lisp/help.el

   1 ;;; help.el --- help commands for Emacs
   2
   3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985-1986, 1993-1994, 1998-2013 Free Software
   4 ;; Foundation, Inc.
   5
   6 ;; Maintainer: FSF
   7 ;; Keywords: help, internal
   8 ;; Package: emacs
   9
  10 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
  11
  12 ;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  13 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  14 ;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
  15 ;; (at your option) any later version.
  16
  17 ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  18 ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  19 ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  20 ;; GNU General Public License for more details.
  21
  22 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  23 ;; along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  24
  25 ;;; Commentary:
  26
  27 ;; This code implements GNU Emacs's 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
  36 ;; This makes `with-output-to-temp-buffer' buffers use `help-mode'.
  37 (add-hook 'temp-buffer-setup-hook 'help-mode-setup)
  38 (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'help-mode-finish)
  39
  40 ;; `help-window-point-marker' is a marker you can move to a valid
  41 ;; position of the buffer shown in the help window in order to override
  42 ;; the standard positioning mechanism (`point-min') chosen by
  43 ;; `with-output-to-temp-buffer' and `with-temp-buffer-window'.
  44 ;; `with-help-window' has this point nowhere before exiting.  Currently
  45 ;; used by `view-lossage' to assert that the last keystrokes are always
  46 ;; visible.
  47 (defvar help-window-point-marker (make-marker)
  48   "Marker to override default `window-point' in help windows.")
  49
  50 (defvar help-map
  51   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
  52     (define-key map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-for-help)
  53     (define-key map [help] 'help-for-help)
  54     (define-key map [f1] 'help-for-help)
  55     (define-key map "." 'display-local-help)
  56     (define-key map "?" 'help-for-help)
  57
  58     (define-key map "\C-a" 'about-emacs)
  59     (define-key map "\C-c" 'describe-copying)
  60     (define-key map "\C-d" 'view-emacs-debugging)
  61     (define-key map "\C-e" 'view-external-packages)
  62     (define-key map "\C-f" 'view-emacs-FAQ)
  63     (define-key map "\C-m" 'view-order-manuals)
  64     (define-key map "\C-n" 'view-emacs-news)
  65     (define-key map "\C-o" 'describe-distribution)
  66     (define-key map "\C-p" 'view-emacs-problems)
  67     (define-key map "\C-t" 'view-emacs-todo)
  68     (define-key map "\C-w" 'describe-no-warranty)
  69
  70     ;; This does not fit the pattern, but it is natural given the C-\ command.
  71     (define-key map "\C-\\" 'describe-input-method)
  72
  73     (define-key map "C" 'describe-coding-system)
  74     (define-key map "F" 'Info-goto-emacs-command-node)
  75     (define-key map "I" 'describe-input-method)
  76     (define-key map "K" 'Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node)
  77     (define-key map "L" 'describe-language-environment)
  78     (define-key map "S" 'info-lookup-symbol)
  79
  80     (define-key map "a" 'apropos-command)
  81     (define-key map "b" 'describe-bindings)
  82     (define-key map "c" 'describe-key-briefly)
  83     (define-key map "d" 'apropos-documentation)
  84     (define-key map "e" 'view-echo-area-messages)
  85     (define-key map "f" 'describe-function)
  86     (define-key map "g" 'describe-gnu-project)
  87     (define-key map "h" 'view-hello-file)
  88
  89     (define-key map "i" 'info)
  90     (define-key map "4i" 'info-other-window)
  91
  92     (define-key map "k" 'describe-key)
  93     (define-key map "l" 'view-lossage)
  94     (define-key map "m" 'describe-mode)
  95     (define-key map "n" 'view-emacs-news)
  96     (define-key map "p" 'finder-by-keyword)
  97     (define-key map "P" 'describe-package)
  98     (define-key map "r" 'info-emacs-manual)
  99     (define-key map "s" 'describe-syntax)
 100     (define-key map "t" 'help-with-tutorial)
 101     (define-key map "w" 'where-is)
 102     (define-key map "v" 'describe-variable)
 103     (define-key map "q" 'help-quit)
 104     map)
 105   "Keymap for characters following the Help key.")
 106
 107 (define-key global-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-command)
 108 (define-key global-map [help] 'help-command)
 109 (define-key global-map [f1] 'help-command)
 110 (fset 'help-command help-map)
 111
 112 ;; insert-button makes the action nil if it is not store somewhere
 113 (defvar help-button-cache nil)
 114
 115 \f
 116 (defun help-quit ()
 117   "Just exit from the Help command's command loop."
 118   (interactive)
 119   nil)
 120
 121 (defvar help-return-method nil
 122   "What to do to \"exit\" the help buffer.
 123 This is a list
 124  (WINDOW . t)              delete the selected window (and possibly its frame,
 125                            see `quit-window'), go to WINDOW.
 126  (WINDOW . quit-window)    do quit-window, then select WINDOW.
 127  (WINDOW BUF START POINT)  display BUF at START, POINT, then select WINDOW.")
 128
 129 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'print-help-return-message 'help-print-return-message "23.2")
 130 (defun help-print-return-message (&optional function)
 131   "Display or return message saying how to restore windows after help command.
 132 This function assumes that `standard-output' is the help buffer.
 133 It computes a message, and applies the optional argument FUNCTION to it.
 134 If FUNCTION is nil, it applies `message', thus displaying the message.
 135 In addition, this function sets up `help-return-method', which see, that
 136 specifies what to do when the user exits the help buffer."
 137   (and (not (get-buffer-window standard-output))
 138        (let ((first-message
 139               (cond ((or
 140                       pop-up-frames
 141                       (special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output)))
 142                      (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) t))
 143                      ;; If the help output buffer is a special display buffer,
 144                      ;; don't say anything about how to get rid of it.
 145                      ;; First of all, the user will do that with the window
 146                      ;; manager, not with Emacs.
 147                      ;; Secondly, the buffer has not been displayed yet,
 148                      ;; so we don't know whether its frame will be selected.
 149                      nil)
 150                     ((not (one-window-p t))
 151                      (setq help-return-method
 152                            (cons (selected-window) 'quit-window))
 153                      "Type \\[display-buffer] RET to restore the other window.")
 154                     (pop-up-windows
 155                      (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) t))
 156                      "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to remove help window.")
 157                     (t
 158                      (setq help-return-method
 159                            (list (selected-window) (window-buffer)
 160                                  (window-start) (window-point)))
 161                      "Type \\[switch-to-buffer] RET to remove help window."))))
