1 ;;; ediff-help.el --- Code related to the contents of Ediff help buffers
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5 ;; Author: Michael Kifer <kifer@cs.stonybrook.edu>
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28 ;; Compiler pacifier start
29 (defvar ediff-multiframe
)
36 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-head
37 " Move around | Toggle features | Manipulate
38 =====================|===========================|============================="
39 "The head of the full help message.")
40 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-tail
41 "=====================|===========================|=============================
42 R -show registry | = -compare regions | M -show session group
43 D -diff output | E -browse Ediff manual| G -send bug report
44 i -status info | ? -help off | z/q -suspend/quit
45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
46 For help on a specific command: Click Button 2 over it; or
47 Put the cursor over it and type RET."
48 "The tail of the full-help message.")
50 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-compare3
52 p,DEL -previous diff | | -vert/horiz split | xy -copy buf X's region to Y
53 n,SPC -next diff | h -highlighting | rx -restore buf X's old diff
54 j -jump to diff | @ -auto-refinement | * -refine current region
55 gx -goto X's point| ## -ignore whitespace | ! -update diff regions
56 C-l -recenter | #c -ignore case |
57 v/V -scroll up/dn | #f/#h -focus/hide regions | wx -save buf X
58 </> -scroll lt/rt | X -read-only in buf X | wd -save diff output
59 ~ -rotate buffers| m -wide display |
61 "Help message usually used for 3-way comparison.
62 Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
64 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-compare2
66 p,DEL -previous diff | | -vert/horiz split |a/b -copy A/B's region to B/A
67 n,SPC -next diff | h -highlighting | rx -restore buf X's old diff
68 j -jump to diff | @ -auto-refinement | * -refine current region
69 gx -goto X's point| ## -ignore whitespace | ! -update diff regions
70 C-l -recenter | #c -ignore case |
71 v/V -scroll up/dn | #f/#h -focus/hide regions | wx -save buf X
72 </> -scroll lt/rt | X -read-only in buf X | wd -save diff output
73 ~ -swap variants | m -wide display |
75 "Help message usually used for 2-way comparison.
76 Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
78 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-narrow2
80 p,DEL -previous diff | | -vert/horiz split |a/b -copy A/B's region to B/A
81 n,SPC -next diff | h -highlighting | rx -restore buf X's old diff
82 j -jump to diff | @ -auto-refinement | * -refine current region
83 gx -goto X's point| ## -ignore whitespace | ! -update diff regions
84 C-l -recenter | #c -ignore case | % -narrow/widen buffs
85 v/V -scroll up/dn | #f/#h -focus/hide regions | wx -save buf X
86 </> -scroll lt/rt | X -read-only in buf X | wd -save diff output
87 ~ -swap variants | m -wide display |
89 "Help message when comparing windows or regions line-by-line.
90 Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
92 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-word-mode
94 p,DEL -previous diff | | -vert/horiz split | xy -copy buf X's region to Y
95 n,SPC -next diff | h -highlighting | rx -restore buf X's old diff
97 gx -goto X's point| % -narrow/widen buffs | ! -recompute diffs
98 C-l -recenter | #c -ignore case |
99 v/V -scroll up/dn | #f/#h -focus/hide regions | wx -save buf X
100 </> -scroll lt/rt | X -read-only in buf X | wd -save diff output
101 ~ -swap variants | m -wide display |
103 "Help message when comparing windows or regions word-by-word.
104 Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
106 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-merge
108 p,DEL -previous diff | | -vert/horiz split | x -copy buf X's region to C
109 n,SPC -next diff | h -highlighting | r -restore buf C's old diff
110 j -jump to diff | @ -auto-refinement | * -refine current region
111 gx -goto X's point| ## -ignore whitespace | ! -update diff regions
112 C-l -recenter | #f/#h -focus/hide regions | + -combine diff regions
113 v/V -scroll up/dn | X -read-only in buf X | wx -save buf X
114 </> -scroll lt/rt | m -wide display | wd -save diff output
115 ~ -swap variants | s -shrink window C | / -show/hide ancestor buff
116 | $$ -show clashes only | & -merge w/new default
117 | $* -skip changed regions |
119 "Help message for merge sessions.
