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1 ;;; help.el --- help commands for Emacs
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985-1986, 1993-1994, 1998-2017 Free Software
4 ;; Foundation, Inc.
6 ;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org
7 ;; Keywords: help, internal
8 ;; Package: emacs
10 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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.
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.
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/>.
25 ;;; Commentary:
27 ;; This code implements GNU Emacs's built-in help system, the one invoked by
28 ;; `M-x help-for-help'.
30 ;;; Code:
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))
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)
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.")
50 (defvar help-window-old-frame nil
51 "Frame selected at the time `with-help-window' is invoked.")
53 (defvar help-map
54 (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
55 (define-key map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-for-help)
56 (define-key map [help] 'help-for-help)
57 (define-key map [f1] 'help-for-help)
58 (define-key map "." 'display-local-help)
59 (define-key map "?" 'help-for-help)
61 (define-key map "\C-a" 'about-emacs)
62 (define-key map "\C-c" 'describe-copying)
63 (define-key map "\C-d" 'view-emacs-debugging)
64 (define-key map "\C-e" 'view-external-packages)
65 (define-key map "\C-f" 'view-emacs-FAQ)
66 (define-key map "\C-m" 'view-order-manuals)
67 (define-key map "\C-n" 'view-emacs-news)
68 (define-key map "\C-o" 'describe-distribution)
69 (define-key map "\C-p" 'view-emacs-problems)
70 (define-key map "\C-t" 'view-emacs-todo)
71 (define-key map "\C-w" 'describe-no-warranty)
73 ;; This does not fit the pattern, but it is natural given the C-\ command.
74 (define-key map "\C-\\" 'describe-input-method)
76 (define-key map "C" 'describe-coding-system)
77 (define-key map "F" 'Info-goto-emacs-command-node)
78 (define-key map "I" 'describe-input-method)
79 (define-key map "K" 'Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node)
80 (define-key map "L" 'describe-language-environment)
81 (define-key map "S" 'info-lookup-symbol)
83 (define-key map "a" 'apropos-command)
84 (define-key map "b" 'describe-bindings)
85 (define-key map "c" 'describe-key-briefly)
86 (define-key map "d" 'apropos-documentation)
87 (define-key map "e" 'view-echo-area-messages)
88 (define-key map "f" 'describe-function)
89 (define-key map "g" 'describe-gnu-project)
90 (define-key map "h" 'view-hello-file)
92 (define-key map "i" 'info)
93 (define-key map "4i" 'info-other-window)
95 (define-key map "k" 'describe-key)
96 (define-key map "l" 'view-lossage)
97 (define-key map "m" 'describe-mode)
98 (define-key map "o" 'describe-symbol)
99 (define-key map "n" 'view-emacs-news)
100 (define-key map "p" 'finder-by-keyword)
101 (define-key map "P" 'describe-package)
102 (define-key map "r" 'info-emacs-manual)
103 (define-key map "s" 'describe-syntax)
104 (define-key map "t" 'help-with-tutorial)
105 (define-key map "w" 'where-is)
106 (define-key map "v" 'describe-variable)
107 (define-key map "q" 'help-quit)
108 map)
109 "Keymap for characters following the Help key.")
111 (define-key global-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-command)
112 (define-key global-map [help] 'help-command)
113 (define-key global-map [f1] 'help-command)
114 (fset 'help-command help-map)
116 ;; insert-button makes the action nil if it is not store somewhere
117 (defvar help-button-cache nil)
120 (defun help-quit ()
121 "Just exit from the Help command's command loop."
122 (interactive)
123 nil)
125 (defvar help-return-method nil
126 "What to do to \"exit\" the help buffer.
127 This is a list
128 (WINDOW . t) delete the selected window (and possibly its frame,
129 see `quit-window'), go to WINDOW.
130 (WINDOW . quit-window) do quit-window, then select WINDOW.
131 (WINDOW BUF START POINT) display BUF at START, POINT, then select WINDOW.")
133 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'print-help-return-message 'help-print-return-message "23.2")
134 (defun help-print-return-message (&optional function)
135 "Display or return message saying how to restore windows after help command.
136 This function assumes that `standard-output' is the help buffer.
137 It computes a message, and applies the optional argument FUNCTION to it.
138 If FUNCTION is nil, it applies `message', thus displaying the message.
139 In addition, this function sets up `help-return-method', which see, that
140 specifies what to do when the user exits the help buffer.
142 Do not call this in the scope of `with-help-window'."
143 (and (not (get-buffer-window standard-output))
144 (let ((first-message
145 (cond ((or
146 pop-up-frames
147 (special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output)))
148 (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) t))
149 ;; If the help output buffer is a special display buffer,
150 ;; don't say anything about how to get rid of it.
151 ;; First of all, the user will do that with the window
152 ;; manager, not with Emacs.
153 ;; Secondly, the buffer has not been displayed yet,
154 ;; so we don't know whether its frame will be selected.
155 nil)
156 ((not (one-window-p t))
157 (setq help-return-method
158 (cons (selected-window) 'quit-window))
159 "Type \\[display-buffer] RET to restore the other window.")
160 (pop-up-windows
161 (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window) t))
162 "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to remove help window.")
164 (setq help-return-method
165 (list (selected-window) (window-buffer)
166 (window-start) (window-point)))
167 "Type \\[switch-to-buffer] RET to remove help window."))))
168 (funcall (or function 'message)
169 (concat
170 (if first-message
171 (substitute-command-keys first-message))
172 (if first-message " ")
173 ;; If the help buffer will go in a separate frame,
174 ;; it's no use mentioning a command to scroll, so don't.
175 (if (or pop-up-windows
176 (special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output)))
178 (if (same-window-p (buffer-name standard-output))
179 ;; Say how to scroll this window.
180 (substitute-command-keys
181 "\\[scroll-up] to scroll the help.")
182 ;; Say how to scroll some other window.
183 (substitute-command-keys
184 "\\[scroll-other-window] to scroll the help."))))))))
186 ;; So keyboard macro definitions are documented correctly
187 (fset 'defining-kbd-macro (symbol-function 'start-kbd-macro))
189 (defalias 'help 'help-for-help-internal)
190 ;; find-function can find this.
191 (defalias 'help-for-help 'help-for-help-internal)
192 ;; It can't find this, but nobody will look.
193 (make-help-screen help-for-help-internal
194 (purecopy "Type a help option: [abcCdefFgiIkKlLmnprstvw.] C-[cdefmnoptw] or ?")
195 ;; Don't purecopy this one, because it's not evaluated (it's
196 ;; directly used as a docstring in a function definition, so it'll
197 ;; be moved to the DOC file anyway: no need for purecopying it).
198 "You have typed %THIS-KEY%, the help character. Type a Help option:
199 \(Use SPC or DEL to scroll through this text. Type \\<help-map>\\[help-quit] to exit the Help command.)
201 a PATTERN Show commands whose name matches the PATTERN (a list of words
202 or a regexp). See also the `apropos' command.
203 b Display all key bindings.
204 c KEYS Display the command name run by the given key sequence.
205 C CODING Describe the given coding system, or RET for current ones.
206 d PATTERN Show a list of functions, variables, and other items whose
207 documentation matches the PATTERN (a list of words or a regexp).
208 e Go to the *Messages* buffer which logs echo-area messages.
