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- ;;; help.el --- help commands for XEmacs.
- ;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
- ;; This file is part of XEmacs.
-
- ;; XEmacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- ;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- ;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
- ;; any later version.
-
- ;; XEmacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- ;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- ;; General Public License for more details.
-
- ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- ;; along with XEmacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free
- ;; Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
- ;;; Commentary:
-
- ;; This code implements XEmacs's on-line help system, the one invoked by
- ;;`M-x help-for-help'.
-
- ;;; Code:
-
- (defvar help-map (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
- (set-keymap-name map 'help-map)
- (set-keymap-prompt
- map (purecopy (gettext "(Type ? for further options)")))
- map)
- "Keymap for characters following the Help key.")
-
- (fset 'help-command help-map)
-
- (define-key help-map '(control h) 'help-for-help)
- (define-key help-map "?" 'help-for-help)
-
- (define-key help-map "\C-l" 'describe-copying)
- (define-key help-map "\C-d" 'describe-distribution)
- (define-key help-map "\C-w" 'describe-no-warranty)
- (define-key help-map "a" 'hyper-apropos)
- (define-key help-map "A" 'command-apropos)
-
- (define-key help-map "b" 'describe-bindings)
- (define-key help-map "\C-p" 'describe-pointer)
-
- (define-key help-map "c" 'describe-key-briefly)
- (define-key help-map "k" 'describe-key)
-
- (define-key help-map "d" 'describe-function)
- (define-key help-map "e" 'describe-last-error)
- (define-key help-map "f" 'describe-function)
-
- ;;; Setup so Hyperbole can be autoloaded from a key.
- ;;; Choose a key on which to place the Hyperbole menus.
- ;;; For most people this key binding will work and will be equivalent
- ;;; to {C-h h}.
- ;;;
- (or (where-is-internal 'hyperbole)
- (where-is-internal 'hui:menu)
- (define-key help-map "h" 'hyperbole))
- (autoload 'hyperbole "hsite" "Hyperbole info manager menus." t)
-
- (define-key help-map "i" 'info)
- (define-key help-map '(control i) 'Info-query)
- (define-key help-map '(control c) 'Info-goto-emacs-command-node)
- (define-key help-map '(control k) 'Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node)
- (define-key help-map '(control f) 'Info-elisp-ref)
-
- (define-key help-map "l" 'view-lossage)
-
- (define-key help-map "m" 'describe-mode)
-
- (define-key help-map "\C-n" 'view-emacs-news)
- (define-key help-map "n" 'view-emacs-news)
-
- (define-key help-map "p" 'finder-by-keyword)
- (autoload 'finder-by-keyword "finder"
- "Find packages matching a given keyword." t)
-
- (define-key help-map "s" 'describe-syntax)
-
- (define-key help-map "t" 'help-with-tutorial)
-
- (define-key help-map "w" 'where-is)
-
- (define-key help-map "v" 'describe-variable)
-
- (if (fboundp 'view-last-error)
- (define-key help-map "e" 'view-last-error))
-
-
- (define-key help-map "q" 'help-quit)
-
- (defun help-quit ()
- (interactive)
- nil)
-
- ;; This is a grody hack of the same genotype as `advertised-undo'; if the
- ;; bindings of Backspace and C-h are the same, we want the menubar to claim
- ;; that `info' in invoked with `C-h i', not `BS i'.
-
- (defun deprecated-help-command ()
- (interactive)
- (if (eq 'help-command (key-binding "\C-h"))
- (setq unread-command-event (character-to-event ?\C-h))
- (help-for-help)))
-
- ;;(define-key global-map 'backspace 'deprecated-help-command)
-
- (defun help-with-tutorial (&optional tutorial)
- "Select the XEmacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
- Optional arg TUTORIAL specifies the tutorial file; default is \"TUTORIAL\"."
