lisp/help.el

   1 ;;; help.el --- help commands for Emacs
   2
   3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   4
   5 ;; Maintainer: FSF
   6 ;; Keywords: help, internal
   7
   8 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
   9
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  23 ;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  24
  25 ;;; Commentary:
  26
  27 ;; This code implements GNU Emacs' on-line help system, the one invoked by
  28 ;; `M-x help-for-help'.
  29
  30 ;;; Code:
  31
  32 ;; Get the macro make-help-screen when this is compiled,
  33 ;; or run interpreted, but not when the compiled code is loaded.
  34 (eval-when-compile (require 'help-macro))
  35 (eval-when-compile (require 'view))
  36
  37 (defvar help-map (make-sparse-keymap)
  38   "Keymap for characters following the Help key.")
  39
  40 (defvar help-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap)
  41   "Keymap for help mode.")
  42
  43 (define-key global-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-command)
  44 (define-key global-map [help] 'help-command)
  45 (define-key global-map [f1] 'help-command)
  46 (fset 'help-command help-map)
  47
  48 (define-key help-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-for-help)
  49 (define-key help-map [help] 'help-for-help)
  50 (define-key help-map [f1] 'help-for-help)
  51 (define-key help-map "?" 'help-for-help)
  52
  53 (define-key help-map "\C-c" 'describe-copying)
  54 (define-key help-map "\C-d" 'describe-distribution)
  55 (define-key help-map "\C-w" 'describe-no-warranty)
  56 (define-key help-map "\C-p" 'describe-project)
  57 (define-key help-map "a" 'apropos-command)
  58
  59 (define-key help-map "b" 'describe-bindings)
  60
  61 (define-key help-map "c" 'describe-key-briefly)
  62 (define-key help-map "k" 'describe-key)
  63
  64 (define-key help-map "d" 'describe-function)
  65 (define-key help-map "f" 'describe-function)
  66
  67 (define-key help-map "F" 'view-emacs-FAQ)
  68
  69 (define-key help-map "i" 'info)
  70 (define-key help-map "4i" 'info-other-window)
  71 (define-key help-map "\C-f" 'Info-goto-emacs-command-node)
  72 (define-key help-map "\C-k" 'Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node)
  73 (define-key help-map "\C-i" 'info-lookup-symbol)
  74
  75 (define-key help-map "l" 'view-lossage)
  76
  77 (define-key help-map "m" 'describe-mode)
  78
  79 (define-key help-map "\C-n" 'view-emacs-news)
  80 (define-key help-map "n" 'view-emacs-news)
  81
  82 (define-key help-map "p" 'finder-by-keyword)
  83 (autoload 'finder-by-keyword "finder"
  84   "Find packages matching a given keyword." t)
  85
  86 (define-key help-map "P" 'view-emacs-problems)
  87
  88 (define-key help-map "s" 'describe-syntax)
  89
  90 (define-key help-map "t" 'help-with-tutorial)
  91
  92 (define-key help-map "w" 'where-is)
  93
  94 (define-key help-map "v" 'describe-variable)
  95
  96 (define-key help-map "q" 'help-quit)
  97
  98 (define-key help-mode-map [mouse-2] 'help-follow-mouse)
  99 (define-key help-mode-map "\C-c\C-b" 'help-go-back)
 100 (define-key help-mode-map "\C-c\C-c" 'help-follow)
 101 (define-key help-mode-map "\t" 'help-next-ref)
 102 (define-key help-mode-map [backtab] 'help-previous-ref)
 103 (define-key help-mode-map [(shift tab)] 'help-previous-ref)
 104 ;; Documentation only, since we use minor-mode-overriding-map-alist.
 105 (define-key help-mode-map "\r" 'help-follow)
 106
 107 (defvar help-xref-stack nil
 108   "A stack of ways by which to return to help buffers after following xrefs.
 109 Used by `help-follow' and `help-xref-go-back'.
 110 An element looks like (POSITION FUNCTION ARGS...), where POSITION is
 111 `(POINT . BUFFER-NAME)'.
 112 To use the element, do (apply FUNCTION ARGS) then goto the point in
 113 the named buffer.")
 114 (put 'help-xref-stack 'permanent-local t)
 115
 116 (defvar help-xref-stack-item nil
 117   "An item for `help-follow' in this buffer to push onto `help-xref-stack'.
 118 The format is (FUNCTION ARGS...).")
 119 (put 'help-xref-stack-item 'permanent-local t)
 120
 121 (setq-default help-xref-stack nil help-xref-stack-item nil)
 122
 123 (defcustom help-mode-hook nil
 124   "Hook run by `help-mode'."
 125   :type 'hook
 126   :group 'help)
 127
 128 (defun help-mode ()
 129   "Major mode for viewing help text and navigating references in it.
 130 Entry to this mode runs the normal hook `help-mode-hook'.
 131 Commands:
 132 \\{help-mode-map}"
 133   (interactive)
 134   (kill-all-local-variables)
 135   (use-local-map help-mode-map)
 136   (setq mode-name "Help")
 137   (setq major-mode 'help-mode)
 138   (make-local-variable 'font-lock-defaults)
 139   (setq font-lock-defaults nil)         ; font-lock would defeat xref
 140   (view-mode)
 141   (make-local-variable 'view-no-disable-on-exit)
 142   (setq view-no-disable-on-exit t)
 143   ;; `help-make-xrefs' would be run here if not invoked from
 144   ;; `help-mode-maybe'.
 145   (run-hooks 'help-mode-hook))
 146
 147 (defun help-mode-setup ()
 148   (help-mode)
 149   (setq buffer-read-only nil))
 150
 151 (add-hook 'temp-buffer-setup-hook 'help-mode-setup)
 152
 153 (defun help-mode-finish ()
 154   (when (eq major-mode 'help-mode)
 155     ;; View mode's read-only status of existing *Help* buffer is lost
 156     ;; by with-output-to-temp-buffer.
 157     (toggle-read-only 1)
 158     (help-make-xrefs (current-buffer)))
 159   (setq view-return-to-alist
 160         (list (cons (selected-window) help-return-method))))
 161
 162 (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'help-mode-finish)
 163
 164 (defun help-quit ()
 165   "Just exit from the Help command's command loop."
 166   (interactive)
 167   nil)
 168
 169 (defun help-with-tutorial (&optional arg)
 170   "Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
 171 If there is a tutorial version written in the language
 172 of the selected language environment, that version is used.
 173 If there's no tutorial in that language, `TUTORIAL' is selected.
 174 With arg, you are asked to choose which language."
 175   (interactive "P")
 176   (let ((lang (if arg
 177                   (read-language-name 'tutorial "Language: " "English")
 178                 (if (get-language-info current-language-environment 'tutorial)
 179                     current-language-environment
 180                   "English")))
 181         file filename)
 182     (setq filename (get-language-info lang 'tutorial))
 183     (setq file (expand-file-name (concat "~/" filename)))
 184     (delete-other-windows)
 185     (if (get-file-buffer file)
 186         (switch-to-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
 187       (switch-to-buffer (create-file-buffer file))
 188       (setq buffer-file-name file)
 189       (setq default-directory (expand-file-name "~/"))
 190       (setq buffer-auto-save-file-name nil)
 191       (insert-file-contents (expand-file-name filename data-directory))
 192       (goto-char (point-min))
 193       (search-forward "\n<<")
 194       (beginning-of-line)
 195       (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
 196       (let ((n (- (window-height (selected-window))
 197                   (count-lines (point-min) (point))
 198                   6)))
 199         (if (< n 12)
 200             (newline n)
 201           ;; Some people get confused by the large gap.
 202           (newline (/ n 2))
 203           (insert "[Middle of page left blank for didactic purposes.  "
 204                   "Text continues below]")
 205           (newline (- n (/ n 2)))))
 206       (goto-char (point-min))
 207       (set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
 208
 209 (defun mode-line-key-binding (key)
 210   "Value is the binding of KEY in the mode line or nil if none."
 211   (let (string-info defn)
 212     (when (and (eq 'mode-line (aref key 0))
 213                (consp (setq string-info (nth 4 (event-start (aref key 1))))))
 214     (let* ((string (car string-info))
 215            (pos (cdr string-info))
 216            (local-map (and (> pos 0)
 217                            (< pos (length string))
 218                            (get-text-property pos 'local-map string))))
 219       (setq defn (and local-map (lookup-key local-map key)))))
 220     defn))
 221
 222 (defun describe-key-briefly (key &optional insert)
 223   "Print the name of the function KEY invokes.  KEY is a string.
