-;;; help-macro.el --- Makes command line help such as help-for-help
+;;; help-macro.el --- makes command line help such as help-for-help
-;; Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
+;; 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Lynn Slater <lrs@indetech.com>
-;; Created: : Mon Oct 1 11:42:39 1990
+;; 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
+;; 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.
+;; 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
;; 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, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+;; along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
;;; Commentary:
-;;
-;; This file supplies the macro make-help-screen which constructs
+
+;; 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
+;; 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
;;->
;;->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
+;;-> 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.
;;; Change Log:
;;
-;; 22-Jan-1991 Lynn Slater x2048
+;; 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.")
+(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."
- (` (defun (, fname) ()
- (, help-text)
- (interactive)
- (let ((line-prompt
- (substitute-command-keys (, help-line))))
- (if three-step-help
- (message 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)
- (if three-step-help
- (progn
- (setq key (let ((overriding-local-map local-map))
+ (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 ??))
- (if (or (eq char ??) (eq char help-char)
+ ;; 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))
- (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))
- (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 ?\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 to scroll")))
- char (aref key 0))))))
- ;; 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
+ (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