- (interactive)
- (if (null tutorial)
- (setq tutorial "TUTORIAL"))
- (let ((file (expand-file-name (concat "~/" tutorial))))
- (delete-other-windows)
- (if (get-file-buffer file)
- (switch-to-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
- (switch-to-buffer (create-file-buffer file))
- (setq buffer-file-name file)
- (setq default-directory (expand-file-name "~/"))
- (setq buffer-auto-save-file-name nil)
- (insert-file-contents (expand-file-name tutorial data-directory))
- (goto-char (point-min))
- (search-forward "\n<<")
- (beginning-of-line)
- (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
- (let ((n (- (window-height (selected-window))
- (count-lines (point-min) (point))
- 6)))
- (if (< n 12)
- (newline n)
- ;; Some people get confused by the large gap.
- (newline (/ n 2))
- (insert "[Middle of page left blank for didactic purposes. "
- "Text continues below]")
- (newline (- n (/ n 2)))))
- (goto-char (point-min))
- (set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
-
- (defun key-or-menu-binding (key &optional menu-flag)
- ;; KEY is any value returned by next-command-event
- ;; MENU-FLAG is a symbol that should be set to T if KEY is a menu event,
- ;; or NIL otherwise
- (let (defn)
- (and menu-flag (set menu-flag nil))
- ;; If the key typed was really a menu selection, grab the form out
- ;; of the event object and intuit the function that would be called,
- ;; and describe that instead.
- (if (and (vectorp key) (= 1 (length key))
- (or (misc-user-event-p (aref key 0))
- (eq (car-safe (aref key 0)) 'menu-selection)))
- (let ((event (aref key 0)))
- (setq defn (if (eventp event)
- (list (event-function event) (event-object event))
- (cdr event)))
- (and menu-flag (set menu-flag t))
- (if (eq (car defn) 'eval)
- (setq defn (car (cdr defn))))
- (if (eq (car-safe defn) 'call-interactively)
- (setq defn (car (cdr defn))))
- (if (and (consp defn) (null (cdr defn)))
- (setq defn (car defn))))
- ;; else
- (setq defn (key-binding key)))
- defn
- ))
-
- (defun describe-key-briefly (key)
- "Print the name of the function KEY invokes. KEY is a string."
- (interactive "kDescribe key briefly: ")
- (let (defn menup)
- (setq defn (key-or-menu-binding key 'menup))
- (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn))
- (message "%s is undefined" (key-description key))
- ;; If it's a keyboard macro which trivially invokes another command,
- ;; document that instead.
- (if (or (stringp defn) (vectorp defn))
- (setq defn (or (key-binding defn)
- defn)))
- (message "%s runs the command %s"
- ;; This used to say 'This menu item' but it could also
- ;; be a scrollbar event. We can't distinguish at the
- ;; moment.
- (if menup "This item" (key-description key))
- (if (symbolp defn) defn (prin1-to-string defn))))))
-
- (defun print-help-return-message (&optional function)
- "Display or return message saying how to restore windows after help command.
- Computes a message and applies the optional argument FUNCTION to it.
- If FUNCTION is nil, applies `message' to it, thus printing it."
- (and (not (get-buffer-window standard-output))
- (funcall
- (or function 'message)
- (concat
- (substitute-command-keys
- (if (one-window-p t)
- (if pop-up-windows
- (gettext "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to remove help window.")
- (gettext "Type \\[switch-to-buffer] RET to remove help window."))
- (gettext "Type \\[switch-to-buffer-other-window] RET to restore the other window.")))
- (substitute-command-keys
- (gettext " \\[scroll-other-window] to scroll the help."))))))
-
- (defun describe-key (key)
- "Display documentation of the function invoked by KEY.
- KEY is a string, or vector of events.
- When called interactvely, KEY may also be a menu selection."
- (interactive "kDescribe key: ")
- (let (defn)
- ;; If the key typed was really a menu selection, grab the form out
- ;; of the event object and intuit the function that would be called,
- ;; and describe that instead.