 224 If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer."
 225   (interactive "kDescribe key briefly: \nP")
 226   (save-excursion
 227     (let ((modifiers (event-modifiers (aref key 0)))
 228           (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) t))
 229           window position)
 230       ;; For a mouse button event, go to the button it applies to
 231       ;; to get the right key bindings.  And go to the right place
 232       ;; in case the keymap depends on where you clicked.
 233       (if (or (memq 'click modifiers) (memq 'down modifiers)
 234               (memq 'drag modifiers))
 235           (setq window (posn-window (event-start (aref key 0)))
 236                 position (posn-point (event-start (aref key 0)))))
 237       (if (windowp window)
 238           (progn
 239             (set-buffer (window-buffer window))
 240             (goto-char position)))
 241       ;; Ok, now look up the key and name the command.
 242       (let ((defn (or (mode-line-key-binding key)
 243                       (key-binding key)))
 244             (key-desc (key-description key)))
 245         (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn))
 246             (princ (format "%s is undefined" key-desc))
 247           (princ (format (if insert
 248                              "`%s' (`%s')"
 249                            (if (windowp window)
 250                                "%s at that spot runs the command %s"
 251                              "%s runs the command %s"))
 252                          key-desc
 253                          (if (symbolp defn) defn (prin1-to-string defn)))))))))
 254
 255 (defvar help-return-method nil
 256   "What to do to \"exit\" the help buffer.
 257 This is a list
 258  (WINDOW . t)              delete the selected window, go to WINDOW.
 259  (WINDOW . quit-window)    do quit-window, then select WINDOW.
 260  (WINDOW BUF START POINT)  display BUF at START, POINT, then select WINDOW.")
 261
 262 (defun print-help-return-message (&optional function)
 263   "Display or return message saying how to restore windows after help command.
 264 Computes a message and applies the optional argument FUNCTION to it.
 265 If FUNCTION is nil, applies `message' to it, thus printing it."
 266   (and (not (get-buffer-window standard-output))
 267        (let ((first-message
 268               (cond ((special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output))
 269                      (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) t))
 270                      ;; If the help output buffer is a special display buffer,
 271                      ;; don't say anything about how to get rid of it.
 272                      ;; First of all, the user will do that with the window
 273                      ;; manager, not with Emacs.
 274                      ;; Secondly, the buffer has not been displayed yet,
 275                      ;; so we don't know whether its frame will be selected.
 276                      nil)
 277                     (display-buffer-reuse-frames
 278                      (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window)
 279                                                     'quit-window))
 280                      nil)
 281                     ((not (one-window-p t))
 282                      (setq help-return-method
 283                            (cons (selected-window) 'quit-window))
 284                      "Type \\[switch-to-buffer-other-window] RET to restore the other window.")
 285                     (pop-up-windows
 286                      (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) t))
 287                      "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to remove help window.")
 288                     (t
 289                      (setq help-return-method
 290                            (list (selected-window) (window-buffer)
 291                                  (window-start) (window-point)))
 292                      "Type \\[switch-to-buffer] RET to remove help window."))))
 293          (funcall (or function 'message)
 294                   (concat
 295                    (if first-message
 296                        (substitute-command-keys first-message))
 297                    (if first-message "  ")
 298                    ;; If the help buffer will go in a separate frame,
 299                    ;; it's no use mentioning a command to scroll, so don't.
 300                    (if (special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output))
 301                        nil
 302                      (if (same-window-p (buffer-name standard-output))
 303                          ;; Say how to scroll this window.
 304                          (substitute-command-keys
 305                           "\\[scroll-up] to scroll the help.")
 306                        ;; Say how to scroll some other window.
 307                        (substitute-command-keys
 308                         "\\[scroll-other-window] to scroll the help."))))))))
 309
 310 (defun describe-key (key)
 311   "Display documentation of the function invoked by KEY.  KEY is a string."
 312   (interactive "kDescribe key: ")
 313   (save-excursion
 314     (let ((modifiers (event-modifiers (aref key 0)))
 315           window position)
 316       ;; For a mouse button event, go to the button it applies to
 317       ;; to get the right key bindings.  And go to the right place
 318       ;; in case the keymap depends on where you clicked.
 319       (if (or (memq 'click modifiers) (memq 'down modifiers)
 320               (memq 'drag modifiers))
 321           (setq window (posn-window (event-start (aref key 0)))
 322                 position (posn-point (event-start (aref key 0)))))
 323       (if (windowp window)
 324           (progn
 325             (set-buffer (window-buffer window))
 326             (goto-char position)))
 327       (let ((defn (or (mode-line-key-binding key) (key-binding key))))
 328         (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn))
 329             (message "%s is undefined" (key-description key))
 330           (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
 331             (princ (key-description key))
 332             (if (windowp window)
 333                 (princ " at that spot"))
 334             (princ " runs the command ")
 335             (prin1 defn)
 336             (princ "\n   which is ")
 337             (describe-function-1 defn nil (interactive-p))
 338             (print-help-return-message)))))))
 339
 340 (defun describe-mode ()
 341   "Display documentation of current major mode and minor modes.
 342 The major mode description comes first, followed by the minor modes,
 343 each on a separate page.
 344
 345 For this to work correctly for a minor mode, the mode's indicator variable
 346 \(listed in `minor-mode-alist') must also be a function whose documentation
 347 describes the minor mode."
 348   (interactive)
 349   (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
 350     (when minor-mode-alist
 351       (princ "The major mode is described first.
 352 For minor modes, see following pages.\n\n"))
 353     (princ mode-name)
 354     (princ " mode:\n")
 355     (princ (documentation major-mode))
 356     (help-setup-xref (list #'help-xref-mode (current-buffer)) (interactive-p))
 357     (let ((minor-modes minor-mode-alist))
 358       (while minor-modes
 359         (let* ((minor-mode (car (car minor-modes)))
 360                (indicator (car (cdr (car minor-modes)))))
 361           ;; Document a minor mode if it is listed in minor-mode-alist,
 362           ;; bound locally in this buffer, non-nil, and has a function
 363           ;; definition.
 364           (if (and (boundp minor-mode)
 365                    (symbol-value minor-mode)
 366                    (fboundp minor-mode))
 367               (let ((pretty-minor-mode minor-mode))
 368                 (if (string-match "-mode$" (symbol-name minor-mode))
 369                     (setq pretty-minor-mode
 370                           (capitalize
 371                            (substring (symbol-name minor-mode)
 372                                       0 (match-beginning 0)))))
 373                 (while (and indicator (symbolp indicator)
 374                             (boundp indicator)
 375                             (not (eq indicator (symbol-value indicator))))
 376                   (setq indicator (symbol-value indicator)))
 377                 (princ "\n\f\n")
 378                 (princ (format "%s minor mode (%s):\n"
 379                                pretty-minor-mode
 380                                (if indicator
 381                                    (format "indicator%s" indicator)
 382                                  "no indicator")))
 383                 (princ (documentation minor-mode)))))
 384         (setq minor-modes (cdr minor-modes))))
 385     (print-help-return-message)))
 386
 387 ;; So keyboard macro definitions are documented correctly
 388 (fset 'defining-kbd-macro (symbol-function 'start-kbd-macro))
 389
 390 (defun describe-distribution ()
 391   "Display info on how to obtain the latest version of GNU Emacs."
 392   (interactive)
 393   (find-file-read-only
 394    (expand-file-name "DISTRIB" data-directory)))
 395
 396 (defun describe-copying ()
 397   "Display info on how you may redistribute copies of GNU Emacs."
 398   (interactive)
 399   (find-file-read-only
 400    (expand-file-name "COPYING" data-directory))
 401   (goto-char (point-min)))
 402
 403 (defun describe-project ()
 404   "Display info on the GNU project."
 405   (interactive)
 406   (find-file-read-only
 407    (expand-file-name "GNU" data-directory))
 408   (goto-char (point-min)))
 409
 410 (defun describe-no-warranty ()
 411   "Display info on all the kinds of warranty Emacs does NOT have."
 412   (interactive)
 413   (describe-copying)
 414   (let (case-fold-search)
 415     (search-forward "NO WARRANTY")
 416     (recenter 0)))
 417
 418 (defun describe-prefix-bindings ()
 419   "Describe the bindings of the prefix used to reach this command.
