lisp/help-mode.el

   1 ;;; help-mode.el --- `help-mode' used by *Help* buffers
   2
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   5
   6 ;; Maintainer: FSF
   7 ;; Keywords: help, internal
   8
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  25
  26 ;;; Commentary:
  27
  28 ;; Defines `help-mode', which is the mode used by *Help* buffers, and
  29 ;; associated support machinery, such as adding hyperlinks, etc.,
  30
  31 ;;; Code:
  32
  33 (require 'button)
  34 (require 'view)
  35
  36 (defvar help-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap)
  37   "Keymap for help mode.")
  38
  39 (set-keymap-parent help-mode-map button-buffer-map)
  40
  41 (define-key help-mode-map [mouse-2] 'help-follow-mouse)
  42 (define-key help-mode-map "\C-c\C-b" 'help-go-back)
  43 (define-key help-mode-map "\C-c\C-c" 'help-follow)
  44 ;; Documentation only, since we use minor-mode-overriding-map-alist.
  45 (define-key help-mode-map "\r" 'help-follow)
  46
  47 (defvar help-xref-stack nil
  48   "A stack of ways by which to return to help buffers after following xrefs.
  49 Used by `help-follow' and `help-xref-go-back'.
  50 An element looks like (POSITION FUNCTION ARGS...).
  51 To use the element, do (apply FUNCTION ARGS) then goto the point.")
  52 (put 'help-xref-stack 'permanent-local t)
  53 (make-variable-buffer-local 'help-xref-stack)
  54
  55 (defvar help-xref-stack-item nil
  56   "An item for `help-follow' in this buffer to push onto `help-xref-stack'.
  57 The format is (FUNCTION ARGS...).")
  58 (put 'help-xref-stack-item 'permanent-local t)
  59 (make-variable-buffer-local 'help-xref-stack-item)
  60
  61 (setq-default help-xref-stack nil help-xref-stack-item nil)
  62
  63 (defcustom help-mode-hook nil
  64   "Hook run by `help-mode'."
  65   :type 'hook
  66   :group 'help)
  67 \f
  68 ;; Button types used by help
  69
  70 (define-button-type 'help-xref
  71   'action #'help-button-action)
  72
  73 (defun help-button-action (button)
  74   "Call BUTTON's help function."
  75   (help-do-xref (button-start button)
  76                 (button-get button 'help-function)
  77                 (button-get button 'help-args)))
  78
  79 ;; These 6 calls to define-button-type were generated in a dolist
  80 ;; loop, but that is bad because it means these button types don't
  81 ;; have an easily found definition.
  82
  83 (define-button-type 'help-function
  84   :supertype 'help-xref
  85   'help-function 'describe-function
  86   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this function"))
  87
  88 (define-button-type 'help-variable
  89   :supertype 'help-xref
  90   'help-function 'describe-variable
  91   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this variable"))
  92
  93 (define-button-type 'help-face
  94   :supertype 'help-xref
  95   'help-function 'describe-face
  96   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this face"))
  97
  98 (define-button-type 'help-coding-system
  99   :supertype 'help-xref
 100   'help-function 'describe-coding-system
 101   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this coding system"))
 102
 103 (define-button-type 'help-input-method
 104   :supertype 'help-xref
 105   'help-function 'describe-input-method
 106   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this input method"))
 107
 108 (define-button-type 'help-character-set
 109   :supertype 'help-xref
 110   'help-function 'describe-character-set
 111   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this character set"))
 112
 113 ;; make some more ideosyncratic button types
 114
 115 (define-button-type 'help-symbol
 116   :supertype 'help-xref
 117   'help-function #'help-xref-interned
 118   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: describe this symbol"))
 119
 120 (define-button-type 'help-back
 121   :supertype 'help-xref
 122   'help-function #'help-xref-go-back
 123   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: go back to previous help buffer"))
 124
 125 (define-button-type 'help-info
 126   :supertype 'help-xref
 127   'help-function #'info
 128   'help-echo (purecopy"mouse-2, RET: read this Info node"))
 129
 130 (define-button-type 'help-customize-variable
 131   :supertype 'help-xref
 132   'help-function (lambda (v)
 133                    (if help-xref-stack
 134                        (pop help-xref-stack))
 135                    (customize-variable v))
 136   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: customize variable"))
 137
 138 (define-button-type 'help-customize-face
 139   :supertype 'help-xref
 140   'help-function (lambda (v)
 141                    (if help-xref-stack
 142                        (pop help-xref-stack))
 143                    (customize-face v))
 144   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: customize face"))
 145
 146 (define-button-type 'help-function-def
 147   :supertype 'help-xref
 148   'help-function (lambda (fun file)
 149                    (require 'find-func)
 150                    (when (eq file 'C-source)
 151                      (setq file
 152                            (help-C-file-name (indirect-function fun) 'fun)))
 153                    ;; Don't use find-function-noselect because it follows
 154                    ;; aliases (which fails for built-in functions).