- (if (and (vectorp key) (= 1 (length key))
- (or (misc-user-event-p (aref key 0))
- (eq (car-safe (aref key 0)) 'menu-selection)))
- (let ((event (aref key 0)))
- (setq defn (if (eventp event)
- (list (event-function event) (event-object event))
- (cdr event)))
- (if (eq (car defn) 'eval)
- (setq defn (car (cdr defn))))
- (if (eq (car-safe defn) 'call-interactively)
- (setq defn (car (cdr defn))))
- (if (and (consp defn) (null (cdr defn)))
- (setq defn (car defn))))
- ;; else
- (setq defn (key-binding key)))
- (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn))
- (message "%s is undefined" (key-description key))
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
- ; (princ (key-description key))
- ; (princ " runs the command ")
- (prin1 defn)
- (princ ":\n")
- (cond ((or (stringp defn) (vectorp defn))
- (let ((cmd (key-binding defn)))
- (if (not cmd)
- (princ "a keyboard macro")
- (progn
- (princ (format "a keyboard macro which runs the command %s:\n\n"
- cmd))
- (princ cmd)
- (princ "\n")
- (if (documentation cmd) (princ (documentation cmd)))))))
- ((and (consp defn) (not (eq 'lambda (car-safe defn))))
- (princ "\n")
- (let ((describe-function-show-arglist nil))
- (describe-function-1 (car defn) standard-output)))
- ((documentation defn)
- (princ (documentation defn)))
- (t
- (princ "not documented")))
- (print-help-return-message)))))
-
-
- (defun describe-mode ()
- "Display documentation of current major mode and minor modes.
- For this to work correctly for a minor mode, the mode's indicator variable
- \(listed in `minor-mode-alist') must also be a function whose documentation
- describes the minor mode."
- (interactive)
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
- (let ((minor-modes minor-mode-alist))
- (while minor-modes
- (let* ((minor-mode (car (car minor-modes)))
- (indicator (car (cdr (car minor-modes)))))
- ;; Document a minor mode if it is listed in minor-mode-alist,
- ;; bound locally in this buffer, non-nil, and has a function
- ;; definition.
- (if (and (boundp minor-mode)
- (symbol-value minor-mode)
- (fboundp minor-mode))
- (let ((pretty-minor-mode minor-mode))
- (if (string-match "-mode\\'" (symbol-name minor-mode))
- (setq pretty-minor-mode
- (capitalize
- (substring (symbol-name minor-mode)
- 0 (match-beginning 0)))))
- (while (and indicator (symbolp indicator))
- (setq indicator (symbol-value indicator)))
- (princ (format "%s minor mode (indicator%s):\n"
- pretty-minor-mode indicator))
- (princ (documentation minor-mode))
- (princ "\n\n"))))
- (setq minor-modes (cdr minor-modes))))
- (princ mode-name)
- (princ " mode:\n")
- (princ (documentation major-mode))
- (print-help-return-message)))
-
- (defun describe-distribution ()
- "Display info on how to obtain the latest version of XEmacs."
- (interactive)
- (find-file-read-only
- (expand-file-name "DISTRIB" data-directory)))
-
- (defun describe-copying ()
- "Display info on how you may redistribute copies of XEmacs."
- (interactive)
- (find-file-read-only
- (expand-file-name "COPYING" data-directory))
- (goto-char (point-min)))
-
- (defun describe-pointer ()
- "Show a list of all defined mouse buttons, and their definitions.
- This is the same as \\[universal-argument] \\[describe-bindings]."
- (interactive)
- (describe-bindings nil t))
-
- (defun describe-no-warranty ()
- "Display info on all the kinds of warranty XEmacs does NOT have."
- (interactive)
- (describe-copying)
- (let (case-fold-search)
- (search-forward "NO WARRANTY")
- (recenter 0)))
-
- (defun describe-bindings (&optional prefix mouse-only-p)
- "Show a list of all defined keys, and their definitions.
- The list is put in a buffer, which is displayed.
- If the optional argument PREFIX is supplied, only commands which
- start with that sequence of keys are described.
- If the second argument (prefix arg, interactively) is non-null
- then only the mouse bindings are displayed."