209 f FUNCTION Display documentation for the given function.
210 F COMMAND Show the Emacs manual's section that describes the command.
211 g Display information about the GNU project.
212 h Display the HELLO file which illustrates various scripts.
213 i Start the Info documentation reader: read included manuals.
214 I METHOD Describe a specific input method, or RET for current.
215 k KEYS Display the full documentation for the key sequence.
216 K KEYS Show the Emacs manual's section for the command bound to KEYS.
217 l Show last 300 input keystrokes (lossage).
218 L LANG-ENV Describes a specific language environment, or RET for current.
219 m Display documentation of current minor modes and current major mode,
220 including their special commands.
221 n Display news of recent Emacs changes.
222 o SYMBOL Display the given function or variable's documentation and value.
223 p TOPIC Find packages matching a given topic keyword.
224 P PACKAGE Describe the given Emacs Lisp package.
225 r Display the Emacs manual in Info mode.
226 s Display contents of current syntax table, plus explanations.
227 S SYMBOL Show the section for the given symbol in the Info manual
228 for the programming language used in this buffer.
229 t Start the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
230 v VARIABLE Display the given variable's documentation and value.
231 w COMMAND Display which keystrokes invoke the given command (where-is).
232 . Display any available local help at point in the echo area.
234 C-a Information about Emacs.
235 C-c Emacs copying permission (GNU General Public License).
236 C-d Instructions for debugging GNU Emacs.
237 C-e External packages and information about Emacs.
238 C-f Emacs FAQ.
239 C-m How to order printed Emacs manuals.
240 C-n News of recent Emacs changes.
241 C-o Emacs ordering and distribution information.
242 C-p Info about known Emacs problems.
243 C-t Emacs TODO list.
244 C-w Information on absence of warranty for GNU Emacs."
245 help-map)
249 (defun function-called-at-point ()
250 "Return a function around point or else called by the list containing point.
251 If that doesn't give a function, return nil."
252 (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
253 (or (condition-case ()
254 (save-excursion
255 (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
256 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
257 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
258 (forward-sexp -1))
259 (skip-chars-forward "'")
260 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
261 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))
262 (error nil))
263 (condition-case ()
264 (save-excursion
265 (save-restriction
266 (narrow-to-region (max (point-min)
267 (- (point) 1000)) (point-max))
268 ;; Move up to surrounding paren, then after the open.
269 (backward-up-list 1)
270 (forward-char 1)
271 ;; If there is space here, this is probably something
272 ;; other than a real Lisp function call, so ignore it.
273 (if (looking-at "[ \t]")
274 (error "Probably not a Lisp function call"))
275 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
276 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))))
277 (error nil))
278 (let* ((str (find-tag-default))
279 (sym (if str (intern-soft str))))
280 (if (and sym (fboundp sym))
282 (save-match-data
283 (when (and str (string-match "\\`\\W*\\(.*?\\)\\W*\\'" str))
284 (setq sym (intern-soft (match-string 1 str)))
285 (and (fboundp sym) sym))))))))
288 ;;; `User' help functions
290 (defun view-help-file (file &optional dir)
291 (view-file (expand-file-name file (or dir data-directory)))
292 (goto-address-mode 1)
293 (goto-char (point-min)))
295 (defun describe-distribution ()
296 "Display info on how to obtain the latest version of GNU Emacs."
297 (interactive)
298 (view-help-file "DISTRIB"))
300 (defun describe-copying ()
301 "Display info on how you may redistribute copies of GNU Emacs."
302 (interactive)
303 (view-help-file "COPYING"))
305 ;; Maybe this command should just be removed.
306 (defun describe-gnu-project ()
307 "Browse online information on the GNU project."
308 (interactive)
309 (browse-url "http://www.gnu.org/gnu/thegnuproject.html"))
311 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'describe-project 'describe-gnu-project "22.2")
313 (defun describe-no-warranty ()
314 "Display info on all the kinds of warranty Emacs does NOT have."
315 (interactive)
316 (describe-copying)
317 (let (case-fold-search)
318 (search-forward "Disclaimer of Warranty")
319 (forward-line 0)
320 (recenter 0)))
322 (defun describe-prefix-bindings ()
323 "Describe the bindings of the prefix used to reach this command.
324 The prefix described consists of all but the last event
325 of the key sequence that ran this command."
326 (interactive)
327 (let ((key (this-command-keys)))
328 (describe-bindings
329 (if (stringp key)
330 (substring key 0 (1- (length key)))
331 (let ((prefix (make-vector (1- (length key)) nil))
332 (i 0))
333 (while (< i (length prefix))
334 (aset prefix i (aref key i))
335 (setq i (1+ i)))
336 prefix)))))
337 ;; Make C-h after a prefix, when not specifically bound,
338 ;; run describe-prefix-bindings.
339 (setq prefix-help-command 'describe-prefix-bindings)
341 (defun view-emacs-news (&optional version)
342 "Display info on recent changes to Emacs.
343 With argument, display info only for the selected version."
344 (interactive "P")
345 (unless version
346 (setq version emacs-major-version))
347 (when (consp version)
348 (let* ((all-versions
349 (let (res)
350 (mapc
351 (lambda (file)
352 (with-temp-buffer
353 (insert-file-contents
354 (expand-file-name file data-directory))
355 (while (re-search-forward
356 (if (member file '("NEWS.18" "NEWS.1-17"))
357 "Changes in \\(?:Emacs\\|version\\)?[ \t]*\\([0-9]+\\(?:\\.[0-9]+\\)?\\)"
358 "^\\* [^0-9\n]*\\([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\)") nil t)
359 (setq res (cons (match-string-no-properties 1) res)))))
360 (cons "NEWS"
361 (directory-files data-directory nil
362 "^NEWS\\.[0-9][-0-9]*$" nil)))
363 (sort (delete-dups res) #'string>)))
364 (current (car all-versions)))
365 (setq version (completing-read
366 (format "Read NEWS for the version (default %s): " current)
367 all-versions nil nil nil nil current))
368 (if (integerp (string-to-number version))
369 (setq version (string-to-number version))
370 (unless (or (member version all-versions)
371 (<= (string-to-number version) (string-to-number current)))
372 (error "No news about version %s" version)))))
373 (when (integerp version)
374 (cond ((<= version 12)
375 (setq version (format "1.%d" version)))
376 ((<= version 18)
377 (setq version (format "%d" version)))
378 ((> version emacs-major-version)
379 (error "No news about Emacs %d (yet)" version))))
380 (let* ((vn (if (stringp version)
381 (string-to-number version)
382 version))
383 (file (cond
384 ((>= vn emacs-major-version) "NEWS")
385 ((< vn 18) "NEWS.1-17")
386 (t (format "NEWS.%d" vn))))
387 res)
388 (view-file (expand-file-name file data-directory))
389 (widen)
390 (goto-char (point-min))
391 (when (stringp version)
392 (when (re-search-forward
393 (concat (if (< vn 19)
394 "Changes in Emacs[ \t]*"
395 "^\\* [^0-9\n]*") version "$")
396 nil t)
397 (beginning-of-line)
398 (narrow-to-region
399 (point)
400 (save-excursion
401 (while (and (setq res
402 (re-search-forward
403 (if (< vn 19)
404 "Changes in \\(?:Emacs\\|version\\)?[ \t]*\\([0-9]+\\(?:\\.[0-9]+\\)?\\)"
405 "^\\* [^0-9\n]*\\([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\)") nil t))
406 (equal (match-string-no-properties 1) version)))
407 (or res (goto-char (point-max)))
408 (beginning-of-line)
409 (point)))))))
411 (defun view-emacs-todo (&optional _arg)
412 "Display the Emacs TODO list."
