or remapped keys non-modified-keys)
(princ ".")
(terpri))))
- ;; Handle symbols aliased to other symbols.
- (setq def (indirect-function def))
- ;; If definition is a macro, find the function inside it.
- (if (eq (car-safe def) 'macro)
- (setq def (cdr def)))
(let* ((arglist (help-function-arglist def))
(doc (documentation function))
- usage)
- (princ (cond
- ((listp arglist) (help-make-usage function arglist))
- ((stringp arglist) arglist)
- ((and doc (subrp def) (setq usage (help-split-fundoc doc def)))
- (setq doc (cdr usage)) (car usage))
- (t "[Missing arglist. Please make a bug report.]")))
- (terpri)
- (let ((obsolete (get function 'byte-obsolete-info)))
- (when obsolete
- (terpri)
- (princ "This function is obsolete")
- (if (nth 2 obsolete) (princ (format " since %s" (nth 2 obsolete))))
- (princ ";") (terpri)
- (princ (if (stringp (car obsolete)) (car obsolete)
- (format "use `%s' instead." (car obsolete))))
- (terpri)))
- (if doc
- (progn (terpri) (princ doc))
- (princ "Not documented.")))))
+ (usage (help-split-fundoc doc function)))
+ (with-current-buffer standard-output
+ ;; If definition is a keymap, skip arglist note.
+ (unless (keymapp def)
+ (let* ((use (cond
+ (usage (setq doc (cdr usage)) (car usage))
+ ((listp arglist)
+ (format "%S" (help-make-usage function arglist)))
+ ((stringp arglist) arglist)
+ ;; Maybe the arglist is in the docstring of the alias.
+ ((let ((fun function))
+ (while (and (symbolp fun)
+ (setq fun (symbol-function fun))
+ (not (setq usage (help-split-fundoc
+ (documentation fun)
+ function)))))
+ usage)
+ (car usage))
+ ((or (stringp def)
+ (vectorp def))
+ (format "\nMacro: %s" (format-kbd-macro def)))
+ (t "[Missing arglist. Please make a bug report.]")))
+ (high (help-highlight-arguments use doc)))
+ (let ((fill-begin (point)))
+ (insert (car high) "\n")
+ (fill-region fill-begin (point)))
+ (setq doc (cdr high))))
+ (let ((obsolete (and
+ ;; function might be a lambda construct.
+ (symbolp function)
+ (get function 'byte-obsolete-info))))
+ (when obsolete
+ (princ "\nThis function is obsolete")
+ (when (nth 2 obsolete)
+ (insert (format " since %s" (nth 2 obsolete))))
+ (insert ";\n"
+ (if (stringp (car obsolete)) (car obsolete)
+ (format "use `%s' instead." (car obsolete)))
+ "\n"))
+ (insert "\n"
+ (or doc "Not documented.")))))))
\f
;; Variables
;;;###autoload
-(defun variable-at-point ()
+(defun variable-at-point (&optional any-symbol)
"Return the bound variable symbol found around point.
-Return 0 if there is no such symbol."
- (condition-case ()
- (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
- (save-excursion
- (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
- (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
- (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
- (forward-sexp -1))
- (skip-chars-forward "'")
- (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
- (or (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj)
- 0))))
- (error 0)))
+Return 0 if there is no such symbol.
+If ANY-SYMBOL is non-nil, don't insist the symbol be bound."
+ (or (condition-case ()
+ (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
+ (save-excursion
+ (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
+ (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
+ (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
+ (forward-sexp -1))
+ (skip-chars-forward "'")
+ (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
+ (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj))))
+ (error nil))
+ (let* ((str (find-tag-default))
+ (sym (if str (intern-soft str))))
+ (if (and sym (or any-symbol (boundp sym)))
+ sym
+ (save-match-data
+ (when (and str (string-match "\\`\\W*\\(.*?\\)\\W*\\'" str))
+ (setq sym (intern-soft (match-string 1 str)))
+ (and (or any-symbol (boundp sym)) sym)))))
+ 0))
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-variable (variable &optional buffer)
(format
"Describe variable (default %s): " v)
"Describe variable: ")
- obarray 'boundp t nil nil
+ obarray
+ '(lambda (vv)
+ (or (boundp vv)
+ (get vv 'variable-documentation)))
+ t nil nil
(if (symbolp v) (symbol-name v))))
(list (if (equal val "")
v (intern val)))))
(if (not (symbolp variable))
(message "You did not specify a variable")
(save-excursion
- (let (valvoid)
+ (let* ((valvoid (not (with-current-buffer buffer (boundp variable))))
+ ;; Extract the value before setting up the output buffer,
+ ;; in case `buffer' *is* the output buffer.