 162          (funcall (or function 'message)
 163                   (concat
 164                    (if first-message
 165                        (substitute-command-keys first-message))
 166                    (if first-message "  ")
 167                    ;; If the help buffer will go in a separate frame,
 168                    ;; it's no use mentioning a command to scroll, so don't.
 169                    (if (or pop-up-windows
 170                            (special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output)))
 171                        nil
 172                      (if (same-window-p (buffer-name standard-output))
 173                          ;; Say how to scroll this window.
 174                          (substitute-command-keys
 175                           "\\[scroll-up] to scroll the help.")
 176                        ;; Say how to scroll some other window.
 177                        (substitute-command-keys
 178                         "\\[scroll-other-window] to scroll the help."))))))))
 179
 180 ;; So keyboard macro definitions are documented correctly
 181 (fset 'defining-kbd-macro (symbol-function 'start-kbd-macro))
 182
 183 (defalias 'help 'help-for-help-internal)
 184 ;; find-function can find this.
 185 (defalias 'help-for-help 'help-for-help-internal)
 186 ;; It can't find this, but nobody will look.
 187 (make-help-screen help-for-help-internal
 188   (purecopy "Type a help option: [abcCdefFgiIkKlLmnprstvw.] C-[cdefmnoptw] or ?")
 189   ;; Don't purecopy this one, because it's not evaluated (it's
 190   ;; directly used as a docstring in a function definition, so it'll
 191   ;; be moved to the DOC file anyway: no need for purecopying it).
 192   "You have typed %THIS-KEY%, the help character.  Type a Help option:
 193 \(Use SPC or DEL to scroll through this text.  Type \\<help-map>\\[help-quit] to exit the Help command.)
 194
 195 a PATTERN   Show commands whose name matches the PATTERN (a list of words
 196               or a regexp).  See also the `apropos' command.
 197 b           Display all key bindings.
 198 c KEYS      Display the command name run by the given key sequence.
 199 C CODING    Describe the given coding system, or RET for current ones.
 200 d PATTERN   Show a list of functions, variables, and other items whose
 201               documentation matches the PATTERN (a list of words or a regexp).
 202 e           Go to the *Messages* buffer which logs echo-area messages.
 203 f FUNCTION  Display documentation for the given function.
 204 F COMMAND   Show the on-line manual's section that describes the command.
 205 g           Display information about the GNU project.
 206 h           Display the HELLO file which illustrates various scripts.
 207 i           Start the Info documentation reader: read on-line manuals.
 208 I METHOD    Describe a specific input method, or RET for current.
 209 k KEYS      Display the full documentation for the key sequence.
 210 K KEYS      Show the on-line manual's section for the command bound to KEYS.
 211 l           Show last 300 input keystrokes (lossage).
 212 L LANG-ENV  Describes a specific language environment, or RET for current.
 213 m           Display documentation of current minor modes and current major mode,
 214               including their special commands.
 215 n           Display news of recent Emacs changes.
 216 p TOPIC     Find packages matching a given topic keyword.
 217 r           Display the Emacs manual in Info mode.
 218 s           Display contents of current syntax table, plus explanations.
 219 S SYMBOL    Show the section for the given symbol in the on-line manual
 220               for the programming language used in this buffer.
 221 t           Start the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
 222 v VARIABLE  Display the given variable's documentation and value.
 223 w COMMAND   Display which keystrokes invoke the given command (where-is).
 224 .           Display any available local help at point in the echo area.
 225
 226 C-a         Information about Emacs.
 227 C-c         Emacs copying permission (GNU General Public License).
 228 C-d         Instructions for debugging GNU Emacs.
 229 C-e         External packages and information about Emacs.
 230 C-f         Emacs FAQ.
 231 C-m         How to order printed Emacs manuals.
 232 C-n         News of recent Emacs changes.
 233 C-o         Emacs ordering and distribution information.
 234 C-p         Info about known Emacs problems.
 235 C-t         Emacs TODO list.
 236 C-w         Information on absence of warranty for GNU Emacs."
 237   help-map)
 238
 239 \f
 240
 241 (defun function-called-at-point ()
 242   "Return a function around point or else called by the list containing point.
 243 If that doesn't give a function, return nil."
 244   (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
 245     (or (condition-case ()
 246             (save-excursion
 247               (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
 248                   (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
 249                   (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
 250                   (forward-sexp -1))
 251               (skip-chars-forward "'")
 252               (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
 253                 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))
 254           (error nil))
 255         (condition-case ()
 256             (save-excursion
 257               (save-restriction
 258                 (narrow-to-region (max (point-min)
 259                                        (- (point) 1000)) (point-max))
 260                 ;; Move up to surrounding paren, then after the open.
 261                 (backward-up-list 1)
 262                 (forward-char 1)
 263                 ;; If there is space here, this is probably something
 264                 ;; other than a real Lisp function call, so ignore it.
 265                 (if (looking-at "[ \t]")
 266                     (error "Probably not a Lisp function call"))
 267                 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
 268                   (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))))
 269           (error nil))
 270         (let* ((str (find-tag-default))
 271                (sym (if str (intern-soft str))))
 272           (if (and sym (fboundp sym))
 273               sym
 274             (save-match-data
 275               (when (and str (string-match "\\`\\W*\\(.*?\\)\\W*\\'" str))
 276                 (setq sym (intern-soft (match-string 1 str)))
 277                 (and (fboundp sym) sym))))))))
 278
 279 \f
 280 ;;; `User' help functions
 281
 282 (defun view-help-file (file &optional dir)
 283   (view-file (expand-file-name file (or dir data-directory)))
 284   (goto-address-mode 1)
 285   (goto-char (point-min)))
 286
 287 (defun describe-distribution ()
 288   "Display info on how to obtain the latest version of GNU Emacs."
 289   (interactive)
 290   (view-help-file "DISTRIB"))
 291
 292 (defun describe-copying ()
 293   "Display info on how you may redistribute copies of GNU Emacs."
 294   (interactive)
 295   (view-help-file "COPYING"))
 296
 297 (defun describe-gnu-project ()
 298   "Display info on the GNU project."
 299   (interactive)
 300   (view-help-file "THE-GNU-PROJECT"))
 301
 302 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'describe-project 'describe-gnu-project "22.2")
 303
 304 (defun describe-no-warranty ()
 305   "Display info on all the kinds of warranty Emacs does NOT have."