 420 The prefix described consists of all but the last event
 421 of the key sequence that ran this command."
 422   (interactive)
 423   (let* ((key (this-command-keys)))
 424     (describe-bindings
 425      (if (stringp key)
 426          (substring key 0 (1- (length key)))
 427        (let ((prefix (make-vector (1- (length key)) nil))
 428              (i 0))
 429          (while (< i (length prefix))
 430            (aset prefix i (aref key i))
 431            (setq i (1+ i)))
 432          prefix)))))
 433 ;; Make C-h after a prefix, when not specifically bound,
 434 ;; run describe-prefix-bindings.
 435 (setq prefix-help-command 'describe-prefix-bindings)
 436
 437 (defun view-emacs-news (&optional arg)
 438   "Display info on recent changes to Emacs.
 439 With numeric argument, display information on correspondingly older changes."
 440   (interactive "P")
 441   (let* ((arg (if arg (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0))
 442          (file (cond ((eq arg 0) "NEWS")
 443                      ((eq arg 1) "ONEWS")
 444                      (t
 445                       (nth (- arg 2)
 446                            (nreverse (directory-files data-directory
 447                                                       nil "^NEWS\\.[0-9]+$"
 448                                                       nil)))))))
 449     (if file
 450         (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name file data-directory))
 451       (error "No such old news"))))
 452
 453 (defun view-emacs-FAQ ()
 454   "Display the Emacs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file."
 455   (interactive)
 456 ;;;  (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name "FAQ" data-directory))
 457   (info "(efaq)"))
 458
 459 (defun view-emacs-problems ()
 460   "Display info on known problems with Emacs and possible workarounds."
 461   (interactive)
 462   (view-file (expand-file-name "PROBLEMS" data-directory)))
 463
 464 (defun view-lossage ()
 465   "Display last 100 input keystrokes."
 466   (interactive)
 467   (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
 468     (princ (mapconcat (function (lambda (key)
 469                                   (if (or (integerp key)
 470                                           (symbolp key)
 471                                           (listp key))
 472                                       (single-key-description key)
 473                                     (prin1-to-string key nil))))
 474                       (recent-keys)
 475                       " "))
 476     (save-excursion
 477       (set-buffer standard-output)
 478       (goto-char (point-min))
 479       (while (progn (move-to-column 50) (not (eobp)))
 480         (search-forward " " nil t)
 481         (insert "\n"))
 482       (setq help-xref-stack nil
 483             help-xref-stack-item nil))
 484     (print-help-return-message)))
 485
 486 (defalias 'help 'help-for-help)
 487 (make-help-screen help-for-help
 488   "a b c C f F C-f i I k C-k l L m n p s t v w C-c C-d C-n C-p C-w; ? for help:"
 489   "You have typed %THIS-KEY%, the help character.  Type a Help option:
 490 \(Use SPC or DEL to scroll through this text.  Type \\<help-map>\\[help-quit] to exit the Help command.)
 491
 492 a  command-apropos.  Give a substring, and see a list of commands
 493         (functions interactively callable) that contain
 494         that substring.  See also the  apropos  command.
 495 b  describe-bindings.  Display table of all key bindings.
 496 c  describe-key-briefly.  Type a command key sequence;
 497         it prints the function name that sequence runs.
 498 C  describe-coding-system.  This describes either a specific coding system
 499         (if you type its name) or the coding systems currently in use
 500         (if you type just RET).
 501 f  describe-function.  Type a function name and get documentation of it.
 502 C-f Info-goto-emacs-command-node.  Type a function name;
 503         it takes you to the Info node for that command.
 504 i  info. The  info  documentation reader.
 505 I  describe-input-method.  Describe a specific input method (if you type
 506         its name) or the current input method (if you type just RET).
 507 C-i  info-lookup-symbol.  Display the definition of a specific symbol
 508         as found in the manual for the language this buffer is written in.
 509 k  describe-key.  Type a command key sequence;
 510         it displays the full documentation.
 511 C-k Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node.  Type a command key sequence;
 512         it takes you to the Info node for the command bound to that key.
 513 l  view-lossage.  Show last 100 characters you typed.
 514 L  describe-language-environment.  This describes either the a
 515         specific language environment (if you type its name)
 516         or the current language environment (if you type just RET).
 517 m  describe-mode.  Print documentation of current minor modes,
 518         and the current major mode, including their special commands.
 519 n  view-emacs-news.  Display news of recent Emacs changes.
 520 p  finder-by-keyword. Find packages matching a given topic keyword.
 521 s  describe-syntax.  Display contents of syntax table, plus explanations
 522 t  help-with-tutorial.  Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
 523 v  describe-variable.  Type name of a variable;
 524         it displays the variable's documentation and value.
 525 w  where-is.  Type command name; it prints which keystrokes
 526         invoke that command.
 527
 528 F  Display the frequently asked questions file.
 529 h  Display the HELLO file which illustrates various scripts.
 530 C-c Display Emacs copying permission (General Public License).
 531 C-d Display Emacs ordering information.
 532 C-n Display news of recent Emacs changes.
 533 C-p Display information about the GNU project.
 534 C-w Display information on absence of warranty for GNU Emacs."
 535   help-map)
 536
 537 (defun function-called-at-point ()
 538   "Return a function around point or else called by the list containing point.
 539 If that doesn't give a function, return nil."
 540   (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
 541     (or (condition-case ()
 542             (save-excursion
 543               (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
 544                   (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
 545                   (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
 546                   (forward-sexp -1))
 547               (skip-chars-forward "'")
 548               (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
 549                 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))
 550           (error nil))
 551         (condition-case ()
 552             (save-excursion
 553               (save-restriction
 554                 (narrow-to-region (max (point-min)
 555                                        (- (point) 1000)) (point-max))
 556                 ;; Move up to surrounding paren, then after the open.
 557                 (backward-up-list 1)
 558                 (forward-char 1)
 559                 ;; If there is space here, this is probably something
 560                 ;; other than a real Lisp function call, so ignore it.
 561                 (if (looking-at "[ \t]")
 562                     (error "Probably not a Lisp function call"))
 563                 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
 564                   (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))))
 565           (error nil)))))
 566
 567 (defvar symbol-file-load-history-loaded nil
 568   "Non-nil means we have loaded the file `fns-VERSION.el' in `exec-directory'.
 569 That file records the part of `load-history' for preloaded files,
 570 which is cleared out before dumping to make Emacs smaller.")
 571
 572 (defun symbol-file (function)
 573   "Return the input source from which FUNCTION was loaded.
 574 The value is normally a string that was passed to `load':
 575 either an absolute file name, or a library name
 576 \(with no directory name and no `.el' or `.elc' at the end).
 577 It can also be nil, if the definition is not associated with any file."
 578   (unless symbol-file-load-history-loaded
 579     (load (expand-file-name
 580            ;; fns-XX.YY.ZZ.el does not work on DOS filesystem.
 581            (if (eq system-type 'ms-dos)
 582                "fns.el"
 583              (format "fns-%s.el" emacs-version))
 584            exec-directory)
 585           ;; The file name fns-%s.el already has a .el extension.
 586           nil nil t)
 587     (setq symbol-file-load-history-loaded t))
 588   (let ((files load-history)
 589         file functions)
 590     (while files
 591       (if (memq function (cdr (car files)))
 592           (setq file (car (car files)) files nil))
 593       (setq files (cdr files)))
 594     file))
 595
 596 (defun describe-function (function)
 597   "Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol)."
 598   (interactive
 599    (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
 600          (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
 601          val)
 602      (setq val (completing-read (if fn
 603                                     (format "Describe function (default %s): " fn)
 604                                   "Describe function: ")
 605                                 obarray 'fboundp t nil nil (symbol-name fn)))
 606      (list (if (equal val "")
 607                fn (intern val)))))
 608   (if function
 609       (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
 610         (prin1 function)
 611         ;; Use " is " instead of a colon so that
 612         ;; it is easier to get out the function name using forward-sexp.
 613         (princ " is ")
 614         (describe-function-1 function nil (interactive-p))
 615         (print-help-return-message)
 616         (save-excursion
 617           (set-buffer standard-output)
 618           ;; Return the text we displayed.