+ (val (unless valvoid (buffer-local-value variable buffer)))
+ val-start-pos)
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-variable variable buffer)
(interactive-p))
(with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
(with-current-buffer buffer
(prin1 variable)
- (if (not (boundp variable))
- (progn
- (princ " is void")
- (setq valvoid t))
- (let ((val (symbol-value variable)))
- (with-current-buffer standard-output
- (princ "'s value is ")
- (terpri)
- (let ((from (point)))
- (pp val)
- (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
- (if (< (point) (+ from 20))
- (save-excursion
- (goto-char from)
- (delete-char -1)))))))
+ ;; Make a hyperlink to the library if appropriate. (Don't
+ ;; change the format of the buffer's initial line in case
+ ;; anything expects the current format.)
+ (let ((file-name (symbol-file variable 'defvar)))
+ (setq file-name (describe-simplify-lib-file-name file-name))
+ (when (equal file-name "loaddefs.el")
+ ;; Find the real def site of the preloaded variable.
+ (let ((location
+ (condition-case nil
+ (find-variable-noselect variable file-name)
+ (error nil))))
+ (when location
+ (with-current-buffer (car location)
+ (goto-char (cdr location))
+ (when (re-search-backward
+ "^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t)
+ (setq file-name (match-string 1)))))))
+ (when (and (null file-name)
+ (integerp (get variable 'variable-documentation)))
+ ;; It's a variable not defined in Elisp but in C.
+ (setq file-name
+ (if (get-buffer " *DOC*")
+ (help-C-file-name variable 'var)
+ 'C-source)))
+ (if file-name
+ (progn
+ (princ " is a variable defined in `")
+ (princ (if (eq file-name 'C-source) "C source code" file-name))
+ (princ "'.\n")
+ (with-current-buffer standard-output
+ (save-excursion
+ (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
+ (help-xref-button 1 'help-variable-def
+ variable file-name)))
+ (if valvoid
+ (princ "It is void as a variable.")
+ (princ "Its ")))
+ (if valvoid
+ (princ " is void as a variable.")
+ (princ "'s "))))
+ (if valvoid
+ nil
+ (with-current-buffer standard-output
+ (setq val-start-pos (point))
+ (princ "value is ")
+ (terpri)
+ (let ((from (point)))
+ (pp val)
+ ;; Hyperlinks in variable's value are quite frequently
+ ;; inappropriate e.g C-h v <RET> features <RET>
+ ;; (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
+ (if (< (point) (+ from 20))
+ (delete-region (1- from) from)))))
(terpri)
+
(when (local-variable-p variable)
- (princ (format "Local in buffer %s; " (buffer-name)))
+ (princ (format "%socal in buffer %s; "
+ (if (get variable 'permanent-local)
+ "Permanently l" "L")
+ (buffer-name)))
(if (not (default-boundp variable))
(princ "globally void")
(let ((val (default-value variable)))
;; sensible size before prettyprinting. -- fx
(let ((from (point)))
(pp val)
- (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
+ ;; See previous comment for this function.
+ ;; (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
(if (< (point) (+ from 20))
- (delete-region (1- from) from))))))
- (terpri))
+ (delete-region (1- from) from)))))))
+ ;; Add a note for variables that have been make-var-buffer-local.
+ (when (and (local-variable-if-set-p variable)
+ (or (not (local-variable-p variable))
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (local-variable-if-set-p variable))))
+ (princ "\nAutomatically becomes buffer-local when set in any fashion.\n"))
(terpri)
+
+ ;; If the value is large, move it to the end.
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(when (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 10)
;; Note that setting the syntax table like below
;; makes forward-sexp move over a `'s' at the end
;; of a symbol.
(set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
- (goto-char (point-min))
- (if valvoid
- (forward-line 1)
- (forward-sexp 1)
- (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
- (insert " value is shown below.\n\n")
- (save-excursion
- (insert "\n\nValue:"))))
- ;; Add a note for variables that have been make-var-buffer-local.