413 (interactive "P")
414 (view-help-file "TODO"))
416 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'view-todo 'view-emacs-todo "22.2")
419 (defun view-echo-area-messages ()
420 "View the log of recent echo-area messages: the `*Messages*' buffer.
421 The number of messages retained in that buffer
422 is specified by the variable `message-log-max'."
423 (interactive)
424 (with-current-buffer (messages-buffer)
425 (goto-char (point-max))
426 (display-buffer (current-buffer))))
428 (defun view-order-manuals ()
429 "Display information on how to buy printed copies of Emacs manuals."
430 (interactive)
431 ;; (view-help-file "ORDERS")
432 (info "(emacs)Printed Books"))
434 (defun view-emacs-FAQ ()
435 "Display the Emacs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file."
436 (interactive)
437 ;; (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name "FAQ" data-directory))
438 (info "(efaq)"))
440 (defun view-emacs-problems ()
441 "Display info on known problems with Emacs and possible workarounds."
442 (interactive)
443 (view-help-file "PROBLEMS"))
445 (defun view-emacs-debugging ()
446 "Display info on how to debug Emacs problems."
447 (interactive)
448 (view-help-file "DEBUG"))
450 ;; This used to visit MORE.STUFF; maybe it should just be removed.
451 (defun view-external-packages ()
452 "Display info on where to get more Emacs packages."
453 (interactive)
454 (info "(efaq)Packages that do not come with Emacs"))
456 (defun view-lossage ()
457 "Display last few input keystrokes and the commands run.
459 To record all your input, use `open-dribble-file'."
460 (interactive)
461 (help-setup-xref (list #'view-lossage)
462 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
463 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
464 (princ " ")
465 (princ (mapconcat (lambda (key)
466 (cond
467 ((and (consp key) (null (car key)))
468 (format "[%s]\n" (if (symbolp (cdr key)) (cdr key)
469 "anonymous-command")))
470 ((or (integerp key) (symbolp key) (listp key))
471 (single-key-description key))
473 (prin1-to-string key nil))))
474 (recent-keys 'include-cmds)
475 " "))
476 (with-current-buffer standard-output
477 (goto-char (point-min))
478 (while (not (eobp))
479 (move-to-column 50)
480 (unless (eolp)
481 (fill-region (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position)))
482 (forward-line 1))
483 ;; jidanni wants to see the last keystrokes immediately.
484 (set-marker help-window-point-marker (point)))))
487 ;; Key bindings
489 (defun describe-bindings (&optional prefix buffer)
490 "Display a buffer showing a list of all defined keys, and their definitions.
491 The keys are displayed in order of precedence.
493 The optional argument PREFIX, if non-nil, should be a key sequence;
494 then we display only bindings that start with that prefix.
495 The optional argument BUFFER specifies which buffer's bindings
496 to display (default, the current buffer). BUFFER can be a buffer
497 or a buffer name."
498 (interactive)
499 (or buffer (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
500 (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-bindings prefix buffer)
501 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
502 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
503 ;; Be aware that `describe-buffer-bindings' puts its output into
504 ;; the current buffer.
505 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
506 (describe-buffer-bindings buffer prefix))))
508 ;; This function used to be in keymap.c.
509 (defun describe-bindings-internal (&optional menus prefix)
510 "Show a list of all defined keys, and their definitions.
511 We put that list in a buffer, and display the buffer.
513 The optional argument MENUS, if non-nil, says to mention menu bindings.
514 \(Ordinarily these are omitted from the output.)
515 The optional argument PREFIX, if non-nil, should be a key sequence;
516 then we display only bindings that start with that prefix."
517 (declare (obsolete describe-buffer-bindings "24.4"))
518 (let ((buf (current-buffer)))
519 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
520 ;; Be aware that `describe-buffer-bindings' puts its output into
521 ;; the current buffer.
522 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
523 (describe-buffer-bindings buf prefix menus)))))
525 (defun where-is (definition &optional insert)
526 "Print message listing key sequences that invoke the command DEFINITION.
527 Argument is a command definition, usually a symbol with a function definition.
528 If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer."
529 (interactive
530 (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
531 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
532 val)
533 (setq val (completing-read
534 (if fn
535 (format "Where is command (default %s): " fn)
536 "Where is command: ")
537 obarray 'commandp t nil nil
538 (and fn (symbol-name fn))))
539 (list (unless (equal val "") (intern val))
540 current-prefix-arg)))
541 (unless definition (error "No command"))
542 (let ((func (indirect-function definition))
543 (defs nil)
544 (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) standard-output)))
545 ;; In DEFS, find all symbols that are aliases for DEFINITION.
546 (mapatoms (lambda (symbol)
547 (and (fboundp symbol)
548 (not (eq symbol definition))
549 (eq func (condition-case ()
550 (indirect-function symbol)
551 (error symbol)))
552 (push symbol defs))))
553 ;; Look at all the symbols--first DEFINITION,
554 ;; then its aliases.
555 (dolist (symbol (cons definition defs))
556 (let* ((remapped (command-remapping symbol))
557 (keys (where-is-internal
558 symbol overriding-local-map nil nil remapped))
559 (keys (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
560 string)
561 (setq string
562 (if insert
563 (if (> (length keys) 0)
564 (if remapped
565 (format "%s (%s) (remapped from %s)"
566 keys remapped symbol)
567 (format "%s (%s)" keys symbol))
568 (format "M-x %s RET" symbol))
569 (if (> (length keys) 0)
570 (if remapped
571 (format "%s is remapped to %s which is on %s"
572 symbol remapped keys)
573 (format "%s is on %s" symbol keys))
574 ;; If this is the command the user asked about,
575 ;; and it is not on any key, say so.
576 ;; For other symbols, its aliases, say nothing
577 ;; about them unless they are on keys.
578 (if (eq symbol definition)
579 (format "%s is not on any key" symbol)))))
580 (when string
581 (unless (eq symbol definition)
582 (princ ";\n its alias "))
583 (princ string)))))
584 nil)
586 (defun help-key-description (key untranslated)
587 (let ((string (key-description key)))
588 (if (or (not untranslated)
589 (and (eq (aref untranslated 0) ?\e) (not (eq (aref key 0) ?\e))))
590 string
591 (let ((otherstring (key-description untranslated)))
592 (if (equal string otherstring)
593 string
594 (format "%s (translated from %s)" string otherstring))))))
596 (defun help--analyze-key (key untranslated)
597 "Get information about KEY its corresponding UNTRANSLATED events.
598 Returns a list of the form (BRIEF-DESC DEFN EVENT MOUSE-MSG)."
599 (if (numberp untranslated)
600 (setq untranslated (this-single-command-raw-keys)))
601 (let* ((event (aref key (if (and (symbolp (aref key 0))
602 (> (length key) 1)
603 (consp (aref key 1)))
605 0)))
606 (modifiers (event-modifiers event))
607 (mouse-msg (if (or (memq 'click modifiers) (memq 'down modifiers)
608 (memq 'drag modifiers)) " at that spot" ""))
609 (defn (key-binding key t)))
610 ;; Handle the case where we faked an entry in "Select and Paste" menu.