 306   (interactive)
 307   (describe-copying)
 308   (let (case-fold-search)
 309     (search-forward "Disclaimer of Warranty")
 310     (forward-line 0)
 311     (recenter 0)))
 312
 313 (defun describe-prefix-bindings ()
 314   "Describe the bindings of the prefix used to reach this command.
 315 The prefix described consists of all but the last event
 316 of the key sequence that ran this command."
 317   (interactive)
 318   (let ((key (this-command-keys)))
 319     (describe-bindings
 320      (if (stringp key)
 321          (substring key 0 (1- (length key)))
 322        (let ((prefix (make-vector (1- (length key)) nil))
 323              (i 0))
 324          (while (< i (length prefix))
 325            (aset prefix i (aref key i))
 326            (setq i (1+ i)))
 327          prefix)))))
 328 ;; Make C-h after a prefix, when not specifically bound,
 329 ;; run describe-prefix-bindings.
 330 (setq prefix-help-command 'describe-prefix-bindings)
 331
 332 (defun view-emacs-news (&optional version)
 333   "Display info on recent changes to Emacs.
 334 With argument, display info only for the selected version."
 335   (interactive "P")
 336   (unless version
 337     (setq version emacs-major-version))
 338   (when (consp version)
 339     (let* ((all-versions
 340             (let (res)
 341               (mapc
 342                (lambda (file)
 343                  (with-temp-buffer
 344                    (insert-file-contents
 345                     (expand-file-name file data-directory))
 346                    (while (re-search-forward
 347                            (if (member file '("NEWS.18" "NEWS.1-17"))
 348                                "Changes in \\(?:Emacs\\|version\\)?[ \t]*\\([0-9]+\\(?:\\.[0-9]+\\)?\\)"
 349                              "^\* [^0-9\n]*\\([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\)") nil t)
 350                      (setq res (cons (match-string-no-properties 1) res)))))
 351                (cons "NEWS"
 352                      (directory-files data-directory nil
 353                                       "^NEWS\\.[0-9][-0-9]*$" nil)))
 354               (sort (delete-dups res) (lambda (a b) (string< b a)))))
 355            (current (car all-versions)))
 356       (setq version (completing-read
 357                      (format "Read NEWS for the version (default %s): " current)
 358                      all-versions nil nil nil nil current))
 359       (if (integerp (string-to-number version))
 360           (setq version (string-to-number version))
 361         (unless (or (member version all-versions)
 362                     (<= (string-to-number version) (string-to-number current)))
 363           (error "No news about version %s" version)))))
 364   (when (integerp version)
 365     (cond ((<= version 12)
 366            (setq version (format "1.%d" version)))
 367           ((<= version 18)
 368            (setq version (format "%d" version)))
 369           ((> version emacs-major-version)
 370            (error "No news about Emacs %d (yet)" version))))
 371   (let* ((vn (if (stringp version)
 372                  (string-to-number version)
 373                version))
 374          (file (cond
 375                 ((>= vn emacs-major-version) "NEWS")
 376                 ((< vn 18) "NEWS.1-17")
 377                 (t (format "NEWS.%d" vn))))
 378          res)
 379     (view-file (expand-file-name file data-directory))
 380     (widen)
 381     (goto-char (point-min))
 382     (when (stringp version)
 383       (when (re-search-forward
 384              (concat (if (< vn 19)
 385                          "Changes in Emacs[ \t]*"
 386                        "^\* [^0-9\n]*") version "$")
 387              nil t)
 388         (beginning-of-line)
 389         (narrow-to-region
 390          (point)
 391          (save-excursion
 392            (while (and (setq res
 393                              (re-search-forward
 394                               (if (< vn 19)
 395                                   "Changes in \\(?:Emacs\\|version\\)?[ \t]*\\([0-9]+\\(?:\\.[0-9]+\\)?\\)"
 396                                 "^\* [^0-9\n]*\\([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\)") nil t))
 397                        (equal (match-string-no-properties 1) version)))
 398            (or res (goto-char (point-max)))
 399            (beginning-of-line)
 400            (point)))))))
 401
 402 (defun view-emacs-todo (&optional _arg)
 403   "Display the Emacs TODO list."
 404   (interactive "P")
 405   (view-help-file "TODO"))
 406
 407 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'view-todo 'view-emacs-todo "22.2")
 408
 409
 410 (defun view-echo-area-messages ()
 411   "View the log of recent echo-area messages: the `*Messages*' buffer.
 412 The number of messages retained in that buffer
 413 is specified by the variable `message-log-max'."
 414   (interactive)
 415   (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Messages*")
 416     (goto-char (point-max))
 417     (display-buffer (current-buffer))))
 418
 419 (defun view-order-manuals ()
 420   "Display the Emacs ORDERS file."
 421   (interactive)
 422   (view-help-file "ORDERS"))
 423
 424 (defun view-emacs-FAQ ()
 425   "Display the Emacs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file."
 426   (interactive)
 427   ;; (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name "FAQ" data-directory))
 428   (info "(efaq)"))
 429
 430 (defun view-emacs-problems ()
 431   "Display info on known problems with Emacs and possible workarounds."
 432   (interactive)
 433   (view-help-file "PROBLEMS"))
 434
 435 (defun view-emacs-debugging ()
 436   "Display info on how to debug Emacs problems."
 437   (interactive)
 438   (view-help-file "DEBUG"))
 439
 440 (defun view-external-packages ()
 441   "Display external packages and information about Emacs."
 442   (interactive)
 443   (view-help-file "MORE.STUFF"))
 444
 445 (defun view-lossage ()
 446   "Display last 300 input keystrokes.
 447
 448 To record all your input on a file, use `open-dribble-file'."
 449   (interactive)
 450   (help-setup-xref (list #'view-lossage)
 451                    (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
 452   (with-help-window (help-buffer)
 453     (princ (mapconcat (lambda (key)
 454                         (if (or (integerp key) (symbolp key) (listp key))
 455                             (single-key-description key)
 456                           (prin1-to-string key nil)))
 457                       (recent-keys)
 458                       " "))
 459     (with-current-buffer standard-output
 460       (goto-char (point-min))
 461       (while (progn (move-to-column 50) (not (eobp)))
 462         (when (search-forward " " nil t)
 463           (delete-char -1))
 464         (insert "\n"))
 465       ;; jidanni wants to see the last keystrokes immediately.