 619           (buffer-string)))
 620     (message "You didn't specify a function")))
 621
 622 (defun describe-function-1 (function parens interactive-p)
 623   (let* ((def (if (symbolp function)
 624                   (symbol-function function)
 625                 function))
 626          file-name string need-close
 627          (beg (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a ")))
 628     (setq string
 629           (cond ((or (stringp def)
 630                      (vectorp def))
 631                  "a keyboard macro")
 632                 ((subrp def)
 633                  (if (eq 'unevalled (cdr (subr-arity def)))
 634                      (concat beg "special form")
 635                    (concat beg "built-in function")))
 636                 ((byte-code-function-p def)
 637                  (concat beg "compiled Lisp function"))
 638                 ((symbolp def)
 639                  (while (symbolp (symbol-function def))
 640                    (setq def (symbol-function def)))
 641                  (format "an alias for `%s'" def))
 642                 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
 643                  (concat beg "Lisp function"))
 644                 ((eq (car-safe def) 'macro)
 645                  "a Lisp macro")
 646                 ((eq (car-safe def) 'mocklisp)
 647                  "a mocklisp function")
 648                 ((eq (car-safe def) 'autoload)
 649                  (setq file-name (nth 1 def))
 650                  (format "%s autoloaded %s"
 651                          (if (commandp def) "an interactive" "an")
 652                          (if (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap) "keymap"
 653                            (if (nth 4 def) "Lisp macro" "Lisp function"))
 654                          ))
 655                 ;; perhaps use keymapp here instead
 656                 ((eq (car-safe def) 'keymap)
 657                  (let ((is-full nil)
 658                        (elts (cdr-safe def)))
 659                    (while elts
 660                      (if (char-table-p (car-safe elts))
 661                          (setq is-full t
 662                                elts nil))
 663                      (setq elts (cdr-safe elts)))
 664                    (if is-full
 665                        "a full keymap"
 666                      "a sparse keymap")))
 667                 (t "")))
 668     (when (and parens (not (equal string "")))
 669       (setq need-close t)
 670       (princ "("))
 671     (princ string)
 672     (with-current-buffer "*Help*"
 673       (save-excursion
 674         (save-match-data
 675           (if (re-search-backward "alias for `\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
 676               (help-xref-button 1 #'describe-function def
 677                                 "mouse-2, RET: describe this function")))))
 678     (or file-name
 679         (setq file-name (symbol-file function)))
 680     (if file-name
 681         (progn
 682           (princ " in `")
 683           ;; We used to add .el to the file name,
 684           ;; but that's completely wrong when the user used load-file.
 685           (princ file-name)
 686           (princ "'")
 687           ;; Make a hyperlink to the library.
 688           (with-current-buffer "*Help*"
 689             (save-excursion
 690               (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
 691               (help-xref-button 1 #'(lambda (arg)
 692                                       (let ((location
 693                                              (find-function-noselect arg)))
 694                                         (pop-to-buffer (car location))
 695                                         (goto-char (cdr location))))
 696                                 function
 697                                 "mouse-2, RET: find function's definition")))))
 698     (if need-close (princ ")"))
 699     (princ ".")
 700     (terpri)
 701     ;; Handle symbols aliased to other symbols.
 702     (setq def (indirect-function def))
 703     ;; If definition is a macro, find the function inside it.
 704     (if (eq (car-safe def) 'macro)
 705         (setq def (cdr def)))
 706     (let ((arglist (cond ((byte-code-function-p def)
 707                           (car (append def nil)))
 708                          ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
 709                           (nth 1 def))
 710                          ((and (eq (car-safe def) 'autoload)
 711                                (not (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap)))
 712                           (concat "[Arg list not available until "
 713                                   "function definition is loaded.]"))
 714                          (t t))))
 715       (cond ((listp arglist)
 716              (princ (cons (if (symbolp function) function "anonymous")
 717                           (mapcar (lambda (arg)
 718                                     (if (memq arg '(&optional &rest))
 719                                         arg
 720                                       (intern (upcase (symbol-name arg)))))
 721                                   arglist)))
 722              (terpri))
 723             ((stringp arglist)
 724              (princ arglist)
 725              (terpri))))
 726     (let ((doc (documentation function)))
 727       (if doc
 728           (progn (terpri)
 729                  (princ doc)
 730                  (if (subrp (symbol-function function))
 731                      (with-current-buffer standard-output
 732                        (beginning-of-line)
 733                        ;; Builtins get the calling sequence at the end of
 734                        ;; the doc string.  Move it to the same place as
 735                        ;; for other functions.
 736
 737                        ;; In cases where `function' has been fset to a
 738                        ;; subr we can't search for function's name in
 739                        ;; the doc string.  Kluge round that using the
 740                        ;; printed representation.  The arg list then
 741                        ;; shows the wrong function name, but that
 742                        ;; might be a useful hint.
 743                        (let* ((rep (prin1-to-string def))
 744                               (name (progn
 745                                       (string-match " \\([^ ]+\\)>$" rep)
 746                                       (match-string 1 rep))))
 747                          (if (looking-at (format "(%s[ )]" name))
 748                              (let ((start (point-marker)))
 749                                (goto-char (point-min))
 750                                (forward-paragraph)
 751                                (insert-buffer-substring (current-buffer) start)
 752                                (insert ?\n)
 753                                (delete-region (1- start) (point-max)))
 754                            (goto-char (point-min))
 755                            (forward-paragraph)
 756                            (insert
 757                             "[Missing arglist.  Please make a bug report.]\n")))
 758                        (goto-char (point-max))))
 759                  (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function function)
 760                                   interactive-p))
 761         (princ "not documented")))))
 762
 763 (defun variable-at-point ()
 764   "Return the bound variable symbol found around point.
 765 Return 0 if there is no such symbol."
 766   (condition-case ()
 767       (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
 768         (save-excursion
 769           (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
 770               (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
 771               (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
 772               (forward-sexp -1))
 773           (skip-chars-forward "'")
 774           (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
 775             (or (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj)
 776                 0))))
 777     (error 0)))
 778
 779 (defun help-xref-on-pp (from to)
 780   "Add xrefs for symbols in `pp's output between FROM and TO."
 781   (let ((ost (syntax-table)))
 782     (unwind-protect
 783         (save-excursion
 784           (save-restriction
 785             (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
 786             (narrow-to-region from to)
 787             (goto-char (point-min))
 788             (while (not (eobp))
 789               (cond
 790                ((looking-at "\"") (forward-sexp 1))
 791                ((looking-at "#<") (search-forward ">" nil 'move))
 792                ((looking-at "\\(\\(\\sw\\|\\s_\\)+\\)")
 793                 (let* ((sym (intern-soft (match-string 1)))
 794                        (fn (cond ((fboundp sym) #'describe-function)
 795                                  ((or (memq sym '(t nil))
 796                                       (keywordp sym))
 797                                   nil)
 798                                  ((and sym (boundp sym))
 799                                   #'describe-variable))))
 800                   (when fn (help-xref-button 1 fn sym)))
 801                 (goto-char (match-end 1)))
 802                (t (forward-char 1))))))
 803       (set-syntax-table ost))))
 804
 805 (defun describe-variable (variable &optional buffer)
 806   "Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol).
 807 Returns the documentation as a string, also.
 808 If VARIABLE has a buffer-local value in BUFFER (default to the current buffer),
 809 it is displayed along with the global value."
 810   (interactive
 811    (let ((v (variable-at-point))
 812          (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
 813          val)
 814      (setq val (completing-read (if (symbolp v)
 815                                     (format
 816                                      "Describe variable (default %s): " v)
 817                                   "Describe variable: ")
 818                                 obarray 'boundp t nil nil
 819                                 (if (symbolp v) (symbol-name v))))
 820      (list (if (equal val "")
 821                v (intern val)))))
 822   (unless (bufferp buffer) (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
 823   (if (not (symbolp variable))
 824       (message "You did not specify a variable")
 825     (let (valvoid)
 826       (with-current-buffer buffer
 827         (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
 828           (prin1 variable)
 829           (if (not (boundp variable))
 830               (progn
 831                 (princ " is void")
 832                 (setq valvoid t))
 833             (let ((val (symbol-value variable)))
 834               (with-current-buffer standard-output
 835                 (princ "'s value is ")
 836                 (terpri)
 837                 (let ((from (point)))
 838                   (pp val)
 839                   (help-xref-on-pp from (point))))))
 840           (terpri)
 841           (if (local-variable-p variable)
 842               (progn
 843                 (princ (format "Local in buffer %s; " (buffer-name)))
 844                 (if (not (default-boundp variable))
 845                     (princ "globally void")
 846                   (let ((val (default-value variable)))
 847                     (with-current-buffer standard-output
 848                       (princ "global value is ")
 849                       (terpri)
 850                       ;; Fixme: pp can take an age if you happen to
 851                       ;; ask for a very large expression.  We should
 852                       ;; probably print it raw once and check it's a
 853                       ;; sensible size before prettyprinting.  -- fx
 854                       (let ((from (point)))
 855                         (pp val)
 856                         (help-xref-on-pp from (point))))))
 857                 (terpri)))
 858           (terpri)
 859           (with-current-buffer standard-output
 860             (if (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 10)
 861                 (progn
 862                   ;; Note that setting the syntax table like below
 863                   ;; makes forward-sexp move over a `'s' at the end
 864                   ;; of a symbol.