611 (when (and (eq defn nil)
612 (stringp (aref key (1- (length key))))
613 (eq (key-binding (substring key 0 -1)) 'yank-menu))
614 (setq defn 'menu-bar-select-yank))
615 ;; Don't bother user with strings from (e.g.) the select-paste menu.
616 (when (stringp (aref key (1- (length key))))
617 (aset key (1- (length key)) "(any string)"))
618 (when (and untranslated
619 (stringp (aref untranslated (1- (length untranslated)))))
620 (aset untranslated (1- (length untranslated)) "(any string)"))
621 (list
622 ;; Now describe the key, perhaps as changed.
623 (let ((key-desc (help-key-description key untranslated)))
624 (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn) (equal defn 'undefined))
625 (format "%s%s is undefined" key-desc mouse-msg)
626 (format "%s%s runs the command %S" key-desc mouse-msg defn)))
627 defn event mouse-msg)))
629 (defun describe-key-briefly (&optional key insert untranslated)
630 "Print the name of the function KEY invokes. KEY is a string.
631 If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer.
632 If non-nil, UNTRANSLATED is a vector of the untranslated events.
633 It can also be a number in which case the untranslated events from
634 the last key hit are used.
636 If KEY is a menu item or a tool-bar button that is disabled, this command
637 temporarily enables it to allow getting help on disabled items and buttons."
638 (interactive
639 ;; Ignore mouse movement events because it's too easy to miss the
640 ;; message while moving the mouse.
641 (pcase-let ((`(,key ,_up-event) (help-read-key-sequence 'no-mouse-movement)))
642 `(,key ,current-prefix-arg 1)))
643 (princ (car (help--analyze-key key untranslated))
644 (if insert (current-buffer) standard-output)))
646 (defun help--key-binding-keymap (key &optional accept-default no-remap position)
647 "Return a keymap holding a binding for KEY within current keymaps.
648 The effect of the arguments KEY, ACCEPT-DEFAULT, NO-REMAP and
649 POSITION is as documented in the function `key-binding'."
650 (let* ((active-maps (current-active-maps t position))
651 map found)
652 ;; We loop over active maps like key-binding does.
653 (while (and
654 (not found)
655 (setq map (pop active-maps)))
656 (setq found (lookup-key map key accept-default))
657 (when (integerp found)
658 ;; The first `found' characters of KEY were found but not the
659 ;; whole sequence.
660 (setq found nil)))
661 (when found
662 (if (and (symbolp found)
663 (not no-remap)
664 (command-remapping found))
665 ;; The user might want to know in which map the binding is
666 ;; found, or in which map the remapping is found. The
667 ;; default is to show the latter.
668 (help--key-binding-keymap (vector 'remap found))
669 map))))
671 (defun help--binding-locus (key position)
672 "Describe in which keymap KEY is defined.
673 Return a symbol pointing to that keymap if one exists ; otherwise
674 return nil. The argument POSITION is as documented in the
675 function `key-binding'."
676 (let ((map (help--key-binding-keymap key t nil position)))
677 (when map
678 (catch 'found
679 (let ((advertised-syms (nconc
680 (list 'overriding-terminal-local-map
681 'overriding-local-map)
682 (delq nil
683 (mapcar
684 (lambda (mode-and-map)
685 (let ((mode (car mode-and-map)))
686 (when (symbol-value mode)
687 (intern-soft
688 (format "%s-map" mode)))))
689 minor-mode-map-alist))
690 (list 'global-map
691 (intern-soft (format "%s-map" major-mode)))))
692 found)
693 ;; Look into these advertised symbols first.
694 (dolist (sym advertised-syms)
695 (when (and
696 (boundp sym)
697 (eq map (symbol-value sym)))
698 (throw 'found sym)))
699 ;; Only look in other symbols otherwise.
700 (mapatoms
701 (lambda (x)
702 (when (and (boundp x)
703 ;; Avoid let-bound symbols.
704 (special-variable-p x)
705 (eq (symbol-value x) map))
706 (throw 'found x))))
707 nil)))))
709 (defun help-read-key-sequence (&optional no-mouse-movement)
710 "Reads a key sequence from the user.
711 Returns a list of the form (KEY UP-EVENT), where KEY is the key
712 sequence, and UP-EVENT is the up-event that was discarded by
713 reading KEY, or nil.
714 If NO-MOUSE-MOVEMENT is non-nil, ignore key sequences starting
715 with `mouse-movement' events."
716 (let ((enable-disabled-menus-and-buttons t)
717 (cursor-in-echo-area t)
718 saved-yank-menu)
719 (unwind-protect
720 (let (key)
721 ;; If yank-menu is empty, populate it temporarily, so that
722 ;; "Select and Paste" menu can generate a complete event.
723 (when (null (cdr yank-menu))
724 (setq saved-yank-menu (copy-sequence yank-menu))
725 (menu-bar-update-yank-menu "(any string)" nil))
726 (while
727 (pcase (setq key (read-key-sequence "\
728 Describe the following key, mouse click, or menu item: "))
729 ((and (pred vectorp) (let `(,key0 . ,_) (aref key 0))
730 (guard (symbolp key0)) (let keyname (symbol-name key0)))
731 (if no-mouse-movement
732 (string-match "mouse-movement" keyname)
733 (and (string-match "\\(mouse\\|down\\|click\\|drag\\)"
734 keyname)
735 (not (sit-for (/ double-click-time 1000.0) t)))))))
736 (list
738 ;; If KEY is a down-event, read and include the
739 ;; corresponding up-event. Note that there are also
740 ;; down-events on scroll bars and mode lines: the actual
741 ;; event then is in the second element of the vector.
742 (and (vectorp key)
743 (let ((last-idx (1- (length key))))
744 (and (eventp (aref key last-idx))
745 (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key last-idx)))))
746 (or (and (eventp (aref key 0))
747 (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key 0)))
748 ;; However, for the C-down-mouse-2 popup
749 ;; menu, there is no subsequent up-event. In
750 ;; this case, the up-event is the next
751 ;; element in the supplied vector.
752 (= (length key) 1))
753 (and (> (length key) 1)
754 (eventp (aref key 1))
755 (memq 'down (event-modifiers (aref key 1)))))
756 (read-event))))
757 ;; Put yank-menu back as it was, if we changed it.
758 (when saved-yank-menu
759 (setq yank-menu (copy-sequence saved-yank-menu))
760 (fset 'yank-menu (cons 'keymap yank-menu))))))
762 (defun describe-key (&optional key untranslated up-event)
763 "Display documentation of the function invoked by KEY.
764 KEY can be any kind of a key sequence; it can include keyboard events,
765 mouse events, and/or menu events. When calling from a program,
766 pass KEY as a string or a vector.
768 If non-nil, UNTRANSLATED is a vector of the corresponding untranslated events.
769 It can also be a number, in which case the untranslated events from
770 the last key sequence entered are used.
771 UP-EVENT is the up-event that was discarded by reading KEY, or nil.
773 If KEY is a menu item or a tool-bar button that is disabled, this command
774 temporarily enables it to allow getting help on disabled items and buttons."