- (interactive (list nil current-prefix-arg))
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
- (describe-bindings-1 prefix mouse-only-p)
- (print-help-return-message)))
-
- (defun describe-bindings-1 (&optional prefix mouse-only-p)
- (let ((heading (if mouse-only-p
- (gettext "button binding\n------ -------\n")
- (gettext "key binding\n--- -------\n")))
- (buffer (current-buffer))
- (minor minor-mode-map-alist)
- (local (current-local-map))
- (shadow '()))
- (set-buffer standard-output)
- (while minor
- (let ((sym (car (car minor)))
- (map (cdr (car minor))))
- (if (symbol-value-in-buffer sym buffer nil)
- (progn
- (insert (format "Minor Mode Bindings for `%s':\n"
- sym)
- heading)
- (describe-bindings-internal map nil shadow prefix mouse-only-p)
- (insert "\n")
- (setq shadow (cons map shadow))))
- (setq minor (cdr minor))))
- (if local
- (progn
- (insert "Local Bindings:\n" heading)
- (describe-bindings-internal local nil shadow prefix mouse-only-p)
- (insert "\n")
- (setq shadow (cons local shadow))))
- (insert "Global Bindings:\n" heading)
- (describe-bindings-internal (current-global-map)
- nil shadow prefix mouse-only-p)
- (set-buffer buffer)))
-
- (defun describe-prefix-bindings ()
- "Describe the bindings of the prefix used to reach this command.
- The prefix described consists of all but the last event
- of the key sequence that ran this command."
- (interactive)
- (let* ((key (this-command-keys))
- (prefix (make-vector (1- (length key)) nil))
- i)
- (setq i 0)
- (while (< i (length prefix))
- (aset prefix i (aref key i))
- (setq i (1+ i)))
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
- (princ "Key bindings starting with ")
- (princ (key-description prefix))
- (princ ":\n\n")
- (describe-bindings-1 prefix nil))))
-
- ;; Make C-h after a prefix, when not specifically bound,
- ;; run describe-prefix-bindings.
- (setq prefix-help-command 'describe-prefix-bindings)
-
- (defun xemacs-www-page ()
- "Go to the XEmacs World Wide Web page."
- (interactive)
- (w3-fetch "http://xemacs.cs.uiuc.edu/"))
-
- (defun xemacs-www-faq ()
- "View the latest and greatest XEmacs FAQ using the World Wide Web."
- (interactive)
- (w3-fetch "http://xemacs.cs.uiuc.edu/XEmacs-faq_toc.html"))
-
- (defun xemacs-local-faq ()
- "View the local copy of the XEmacs FAQ.
- If you have access to the World Wide Web, you should use `xemacs-www-faq'
- instead, to ensure that you get the most up-to-date information."
- (interactive)
- (save-window-excursion
- (info)
- (Info-find-node "xemacs-faq" "Top"))
- (switch-to-buffer "*info*"))
-
- (defun view-emacs-news ()
- "Display info on recent changes to XEmacs."
- (interactive)
- (require 'outl-mouse)
- (find-file (expand-file-name "NEWS" data-directory)))
-
- (defun view-lossage ()
- "Display last 100 input keystrokes."
- (interactive)
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
- (princ (key-description (recent-keys)))
- (save-excursion
- (set-buffer standard-output)
- (goto-char (point-min))
- (while (progn (move-to-column 50) (not (eobp)))
- (search-forward " " nil t)
- (insert "\n")))
- (print-help-return-message)))
-
- (define-function 'help 'help-for-help)
- (defun help-for-help ()
- "You have typed \\[help-for-help], the help character. Type a Help option:
- \(Use \\<help-map>\\[scroll-up] or \\[scroll-down] to scroll through this text.
- Type \\[help-quit] to exit the Help command.)
-
- \\[hyper-apropos] Give a substring, and see a hypertext list of
- functions and variables that contain that substring.
- See also the `apropos' command.
- \\[command-apropos] Give a substring, and see a list of commands
- (functions interactively callable) that contain that substring.
- \\[describe-bindings] Display table of all key bindings.