 865                   (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
 866                   (goto-char (point-min))
 867                   (if valvoid
 868                       (forward-line 1)
 869                     (forward-sexp 1)
 870                     (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
 871                     (insert " value is shown below.\n\n")
 872                     (save-excursion
 873                       (insert "\n\nValue:"))))))
 874           (princ "Documentation:")
 875           (terpri)
 876           (let ((doc (documentation-property variable 'variable-documentation)))
 877             (princ (or doc "not documented as a variable.")))
 878           (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-variable variable (current-buffer))
 879                            (interactive-p))
 880
 881           ;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized.
 882           ;; Note, it is not reliable to test only for a custom-type property
 883           ;; because those are only present after the var's definition
 884           ;; has been loaded.
 885           (if (or (get variable 'custom-type) ; after defcustom
 886                   (get variable 'custom-loads) ; from loaddefs.el
 887                   (get variable 'standard-value)) ; from cus-start.el
 888               (let ((customize-label "customize"))
 889                 (terpri)
 890                 (terpri)
 891                 (princ (concat "You can " customize-label " this variable."))
 892                 (with-current-buffer "*Help*"
 893                   (save-excursion
 894                     (re-search-backward
 895                      (concat "\\(" customize-label "\\)") nil t)
 896                     (help-xref-button 1 (lambda (v)
 897                                           (if help-xref-stack
 898                                               (pop help-xref-stack))
 899                                           (customize-variable v))
 900                                       variable
 901                                       "mouse-2, RET: customize variable")))))
 902           ;; Make a hyperlink to the library if appropriate.  (Don't
 903           ;; change the format of the buffer's initial line in case
 904           ;; anything expects the current format.)
 905           (let ((file-name (symbol-file variable)))
 906             (when file-name
 907               (princ "\n\nDefined in `")
 908               (princ file-name)
 909               (princ "'.")
 910               (with-current-buffer "*Help*"
 911                 (save-excursion
 912                   (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
 913                   (help-xref-button
 914                    1 (lambda (arg)
 915                        (let ((location
 916                               (find-variable-noselect arg)))
 917                          (pop-to-buffer (car location))
 918                          (goto-char (cdr location))))
 919                    variable "mouse-2, RET: find variable's definition")))))
 920
 921           (print-help-return-message)
 922           (save-excursion
 923             (set-buffer standard-output)
 924             ;; Return the text we displayed.
 925             (buffer-string)))))))
 926
 927 (defun describe-bindings (&optional prefix buffer)
 928   "Show a list of all defined keys, and their definitions.
 929 We put that list in a buffer, and display the buffer.
 930
 931 The optional argument PREFIX, if non-nil, should be a key sequence;
 932 then we display only bindings that start with that prefix.
 933 The optional argument BUFFER specifies which buffer's bindings
 934 to display (default, the current buffer)."
 935   (interactive "P")
 936   (or buffer (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
 937   (with-current-buffer buffer
 938     (describe-bindings-internal nil prefix))
 939   (with-current-buffer "*Help*"
 940     (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-bindings prefix buffer)
 941                      (interactive-p))))
 942
 943 (defun where-is (definition &optional insert)
 944   "Print message listing key sequences that invoke the command DEFINITION.
 945 Argument is a command definition, usually a symbol with a function definition.
 946 If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer."
 947   (interactive
 948    (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
 949          (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
 950          val)
 951      (setq val (completing-read (if fn
 952                                     (format "Where is command (default %s): " fn)
 953                                   "Where is command: ")
 954                                 obarray 'commandp t))
 955      (list (if (equal val "")
 956                fn (intern val))
 957            current-prefix-arg)))
 958   (let* ((keys (where-is-internal definition overriding-local-map nil nil))
 959          (keys1 (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
 960          (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) t)))
 961     (if insert
 962         (if (> (length keys1) 0)
 963             (princ (format "%s (%s)" keys1 definition))
 964           (princ (format "M-x %s RET" definition)))
 965       (if (> (length keys1) 0)
 966           (princ (format "%s is on %s" definition keys1))
 967         (princ (format "%s is not on any key" definition)))))
 968   nil)
 969
 970 (defun locate-library (library &optional nosuffix path interactive-call)
 971   "Show the precise file name of Emacs library LIBRARY.
 972 This command searches the directories in `load-path' like `M-x load-library'
 973 to find the file that `M-x load-library RET LIBRARY RET' would load.
 974 Optional second arg NOSUFFIX non-nil means don't add suffixes `.elc' or `.el'
 975 to the specified name LIBRARY.
 976
 977 If the optional third arg PATH is specified, that list of directories
 978 is used instead of `load-path'.
 979
 980 When called from a program, the file name is normaly returned as a
 981 string.  When run interactively, the argument INTERACTIVE-CALL is t,
 982 and the file name is displayed in the echo area."
 983   (interactive (list (read-string "Locate library: ")
 984                      nil nil
 985                      t))
 986   (let (result)
 987     (catch 'answer
 988       (mapc
 989        (lambda (dir)
 990          (mapc
 991           (lambda (suf)
 992             (let ((try (expand-file-name (concat library suf) dir)))
 993               (and (file-readable-p try)
 994                    (null (file-directory-p try))
 995                    (progn
 996                      (setq result try)
 997                      (throw 'answer try)))))
 998           (if nosuffix
 999               '("")
1000             '(".elc" ".el" "")
1001 ;;; load doesn't handle this yet.
1002 ;;;         (let ((basic '(".elc" ".el" ""))
1003 ;;;               (compressed '(".Z" ".gz" "")))
1004 ;;;           ;; If autocompression mode is on,
1005 ;;;           ;; consider all combinations of library suffixes
1006 ;;;           ;; and compression suffixes.
1007 ;;;           (if (rassq 'jka-compr-handler file-name-handler-alist)
1008 ;;;               (apply 'nconc
1009 ;;;                      (mapcar (lambda (compelt)
1010 ;;;                                (mapcar (lambda (baselt)
1011 ;;;                                          (concat baselt compelt))
1012 ;;;                                        basic))
1013 ;;;                              compressed))
1014 ;;;             basic))
1015             )))
1016        (or path load-path)))
1017     (and interactive-call
1018          (if result
1019              (message "Library is file %s" result)
1020            (message "No library %s in search path" library)))
1021     result))
1022
1023 \f
1024 ;;; Grokking cross-reference information in doc strings and
1025 ;;; hyperlinking it.
1026
1027 ;; This may have some scope for extension and the same or something
1028 ;; similar should be done for widget doc strings, which currently use
1029 ;; another mechanism.
1030
1031 (defcustom help-highlight-p t
1032   "*If non-nil, `help-make-xrefs' highlight cross-references.
1033 Under a window system it highlights them with face defined by
1034 `help-highlight-face'."
1035  :group 'help
1036  :version "20.3"
1037  :type 'boolean)
1038
1039 (defcustom help-highlight-face 'underline
1040   "Face used by `help-make-xrefs' to highlight cross-references.
1041 Must be previously-defined."
1042   :group 'help
1043   :version "20.3"
1044   :type 'face)
1045
1046 (defvar help-back-label (purecopy "[back]")
1047   "Label to use by `help-make-xrefs' for the go-back reference.")
1048
1049 (defconst help-xref-symbol-regexp
1050   (purecopy (concat "\\(\\<\\(\\(variable\\|option\\)\\|"
1051                     "\\(function\\|command\\)\\|"
1052                     "\\(face\\)\\|"
1053                     "\\(symbol\\)\\)\\s-+\\)?"
