;;; novice.el --- handling of disabled commands ("novice mode") for Emacs
-;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
-;; 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1994, 2001-2016 Free Software Foundation,
+;; Inc.
-;; Maintainer: FSF
+;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org
;; Keywords: internal, help
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
;; The command is found in this-command
;; and the keys are returned by (this-command-keys).
+;;;###autoload
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'disabled-command-hook
+ 'disabled-command-function "22.1")
;;;###autoload
(defvar disabled-command-function 'disabled-command-function
"Function to call to handle disabled commands.
If nil, the feature is disabled, i.e., all commands work normally.")
-;;;###autoload
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'disabled-command-hook 'disabled-command-function "22.1")
-
;; It is ok here to assume that this-command is a symbol
;; because we won't get called otherwise.
;;;###autoload
-(defun disabled-command-function (&rest ignore)
+(defun disabled-command-function (&optional cmd keys)
+ (unless cmd (setq cmd this-command))
+ (unless keys (setq keys (this-command-keys)))
(let (char)
(save-window-excursion
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Disabled Command*"
- (let ((keys (this-command-keys)))
+ (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Disabled Command*" ;; (help-buffer)
(if (or (eq (aref keys 0)
(if (stringp keys)
(aref "\M-x" 0)
(and (>= (length keys) 2)
(eq (aref keys 0) meta-prefix-char)
(eq (aref keys 1) ?x)))
- (princ (format "You have invoked the disabled command %s.\n"
- (symbol-name this-command)))
+ (princ (format "You have invoked the disabled command %s.\n" cmd))
(princ (format "You have typed %s, invoking disabled command %s.\n"
- (key-description keys) (symbol-name this-command)))))
+ (key-description keys) cmd)))
;; Print any special message saying why the command is disabled.
- (if (stringp (get this-command 'disabled))
- (princ (get this-command 'disabled))
+ (if (stringp (get cmd 'disabled))
+ (princ (get cmd 'disabled))
(princ "It is disabled because new users often find it confusing.\n")
- (princ "Here's the first part of its description:\n\n")
+ (princ (substitute-command-keys
+ "Here's the first part of its description:\n\n"))
;; Keep only the first paragraph of the documentation.
- (with-current-buffer "*Disabled Command*"
+ (with-current-buffer "*Disabled Command*" ;; standard-output
(goto-char (point-max))
(let ((start (point)))
(save-excursion
(princ (or (condition-case ()
- (documentation this-command)
+ (documentation cmd)
(error nil))
"<< not documented >>")))
(if (search-forward "\n\n" nil t)
(goto-char (point-max))
(indent-rigidly start (point) 3))))
(princ "\n\nDo you want to use this command anyway?\n\n")
- (princ "You can now type
+ (princ (substitute-command-keys "You can now type
y to try it and enable it (no questions if you use it again).
n to cancel--don't try the command, and it remains disabled.
SPC to try the command just this once, but leave it disabled.
-! to try it, and enable all disabled commands for this session only.")
- (save-excursion
- (set-buffer standard-output)
- (help-mode)))
+! to try it, and enable all disabled commands for this session only."))
+ ;; Redundant since with-output-to-temp-buffer will do it anyway.
+ ;; (with-current-buffer standard-output
+ ;; (help-mode))
+ )
(fit-window-to-buffer (get-buffer-window "*Disabled Command*"))
(message "Type y, n, ! or SPC (the space bar): ")
(let ((cursor-in-echo-area t))
(ding)
(message "Please type y, n, ! or SPC (the space bar): "))))
(setq char (downcase char))
- (if (= char ?\C-g)
- (setq quit-flag t))
- (if (= char ?!)