 466       (set-marker help-window-point-marker (point)))))
 467
 468 \f
 469 ;; Key bindings
 470
 471 (defun describe-bindings (&optional prefix buffer)
 472   "Show a list of all defined keys, and their definitions.
 473 We put that list in a buffer, and display the buffer.
 474
 475 The optional argument PREFIX, if non-nil, should be a key sequence;
 476 then we display only bindings that start with that prefix.
 477 The optional argument BUFFER specifies which buffer's bindings
 478 to display (default, the current buffer).  BUFFER can be a buffer
 479 or a buffer name."
 480   (interactive)
 481   (or buffer (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
 482   (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-bindings prefix buffer)
 483                    (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
 484   (with-current-buffer buffer
 485     (describe-bindings-internal nil prefix)))
 486
 487 ;; This function used to be in keymap.c.
 488 (defun describe-bindings-internal (&optional menus prefix)
 489   "Show a list of all defined keys, and their definitions.
 490 We put that list in a buffer, and display the buffer.
 491
 492 The optional argument MENUS, if non-nil, says to mention menu bindings.
 493 \(Ordinarily these are omitted from the output.)
 494 The optional argument PREFIX, if non-nil, should be a key sequence;
 495 then we display only bindings that start with that prefix."
 496   (let ((buf (current-buffer)))
 497     (with-help-window "*Help*"
 498       (with-current-buffer standard-output
 499         (describe-buffer-bindings buf prefix menus)))))
 500
 501 (defun where-is (definition &optional insert)
 502   "Print message listing key sequences that invoke the command DEFINITION.
 503 Argument is a command definition, usually a symbol with a function definition.
 504 If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer."
 505   (interactive
 506    (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
 507          (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
 508          val)
 509      (setq val (completing-read
 510                 (if fn
 511                     (format "Where is command (default %s): " fn)
 512                   "Where is command: ")
 513                 obarray 'commandp t))
 514      (list (if (equal val "") fn (intern val)) current-prefix-arg)))
 515   (unless definition (error "No command"))
 516   (let ((func (indirect-function definition))
 517         (defs nil)
 518         (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) standard-output)))
 519     ;; In DEFS, find all symbols that are aliases for DEFINITION.
 520     (mapatoms (lambda (symbol)
 521                 (and (fboundp symbol)
 522                      (not (eq symbol definition))
 523                      (eq func (condition-case ()
 524                                   (indirect-function symbol)
 525                                 (error symbol)))
 526                      (push symbol defs))))
 527     ;; Look at all the symbols--first DEFINITION,
 528     ;; then its aliases.
 529     (dolist (symbol (cons definition defs))
 530       (let* ((remapped (command-remapping symbol))
 531              (keys (where-is-internal
 532                     symbol overriding-local-map nil nil remapped))
 533              (keys (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
 534              string)
 535         (setq string
 536               (if insert
 537                   (if (> (length keys) 0)
 538                       (if remapped
 539                           (format "%s (%s) (remapped from %s)"
 540                                   keys remapped symbol)
 541                         (format "%s (%s)" keys symbol))
 542                     (format "M-x %s RET" symbol))
 543                 (if (> (length keys) 0)
 544                     (if remapped
 545                         (format "%s is remapped to %s which is on %s"
 546                                 symbol remapped keys)
 547                       (format "%s is on %s" symbol keys))
 548                   ;; If this is the command the user asked about,
 549                   ;; and it is not on any key, say so.
 550                   ;; For other symbols, its aliases, say nothing
 551                   ;; about them unless they are on keys.
 552                   (if (eq symbol definition)
 553                       (format "%s is not on any key" symbol)))))
 554         (when string
 555           (unless (eq symbol definition)
 556             (princ ";\n its alias "))
 557           (princ string)))))
 558   nil)
 559
 560 (defun help-key-description (key untranslated)
 561   (let ((string (key-description key)))
 562     (if (or (not untranslated)
 563             (and (eq (aref untranslated 0) ?\e) (not (eq (aref key 0) ?\e))))
 564         string
 565       (let ((otherstring (key-description untranslated)))
 566         (if (equal string otherstring)
 567             string
 568           (format "%s (translated from %s)" string otherstring))))))
 569
 570 (defun describe-key-briefly (&optional key insert untranslated)
 571   "Print the name of the function KEY invokes.  KEY is a string.
 572 If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer.
 573 If non-nil, UNTRANSLATED is a vector of the untranslated events.
 574 It can also be a number in which case the untranslated events from
 575 the last key hit are used.
 576
 577 If KEY is a menu item or a tool-bar button that is disabled, this command
 578 temporarily enables it to allow getting help on disabled items and buttons."
 579   (interactive
 580    (let ((enable-disabled-menus-and-buttons t)
 581          (cursor-in-echo-area t)
 582          saved-yank-menu)
 583      (unwind-protect
 584          (let (key)
 585            ;; If yank-menu is empty, populate it temporarily, so that
 586            ;; "Select and Paste" menu can generate a complete event.
 587            (when (null (cdr yank-menu))
 588              (setq saved-yank-menu (copy-sequence yank-menu))
 589              (menu-bar-update-yank-menu "(any string)" nil))
 590            (setq key (read-key-sequence "Describe key (or click or menu item): "))
 591            ;; Clear the echo area message (Bug#7014).
 592            (message nil)
 593            ;; If KEY is a down-event, read and discard the
 594            ;; corresponding up-event.  Note that there are also
 595            ;; down-events on scroll bars and mode lines: the actual
 596            ;; event then is in the second element of the vector.
 597            (and (vectorp key)
 598                 (let ((last-idx (1- (length key))))
 599                   (and (eventp (aref key last-idx))
 600                        (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key last-idx)))))
 601                 (read-event))
 602            (list
 603             key
 604             (if current-prefix-arg (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg))
 605             1))
 606        ;; Put yank-menu back as it was, if we changed it.
 607        (when saved-yank-menu
 608          (setq yank-menu (copy-sequence saved-yank-menu))
 609          (fset 'yank-menu (cons 'keymap yank-menu))))))
 610   (if (numberp untranslated)
 611       (setq untranslated (this-single-command-raw-keys)))
 612   (let* ((event (if (and (symbolp (aref key 0))
 613                          (> (length key) 1)
 614                          (consp (aref key 1)))
 615                     (aref key 1)
 616                   (aref key 0)))
 617          (modifiers (event-modifiers event))
 618          (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) standard-output))
 619          (mouse-msg (if (or (memq 'click modifiers) (memq 'down modifiers)
 620                             (memq 'drag modifiers)) " at that spot" ""))
 621          (defn (key-binding key t))
 622          key-desc)
 623     ;; Handle the case where we faked an entry in "Select and Paste" menu.