1054                     ;; Note starting with word-syntax character:
1055                     "`\\(\\sw\\(\\sw\\|\\s_\\)+\\)'"))
1056   "Regexp matching doc string references to symbols.
1057
1058 The words preceding the quoted symbol can be used in doc strings to
1059 distinguish references to variables, functions and symbols.")
1060
1061 (defconst help-xref-mule-regexp nil
1062   "Regexp matching doc string references to MULE-related keywords.
1063
1064 It is usually nil, and is temporarily bound to an appropriate regexp
1065 when help commands related to multilingual environment (e.g.,
1066 `describe-coding-system') are invoked.")
1067
1068
1069 (defconst help-xref-info-regexp
1070   (purecopy "\\<[Ii]nfo[ \t\n]+node[ \t\n]+`\\([^']+\\)'")
1071   "Regexp matching doc string references to an Info node.")
1072
1073 (defun help-setup-xref (item interactive-p)
1074   "Invoked from commands using the \"*Help*\" buffer to install some xref info.
1075
1076 ITEM is a (FUNCTION . ARGS) pair appropriate for recreating the help
1077 buffer after following a reference.  INTERACTIVE-P is non-nil if the
1078 calling command was invoked interactively.  In this case the stack of
1079 items for help buffer \"back\" buttons is cleared."
1080   (if interactive-p
1081       (setq help-xref-stack nil))
1082   (setq help-xref-stack-item item))
1083
1084 (defvar help-xref-following nil
1085   "Non-nil when following a help cross-reference.")
1086
1087 (defun help-make-xrefs (&optional buffer)
1088   "Parse and hyperlink documentation cross-references in the given BUFFER.
1089
1090 Find cross-reference information in a buffer and, if
1091 `help-highlight-p' is non-nil, highlight it with face defined by
1092 `help-highlight-face'; activate such cross references for selection
1093 with `help-follow'.  Cross-references have the canonical form `...'
1094 and the type of reference may be disambiguated by the preceding
1095 word(s) used in `help-xref-symbol-regexp'.
1096
1097 If the variable `help-xref-mule-regexp' is non-nil, find also
1098 cross-reference information related to multilingual environment
1099 \(e.g., coding-systems).  This variable is also used to disambiguate
1100 the type of reference as the same way as `help-xref-symbol-regexp'.
1101
1102 A special reference `back' is made to return back through a stack of
1103 help buffers.  Variable `help-back-label' specifies the text for
1104 that."
1105   (interactive "b")
1106   (save-excursion
1107     (set-buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
1108     (goto-char (point-min))
1109     ;; Skip the header-type info, though it might be useful to parse
1110     ;; it at some stage (e.g. "function in `library'").
1111     (forward-paragraph)
1112     (let ((old-modified (buffer-modified-p)))
1113       (let ((stab (syntax-table))
1114             (case-fold-search t)
1115             (inhibit-read-only t))
1116         (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
1117         ;; The following should probably be abstracted out.
1118         (unwind-protect
1119             (progn
1120               ;; Info references
1121               (save-excursion
1122                 (while (re-search-forward help-xref-info-regexp nil t)
1123                   (let ((data (match-string 1)))
1124                     (save-match-data
1125                       (unless (string-match "^([^)]+)" data)
1126                         (setq data (concat "(emacs)" data))))
1127                     (help-xref-button 1 #'info data
1128                                       "mouse-2, RET: read this Info node"))))
1129               ;; Mule related keywords.  Do this before trying
1130               ;; `help-xref-symbol-regexp' because some of Mule
1131               ;; keywords have variable or function definitions.
1132               (if help-xref-mule-regexp
1133                   (save-excursion
1134                     (while (re-search-forward help-xref-mule-regexp nil t)
1135                       (let* ((data (match-string 7))
1136                              (sym (intern-soft data)))
1137                         (cond
1138                          ((match-string 3) ; coding system
1139                           (and sym (coding-system-p sym)
1140                                (help-xref-button
1141                                 7 #'describe-coding-system sym
1142                                 "mouse-2, RET: describe this coding system")))
1143                          ((match-string 4) ; input method
1144                           (and (assoc data input-method-alist)
1145                                (help-xref-button
1146                                 7 #'describe-input-method data
1147                                 "mouse-2, RET: describe this input method")))
1148                          ((or (match-string 5) (match-string 6)) ; charset
1149                           (and sym (charsetp sym)
1150                                (help-xref-button
1151                                 7 #'describe-character-set sym
1152                                 "mouse-2, RET: describe this character set")))
1153                          ((assoc data input-method-alist)
1154                           (help-xref-button
1155                            7 #'describe-input-method data
1156                            "mouse-2, RET: describe this input method"))
1157                          ((and sym (coding-system-p sym))
1158                           (help-xref-button
1159                            7 #'describe-coding-system sym
1160                            "mouse-2, RET: describe this coding system"))
1161                          ((and sym (charsetp sym))
1162                           (help-xref-button
1163                            7 #'describe-character-set sym
1164                            "mouse-2, RET: describe this character set")))))))
1165               ;; Quoted symbols
1166               (save-excursion
1167                 (while (re-search-forward help-xref-symbol-regexp nil t)
1168                   (let* ((data (match-string 7))
1169                          (sym (intern-soft data)))
1170                     (if sym
1171                         (cond
1172                          ((match-string 3) ; `variable' &c
1173                           (and (boundp sym) ; `variable' doesn't ensure
1174                                         ; it's actually bound
1175                                (help-xref-button
1176                                 7 #'describe-variable sym
1177                                 "mouse-2, RET: describe this variable")))
1178                          ((match-string 4) ; `function' &c
1179                           (and (fboundp sym) ; similarly
1180                                (help-xref-button
1181                                 7 #'describe-function sym
1182                                 "mouse-2, RET: describe this function")))
1183                          ((match-string 5) ; `face'
1184                           (and (facep sym)
1185                                (help-xref-button 7 #'describe-face sym
1186                                 "mouse-2, RET: describe this face")))
1187                          ((match-string 6)) ; nothing for symbol
1188                          ((and (boundp sym) (fboundp sym))
1189                           ;; We can't intuit whether to use the
1190                           ;; variable or function doc -- supply both.
1191                           (help-xref-button
1192                            7 #'help-xref-interned sym
1193                            "mouse-2, RET: describe this symbol"))
1194                          ((boundp sym)
1195                           (help-xref-button
1196                            7 #'describe-variable sym
1197                            "mouse-2, RET: describe this variable"))
1198                          ((fboundp sym)
1199                           (help-xref-button
1200                            7 #'describe-function sym
1201                            "mouse-2, RET: describe this function"))
1202                          ((facep sym)
1203                           (help-xref-button
1204                            7 #'describe-face sym)))))))
1205               ;; An obvious case of a key substitution:
1206               (save-excursion
1207                 (while (re-search-forward
1208                         ;; Assume command name is only word characters
1209                         ;; and dashes to get things like `use M-x foo.'.
1210                         "\\<M-x\\s-+\\(\\sw\\(\\sw\\|-\\)+\\)" nil t)
1211                   (let ((sym (intern-soft (match-string 1))))
1212                     (if (fboundp sym)
1213                         (help-xref-button
1214                          1 #'describe-function sym
1215                          "mouse-2, RET: describe this command")))))
1216               ;; Look for commands in whole keymap substitutions:
1217               (save-excursion
1218                 ;; Make sure to find the first keymap.
1219                 (goto-char (point-min))
1220                 ;; Find a header and the column at which the command
1221                 ;; name will be found.
1222                 (while (re-search-forward "^key +binding\n\\(-+ +\\)-+\n\n"
1223                                           nil t)
1224                   (let ((col (- (match-end 1) (match-beginning 1))))
1225                     (while
1226                         ;; Ignore single blank lines in table, but not
1227                         ;; double ones, which should terminate it.
1228                         (and (not (looking-at "\n\\s-*\n"))
1229                              (progn
1230                                (and (eolp) (forward-line))
1231                                (end-of-line)
1232                                (skip-chars-backward "^\t\n")
1233                                (if (and (>= (current-column) col)
1234                                         (looking-at "\\(\\sw\\|-\\)+$"))
1235                                    (let ((sym (intern-soft (match-string 0))))
1236                                      (if (fboundp sym)
1237                                          (help-xref-button
1238                                           0 #'describe-function sym
1239                                           "mouse-2, RET: describe this function"))))
1240                                (zerop (forward-line)))))))))
1241           (set-syntax-table stab))
1242         ;; Make a back-reference in this buffer if appropriate.