- \\[describe-key-briefly] Type a command key sequence;
- it prints the function name that sequence runs.
- \\[describe-function] Type a function name and get documentation of it.
- \\[Info-goto-emacs-command-node] Type a function name;
- it takes you to the Info node for that command.
- \\[info] The info documentation reader.
- \\[describe-key] Type a command key sequence;
- it displays the full documentation.
- \\[Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node] Type a command key sequence;
- it takes you to the Info node for the command bound to that key.
- \\[view-lossage] Shows last 100 characters you typed.
- \\[describe-mode] Print documentation of current major mode,
- which describes the commands peculiar to it.
- \\[view-emacs-news] Shows emacs news file.
- \\[finder-by-keyword] Find packages matching a given topic keyword.
- \\[describe-pointer] Display table of all mouse-button bindings.
- \\[describe-syntax] Display contents of syntax table, plus explanations
- \\[help-with-tutorial] Select the XEmacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
- \\[describe-variable] Type name of a variable;
- it displays the variable's documentation and value.
- \\[where-is] Type command name;
- it prints which keystrokes invoke that command.
- \\[describe-copying] print XEmacs copying permission (General Public License).
- \\[describe-distribution] XEmacs ordering information.
- \\[view-emacs-news] print print news of recent XEmacs changes.
- \\[describe-no-warranty] print information on absence of warranty for XEmacs.
- \\[Info-query] Info reader, prompt for topic name."
- (interactive)
- (let ((help-key (copy-event last-command-event))
- event char)
- (message (gettext "A B C F I K L M N P S T V W C-c C-d C-n C-w. Type %s again for more help: ")
- ;; arrgh, no room for "C-i C-k C-f" !!
- (single-key-description help-key))
- (setq event (next-command-event)
- char (event-to-character event))
- (if (or (equal event help-key)
- (eq char ??)
- (eq 'help-command (key-binding event)))
- (save-window-excursion
- (switch-to-buffer "*Help*")
- ;; #### I18N3 should mark buffer as output-translating
- (delete-other-windows)
- (erase-buffer)
- (insert (documentation 'help-for-help))
- (goto-char (point-min))
- (while (or (equal event help-key)
- (eq char ??)
- (eq 'help-command (key-binding event))
- (eq char ? )
- (eq 'scroll-up (key-binding event))
- (eq 'scroll-down (key-binding event)))
- (if (or (eq char ? )
- (eq 'scroll-up (key-binding event)))
- (scroll-up))
- (if (eq 'scroll-down (key-binding event))
- (scroll-down))
- ;; write this way for I18N3 snarfing
- (if (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-max))
- (message "A B C F I K L M N P S T V W C-c C-d C-n C-w C-i C-k C-f: ")
- (message "A B C F I K L M N P S T V W C-c C-d C-n C-w C-i C-k C-f or Space to scroll: "))
- (let ((cursor-in-echo-area t))
- (setq event (next-command-event event)
- char (or (event-to-character event) event))))))
- (let ((defn (or (lookup-key help-map (vector event))
- (and (numberp char)
- (lookup-key help-map (make-string 1 (downcase char)))))))
- (message nil)
- (if defn
- (call-interactively defn)
- (ding)))))
-
- ;; Return a function which is called by the list containing point.
- ;; If that gives no function, return a function whose name is around point.
- ;; If that doesn't give a function, return nil.
- (defun function-called-at-point ()
- (or (condition-case ()
- (save-excursion
- (save-restriction
- (narrow-to-region (max (point-min) (- (point) 1000)) (point-max))
- (backward-up-list 1)
- (forward-char 1)
- (let (obj)
- (setq obj (read (current-buffer)))
- (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))))
- (error nil))
- (condition-case ()
- (save-excursion
- (forward-sexp -1)
- (skip-chars-forward "`'")
- (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
- (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))
- (error nil))))
-
- (defvar describe-function-show-arglist t ; default to nil for the non-hackers?
- "*If true, then describe-function will show its arglist if the function is
- not an autoload.")
-
-
- (defun describe-function (function)
- "Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol)."