 624     (if (and (eq defn nil)
 625              (stringp (aref key (1- (length key))))
 626              (eq (key-binding (substring key 0 -1)) 'yank-menu))
 627         (setq defn 'menu-bar-select-yank))
 628     ;; Don't bother user with strings from (e.g.) the select-paste menu.
 629     (if (stringp (aref key (1- (length key))))
 630         (aset key (1- (length key)) "(any string)"))
 631     (if (and (> (length untranslated) 0)
 632              (stringp (aref untranslated (1- (length untranslated)))))
 633         (aset untranslated (1- (length untranslated)) "(any string)"))
 634     ;; Now describe the key, perhaps as changed.
 635     (setq key-desc (help-key-description key untranslated))
 636     (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn) (equal defn 'undefined))
 637         (princ (format "%s%s is undefined" key-desc mouse-msg))
 638       (princ (format "%s%s runs the command %S" key-desc mouse-msg defn)))))
 639
 640 (defun describe-key (&optional key untranslated up-event)
 641   "Display documentation of the function invoked by KEY.
 642 KEY can be any kind of a key sequence; it can include keyboard events,
 643 mouse events, and/or menu events.  When calling from a program,
 644 pass KEY as a string or a vector.
 645
 646 If non-nil, UNTRANSLATED is a vector of the corresponding untranslated events.
 647 It can also be a number, in which case the untranslated events from
 648 the last key sequence entered are used.
 649 UP-EVENT is the up-event that was discarded by reading KEY, or nil.
 650
 651 If KEY is a menu item or a tool-bar button that is disabled, this command
 652 temporarily enables it to allow getting help on disabled items and buttons."
 653   (interactive
 654    (let ((enable-disabled-menus-and-buttons t)
 655          (cursor-in-echo-area t)
 656          saved-yank-menu)
 657      (unwind-protect
 658          (let (key)
 659            ;; If yank-menu is empty, populate it temporarily, so that
 660            ;; "Select and Paste" menu can generate a complete event.
 661            (when (null (cdr yank-menu))
 662              (setq saved-yank-menu (copy-sequence yank-menu))
 663              (menu-bar-update-yank-menu "(any string)" nil))
 664            (setq key (read-key-sequence "Describe key (or click or menu item): "))
 665            (list
 666             key
 667             (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg)
 668             ;; If KEY is a down-event, read and include the
 669             ;; corresponding up-event.  Note that there are also
 670             ;; down-events on scroll bars and mode lines: the actual
 671             ;; event then is in the second element of the vector.
 672             (and (vectorp key)
 673                  (let ((last-idx (1- (length key))))
 674                    (and (eventp (aref key last-idx))
 675                         (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key last-idx)))))
 676                  (or (and (eventp (aref key 0))
 677                           (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key 0)))
 678                           ;; However, for the C-down-mouse-2 popup
 679                           ;; menu, there is no subsequent up-event.  In
 680                           ;; this case, the up-event is the next
 681                           ;; element in the supplied vector.
 682                           (= (length key) 1))
 683                      (and (> (length key) 1)
 684                           (eventp (aref key 1))
 685                           (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key 1)))))
 686                  (read-event))))
 687        ;; Put yank-menu back as it was, if we changed it.
 688        (when saved-yank-menu
 689          (setq yank-menu (copy-sequence saved-yank-menu))
 690          (fset 'yank-menu (cons 'keymap yank-menu))))))
 691   (if (numberp untranslated)
 692       (setq untranslated (this-single-command-raw-keys)))
 693   (let* ((event (aref key (if (and (symbolp (aref key 0))
 694                                    (> (length key) 1)
 695                                    (consp (aref key 1)))
 696                               1
 697                             0)))
 698          (modifiers (event-modifiers event))
 699          (mouse-msg (if (or (memq 'click modifiers) (memq 'down modifiers)
 700                             (memq 'drag modifiers)) " at that spot" ""))
 701          (defn (key-binding key t))
 702          defn-up defn-up-tricky ev-type
 703          mouse-1-remapped mouse-1-tricky)
 704
 705     ;; Handle the case where we faked an entry in "Select and Paste" menu.
 706     (when (and (eq defn nil)
 707                (stringp (aref key (1- (length key))))
 708                (eq (key-binding (substring key 0 -1)) 'yank-menu))
 709       (setq defn 'menu-bar-select-yank))
 710     (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn) (equal defn 'undefined))
 711         (message "%s%s is undefined"
 712                  (help-key-description key untranslated) mouse-msg)
 713       (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function defn)
 714                        (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
 715       ;; Don't bother user with strings from (e.g.) the select-paste menu.
 716       (when (stringp (aref key (1- (length key))))
 717         (aset key (1- (length key)) "(any string)"))
 718       (when (and untranslated
 719                  (stringp (aref untranslated (1- (length untranslated)))))
 720         (aset untranslated (1- (length untranslated))
 721               "(any string)"))
 722       ;; Need to do this before erasing *Help* buffer in case event
 723       ;; is a mouse click in an existing *Help* buffer.