1243         (when (and help-xref-following help-xref-stack)
1244           (goto-char (point-max))
1245           (save-excursion
1246             (insert "\n\n" help-back-label))
1247           ;; Just to provide the match data:
1248           (looking-at (concat "\n\n\\(" (regexp-quote help-back-label) "\\)"))
1249           (help-xref-button 1 #'help-xref-go-back (current-buffer))))
1250       ;; View mode steals RET from us.
1251       (set (make-local-variable 'minor-mode-overriding-map-alist)
1252            (list (cons 'view-mode
1253                        (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
1254                          (set-keymap-parent map view-mode-map)
1255                          (define-key map "\r" 'help-follow)
1256                          map))))
1257       (set-buffer-modified-p old-modified))))
1258
1259 (defun help-xref-button (match-number function data &optional help-echo)
1260   "Make a hyperlink for cross-reference text previously matched.
1261
1262 MATCH-NUMBER is the subexpression of interest in the last matched
1263 regexp.  FUNCTION is a function to invoke when the button is
1264 activated, applied to DATA.  DATA may be a single value or a list.
1265 See `help-make-xrefs'.
1266 If optional arg HELP-ECHO is supplied, it is used as a help string."
1267   ;; Don't mung properties we've added specially in some instances.
1268   (unless (get-text-property (match-beginning match-number) 'help-xref)
1269     (add-text-properties (match-beginning match-number)
1270                          (match-end match-number)
1271                          (list 'mouse-face 'highlight
1272                                'help-xref (cons function
1273                                                 (if (listp data)
1274                                                     data
1275                                                   (list data)))))
1276     (if help-echo
1277         (put-text-property (match-beginning match-number)
1278                            (match-end match-number)
1279                            'help-echo help-echo))
1280     (if help-highlight-p
1281         (put-text-property (match-beginning match-number)
1282                            (match-end match-number)
1283                            'face help-highlight-face))))
1284
1285 (defun help-insert-xref-button (string function data &optional help-echo)
1286   "Insert STRING and make a hyperlink from cross-reference text on it.
1287
1288 FUNCTION is a function to invoke when the button is activated, applied
1289 to DATA.  DATA may be a single value or a list.  See `help-make-xrefs'.
1290 If optional arg HELP-ECHO is supplied, it is used as a help string."
1291   (let ((pos (point)))
1292     (insert string)
1293     (goto-char pos)
1294     (search-forward string)
1295     (help-xref-button 0 function data help-echo)))
1296
1297
1298 \f
1299 ;; Additional functions for (re-)creating types of help buffers.
1300 (defun help-xref-interned (symbol)
1301   "Follow a hyperlink which appeared to be an arbitrary interned SYMBOL.
1302
1303 Both variable and function documentation are extracted into a single
1304 help buffer."
1305   (let ((fdoc (when (fboundp symbol) (describe-function symbol)))
1306         (facedoc (when (facep symbol) (describe-face symbol))))
1307     (when (or (boundp symbol) (not fdoc))
1308       (describe-variable symbol)
1309       ;; We now have a help buffer on the variable.  Insert the function
1310       ;; text before it.
1311       (when (or fdoc facedoc)
1312         (with-current-buffer "*Help*"
1313           (goto-char (point-min))
1314           (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
1315             (when fdoc
1316               (insert fdoc "\n\n"))
1317             (when facedoc
1318               (insert (make-string 30 ?-) "\n\n" (symbol-name symbol)
1319                       " is also a " "face." "\n\n" facedoc "\n\n"))
1320             (insert (make-string 30 ?-) "\n\n" (symbol-name symbol)
1321                     " is also a " "variable." "\n\n"))
1322           (help-setup-xref (list #'help-xref-interned symbol) nil))))))
1323
1324 (defun help-xref-mode (buffer)
1325   "Do a `describe-mode' for the specified BUFFER."
1326   (save-excursion
1327     (set-buffer buffer)
1328     (describe-mode)))
1329 \f
1330 ;;; Navigation/hyperlinking with xrefs
1331
1332 (defun help-follow-mouse (click)
1333   "Follow the cross-reference that you click on."
1334   (interactive "e")
1335   (let* ((start (event-start click))
1336          (window (car start))
1337          (pos (car (cdr start))))
1338     (with-current-buffer (window-buffer window)
1339       (help-follow pos))))
1340
1341 (defun help-xref-go-back (buffer)
1342   "From BUFFER, go back to previous help buffer text using `help-xref-stack'."
1343   (let (item position method args)
1344     (with-current-buffer buffer
1345       (when help-xref-stack
1346         (setq help-xref-stack (cdr help-xref-stack)) ; due to help-follow
1347         (setq item (pop help-xref-stack)
1348               position (car item)
1349               method (cadr item)
1350               args (cddr item))))
1351     (apply method args)
1352     ;; We assume that the buffer we just recreated has the saved name,
1353     ;; which might not always be true.
1354     (when (get-buffer (cdr position))
1355       (with-current-buffer (cdr position)
1356         (goto-char (car position))))))
1357
1358 (defun help-go-back ()
1359   "Invoke the [back] button (if any) in the Help mode buffer."
1360   (interactive)
1361   (help-follow (1- (point-max))))
1362
1363 (defun help-follow (&optional pos)
1364   "Follow cross-reference at POS, defaulting to point.
1365
1366 For the cross-reference format, see `help-make-xrefs'."
1367   (interactive "d")
1368   (unless pos
1369     (setq pos (point)))
1370   (let* ((help-data
1371           (or (and (not (= pos (point-max)))
1372                    (get-text-property pos 'help-xref))
1373               (and (not (= pos (point-min)))
1374                    (get-text-property (1- pos) 'help-xref))
1375               ;; check if the symbol under point is a function or variable
1376               (let ((sym
1377                      (intern
1378                       (save-excursion
1379                         (goto-char pos) (skip-syntax-backward "w_")
1380                         (buffer-substring (point)
1381                                           (progn (skip-syntax-forward "w_")
1382                                                  (point)))))))
1383                 (when (or (boundp sym) (fboundp sym))
1384                   (list #'help-xref-interned sym)))))
1385          (method (car help-data))
1386          (args (cdr help-data)))
1387     (when help-data
1388       (setq help-xref-stack (cons (cons (cons pos (buffer-name))
1389                                         help-xref-stack-item)
1390                                   help-xref-stack))
1391       (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
1392       ;; There is a reference at point.  Follow it.
1393       (let ((help-xref-following t))
1394         (apply method args)))))
1395
1396 ;; For tabbing through buffer.
1397 (defun help-next-ref ()
1398   "Find the next help cross-reference in the buffer."
1399   (interactive)
1400   (let (pos)
1401     (while (not pos)
1402       (if (get-text-property (point) 'help-xref) ; move off reference
1403            (goto-char (or (next-single-property-change (point) 'help-xref)
1404                           (point))))
1405       (cond ((setq pos (next-single-property-change (point) 'help-xref))
1406              (if pos (goto-char pos)))
1407             ((bobp)
1408              (message "No cross references in the buffer.")
1409              (setq pos t))
1410             (t                          ; be circular
1411              (goto-char (point-min)))))))
1412
1413 (defun help-previous-ref ()
1414   "Find the previous help cross-reference in the buffer."
1415   (interactive)
1416   (let (pos)
1417     (while (not pos)
1418       (if (get-text-property (point) 'help-xref) ; move off reference
1419           (goto-char (or (previous-single-property-change (point) 'help-xref)
1420                          (point))))
1421       (cond ((setq pos (previous-single-property-change (point) 'help-xref))
1422              (if pos (goto-char pos)))
1423             ((bobp)
1424              (message "No cross references in the buffer.")
1425              (setq pos t))
1426             (t                          ; be circular
1427              (goto-char (point-max)))))))
1428
1429 \f
1430 ;;; Automatic resizing of temporary buffers.
1431
1432 (defcustom temp-buffer-max-height (lambda (buffer) (/ (- (frame-height) 2) 2))
1433   "*Maximum height of a window displaying a temporary buffer.
1434 This is the maximum height (in text lines) which `resize-temp-buffer-window'
1435 will give to a window displaying a temporary buffer.