 155                    (let ((location
 156                           (find-function-search-for-symbol fun nil file)))
 157                      (pop-to-buffer (car location))
 158                      (goto-char (cdr location))))
 159   'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: find function's definition"))
 160
 161 (define-button-type 'help-variable-def
 162   :supertype 'help-xref
 163   'help-function (lambda (var &optional file)
 164                    (when (eq file 'C-source)
 165                      (setq file (help-C-file-name var 'var)))
 166                    (let ((location (find-variable-noselect var file)))
 167                      (pop-to-buffer (car location))
 168                      (goto-char (cdr location))))
 169   'help-echo (purecopy"mouse-2, RET: find variable's definition"))
 170
 171 \f
 172 ;;;###autoload
 173 (defun help-mode ()
 174   "Major mode for viewing help text and navigating references in it.
 175 Entry to this mode runs the normal hook `help-mode-hook'.
 176 Commands:
 177 \\{help-mode-map}"
 178   (interactive)
 179   (kill-all-local-variables)
 180   (use-local-map help-mode-map)
 181   (setq mode-name "Help")
 182   (setq major-mode 'help-mode)
 183   (view-mode)
 184   (make-local-variable 'view-no-disable-on-exit)
 185   (setq view-no-disable-on-exit t)
 186   (run-hooks 'help-mode-hook))
 187
 188 ;;;###autoload
 189 (defun help-mode-setup ()
 190   (help-mode)
 191   (setq buffer-read-only nil))
 192
 193 ;;;###autoload
 194 (defun help-mode-finish ()
 195   (let ((entry (assq (selected-window) view-return-to-alist)))
 196         (if entry (setcdr entry (cons (selected-window)
 197                                       help-return-method))
 198           (setq view-return-to-alist
 199                 (cons (cons (selected-window) help-return-method)
 200                       view-return-to-alist))))
 201   (when (eq major-mode 'help-mode)
 202     ;; View mode's read-only status of existing *Help* buffer is lost
 203     ;; by with-output-to-temp-buffer.
 204     (toggle-read-only 1)
 205     (help-make-xrefs (current-buffer))))
 206 \f
 207 ;; Grokking cross-reference information in doc strings and
 208 ;; hyperlinking it.
 209
 210 ;; This may have some scope for extension and the same or something
 211 ;; similar should be done for widget doc strings, which currently use
 212 ;; another mechanism.
 213
 214 (defvar help-back-label (purecopy "[back]")
 215   "Label to use by `help-make-xrefs' for the go-back reference.")
 216
 217 (defconst help-xref-symbol-regexp
 218   (purecopy (concat "\\(\\<\\(\\(variable\\|option\\)\\|"
 219                     "\\(function\\|command\\)\\|"
 220                     "\\(face\\)\\|"
 221                     "\\(symbol\\)\\|"
 222                     "\\(source \\(?:code \\)?\\(?:of\\|for\\)\\)\\)"
 223                     "[ \t\n]+\\)?"
 224                     ;; Note starting with word-syntax character:
 225                     "`\\(\\sw\\(\\sw\\|\\s_\\)+\\)'"))
 226   "Regexp matching doc string references to symbols.
 227
 228 The words preceding the quoted symbol can be used in doc strings to
 229 distinguish references to variables, functions and symbols.")
 230
 231 (defvar help-xref-mule-regexp nil
 232   "Regexp matching doc string references to MULE-related keywords.