120 Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
122 ;; The actual long help message.
123 (ediff-defvar-local ediff-long-help-message
""
124 "Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
126 (defconst ediff-brief-message-string
128 "Contents of the brief help message.")
129 ;; The actual brief help message
130 (ediff-defvar-local ediff-brief-help-message
""
131 "Normally, not a user option. See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
133 (ediff-defvar-local ediff-brief-help-message-function nil
134 "The brief help message that the user can customize.
135 If the user sets this to a parameter-less function, Ediff will use it to
136 produce the brief help message. This function must return a string.")
137 (ediff-defvar-local ediff-long-help-message-function nil
138 "The long help message that the user can customize.
139 See `ediff-brief-help-message-function' for more.")
141 (defcustom ediff-use-long-help-message nil
142 "If t, Ediff displays a long help message. Short help message otherwise."
144 :group
'ediff-window
)
146 ;; The actual help message.
147 (ediff-defvar-local ediff-help-message
""
148 "The actual help message.
149 Normally, the user shouldn't touch this. However, if you want Ediff to
150 start up with different help messages for different jobs, you can change
151 the value of this variable and the variables `ediff-help-message-*' in
152 `ediff-startup-hook'.")
155 ;; the keymap that defines clicks over the quick help regions
156 (defvar ediff-help-region-map
(make-sparse-keymap))
159 ediff-help-region-map
160 (if (featurep 'emacs
) [mouse-2
] [button2])
161 'ediff-help-for-quick-help)
163 ;; runs in the control buffer
164 (defun ediff-set-help-overlays ()
165 (goto-char (point-min))
166 (let (overl beg end cmd)
167 (while (re-search-forward " *\\([^ \t\n|]+\\||\\) +-[^|\n]+" nil 'noerror)
168 (setq beg (match-beginning 0)
170 cmd (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1)))
171 (setq overl (ediff-make-overlay beg end))
172 (if (featurep 'emacs)
173 (ediff-overlay-put overl 'mouse-face 'highlight)
174 (ediff-overlay-put overl 'highlight t))
175 (ediff-overlay-put overl 'ediff-help-info cmd))))
178 (defun ediff-help-for-quick-help ()
179 "Explain Ediff commands in more detail."
181 (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
182 (let ((pos (ediff-event-point last-command-event))
185 (if (featurep 'xemacs)
186 (setq overl (extent-at pos (current-buffer) 'ediff-help-info)
187 cmd (ediff-overlay-get overl 'ediff-help-info))
188 (setq cmd (car (mapcar (lambda (elt)
189 (overlay-get elt 'ediff-help-info))
190 (overlays-at pos)))))
192 (if (not (stringp cmd))
193 (user-error "Hmm... I don't see an Ediff command around here..."))