- (when (and (local-variable-if-set-p variable)
- (or (not (local-variable-p variable))
- (with-temp-buffer
- (local-variable-if-set-p variable))))
+ (goto-char val-start-pos)
+ (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
(save-excursion
- (forward-line -1)
- (insert "Automatically becomes buffer-local when set in any fashion.\n"))))
+ (insert "\n\nValue:")
+ (set (make-local-variable 'help-button-cache)
+ (point-marker)))
+ (insert "value is shown ")
+ (insert-button "below"
+ 'action help-button-cache
+ 'follow-link t
+ 'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show value")
+ (insert ".\n\n")))
+
;; Mention if it's an alias
(let* ((alias (condition-case nil
(indirect-variable variable)
(error variable)))
(obsolete (get variable 'byte-obsolete-variable))
+ (safe-var (get variable 'safe-local-variable))
(doc (or (documentation-property variable 'variable-documentation)
(documentation-property alias 'variable-documentation))))
(unless (eq alias variable)
- (princ (format "This variable is an alias for `%s'." alias))
- (terpri)
- (terpri))
+ (princ (format "\nThis variable is an alias for `%s'.\n" alias)))
(when obsolete
- (princ "This variable is obsolete")
+ (princ "\nThis variable is obsolete")
(if (cdr obsolete) (princ (format " since %s" (cdr obsolete))))
(princ ";") (terpri)
(princ (if (stringp (car obsolete)) (car obsolete)
(format "use `%s' instead." (car obsolete))))
- (terpri)
(terpri))
+ (when safe-var
+ (princ "This variable is safe to use as a file local variable")
+ (princ (format " only if its value\nsatisfies the predicate `%s'.\n"
+ safe-var))
+ (terpri))
+ (princ "Documentation:\n")
(princ (or doc "Not documented as a variable.")))
;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized.
- ;; Note, it is not reliable to test only for a custom-type property
- ;; because those are only present after the var's definition
- ;; has been loaded.
- (if (or (get variable 'custom-type) ; after defcustom
- (get variable 'custom-loads) ; from loaddefs.el
- (get variable 'standard-value)) ; from cus-start.el
+ (if (custom-variable-p variable)
(let ((customize-label "customize"))
(terpri)
(terpri)
(re-search-backward
(concat "\\(" customize-label "\\)") nil t)
(help-xref-button 1 'help-customize-variable variable)))))
- ;; Make a hyperlink to the library if appropriate. (Don't
- ;; change the format of the buffer's initial line in case
- ;; anything expects the current format.)
- (let ((file-name (symbol-file variable)))
- (when (equal file-name "loaddefs.el")
- ;; Find the real def site of the preloaded variable.
- (let ((location
- (condition-case nil
- (find-variable-noselect variable file-name)
- (error nil))))
- (when location
- (with-current-buffer (car location)
- (goto-char (cdr location))
- (when (re-search-backward
- "^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t)
- (setq file-name (match-string 1)))))))
- (when file-name
- (princ "\n\nDefined in `")
- (princ file-name)
- (princ "'.")
- (with-current-buffer standard-output
- (save-excursion
- (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
- (help-xref-button 1 'help-variable-def
- variable file-name)))))
-
(print-help-return-message)
(save-excursion
(set-buffer standard-output)
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-categories (&optional buffer)
"Describe the category specifications in the current category table.
-The descriptions are inserted in a buffer, which is then displayed."
+The descriptions are inserted in a buffer, which is then displayed.
+If BUFFER is non-nil, then describe BUFFER's category table instead.
+BUFFER should be a buffer or a buffer name."
(interactive)
(setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-categories buffer) (interactive-p))
(dotimes (i 95)
(let ((elt (aref docs i)))
(when elt
- (insert (+ i ?\ ) ": " elt "\n"))))
+ (insert (+ i ?\s) ": " elt "\n"))))
(while (setq table (char-table-parent table))
(insert "\nThe parent category table is:")
(describe-vector table 'help-describe-category-set))))))))
(provide 'help-fns)
+;; arch-tag: 9e10331c-ae81-4d13-965d-c4819aaab0b3
;;; help-fns.el ends here