 233
 234 It is usually nil, and is temporarily bound to an appropriate regexp
 235 when help commands related to multilingual environment (e.g.,
 236 `describe-coding-system') are invoked.")
 237
 238
 239 (defconst help-xref-info-regexp
 240   (purecopy "\\<[Ii]nfo[ \t\n]+\\(node\\|anchor\\)[ \t\n]+`\\([^']+\\)'")
 241   "Regexp matching doc string references to an Info node.")
 242
 243 ;;;###autoload
 244 (defun help-setup-xref (item interactive-p)
 245   "Invoked from commands using the \"*Help*\" buffer to install some xref info.
 246
 247 ITEM is a (FUNCTION . ARGS) pair appropriate for recreating the help
 248 buffer after following a reference.  INTERACTIVE-P is non-nil if the
 249 calling command was invoked interactively.  In this case the stack of
 250 items for help buffer \"back\" buttons is cleared.
 251
 252 This should be called very early, before the output buffer is cleared,
 253 because we want to record the \"previous\" position of point so we can
 254 restore it properly when going back."
 255   (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
 256     (when help-xref-stack-item
 257       (push (cons (point) help-xref-stack-item) help-xref-stack))
 258     (when interactive-p
 259       (let ((tail (nthcdr 10 help-xref-stack)))
 260         ;; Truncate the stack.
 261         (if tail (setcdr tail nil))))
 262     (setq help-xref-stack-item item)))
 263
 264 (defvar help-xref-following nil
 265   "Non-nil when following a help cross-reference.")
 266
 267 (defun help-buffer ()
 268   (buffer-name                          ;for with-output-to-temp-buffer
 269    (if help-xref-following
 270        (current-buffer)
 271      (get-buffer-create "*Help*"))))
 272
 273 (defvar help-xref-override-view-map
 274   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
 275     (set-keymap-parent map view-mode-map)
 276     (define-key map "\r" nil)
 277     map)
 278   "Replacement keymap for `view-mode' in help buffers.")
 279
 280 ;;;###autoload
 281 (defun help-make-xrefs (&optional buffer)
 282   "Parse and hyperlink documentation cross-references in the given BUFFER.
 283
 284 Find cross-reference information in a buffer and activate such cross
 285 references for selection with `help-follow'.  Cross-references have
 286 the canonical form `...'  and the type of reference may be
 287 disambiguated by the preceding word(s) used in
 288 `help-xref-symbol-regexp'.  Faces only get cross-referenced if
 289 preceded or followed by the word `face'.  Variables without
 290 variable documentation do not get cross-referenced, unless
 291 preceded by the word `variable' or `option'.
 292
 293 If the variable `help-xref-mule-regexp' is non-nil, find also
 294 cross-reference information related to multilingual environment
 295 \(e.g., coding-systems).  This variable is also used to disambiguate
 296 the type of reference as the same way as `help-xref-symbol-regexp'.
 297
 298 A special reference `back' is made to return back through a stack of
 299 help buffers.  Variable `help-back-label' specifies the text for
 300 that."
 301   (interactive "b")
 302   (save-excursion
 303     (set-buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
 304     (goto-char (point-min))
 305     ;; Skip the header-type info, though it might be useful to parse
 306     ;; it at some stage (e.g. "function in `library'").
 307     (forward-paragraph)
 308     (let ((old-modified (buffer-modified-p)))
 309       (let ((stab (syntax-table))
 310             (case-fold-search t)
 311             (inhibit-read-only t))
 312         (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
 313         ;; The following should probably be abstracted out.
 314         (unwind-protect
 315             (progn
 316               ;; Info references
 317               (save-excursion
 318                 (while (re-search-forward help-xref-info-regexp nil t)
 319                   (let ((data (match-string 2)))
 320                     (save-match-data
 321                       (unless (string-match "^([^)]+)" data)
 322                         (setq data (concat "(emacs)" data))))
 323                     (help-xref-button 2 'help-info data))))
 324               ;; Mule related keywords.  Do this before trying
 325               ;; `help-xref-symbol-regexp' because some of Mule
 326               ;; keywords have variable or function definitions.