775 (interactive
776 (pcase-let ((`(,key ,up-event) (help-read-key-sequence)))
777 `(,key ,(prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg) ,up-event)))
778 (pcase-let ((`(,brief-desc ,defn ,event ,mouse-msg)
779 (help--analyze-key key untranslated))
780 (defn-up nil) (defn-up-tricky nil)
781 (key-locus-up nil) (key-locus-up-tricky nil)
782 (mouse-1-remapped nil) (mouse-1-tricky nil)
783 (ev-type nil))
784 (if (or (null defn)
785 (integerp defn)
786 (equal defn 'undefined))
787 (message "%s" brief-desc)
788 (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function defn)
789 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
790 ;; Need to do this before erasing *Help* buffer in case event
791 ;; is a mouse click in an existing *Help* buffer.
792 (when up-event
793 (setq ev-type (event-basic-type up-event))
794 (let ((sequence (vector up-event)))
795 (when (and (eq ev-type 'mouse-1)
796 mouse-1-click-follows-link
797 (not (eq mouse-1-click-follows-link 'double))
798 (setq mouse-1-remapped
799 (mouse-on-link-p (event-start up-event))))
800 (setq mouse-1-tricky (and (integerp mouse-1-click-follows-link)
801 (> mouse-1-click-follows-link 0)))
802 (cond ((stringp mouse-1-remapped)
803 (setq sequence mouse-1-remapped))
804 ((vectorp mouse-1-remapped)
805 (setcar up-event (elt mouse-1-remapped 0)))
806 (t (setcar up-event 'mouse-2))))
807 (setq defn-up (key-binding sequence nil nil (event-start up-event)))
808 (setq key-locus-up (help--binding-locus sequence (event-start up-event)))
809 (when mouse-1-tricky
810 (setq sequence (vector up-event))
811 (aset sequence 0 'mouse-1)
812 (setq defn-up-tricky (key-binding sequence nil nil (event-start up-event)))
813 (setq key-locus-up-tricky (help--binding-locus sequence (event-start up-event))))))
814 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
815 (princ brief-desc)
816 (let ((key-locus (help--binding-locus key (event-start event))))
817 (when key-locus
818 (princ (format " (found in %s)" key-locus))))
819 (princ ", which is ")
820 (describe-function-1 defn)
821 (when up-event
822 (unless (or (null defn-up)
823 (integerp defn-up)
824 (equal defn-up 'undefined))
825 (princ (format "
827 ----------------- up-event %s----------------
829 %s%s%s runs the command %S%s, which is "
830 (if mouse-1-tricky "(short click) " "")
831 (key-description (vector up-event))
832 mouse-msg
833 (if mouse-1-remapped
834 " is remapped to <mouse-2>, which" "")
835 defn-up (if key-locus-up
836 (format " (found in %s)" key-locus-up)
837 "")))
838 (describe-function-1 defn-up))
839 (unless (or (null defn-up-tricky)
840 (integerp defn-up-tricky)
841 (eq defn-up-tricky 'undefined))
842 (princ (format "
844 ----------------- up-event (long click) ----------------
846 Pressing <%S>%s for longer than %d milli-seconds
847 runs the command %S%s, which is "
848 ev-type mouse-msg
849 mouse-1-click-follows-link
850 defn-up-tricky (if key-locus-up-tricky
851 (format " (found in %s)" key-locus-up-tricky)
852 "")))
853 (describe-function-1 defn-up-tricky)))))))
855 (defun describe-mode (&optional buffer)
856 "Display documentation of current major mode and minor modes.
857 A brief summary of the minor modes comes first, followed by the
858 major mode description. This is followed by detailed
859 descriptions of the minor modes, each on a separate page.
861 For this to work correctly for a minor mode, the mode's indicator
862 variable \(listed in `minor-mode-alist') must also be a function
863 whose documentation describes the minor mode.
865 If called from Lisp with a non-nil BUFFER argument, display
866 documentation for the major and minor modes of that buffer."
867 (interactive "@")
868 (unless buffer (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
869 (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-mode buffer)
870 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
871 ;; For the sake of help-do-xref and help-xref-go-back,
872 ;; don't switch buffers before calling `help-buffer'.
873 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
874 (with-current-buffer buffer
875 (let (minor-modes)
876 ;; Older packages do not register in minor-mode-list but only in
877 ;; minor-mode-alist.
878 (dolist (x minor-mode-alist)
879 (setq x (car x))
880 (unless (memq x minor-mode-list)
881 (push x minor-mode-list)))
882 ;; Find enabled minor mode we will want to mention.
883 (dolist (mode minor-mode-list)
884 ;; Document a minor mode if it is listed in minor-mode-alist,
885 ;; non-nil, and has a function definition.
886 (let ((fmode (or (get mode :minor-mode-function) mode)))
887 (and (boundp mode) (symbol-value mode)
888 (fboundp fmode)
889 (let ((pretty-minor-mode
890 (if (string-match "\\(\\(-minor\\)?-mode\\)?\\'"
891 (symbol-name fmode))
892 (capitalize
893 (substring (symbol-name fmode)
894 0 (match-beginning 0)))
895 fmode)))
896 (push (list fmode pretty-minor-mode
897 (format-mode-line (assq mode minor-mode-alist)))
898 minor-modes)))))
899 (setq minor-modes
900 (sort minor-modes
901 (lambda (a b) (string-lessp (cadr a) (cadr b)))))
902 (when minor-modes
903 (princ "Enabled minor modes:\n")
904 (make-local-variable 'help-button-cache)
905 (with-current-buffer standard-output
906 (dolist (mode minor-modes)
907 (let ((mode-function (nth 0 mode))
908 (pretty-minor-mode (nth 1 mode))
909 (indicator (nth 2 mode)))
910 (save-excursion
911 (goto-char (point-max))
912 (princ "\n\f\n")
913 (push (point-marker) help-button-cache)
914 ;; Document the minor modes fully.
915 (insert-text-button
916 pretty-minor-mode 'type 'help-function
917 'help-args (list mode-function)
918 'button '(t))
919 (princ (format " minor mode (%s):\n"
920 (if (zerop (length indicator))
921 "no indicator"
922 (format "indicator%s"
923 indicator))))
924 (princ (documentation mode-function)))
925 (insert-button pretty-minor-mode
926 'action (car help-button-cache)
927 'follow-link t
928 'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show full information")
929 (newline)))
930 (forward-line -1)
931 (fill-paragraph nil)
932 (forward-line 1))
934 (princ "\n(Information about these minor modes follows the major mode info.)\n\n"))
935 ;; Document the major mode.
936 (let ((mode mode-name))
937 (with-current-buffer standard-output
938 (let ((start (point)))
939 (insert (format-mode-line mode nil nil buffer))
940 (add-text-properties start (point) '(face bold)))))
941 (princ " mode")
942 (let* ((mode major-mode)
943 (file-name (find-lisp-object-file-name mode nil)))
944 (when file-name
945 (princ (format-message " defined in `%s'"
946 (file-name-nondirectory file-name)))
947 ;; Make a hyperlink to the library.