 724       (when up-event
 725         (setq ev-type (event-basic-type up-event))
 726         (let ((sequence (vector up-event)))
 727           (when (and (eq ev-type 'mouse-1)
 728                      mouse-1-click-follows-link
 729                      (not (eq mouse-1-click-follows-link 'double))
 730                      (setq mouse-1-remapped
 731                            (mouse-on-link-p (event-start up-event))))
 732             (setq mouse-1-tricky (and (integerp mouse-1-click-follows-link)
 733                                       (> mouse-1-click-follows-link 0)))
 734             (cond ((stringp mouse-1-remapped)
 735                    (setq sequence mouse-1-remapped))
 736                   ((vectorp mouse-1-remapped)
 737                    (setcar up-event (elt mouse-1-remapped 0)))
 738                   (t (setcar up-event 'mouse-2))))
 739           (setq defn-up (key-binding sequence nil nil (event-start up-event)))
 740           (when mouse-1-tricky
 741             (setq sequence (vector up-event))
 742             (aset sequence 0 'mouse-1)
 743             (setq defn-up-tricky (key-binding sequence nil nil (event-start up-event))))))
 744       (with-help-window (help-buffer)
 745         (princ (help-key-description key untranslated))
 746         (princ (format "\
 747 %s runs the command %S, which is "
 748                        mouse-msg defn))
 749         (describe-function-1 defn)
 750         (when up-event
 751           (unless (or (null defn-up)
 752                       (integerp defn-up)
 753                       (equal defn-up 'undefined))
 754             (princ (format "
 755
 756 ----------------- up-event %s----------------
 757
 758 %s%s%s runs the command %S, which is "
 759                            (if mouse-1-tricky "(short click) " "")
 760                            (key-description (vector up-event))
 761                            mouse-msg
 762                            (if mouse-1-remapped
 763                                " is remapped to <mouse-2>, which" "")
 764                            defn-up))
 765             (describe-function-1 defn-up))
 766           (unless (or (null defn-up-tricky)
 767                       (integerp defn-up-tricky)
 768                       (eq defn-up-tricky 'undefined))
 769             (princ (format "
 770
 771 ----------------- up-event (long click) ----------------
 772
 773 Pressing <%S>%s for longer than %d milli-seconds
 774 runs the command %S, which is "
 775                            ev-type mouse-msg
 776                            mouse-1-click-follows-link
 777                            defn-up-tricky))
 778             (describe-function-1 defn-up-tricky)))))))
 779 \f
 780 (defun describe-mode (&optional buffer)
 781   "Display documentation of current major mode and minor modes.
 782 A brief summary of the minor modes comes first, followed by the
 783 major mode description.  This is followed by detailed
 784 descriptions of the minor modes, each on a separate page.
 785
 786 For this to work correctly for a minor mode, the mode's indicator
 787 variable \(listed in `minor-mode-alist') must also be a function
 788 whose documentation describes the minor mode.
 789
 790 If called from Lisp with a non-nil BUFFER argument, display
 791 documentation for the major and minor modes of that buffer."
 792   (interactive "@")
 793   (unless buffer (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
 794   (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-mode buffer)
 795                    (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
 796   ;; For the sake of help-do-xref and help-xref-go-back,
 797   ;; don't switch buffers before calling `help-buffer'.
 798   (with-help-window (help-buffer)
 799     (with-current-buffer buffer
 800       (let (minor-modes)
 801         ;; Older packages do not register in minor-mode-list but only in
 802         ;; minor-mode-alist.
 803         (dolist (x minor-mode-alist)
 804           (setq x (car x))
 805           (unless (memq x minor-mode-list)
 806             (push x minor-mode-list)))
 807         ;; Find enabled minor mode we will want to mention.
 808         (dolist (mode minor-mode-list)
 809           ;; Document a minor mode if it is listed in minor-mode-alist,
 810           ;; non-nil, and has a function definition.
 811           (let ((fmode (or (get mode :minor-mode-function) mode)))
 812             (and (boundp mode) (symbol-value mode)
 813                  (fboundp fmode)
 814                  (let ((pretty-minor-mode
 815                         (if (string-match "\\(\\(-minor\\)?-mode\\)?\\'"
 816                                           (symbol-name fmode))
 817                             (capitalize
 818                              (substring (symbol-name fmode)
 819                                         0 (match-beginning 0)))
 820                           fmode)))
 821                    (push (list fmode pretty-minor-mode
 822                                (format-mode-line (assq mode minor-mode-alist)))
 823                          minor-modes)))))
 824         (setq minor-modes
 825               (sort minor-modes
 826                     (lambda (a b) (string-lessp (cadr a) (cadr b)))))
 827         (when minor-modes
 828           (princ "Enabled minor modes:\n")
 829           (make-local-variable 'help-button-cache)
 830           (with-current-buffer standard-output
 831             (dolist (mode minor-modes)
 832               (let ((mode-function (nth 0 mode))
 833                     (pretty-minor-mode (nth 1 mode))
 834                     (indicator (nth 2 mode)))
 835                 (add-text-properties 0 (length pretty-minor-mode)
 836                                      '(face bold) pretty-minor-mode)
 837                 (save-excursion
 838                   (goto-char (point-max))
 839                   (princ "\n\f\n")
 840                   (push (point-marker) help-button-cache)
 841                   ;; Document the minor modes fully.
 842                   (insert pretty-minor-mode)
 843                   (princ (format " minor mode (%s):\n"
 844                                  (if (zerop (length indicator))
 845                                      "no indicator"
 846                                    (format "indicator%s"
 847                                            indicator))))
 848                   (princ (documentation mode-function)))
 849                 (insert-button pretty-minor-mode
 850                                'action (car help-button-cache)
 851                                'follow-link t
 852                                'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show full information")
 853                 (newline)))
 854             (forward-line -1)
 855             (fill-paragraph nil)
 856             (forward-line 1))
 857
 858           (princ "\n(Information about these minor modes follows the major mode info.)\n\n"))
 859         ;; Document the major mode.
 860         (let ((mode mode-name))
 861           (with-current-buffer standard-output
 862             (let ((start (point)))
 863               (insert (format-mode-line mode nil nil buffer))
 864               (add-text-properties start (point) '(face bold)))))
 865         (princ " mode")
 866         (let* ((mode major-mode)
 867                (file-name (find-lisp-object-file-name mode nil)))
 868           (when file-name
 869             (princ (concat " defined in `" (file-name-nondirectory file-name) "'"))
 870             ;; Make a hyperlink to the library.
 871             (with-current-buffer standard-output
 872               (save-excursion
 873                 (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
 874                 (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def mode file-name)))))
 875         (princ ":\n")
 876         (princ (documentation major-mode)))))
 877   ;; For the sake of IELM and maybe others
 878   nil)
 879
 880
 881 (defun describe-minor-mode (minor-mode)
 882   "Display documentation of a minor mode given as MINOR-MODE.
 883 MINOR-MODE can be a minor mode symbol or a minor mode indicator string
 884 appeared on the mode-line."
 885   (interactive (list (completing-read
 886                       "Minor mode: "
 887                               (nconc
 888                                (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol)
 889                                (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator)
 890                                ))))
 891   (if (symbolp minor-mode)
 892       (setq minor-mode (symbol-name minor-mode)))
 893   (let ((symbols (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol))
 894         (indicators (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator)))
 895     (cond
 896      ((member minor-mode symbols)
 897       (describe-minor-mode-from-symbol (intern minor-mode)))
 898      ((member minor-mode indicators)
 899       (describe-minor-mode-from-indicator minor-mode))
 900      (t
 901       (error "No such minor mode: %s" minor-mode)))))
 902
 903 ;; symbol
 904 (defun describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol ()
 905   ;; In order to list up all minor modes, minor-mode-list
 906   ;; is used here instead of minor-mode-alist.