 327               (if help-xref-mule-regexp
 328                   (save-excursion
 329                     (while (re-search-forward help-xref-mule-regexp nil t)
 330                       (let* ((data (match-string 7))
 331                              (sym (intern-soft data)))
 332                         (cond
 333                          ((match-string 3) ; coding system
 334                           (and sym (coding-system-p sym)
 335                                (help-xref-button 6 'help-coding-system sym)))
 336                          ((match-string 4) ; input method
 337                           (and (assoc data input-method-alist)
 338                                (help-xref-button 7 'help-input-method data)))
 339                          ((or (match-string 5) (match-string 6)) ; charset
 340                           (and sym (charsetp sym)
 341                                (help-xref-button 7 'help-character-set sym)))
 342                          ((assoc data input-method-alist)
 343                           (help-xref-button 7 'help-character-set data))
 344                          ((and sym (coding-system-p sym))
 345                           (help-xref-button 7 'help-coding-system sym))
 346                          ((and sym (charsetp sym))
 347                           (help-xref-button 7 'help-character-set sym)))))))
 348               ;; Quoted symbols
 349               (save-excursion
 350                 (while (re-search-forward help-xref-symbol-regexp nil t)
 351                   (let* ((data (match-string 8))
 352                          (sym (intern-soft data)))
 353                     (if sym
 354                         (cond
 355                          ((match-string 3)  ; `variable' &c
 356                           (and (boundp sym) ; `variable' doesn't ensure
 357                                         ; it's actually bound
 358                                (help-xref-button 8 'help-variable sym)))
 359                          ((match-string 4)   ; `function' &c
 360                           (and (fboundp sym) ; similarly
 361                                (help-xref-button 8 'help-function sym)))
 362                          ((match-string 5) ; `face'
 363                           (and (facep sym)
 364                                (help-xref-button 8 'help-face sym)))
 365                          ((match-string 6)) ; nothing for `symbol'
 366                          ((match-string 7)
 367 ;;;  this used:
 368 ;;;                       #'(lambda (arg)
 369 ;;;                           (let ((location
 370 ;;;                                  (find-function-noselect arg)))
 371 ;;;                             (pop-to-buffer (car location))
 372 ;;;                             (goto-char (cdr location))))
 373                           (help-xref-button 8 'help-function-def sym))
 374                          ((facep sym)
 375                           (if (save-match-data (looking-at "[ \t\n]+face\\W"))
 376                               (help-xref-button 8 'help-face sym)))
 377                          ((and (boundp sym) (fboundp sym))
 378                           ;; We can't intuit whether to use the
 379                           ;; variable or function doc -- supply both.
 380                           (help-xref-button 8 'help-symbol sym))
 381                          ((and
 382                            (boundp sym)
 383                            (or
 384                             (documentation-property
 385                              sym 'variable-documentation)
 386                             (condition-case nil
 387                                 (documentation-property
 388                                  (indirect-variable sym)
 389                                  'variable-documentation)
 390                               (cyclic-variable-indirection nil))))
 391                           (help-xref-button 8 'help-variable sym))
 392                          ((fboundp sym)
 393                           (help-xref-button 8 'help-function sym)))))))
 394               ;; An obvious case of a key substitution:
 395               (save-excursion
 396                 (while (re-search-forward
 397                         ;; Assume command name is only word characters
 398                         ;; and dashes to get things like `use M-x foo.'.
 399                         "\\<M-x\\s-+\\(\\sw\\(\\sw\\|-\\)+\\)" nil t)
 400                   (let ((sym (intern-soft (match-string 1))))
 401                     (if (fboundp sym)
 402                         (help-xref-button 1 'help-function sym)))))
 403               ;; Look for commands in whole keymap substitutions:
 404               (save-excursion
 405                 ;; Make sure to find the first keymap.
 406                 (goto-char (point-min))
 407                 ;; Find a header and the column at which the command
 408                 ;; name will be found.
 409
 410                 ;; If the keymap substitution isn't the last thing in
 411                 ;; the doc string, and if there is anything on the
 412                 ;; same line after it, this code won't recognize the end of it.
 413                 (while (re-search-forward "^key +binding\n\\(-+ +\\)-+\n\n"
 414                                           nil t)
 415                   (let ((col (- (match-end 1) (match-beginning 1))))
 416                     (while
 417                         (and (not (eobp))
 418                              ;; Stop at a pair of blank lines.