- (setq disabled-command-function nil))
- (if (= char ?y)
+ (pcase char
+ (?\C-g (setq quit-flag t))
+ (?! (setq disabled-command-function nil))
+ (?y
(if (and user-init-file
(not (string= "" user-init-file))
(y-or-n-p "Enable command for future editing sessions also? "))
- (enable-command this-command)
- (put this-command 'disabled nil)))
- (if (/= char ?n)
- (call-interactively this-command))))
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun enable-command (command)
- "Allow COMMAND to be executed without special confirmation from now on.
-COMMAND must be a symbol.
-This command alters the user's .emacs file so that this will apply
-to future sessions."
- (interactive "CEnable command: ")
- (put command 'disabled nil)
+ (enable-command cmd)
+ (put cmd 'disabled nil))))
+ (or (char-equal char ?n)
+ (call-interactively cmd))))
+
+(defun en/disable-command (command disable)
+ (unless (commandp command)
+ (error "Invalid command name `%s'" command))
+ (put command 'disabled disable)
(let ((init-file user-init-file)
(default-init-file
(if (eq system-type 'ms-dos) "~/_emacs" "~/.emacs")))
- (when (null init-file)
+ (unless init-file
(if (or (file-exists-p default-init-file)
(and (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
(file-exists-p "~/_emacs")))
(eq system-type 'windows-nt)
(file-exists-p "~/_emacs"))
(setq init-file "~/_emacs")))
- (save-excursion
- (set-buffer (find-file-noselect
- (substitute-in-file-name init-file)))
+ (with-current-buffer (find-file-noselect
+ (substitute-in-file-name init-file))
(goto-char (point-min))
(if (search-forward (concat "(put '" (symbol-name command) " ") nil t)
(delete-region
;; Explicitly enable, in case this command is disabled by default
;; or in case the code we deleted was actually a comment.
(goto-char (point-max))
- (insert "\n(put '" (symbol-name command) " 'disabled nil)\n")
+ (unless (bolp) (newline))
+ (insert "(put '" (symbol-name command) " 'disabled "
+ (symbol-name disable) ")\n")
(save-buffer))))
;;;###autoload
-(defun disable-command (command)
- "Require special confirmation to execute COMMAND from now on.
+(defun enable-command (command)
+ "Allow COMMAND to be executed without special confirmation from now on.
COMMAND must be a symbol.
This command alters the user's .emacs file so that this will apply
to future sessions."
+ (interactive "CEnable command: ")
+ (en/disable-command command nil))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun disable-command (command)
+ "Require special confirmation to execute COMMAND from now on.
+COMMAND must be a symbol.
+This command alters your init file so that this choice applies to
+future sessions."
(interactive "CDisable command: ")
- (if (not (commandp command))
- (error "Invalid command name `%s'" command))
- (put command 'disabled t)
- (let ((init-file user-init-file)
- (default-init-file
- (if (eq system-type 'ms-dos) "~/_emacs" "~/.emacs")))
- (when (null init-file)
- (if (or (file-exists-p default-init-file)
- (and (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
- (file-exists-p "~/_emacs")))
- ;; Started with -q, i.e. the file containing
- ;; enabled/disabled commands hasn't been read. Saving
- ;; settings there would overwrite other settings.
- (error "Saving settings from \"emacs -q\" would overwrite existing customizations"))
- (setq init-file default-init-file)
- (if (and (not (file-exists-p init-file))
- (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
- (file-exists-p "~/_emacs"))
- (setq init-file "~/_emacs")))
- (save-excursion
- (set-buffer (find-file-noselect
- (substitute-in-file-name init-file)))
- (goto-char (point-min))
- (if (search-forward (concat "(put '" (symbol-name command) " ") nil t)
- (delete-region
- (progn (beginning-of-line) (point))
- (progn (forward-line 1) (point)))
- (goto-char (point-max))
- (insert ?\n))
- (insert "(put '" (symbol-name command) " 'disabled t)\n")
- (save-buffer))))
+ (en/disable-command command t))
(provide 'novice)
-;; arch-tag: f83c0f96-497e-4db6-a430-8703716c6dd9
;;; novice.el ends here