1436 It can also be a function which will be called with the object corresponding
1437 to the buffer to be displayed as argument and should return an integer
1438 positive number."
1439   :type '(choice integer function)
1440   :group 'help
1441   :version "20.4")
1442
1443 (define-minor-mode temp-buffer-resize-mode
1444   "Toggle the mode which makes windows smaller for temporary buffers.
1445 With prefix argument ARG, turn the resizing of windows displaying temporary
1446 buffers on if ARG is positive or off otherwise.
1447 This makes the window the right height for its contents, but never
1448 more than `temp-buffer-max-height' nor less than `window-min-height'.
1449 This applies to `help', `apropos' and `completion' buffers, and some others."
1450   nil nil nil :global t :group 'help
1451   (if temp-buffer-resize-mode
1452       ;; `help-mode-maybe' may add a `back' button and thus increase the
1453       ;; text size, so `resize-temp-buffer-window' must be run *after* it.
1454       (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window 'append)
1455     (remove-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window)))
1456
1457 (defun resize-temp-buffer-window ()
1458   "Resize the current window to fit its contents.
1459 Will not make it higher than `temp-buffer-max-height' nor smaller than
1460 `window-min-height'.  Do nothing if it is the only window on its frame, if it
1461 is not as wide as the frame or if some of the window's contents are scrolled
1462 out of view."
1463   (unless (or (one-window-p 'nomini)
1464               (not (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-min)))
1465               (/=  (frame-width) (window-width)))
1466     (let* ((max-height (if (functionp temp-buffer-max-height)
1467                            (funcall temp-buffer-max-height (current-buffer))
1468                          temp-buffer-max-height))
1469            (min-height (1- window-min-height))
1470            (text-height (count-screen-lines))
1471            (new-height (max (min text-height max-height) min-height)))
1472       (set-window-text-height nil new-height))))
1473
1474 ;; `help-manyarg-func-alist' is defined primitively (in doc.c).
1475 ;; New primitives with `MANY' or `UNEVALLED' arglists should be added
1476 ;; to this alist.
1477 ;; The parens and function name are redundant, but it's messy to add
1478 ;; them in `documentation'.
1479
1480 ;; This will find any missing items:
1481 ;; (let (l)
1482 ;;   (mapatoms (lambda (x)
1483 ;;            (if (and (fboundp x)
1484 ;;                     (subrp (symbol-function x))
1485 ;;                     (not (numberp (cdr (subr-arity (symbol-function x)))))
1486 ;;                     (not (assq x help-manyarg-func-alist)))
1487 ;;                (push x l))))
1488 ;;   l)
1489 (defconst help-manyarg-func-alist
1490   (purecopy
1491    '((list . "(list &rest OBJECTS)")
1492      (vector . "(vector &rest OBJECTS)")
1493      (make-byte-code . "(make-byte-code &rest ELEMENTS)")
1494      (call-process
1495       . "(call-process PROGRAM &optional INFILE BUFFER DISPLAY &rest ARGS)")
1496      (call-process-region
1497       . "(call-process-region START END PROGRAM &optional DELETE BUFFER DISPLAY &rest ARGS)")
1498      (string . "(string &rest CHARACTERS)")
1499      (+ . "(+ &rest NUMBERS-OR-MARKERS)")
1500      (- . "(- &optional NUMBER-OR-MARKER &rest MORE-NUMBERS-OR-MARKERS)")
1501      (* . "(* &rest NUMBERS-OR-MARKERS)")
1502      (/ . "(/ DIVIDEND DIVISOR &rest DIVISORS)")
1503      (max . "(max NUMBER-OR-MARKER &rest NUMBERS-OR-MARKERS)")
1504      (min . "(min NUMBER-OR-MARKER &rest NUMBERS-OR-MARKERS)")
1505      (logand . "(logand &rest INTS-OR-MARKERS)")
1506      (logior . "(logior &rest INTS-OR-MARKERS)")
1507      (logxor . "(logxor &rest INTS-OR-MARKERS)")
1508      (encode-time
1509       . "(encode-time SECOND MINUTE HOUR DAY MONTH YEAR &optional ZONE)")
1510      (insert . "(insert &rest ARGS)")
1511      (insert-and-inherit . "(insert-and-inherit &rest ARGS)")
1512      (insert-before-markers . "(insert-before-markers &rest ARGS)")
1513      (message . "(message STRING &rest ARGUMENTS)")
1514      (message-box . "(message-box STRING &rest ARGUMENTS)")
1515      (message-or-box . "(message-or-box STRING &rest ARGUMENTS)")
1516      (propertize . "(propertize STRING &rest PROPERTIES)")
1517      (format . "(format STRING &rest OBJECTS)")
1518      (apply . "(apply FUNCTION &rest ARGUMENTS)")
1519      (run-hooks . "(run-hooks &rest HOOKS)")
1520      (run-hook-with-args . "(run-hook-with-args HOOK &rest ARGS)")
1521      (run-hook-with-args-until-failure
1522       . "(run-hook-with-args-until-failure HOOK &rest ARGS)")
1523      (run-hook-with-args-until-success
1524       . "(run-hook-with-args-until-success HOOK &rest ARGS)")
1525      (funcall . "(funcall FUNCTION &rest ARGUMENTS)")
1526      (append . "(append &rest SEQUENCES)")
1527      (concat . "(concat &rest SEQUENCES)")
1528      (vconcat . "(vconcat vconcat)")
1529      (nconc . "(nconc &rest LISTS)")
1530      (widget-apply . "(widget-apply WIDGET PROPERTY &rest ARGS)")
1531      (make-hash-table . "(make-hash-table &rest KEYWORD-ARGS)")
1532      (insert-string . "(insert-string &rest ARGS)")
1533      (start-process . "(start-process NAME BUFFER PROGRAM &rest PROGRAM-ARGS)")
1534      (setq-default . "(setq-default SYMBOL VALUE [SYMBOL VALUE...])")
1535      (save-excursion . "(save-excursion &rest BODY)")
1536      (save-current-buffer . "(save-current-buffer &rest BODY)")
1537      (save-restriction . "(save-restriction &rest BODY)")
1538      (or . "(or CONDITIONS ...)")
1539      (and . "(and CONDITIONS ...)")
1540      (if . "(if COND THEN ELSE...)")
1541      (cond . "(cond CLAUSES...)")
1542      (progn . "(progn BODY ...)")
1543      (prog1 . "(prog1 FIRST BODY...)")
1544      (prog2 . "(prog2 X Y BODY...)")
1545      (setq . "(setq SYM VAL SYM VAL ...)")
1546      (quote . "(quote ARG)")
1547      (function . "(function ARG)")
1548      (defun . "(defun NAME ARGLIST [DOCSTRING] BODY...)")
1549      (defmacro . "(defmacro NAME ARGLIST [DOCSTRING] BODY...)")
1550      (defvar . "(defvar SYMBOL [INITVALUE DOCSTRING])")
1551      (defconst . "(defconst SYMBOL INITVALUE [DOCSTRING])")
1552      (let* . "(let* VARLIST BODY...)")
1553      (let . "(let VARLIST BODY...)")
1554      (while . "(while TEST BODY...)")
1555      (catch . "(catch TAG BODY...)")
1556      (unwind-protect . "(unwind-protect BODYFORM UNWINDFORMS...)")
1557      (condition-case . "(condition-case VAR BODYFORM HANDLERS...)")
1558      (track-mouse . "(track-mouse BODY ...)")
1559      (ml-if . "(ml-if COND THEN ELSE...)")
1560      (ml-provide-prefix-argument . "(ml-provide-prefix-argument ARG1 ARG2)")
1561      (ml-prefix-argument-loop . "(ml-prefix-argument-loop ...)")
1562      (with-output-to-temp-buffer
1563          . "(with-output-to-temp-buffer BUFFNAME BODY ...)")
1564      (save-window-excursion . "(save-window-excursion BODY ...)")
1565      (find-operation-coding-system
1566       . "(find-operation-coding-system OPERATION ARGUMENTS ...)")
1567      (insert-before-markers-and-inherit
1568       . "(insert-before-markers-and-inherit &rest ARGS)"))))
1569
1570 ;; Provide this for the sake of define-minor-mode which generates
1571 ;; defcustoms which require 'help'.
1572
1573 (provide 'help)
1574
1575 ;;; help.el ends here