 419                              (not (looking-at "\n\\s-*\n")))
 420                       ;; Skip a single blank line.
 421                       (and (eolp) (forward-line))
 422                       (end-of-line)
 423                       (skip-chars-backward "^\t\n")
 424                       (if (and (>= (current-column) col)
 425                                (looking-at "\\(\\sw\\|-\\)+$"))
 426                           (let ((sym (intern-soft (match-string 0))))
 427                             (if (fboundp sym)
 428                                 (help-xref-button 0 'help-function sym))))
 429                       (forward-line))))))
 430           (set-syntax-table stab))
 431         ;; Delete extraneous newlines at the end of the docstring
 432         (goto-char (point-max))
 433         (while (and (not (bobp)) (bolp))
 434           (delete-char -1))
 435         (insert "\n")
 436         ;; Make a back-reference in this buffer if appropriate.
 437         (when help-xref-stack
 438           (insert "\n")
 439           (help-insert-xref-button help-back-label 'help-back
 440                                    (current-buffer))
 441           (insert "\n")))
 442       ;; View mode steals RET from us.
 443       (set (make-local-variable 'minor-mode-overriding-map-alist)
 444            (list (cons 'view-mode help-xref-override-view-map)))
 445       (set-buffer-modified-p old-modified))))
 446
 447 ;;;###autoload
 448 (defun help-xref-button (match-number type &rest args)
 449   "Make a hyperlink for cross-reference text previously matched.
 450 MATCH-NUMBER is the subexpression of interest in the last matched
 451 regexp.  TYPE is the type of button to use.  Any remaining arguments are
 452 passed to the button's help-function when it is invoked.
 453 See `help-make-xrefs'."
 454   ;; Don't mung properties we've added specially in some instances.
 455   (unless (button-at (match-beginning match-number))
 456     (make-text-button (match-beginning match-number)
 457                       (match-end match-number)
 458                       'type type 'help-args args)))
 459
 460 ;;;###autoload
 461 (defun help-insert-xref-button (string type &rest args)
 462   "Insert STRING and make a hyperlink from cross-reference text on it.
 463 TYPE is the type of button to use.  Any remaining arguments are passed
 464 to the button's help-function when it is invoked.
 465 See `help-make-xrefs'."
 466   (unless (button-at (point))
 467     (insert-text-button string 'type type 'help-args args)))
 468
 469 ;;;###autoload
 470 (defun help-xref-on-pp (from to)
 471   "Add xrefs for symbols in `pp's output between FROM and TO."
 472   (if (> (- to from) 5000) nil
 473     (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
 474       (save-excursion
 475         (save-restriction
 476           (narrow-to-region from to)
 477           (goto-char (point-min))
 478           (condition-case nil
 479               (while (not (eobp))
 480                 (cond
 481                  ((looking-at "\"") (forward-sexp 1))
 482                  ((looking-at "#<") (search-forward ">" nil 'move))
 483                  ((looking-at "\\(\\(\\sw\\|\\s_\\)+\\)")
 484                   (let* ((sym (intern-soft (match-string 1)))
 485                          (type (cond ((fboundp sym) 'help-function)
 486                                      ((or (memq sym '(t nil))
 487                                           (keywordp sym))
 488                                       nil)
 489                                      ((and sym (boundp sym))
 490                                       'help-variable))))
 491                     (when type (help-xref-button 1 type sym)))
 492                   (goto-char (match-end 1)))
 493                  (t (forward-char 1))))
 494             (error nil)))))))
 495
 496 \f
 497 ;; Additional functions for (re-)creating types of help buffers.
 498 (defun help-xref-interned (symbol)
 499   "Follow a hyperlink which appeared to be an arbitrary interned SYMBOL.
 500 Both variable, function and face documentation are extracted into a single
 501 help buffer."
 502   (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
 503     ;; Push the previous item on the stack before clobbering the output buffer.
 504     (help-setup-xref nil nil)
 505     (let ((facedoc (when (facep symbol)
 506                      ;; Don't record the current entry in the stack.
 507                      (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
 508                      (describe-face symbol)))
 509           (fdoc (when (fboundp symbol)
 510                   ;; Don't record the current entry in the stack.