948 (with-current-buffer standard-output
949 (save-excursion
950 (re-search-backward (substitute-command-keys "`\\([^`']+\\)'")
951 nil t)
952 (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def mode file-name)))))
953 (princ ":\n")
954 (princ (documentation major-mode)))))
955 ;; For the sake of IELM and maybe others
956 nil)
959 (defun describe-minor-mode (minor-mode)
960 "Display documentation of a minor mode given as MINOR-MODE.
961 MINOR-MODE can be a minor mode symbol or a minor mode indicator string
962 appeared on the mode-line."
963 (interactive (list (completing-read
964 "Minor mode: "
965 (nconc
966 (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol)
967 (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator)
968 ))))
969 (if (symbolp minor-mode)
970 (setq minor-mode (symbol-name minor-mode)))
971 (let ((symbols (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol))
972 (indicators (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator)))
973 (cond
974 ((member minor-mode symbols)
975 (describe-minor-mode-from-symbol (intern minor-mode)))
976 ((member minor-mode indicators)
977 (describe-minor-mode-from-indicator minor-mode))
979 (error "No such minor mode: %s" minor-mode)))))
981 ;; symbol
982 (defun describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol ()
983 ;; In order to list up all minor modes, minor-mode-list
984 ;; is used here instead of minor-mode-alist.
985 (delq nil (mapcar 'symbol-name minor-mode-list)))
987 (defun describe-minor-mode-from-symbol (symbol)
988 "Display documentation of a minor mode given as a symbol, SYMBOL"
989 (interactive (list (intern (completing-read
990 "Minor mode symbol: "
991 (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-symbol)))))
992 (if (fboundp symbol)
993 (describe-function symbol)
994 (describe-variable symbol)))
996 ;; indicator
997 (defun describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator ()
998 (delq nil
999 (mapcar (lambda (x)
1000 (let ((i (format-mode-line x)))
1001 ;; remove first space if existed
1002 (cond
1003 ((= 0 (length i))
1004 nil)
1005 ((eq (aref i 0) ?\s)
1006 (substring i 1))
1008 i))))
1009 minor-mode-alist)))
1011 (defun describe-minor-mode-from-indicator (indicator)
1012 "Display documentation of a minor mode specified by INDICATOR.
1013 If you call this function interactively, you can give indicator which
1014 is currently activated with completion."
1015 (interactive (list
1016 (completing-read
1017 "Minor mode indicator: "
1018 (describe-minor-mode-completion-table-for-indicator))))
1019 (let ((minor-mode (lookup-minor-mode-from-indicator indicator)))
1020 (if minor-mode
1021 (describe-minor-mode-from-symbol minor-mode)
1022 (error "Cannot find minor mode for `%s'" indicator))))
1024 (defun lookup-minor-mode-from-indicator (indicator)
1025 "Return a minor mode symbol from its indicator on the mode line."
1026 ;; remove first space if existed
1027 (if (and (< 0 (length indicator))
1028 (eq (aref indicator 0) ?\s))
1029 (setq indicator (substring indicator 1)))
1030 (let ((minor-modes minor-mode-alist)
1031 result)
1032 (while minor-modes
1033 (let* ((minor-mode (car (car minor-modes)))
1034 (anindicator (format-mode-line
1035 (car (cdr (car minor-modes))))))
1036 ;; remove first space if existed
1037 (if (and (stringp anindicator)
1038 (> (length anindicator) 0)
1039 (eq (aref anindicator 0) ?\s))
1040 (setq anindicator (substring anindicator 1)))
1041 (if (equal indicator anindicator)
1042 (setq result minor-mode
1043 minor-modes nil)
1044 (setq minor-modes (cdr minor-modes)))))
1045 result))
1047 ;;; Automatic resizing of temporary buffers.
1048 (defcustom temp-buffer-max-height
1049 (lambda (buffer)
1050 (if (and (display-graphic-p) (eq (selected-window) (frame-root-window)))
1051 (/ (x-display-pixel-height) (frame-char-height) 2)
1052 (/ (- (frame-height) 2) 2)))
1053 "Maximum height of a window displaying a temporary buffer.
1054 This is effective only when Temp Buffer Resize mode is enabled.
1055 The value is the maximum height (in lines) which
1056 `resize-temp-buffer-window' will give to a window displaying a
1057 temporary buffer. It can also be a function to be called to
1058 choose the height for such a buffer. It gets one argument, the
1059 buffer, and should return a positive integer. At the time the
1060 function is called, the window to be resized is selected."
1061 :type '(choice integer function)
1062 :group 'help
1063 :version "24.3")
1065 (defcustom temp-buffer-max-width
1066 (lambda (buffer)
1067 (if (and (display-graphic-p) (eq (selected-window) (frame-root-window)))
1068 (/ (x-display-pixel-width) (frame-char-width) 2)
1069 (/ (- (frame-width) 2) 2)))
1070 "Maximum width of a window displaying a temporary buffer.
1071 This is effective only when Temp Buffer Resize mode is enabled.
1072 The value is the maximum width (in columns) which
1073 `resize-temp-buffer-window' will give to a window displaying a
1074 temporary buffer. It can also be a function to be called to
1075 choose the width for such a buffer. It gets one argument, the
1076 buffer, and should return a positive integer. At the time the
1077 function is called, the window to be resized is selected."
1078 :type '(choice integer function)
1079 :group 'help
1080 :version "24.4")
1082 (define-minor-mode temp-buffer-resize-mode
1083 "Toggle auto-resizing temporary buffer windows (Temp Buffer Resize Mode).
1084 With a prefix argument ARG, enable Temp Buffer Resize mode if ARG
1085 is positive, and disable it otherwise. If called from Lisp,
1086 enable the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
1088 When Temp Buffer Resize mode is enabled, the windows in which we
1089 show a temporary buffer are automatically resized in height to
1090 fit the buffer's contents, but never more than
1091 `temp-buffer-max-height' nor less than `window-min-height'.
1093 A window is resized only if it has been specially created for the
1094 buffer. Windows that have shown another buffer before are not
1095 resized. A frame is resized only if `fit-frame-to-buffer' is
1096 non-nil.
1098 This mode is used by `help', `apropos' and `completion' buffers,
1099 and some others."
1100 :global t :group 'help
1101 (if temp-buffer-resize-mode
1102 ;; `help-make-xrefs' may add a `back' button and thus increase the
1103 ;; text size, so `resize-temp-buffer-window' must be run *after* it.
1104 (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window 'append)
1105 (remove-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window)))
1107 (defun resize-temp-buffer-window (&optional window)
1108 "Resize WINDOW to fit its contents.
1109 WINDOW must be a live window and defaults to the selected one.
1110 Do not resize if WINDOW was not created by `display-buffer'.
1112 If WINDOW is part of a vertical combination, restrain its new
1113 size by `temp-buffer-max-height' and do not resize if its minimum
1114 accessible position is scrolled out of view. If WINDOW is part
1115 of a horizontal combination, restrain its new size by
1116 `temp-buffer-max-width'. In both cases, the value of the option
1117 `fit-window-to-buffer-horizontally' can inhibit resizing.
1119 If WINDOW is the root window of its frame, resize the frame
1120 provided `fit-frame-to-buffer' is non-nil.
1122 This function may call `preserve-window-size' to preserve the
1123 size of WINDOW."