 907   (delq nil (mapcar 'symbol-name minor-mode-list)))
 908
 909 (defun describe-minor-mode-from-symbol (symbol)
 910   "Display documentation of a minor mode given as a symbol, SYMBOL"
 911   (interactive (list (intern (completing-read
 912                               "Minor mode symbol: "
 913                               (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol)))))
 914   (if (fboundp symbol)
 915       (describe-function symbol)
 916     (describe-variable symbol)))
 917
 918 ;; indicator
 919 (defun describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator ()
 920   (delq nil
 921         (mapcar (lambda (x)
 922                   (let ((i (format-mode-line x)))
 923                     ;; remove first space if existed
 924                     (cond
 925                      ((= 0 (length i))
 926                       nil)
 927                      ((eq (aref i 0) ?\s)
 928                       (substring i 1))
 929                      (t
 930                       i))))
 931                 minor-mode-alist)))
 932
 933 (defun describe-minor-mode-from-indicator (indicator)
 934   "Display documentation of a minor mode specified by INDICATOR.
 935 If you call this function interactively, you can give indicator which
 936 is currently activated with completion."
 937   (interactive (list
 938                 (completing-read
 939                  "Minor mode indicator: "
 940                  (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator))))
 941   (let ((minor-mode (lookup-minor-mode-from-indicator indicator)))
 942     (if minor-mode
 943         (describe-minor-mode-from-symbol minor-mode)
 944       (error "Cannot find minor mode for `%s'" indicator))))
 945
 946 (defun lookup-minor-mode-from-indicator (indicator)
 947   "Return a minor mode symbol from its indicator on the mode line."
 948   ;; remove first space if existed
 949   (if (and (< 0 (length indicator))
 950            (eq (aref indicator 0) ?\s))
 951       (setq indicator (substring indicator 1)))
 952   (let ((minor-modes minor-mode-alist)
 953         result)
 954     (while minor-modes
 955       (let* ((minor-mode (car (car minor-modes)))
 956              (anindicator (format-mode-line
 957                            (car (cdr (car minor-modes))))))
 958         ;; remove first space if existed
 959         (if (and (stringp anindicator)
 960                  (> (length anindicator) 0)
 961                  (eq (aref anindicator 0) ?\s))
 962             (setq anindicator (substring anindicator 1)))
 963         (if (equal indicator anindicator)
 964             (setq result minor-mode
 965                   minor-modes nil)
 966           (setq minor-modes (cdr minor-modes)))))
 967     result))
 968 \f
 969 ;;; Automatic resizing of temporary buffers.
 970 (defcustom temp-buffer-max-height
 971   (lambda (buffer)
 972     (if (eq (selected-window) (frame-root-window))
 973         (/ (x-display-pixel-height) (frame-char-height) 2)
 974       (/ (- (frame-height) 2) 2)))
 975   "Maximum height of a window displaying a temporary buffer.
 976 This is effective only when Temp Buffer Resize mode is enabled.
 977 The value is the maximum height (in lines) which
 978 `resize-temp-buffer-window' will give to a window displaying a
 979 temporary buffer.  It can also be a function to be called to
 980 choose the height for such a buffer.  It gets one argument, the
 981 buffer, and should return a positive integer.  At the time the
 982 function is called, the window to be resized is selected."
 983   :type '(choice integer function)
 984   :group 'help
 985   :version "24.3")
 986
 987 (define-minor-mode temp-buffer-resize-mode
 988   "Toggle auto-resizing temporary buffer windows (Temp Buffer Resize Mode).
 989 With a prefix argument ARG, enable Temp Buffer Resize mode if ARG
 990 is positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp,
 991 enable the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
 992
 993 When Temp Buffer Resize mode is enabled, the windows in which we
 994 show a temporary buffer are automatically resized in height to
 995 fit the buffer's contents, but never more than
 996 `temp-buffer-max-height' nor less than `window-min-height'.
 997
 998 A window is resized only if it has been specially created for the
 999 buffer.  Windows that have shown another buffer before are not
1000 resized.  A frame is resized only if `fit-frame-to-buffer' is
1001 non-nil.
1002
1003 This mode is used by `help', `apropos' and `completion' buffers,
1004 and some others."
1005   :global t :group 'help
1006   (if temp-buffer-resize-mode
1007       ;; `help-make-xrefs' may add a `back' button and thus increase the
1008       ;; text size, so `resize-temp-buffer-window' must be run *after* it.
1009       (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window 'append)
1010     (remove-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window)))
1011
1012 (defun resize-temp-buffer-window (&optional window)
1013   "Resize WINDOW to fit its contents.
1014 WINDOW can be any live window and defaults to the selected one.
1015
1016 Do not make WINDOW higher than `temp-buffer-max-height' nor
1017 smaller than `window-min-height'.  Do nothing if WINDOW is not
1018 vertically combined, some of its contents are scrolled out of
1019 view, or WINDOW was not created by `display-buffer'."
1020   (setq window (window-normalize-window window t))
1021   (let ((buffer-name (buffer-name (window-buffer window))))
1022     (let ((height (if (functionp temp-buffer-max-height)
1023                       (with-selected-window window
1024                         (funcall temp-buffer-max-height (window-buffer)))
1025                     temp-buffer-max-height))
1026           (quit-cadr (cadr (window-parameter window 'quit-restore))))
1027       (cond
1028        ;; Resize WINDOW iff it was split off by `display-buffer'.
1029        ((and (eq quit-cadr 'window)
1030              (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-min) window)
1031              (window-combined-p window))
1032         (fit-window-to-buffer window height))
1033        ;; Resize FRAME iff it was created by `display-buffer'.
1034        ((and fit-frame-to-buffer
1035              (eq quit-cadr 'frame)
1036              (eq window (frame-root-window window)))
1037         (let ((frame (window-frame window)))
1038           (fit-frame-to-buffer
1039            frame (+ (frame-height frame)
1040                     (- (window-total-size window))
1041                     height))))))))
1042
1043 ;;; Help windows.
1044 (defcustom help-window-select 'other
1045     "Non-nil means select help window for viewing.