195 (ediff-documentation "Quick Help Commands")
197 (let (case-fold-search)
198 (cond ((string= cmd "?") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]\\?['’]"))
199 ((string= cmd "G") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]G['’]"))
200 ((string= cmd "E") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]E['’]"))
201 ((string= cmd "wd") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]wd['’]"))
202 ((string= cmd "wx") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]wa['’]"))
203 ((string= cmd "a/b") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]a['’]"))
204 ((string= cmd "x") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]a['’]"))
205 ((string= cmd "xy") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]ab['’]"))
206 ((string= cmd "p,DEL") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]p['’]"))
207 ((string= cmd "n,SPC") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]n['’]"))
208 ((string= cmd "j") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]j['’]"))
209 ((string= cmd "gx") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]ga['’]"))
210 ((string= cmd "!") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]!['’]"))
211 ((string= cmd "*") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]\\*['’]"))
212 ((string= cmd "m") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]m['’]"))
213 ((string= cmd "|") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]|['’]"))
214 ((string= cmd "@") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]@['’]"))
215 ((string= cmd "h") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]h['’]"))
216 ((string= cmd "r") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]r['’]"))
217 ((string= cmd "rx") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]ra['’]"))
218 ((string= cmd "##") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]##['’]"))
219 ((string= cmd "#c") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]#c['’]"))
220 ((string= cmd "#f/#h") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]#f['’]"))
221 ((string= cmd "X") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]A['’]"))
222 ((string= cmd "v/V") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]v['’]"))
223 ((string= cmd "</>") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]<['’]"))
224 ((string= cmd "~") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]~['’]"))
225 ((string= cmd "i") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]i['’]"))
226 ((string= cmd "D") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]D['’]"))
227 ((string= cmd "R") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]R['’]"))
228 ((string= cmd "M") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]M['’]"))
229 ((string= cmd "z/q") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]z['’]"))
230 ((string= cmd "%") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]%['’]"))
231 ((string= cmd "C-l") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]C-l['’]"))
232 ((string= cmd "$$") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]\\$\\$['’]"))
233 ((string= cmd "$*") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]\\$\\*['’]"))
234 ((string= cmd "/") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]/['’]"))
235 ((string= cmd "&") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]&['’]"))
236 ((string= cmd "s") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]s['’]"))
237 ((string= cmd "+") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]\\+['’]"))
238 ((string= cmd "=") (re-search-forward "^['`‘]=['’]"))
239 (t (user-error "Undocumented command! Type `G' in Ediff Control Panel to drop a note to the Ediff maintainer")))
240 ) ; let case-fold-search
244 ;; assuming we are in control window, calculate length of the first line in
246 (defun ediff-help-message-line-length ()
248 (goto-char (point-min))
249 (if ediff-use-long-help-message
255 (defun ediff-indent-help-message ()
256 (let* ((shift (/ (max 0 (- (window-width)
257 (ediff-help-message-line-length)))
259 (str (make-string shift ?\ )))
261 (goto-char (point-min))
262 (while (< (point) (point-max))
268 ;; compose the help message as a string
269 (defun ediff-set-help-message ()
270 (setq ediff-long-help-message
271 (cond ((and ediff-long-help-message-function
272 (or (symbolp ediff-long-help-message-function)
273 (consp ediff-long-help-message-function)))
274 (funcall ediff-long-help-message-function))
276 (concat ediff-long-help-message-head
277 ediff-long-help-message-word-mode
278 ediff-long-help-message-tail))
280 (concat ediff-long-help-message-head
281 ediff-long-help-message-narrow2
282 ediff-long-help-message-tail))
284 (concat ediff-long-help-message-head
285 ediff-long-help-message-merge
286 ediff-long-help-message-tail))
288 (concat ediff-long-help-message-head
289 ediff-long-help-message-compare3
290 ediff-long-help-message-tail))
292 (concat ediff-long-help-message-head
293 ediff-long-help-message-compare2
294 ediff-long-help-message-tail))))
295 (setq ediff-brief-help-message
296 (cond ((and ediff-brief-help-message-function
297 (or (symbolp ediff-brief-help-message-function)
298 (consp ediff-brief-help-message-function)))
299 (funcall ediff-brief-help-message-function))
300 ((stringp ediff-brief-help-message-function)
301 ediff-brief-help-message-function)
302 ((ediff-multiframe-setup-p) ediff-brief-message-string)
303 (t ; long brief msg, not multiframe --- put in the middle
304 ediff-brief-message-string)
306 (setq ediff-help-message (if ediff-use-long-help-message
307 ediff-long-help-message
308 ediff-brief-help-message))
309 (run-hooks 'ediff-display-help-hook))
312 (defun ediff-customize ()
314 (customize-group "ediff"))
317 (provide 'ediff-help)
320 ;;; ediff-help.el ends here