1124 (setq window (window-normalize-window window t))
1125 (let ((height (if (functionp temp-buffer-max-height)
1126 (with-selected-window window
1127 (funcall temp-buffer-max-height (window-buffer)))
1128 temp-buffer-max-height))
1129 (width (if (functionp temp-buffer-max-width)
1130 (with-selected-window window
1131 (funcall temp-buffer-max-width (window-buffer)))
1132 temp-buffer-max-width))
1133 (quit-cadr (cadr (window-parameter window 'quit-restore))))
1134 ;; Resize WINDOW iff it was made by `display-buffer'.
1135 (when (or (and (eq quit-cadr 'window)
1136 (or (and (window-combined-p window)
1137 (not (eq fit-window-to-buffer-horizontally
1138 'only))
1139 (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-min) window))
1140 (and (window-combined-p window t)
1141 fit-window-to-buffer-horizontally)))
1142 (and (eq quit-cadr 'frame)
1143 fit-frame-to-buffer
1144 (eq window (frame-root-window window))))
1145 (fit-window-to-buffer window height nil width nil t))))
1147 ;;; Help windows.
1148 (defcustom help-window-select nil
1149 "Non-nil means select help window for viewing.
1150 Choices are:
1152 never (nil) Select help window only if there is no other window
1153 on its frame.
1155 other Select help window if and only if it appears on the
1156 previously selected frame, that frame contains at
1157 least two other windows and the help window is
1158 either new or showed a different buffer before.
1160 always (t) Always select the help window.
1162 If this option is non-nil and the help window appears on another
1163 frame, then give that frame input focus too. Note also that if
1164 the help window appears on another frame, it may get selected and
1165 its frame get input focus even if this option is nil.
1167 This option has effect if and only if the help window was created
1168 by `with-help-window'."
1169 :type '(choice (const :tag "never (nil)" nil)
1170 (const :tag "other" other)
1171 (const :tag "always (t)" t))
1172 :group 'help
1173 :version "23.1")
1175 (defcustom help-enable-auto-load t
1176 "Whether Help commands can perform autoloading.
1177 If non-nil, whenever \\[describe-function] is called for an
1178 autoloaded function whose docstring contains any key substitution
1179 construct (see `substitute-command-keys'), the library is loaded,
1180 so that the documentation can show the right key bindings."
1181 :type 'boolean
1182 :group 'help
1183 :version "24.3")
1185 (defun help-window-display-message (quit-part window &optional scroll)
1186 "Display message telling how to quit and scroll help window.
1187 QUIT-PART is a string telling how to quit the help window WINDOW.
1188 Optional argument SCROLL non-nil means tell how to scroll WINDOW.
1189 SCROLL equal `other' means tell how to scroll the \"other\"
1190 window."
1191 (let ((scroll-part
1192 (cond
1193 ;; If we don't have QUIT-PART we probably reuse a window
1194 ;; showing the same buffer so we don't show any message.
1195 ((not quit-part) nil)
1196 ((pos-visible-in-window-p
1197 (with-current-buffer (window-buffer window)
1198 (point-max)) window t)
1199 ;; Buffer end is at least partially visible, no need to talk
1200 ;; about scrolling.
1201 ".")
1202 ((eq scroll 'other)
1203 ", \\[scroll-other-window] to scroll help.")
1204 (scroll ", \\[scroll-up] to scroll help."))))
1205 (message "%s"
1206 (substitute-command-keys (concat quit-part scroll-part)))))
1208 (defun help-window-setup (window &optional value)
1209 "Set up help window WINDOW for `with-help-window'.
1210 WINDOW is the window used for displaying the help buffer.
1211 Return VALUE."
1212 (let* ((help-buffer (when (window-live-p window)
1213 (window-buffer window)))
1214 (help-setup (when (window-live-p window)
1215 (car (window-parameter window 'quit-restore))))
1216 (frame (window-frame window)))
1218 (when help-buffer
1219 ;; Handle `help-window-point-marker'.
1220 (when (eq (marker-buffer help-window-point-marker) help-buffer)
1221 (set-window-point window help-window-point-marker)
1222 ;; Reset `help-window-point-marker'.
1223 (set-marker help-window-point-marker nil))
1225 ;; If the help window appears on another frame, select it if
1226 ;; `help-window-select' is non-nil and give that frame input focus
1227 ;; too. See also Bug#19012.
1228 (when (and help-window-select
1229 (frame-live-p help-window-old-frame)
1230 (not (eq frame help-window-old-frame)))
1231 (select-window window)
1232 (select-frame-set-input-focus frame))
1234 (cond
1235 ((or (eq window (selected-window))
1236 ;; If the help window is on the selected frame, select
1237 ;; it if `help-window-select' is t or `help-window-select'
1238 ;; is 'other, the frame contains at least three windows, and
1239 ;; the help window did show another buffer before. See also
1240 ;; Bug#11039.
1241 (and (eq frame (selected-frame))
1242 (or (eq help-window-select t)
1243 (and (eq help-window-select 'other)
1244 (> (length (window-list nil 'no-mini)) 2)
1245 (not (eq help-setup 'same))))
1246 (select-window window)))
1247 ;; The help window is or gets selected ...
1248 (help-window-display-message
1249 (cond
1250 ((eq help-setup 'window)
1251 ;; ... and is new, ...
1252 "Type \"q\" to delete help window")
1253 ((eq help-setup 'frame)
1254 ;; ... on a new frame, ...
1255 "Type \"q\" to quit the help frame")
1256 ((eq help-setup 'other)
1257 ;; ... or displayed some other buffer before.
1258 "Type \"q\" to restore previous buffer"))
1259 window t))
1260 ((and (eq (window-frame window) help-window-old-frame)
1261 (= (length (window-list nil 'no-mini)) 2))
1262 ;; There are two windows on the help window's frame and the
1263 ;; other one is the selected one.
1264 (help-window-display-message
1265 (cond
1266 ((eq help-setup 'window)
1267 "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to delete the help window")
1268 ((eq help-setup 'other)
1269 "Type \"q\" in help window to restore its previous buffer"))
1270 window 'other))
1272 ;; The help window is not selected ...
1273 (help-window-display-message
1274 (cond
1275 ((eq help-setup 'window)
1276 ;; ... and is new, ...
1277 "Type \"q\" in help window to delete it")
1278 ((eq help-setup 'other)
1279 ;; ... or displayed some other buffer before.
1280 "Type \"q\" in help window to restore previous buffer"))
1281 window))))
1282 ;; Return VALUE.
1283 value))
1285 ;; `with-help-window' is a wrapper for `with-temp-buffer-window'
1286 ;; providing the following additional twists:
1288 ;; (1) It puts the buffer in `help-mode' (via `help-mode-setup') and
1289 ;; adds cross references (via `help-mode-finish').
1291 ;; (2) It issues a message telling how to scroll and quit the help
1292 ;; window (via `help-window-setup').
1294 ;; (3) An option (customizable via `help-window-select') to select the
1295 ;; help window automatically.
1297 ;; (4) A marker (`help-window-point-marker') to move point in the help
1298 ;; window to an arbitrary buffer position.
1299 (defmacro with-help-window (buffer-name &rest body)
1300 "Display buffer named BUFFER-NAME in a help window.