1046 Choices are:
1047  never (nil) Select help window only if there is no other window
1048              on its frame.
1049  other       Select help window unless the selected window is the
1050              only other window on the help window's frame.
1051  always (t)  Always select the help window.
1052
1053 This option has effect if and only if the help window was created
1054 by `with-help-window'"
1055   :type '(choice (const :tag "never (nil)" nil)
1056                  (const :tag "other" other)
1057                  (const :tag "always (t)" t))
1058   :group 'help
1059   :version "23.1")
1060
1061 (defcustom help-enable-auto-load t
1062   "Whether Help commands can perform autoloading.
1063 If non-nil, whenever \\[describe-function] is called for an
1064 autoloaded function whose docstring contains any key substitution
1065 construct (see `substitute-command-keys'), the library is loaded,
1066 so that the documentation can show the right key bindings."
1067   :type 'boolean
1068   :group 'help
1069   :version "24.3")
1070
1071 (defun help-window-display-message (quit-part window &optional scroll)
1072   "Display message telling how to quit and scroll help window.
1073 QUIT-PART is a string telling how to quit the help window WINDOW.
1074 Optional argument SCROLL non-nil means tell how to scroll WINDOW.
1075 SCROLL equal `other' means tell how to scroll the \"other\"
1076 window."
1077   (let ((scroll-part
1078          (cond
1079           ;; If we don't have QUIT-PART we probably reuse a window
1080           ;; showing the same buffer so we don't show any message.
1081           ((not quit-part) nil)
1082           ((pos-visible-in-window-p
1083             (with-current-buffer (window-buffer window)
1084               (point-max)) window t)
1085            ;; Buffer end is at least partially visible, no need to talk
1086            ;; about scrolling.
1087            ".")
1088           ((eq scroll 'other)
1089            ", \\[scroll-other-window] to scroll help.")
1090           (scroll ", \\[scroll-up] to scroll help."))))
1091     (message "%s"
1092      (substitute-command-keys (concat quit-part scroll-part)))))
1093
1094 (defun help-window-setup (help-window)
1095   "Set up help window for `with-help-window'.
1096 HELP-WINDOW is the window used for displaying the help buffer."
1097   (let* ((help-buffer (when (window-live-p help-window)
1098                         (window-buffer help-window)))
1099          (help-setup (when (window-live-p help-window)
1100                        (car (window-parameter help-window 'quit-restore)))))
1101     (when help-buffer
1102       ;; Handle `help-window-point-marker'.
1103       (when (eq (marker-buffer help-window-point-marker) help-buffer)
1104         (set-window-point help-window help-window-point-marker)
1105         ;; Reset `help-window-point-marker'.
1106         (set-marker help-window-point-marker nil))
1107
1108       (cond
1109        ((or (eq help-window (selected-window))
1110             (and (or (eq help-window-select t)
1111                      (eq help-setup 'frame)
1112                      (and (eq help-window-select 'other)
1113                           (eq (window-frame help-window) (selected-frame))
1114                           (> (length (window-list nil 'no-mini)) 2)))
1115                  (select-window help-window)))
1116         ;; The help window is or gets selected ...
1117         (help-window-display-message
1118          (cond
1119           ((eq help-setup 'window)
1120            ;; ... and is new, ...
1121            "Type \"q\" to delete help window")
1122           ((eq help-setup 'frame)
1123            "Type \"q\" to delete help frame")
1124           ((eq help-setup 'other)
1125            ;; ... or displayed some other buffer before.
1126            "Type \"q\" to restore previous buffer"))
1127          help-window t))
1128        ((and (eq (window-frame help-window) (selected-frame))
1129              (= (length (window-list nil 'no-mini)) 2))
1130         ;; There are two windows on the help window's frame and the
1131         ;; other one is the selected one.
1132         (help-window-display-message
1133          (cond
1134           ((eq help-setup 'window)
1135            "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to delete the help window")
1136           ((eq help-setup 'other)
1137            "Type \"q\" in help window to restore its previous buffer"))
1138          help-window 'other))
1139        (t
1140         ;; The help window is not selected ...
1141         (help-window-display-message
1142          (cond
1143           ((eq help-setup 'window)
1144            ;; ... and is new, ...
1145            "Type \"q\" in help window to delete it")
1146           ((eq help-setup 'other)
1147            ;; ... or displayed some other buffer before.
1148            "Type \"q\" in help window to restore previous buffer"))
1149          help-window))))))
1150
1151 ;; `with-help-window' is a wrapper for `with-output-to-temp-buffer'
1152 ;; providing the following additional twists:
1153
1154 ;; (1) Issue more accurate messages telling how to scroll and quit the
1155 ;; help window.
1156
1157 ;; (2) An option (customizable via `help-window-select') to select the
1158 ;; help window automatically.
1159
1160 ;; (3) A marker (`help-window-point-marker') to move point in the help
1161 ;; window to an arbitrary buffer position.
1162
1163 ;; Note: It's usually always wrong to use `help-print-return-message' in
1164 ;; the body of `with-help-window'.
1165 (defmacro with-help-window (buffer-name &rest body)
1166   "Display buffer with name BUFFER-NAME in a help window evaluating BODY.
1167 Select help window if the actual value of the user option
1168 `help-window-select' says so.  Return last value in BODY."
1169   (declare (indent 1) (debug t))
1170   `(progn
1171      ;; Make `help-window-point-marker' point nowhere.  The only place
1172      ;; where this should be set to a buffer position is within BODY.
1173      (set-marker help-window-point-marker nil)
1174      (let* (help-window
1175             (temp-buffer-show-hook
1176              (cons (lambda () (setq help-window (selected-window)))
1177                    temp-buffer-show-hook)))
1178        ;; Return value returned by `with-output-to-temp-buffer'.
1179        (prog1
1180            (with-output-to-temp-buffer ,buffer-name
1181              (progn ,@body))
1182          (help-window-setup help-window)))))
1183
1184 ;; Called from C, on encountering `help-char' when reading a char.
1185 ;; Don't print to *Help*; that would clobber Help history.
1186 (defun help-form-show ()
1187   "Display the output of a non-nil `help-form'."
1188   (let ((msg (eval help-form)))
1189     (if (stringp msg)
1190         (with-output-to-temp-buffer " *Char Help*"
1191           (princ msg)))))
1192 \f
1193 (provide 'help)
1194
1195 ;;; help.el ends here