(if (and (fboundp symbol) (boundp symbol))
;; If there are two doc strings, give the user a way to pick one.
(apropos (concat "\\`" (regexp-quote string) "\\'"))
- (if (fboundp symbol)
- (describe-function symbol)
- (describe-variable symbol)))))
+ (cond
+ ((fboundp symbol)
+ (describe-function symbol))
+ ((facep symbol)
+ (describe-face symbol))
+ ((featurep symbol)
+ (describe-package symbol))
+ ((or (boundp symbol) (get symbol 'variable-documentation))
+ (describe-variable symbol))
+ (t
+ (message "No documentation available for %s" symbol))))))
(defcustom widget-documentation-links t
"Add hyperlinks to documentation strings when non-nil."
:type 'boolean
:group 'widget-documentation)
-(defcustom widget-documentation-link-regexp "`\\([^\n`' ]+\\)'"
+(defcustom widget-documentation-link-regexp "['`‘]\\([^\n `'‘’]+\\)['’]"
"Regexp for matching potential links in documentation strings.
The first group should be the link itself."
:type 'regexp
;; Avoid a confusing end-of-file error.
(skip-syntax-forward "\\s-")
(if (eobp)
- (setq err "Empty sexp -- use `nil'?")
+ (setq err "Empty sexp -- use nil?")
(unless (widget-apply widget :match (read (current-buffer)))
(setq err (widget-get widget :type-error))))
;; Allow whitespace after expression.