1301 Evaluate the forms in BODY with standard output bound to a buffer
1302 called BUFFER-NAME (creating it if it does not exist), put that
1303 buffer in `help-mode', display the buffer in a window (see
1304 `with-temp-buffer-window' for details) and issue a message how to
1305 deal with that \"help\" window when it's no more needed. Select
1306 the help window if the current value of the user option
1307 `help-window-select' says so. Return last value in BODY."
1308 (declare (indent 1) (debug t))
1309 `(progn
1310 ;; Make `help-window-point-marker' point nowhere. The only place
1311 ;; where this should be set to a buffer position is within BODY.
1312 (set-marker help-window-point-marker nil)
1313 (let ((temp-buffer-window-setup-hook
1314 (cons 'help-mode-setup temp-buffer-window-setup-hook))
1315 (temp-buffer-window-show-hook
1316 (cons 'help-mode-finish temp-buffer-window-show-hook)))
1317 (setq help-window-old-frame (selected-frame))
1318 (with-temp-buffer-window
1319 ,buffer-name nil 'help-window-setup (progn ,@body)))))
1321 ;; Called from C, on encountering `help-char' when reading a char.
1322 ;; Don't print to *Help*; that would clobber Help history.
1323 (defun help-form-show ()
1324 "Display the output of a non-nil `help-form'."
1325 (let ((msg (eval help-form)))
1326 (if (stringp msg)
1327 (with-output-to-temp-buffer " *Char Help*"
1328 (princ msg)))))
1331 (defun help--docstring-quote (string)
1332 "Return a doc string that represents STRING.
1333 The result, when formatted by `substitute-command-keys', should equal STRING."
1334 (replace-regexp-in-string "['\\`‘’]" "\\\\=\\&" string))
1336 ;; The following functions used to be in help-fns.el, which is not preloaded.
1337 ;; But for various reasons, they are more widely needed, so they were
1338 ;; moved to this file, which is preloaded. http://debbugs.gnu.org/17001
1340 (defun help-split-fundoc (docstring def)
1341 "Split a function DOCSTRING into the actual doc and the usage info.
1342 Return (USAGE . DOC) or nil if there's no usage info, where USAGE info
1343 is a string describing the argument list of DEF, such as
1344 \"(apply FUNCTION &rest ARGUMENTS)\".
1345 DEF is the function whose usage we're looking for in DOCSTRING."
1346 ;; Functions can get the calling sequence at the end of the doc string.
1347 ;; In cases where `function' has been fset to a subr we can't search for
1348 ;; function's name in the doc string so we use `fn' as the anonymous
1349 ;; function name instead.
1350 (when (and docstring (string-match "\n\n(fn\\(\\( .*\\)?)\\)\\'" docstring))
1351 (let ((doc (unless (zerop (match-beginning 0))
1352 (substring docstring 0 (match-beginning 0))))
1353 (usage-tail (match-string 1 docstring)))
1354 (cons (format "(%s%s"
1355 ;; Replace `fn' with the actual function name.
1356 (if (symbolp def)
1357 (help--docstring-quote (format "%S" def))
1358 'anonymous)
1359 usage-tail)
1360 doc))))
1362 (defun help-add-fundoc-usage (docstring arglist)
1363 "Add the usage info to DOCSTRING.
1364 If DOCSTRING already has a usage info, then just return it unchanged.
1365 The usage info is built from ARGLIST. DOCSTRING can be nil.
1366 ARGLIST can also be t or a string of the form \"(FUN ARG1 ARG2 ...)\"."
1367 (unless (stringp docstring) (setq docstring ""))
1368 (if (or (string-match "\n\n(fn\\(\\( .*\\)?)\\)\\'" docstring)
1369 (eq arglist t))
1370 docstring
1371 (concat docstring
1372 (if (string-match "\n?\n\\'" docstring)
1373 (if (< (- (match-end 0) (match-beginning 0)) 2) "\n" "")
1374 "\n\n")
1375 (if (stringp arglist)
1376 (if (string-match "\\`[^ ]+\\(.*\\))\\'" arglist)
1377 (concat "(fn" (match-string 1 arglist) ")")
1378 (error "Unrecognized usage format"))
1379 (help--make-usage-docstring 'fn arglist)))))
1381 (defun help-function-arglist (def &optional preserve-names)
1382 "Return a formal argument list for the function DEF.
1383 If PRESERVE-NAMES is non-nil, return a formal arglist that uses
1384 the same names as used in the original source code, when possible."
1385 ;; Handle symbols aliased to other symbols.
1386 (if (and (symbolp def) (fboundp def)) (setq def (indirect-function def)))
1387 ;; Advice wrappers have "catch all" args, so fetch the actual underlying
1388 ;; function to find the real arguments.
1389 (while (advice--p def) (setq def (advice--cdr def)))
1390 ;; If definition is a macro, find the function inside it.
1391 (if (eq (car-safe def) 'macro) (setq def (cdr def)))
1392 (cond
1393 ((and (byte-code-function-p def) (listp (aref def 0))) (aref def 0))
1394 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda) (nth 1 def))
1395 ((eq (car-safe def) 'closure) (nth 2 def))
1396 ((or (and (byte-code-function-p def) (integerp (aref def 0)))
1397 (subrp def) (module-function-p def))
1398 (or (when preserve-names
1399 (let* ((doc (condition-case nil (documentation def) (error nil)))
1400 (docargs (if doc (car (help-split-fundoc doc nil))))
1401 (arglist (if docargs
1402 (cdar (read-from-string (downcase docargs)))))
1403 (valid t))
1404 ;; Check validity.
1405 (dolist (arg arglist)
1406 (unless (and (symbolp arg)
1407 (let ((name (symbol-name arg)))
1408 (if (eq (aref name 0) ?&)
1409 (memq arg '(&rest &optional))
1410 (not (string-match "\\." name)))))
1411 (setq valid nil)))
1412 (when valid arglist)))
1413 (let* ((arity (func-arity def))
1414 (max (cdr arity))
1415 (min (car arity))
1416 (arglist ()))
1417 (dotimes (i min)
1418 (push (intern (concat "arg" (number-to-string (1+ i)))) arglist))
1419 (when (and (integerp max) (> max min))
1420 (push '&optional arglist)
1421 (dotimes (i (- max min))
1422 (push (intern (concat "arg" (number-to-string (+ 1 i min))))
1423 arglist)))
1424 (unless (integerp max) (push '&rest arglist) (push 'rest arglist))
1425 (nreverse arglist))))
1426 ((and (autoloadp def) (not (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap)))
1427 "[Arg list not available until function definition is loaded.]")
1428 (t t)))
1430 (defun help--make-usage (function arglist)
1431 (cons (if (symbolp function) function 'anonymous)
1432 (mapcar (lambda (arg)
1433 (if (not (symbolp arg)) arg
1434 (let ((name (symbol-name arg)))
1435 (cond
1436 ((string-match "\\`&" name) arg)
1437 ((string-match "\\`_." name)
1438 (intern (upcase (substring name 1))))
1439 (t (intern (upcase name)))))))
1440 arglist)))
1442 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'help-make-usage 'help--make-usage "25.1")
1444 (defun help--make-usage-docstring (fn arglist)
1445 (let ((print-escape-newlines t))
1446 (help--docstring-quote (format "%S" (help--make-usage fn arglist)))))
1449 (provide 'help)
1451 ;;; help.el ends here