 511                   (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
 512                   (describe-function symbol)))
 513           (sdoc (when (boundp symbol)
 514                   ;; Don't record the current entry in the stack.
 515                   (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
 516                   (describe-variable symbol))))
 517       (cond
 518        (sdoc
 519         ;; We now have a help buffer on the variable.
 520         ;; Insert the function and face text before it.
 521         (when (or fdoc facedoc)
 522           (goto-char (point-min))
 523           (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
 524             (when fdoc
 525               (insert fdoc "\n\n")
 526               (when facedoc
 527                 (insert (make-string 30 ?-) "\n\n" (symbol-name symbol)
 528                         " is also a " "face." "\n\n")))
 529             (when facedoc
 530               (insert facedoc "\n\n"))
 531             (insert (make-string 30 ?-) "\n\n" (symbol-name symbol)
 532                     " is also a " "variable." "\n\n"))
 533           ;; Don't record the `describe-variable' item in the stack.
 534           (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
 535           (help-setup-xref (list #'help-xref-interned symbol) nil)))
 536        (fdoc
 537         ;; We now have a help buffer on the function.
 538         ;; Insert face text before it.
 539         (when facedoc
 540           (goto-char (point-max))
 541           (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
 542             (insert "\n\n" (make-string 30 ?-) "\n\n" (symbol-name symbol)
 543                     " is also a " "face." "\n\n" facedoc))
 544           ;; Don't record the `describe-function' item in the stack.
 545           (setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
 546           (help-setup-xref (list #'help-xref-interned symbol) nil)))))))
 547
 548 \f
 549 ;; Navigation/hyperlinking with xrefs
 550
 551 (defun help-follow-mouse (click)
 552   "Follow the cross-reference that you CLICK on."
 553   (interactive "e")
 554   (let* ((start (event-start click))
 555          (window (car start))
 556          (pos (car (cdr start))))
 557     (with-current-buffer (window-buffer window)
 558       (help-follow pos))))
 559
 560 (defun help-xref-go-back (buffer)
 561   "From BUFFER, go back to previous help buffer text using `help-xref-stack'."
 562   (let (item position method args)
 563     (with-current-buffer buffer
 564       (when help-xref-stack
 565         (setq item (pop help-xref-stack)
 566               ;; Clear the current item so that it won't get pushed
 567               ;; by the function we're about to call.  TODO: We could also
 568               ;; push it onto a "forward" stack and add a `forw' button.
 569               help-xref-stack-item nil
 570               position (car item)
 571               method (cadr item)
 572               args (cddr item))))
 573     (apply method args)
 574     (with-current-buffer buffer
 575       (if (get-buffer-window buffer)
 576           (set-window-point (get-buffer-window buffer) position)
 577         (goto-char position)))))
 578
 579 (defun help-go-back ()
 580   "Go back to previous topic in this help buffer."
 581   (interactive)
 582   (if help-xref-stack
 583       (help-xref-go-back (current-buffer))
 584     (error "No previous help buffer.")))
 585
 586 (defun help-do-xref (pos function args)
 587   "Call the help cross-reference function FUNCTION with args ARGS.
 588 Things are set up properly so that the resulting help-buffer has
 589 a proper [back] button."
 590   ;; There is a reference at point.  Follow it.
 591   (let ((help-xref-following t))
 592     (apply function args)))
 593
 594 (defun help-follow (&optional pos)
 595   "Follow cross-reference at POS, defaulting to point.
 596
 597 For the cross-reference format, see `help-make-xrefs'."
 598   (interactive "d")
 599   (unless pos
 600     (setq pos (point)))
 601   (unless (push-button pos)
 602     ;; check if the symbol under point is a function or variable
 603     (let ((sym
 604            (intern
 605             (save-excursion
 606               (goto-char pos) (skip-syntax-backward "w_")
 607               (buffer-substring (point)
 608                                 (progn (skip-syntax-forward "w_")
 609                                        (point)))))))
 610       (when (or (boundp sym) (fboundp sym) (facep sym))
 611         (help-do-xref pos #'help-xref-interned (list sym))))))
 612
 613
 614 (provide 'help-mode)
 615
 616 ;;; arch-tag: 850954ae-3725-4cb4-8e91-0bf6d52d6b0b
 617 ;;; help-mode.el ends here