- (interactive
- (let* ((fn (function-called-at-point))
- (val (let ((enable-recursive-minibuffers t))
- (completing-read
- (if fn
- (format (gettext "Describe function (default %s): ")
- fn)
- (gettext "Describe function: "))
- obarray 'fboundp t))))
- (list (if (equal val "") fn (intern val)))))
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
- (describe-function-1 function standard-output)
- (print-help-return-message)
- (save-excursion (set-buffer standard-output) (buffer-string))))
-
- (defun function-obsoleteness-doc (function)
- "If FUNCTION is obsolete, return a string describing this."
- (let ((obsolete (get function 'byte-obsolete-info)))
- (if obsolete
- (format "Obsolete; %s"
- (if (stringp (car obsolete))
- (car obsolete)
- (format "use `%s' instead." (car obsolete)))))))
-
- (defun describe-function-1 (function stream &optional nodoc)
- (prin1 function stream)
- (princ ": " stream)
- (let* ((def function)
- (doc (or (documentation function)
- (gettext "not documented")))
- aliases kbd-macro-p fndef macrop)
- (while (symbolp def)
- (or (eq def function)
- (if aliases
- ;; I18N3 Need gettext due to concat
- (setq aliases (concat aliases
- (format "\n which is an alias for %s, "
- (symbol-name def))))
- (setq aliases (format "an alias for %s, " (symbol-name def)))))
- (setq def (symbol-function def)))
- (if (eq 'macro (car-safe def))
- (setq fndef (cdr def)
- macrop t)
- (setq fndef def))
- (if describe-function-show-arglist
- (if (cond ((eq 'autoload (car-safe fndef))
- nil)
- ((eq 'lambda (car-safe fndef))
- (princ (or (nth 1 fndef) "()") stream)
- t)
- ((compiled-function-p fndef)
- (princ (or (aref fndef 0) "()") stream)
- t)
- ((and (subrp fndef)
- (string-match "[\n\t ]*\narguments: ?\\((.*)\\)\n?\\'"
- doc))
- (princ (substring doc (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1))
- stream)
- (setq doc (substring doc 0 (match-beginning 0)))
- t)
- (t
- nil))
- (princ "\n -- " stream)))
- (if aliases (princ aliases stream))
- (let ((int #'(lambda (string)
- (princ (format (if (commandp def)
- (gettext "an interactive %s")
- (gettext "a %s"))
- string)
- stream))))
- (cond ((or (stringp def) (vectorp def))
- (princ "a keyboard macro." stream)
- (setq kbd-macro-p t))
- ((subrp fndef)
- (funcall int (if macrop
- (gettext "built-in macro.")
- (gettext "built-in function."))))
- ((compiled-function-p fndef)
- (funcall int (if macrop (gettext "compiled Lisp macro.")
- (gettext "compiled Lisp function."))))
- ((symbolp fndef)
- (princ (format "alias for `%s'."
- (prin1-to-string def)) stream))
- ((eq (car-safe fndef) 'lambda)
- (funcall int (if macrop (gettext "Lisp macro.")
- (gettext "Lisp function."))))
- ((eq (car-safe fndef) 'mocklisp)
- (princ (if macrop (gettext "a mocklisp macro.")
- (gettext "a mocklisp function."))
- stream))
- ((eq (car-safe def) 'autoload)
- (if (elt def 4)
- (funcall int (gettext "autoloaded Lisp macro"))
- (funcall int (gettext "autoloaded Lisp function")))
- (princ (format "\n -- loads from \"%s\"" (elt def 1)) stream))
- (t
- nil)))
- (terpri)
- (cond (kbd-macro-p
- (princ "These characters are executed:\n\n\t" stream)
- (princ (key-description def) stream)
- (cond ((setq def (key-binding def))
- (princ (format "\n\nwhich executes the command %s.\n\n" def) stream)
- (describe-function-1 def stream))))
- (nodoc nil)
- (t
- ;; tell the user about obsoleteness.
- ;; If the function is obsolete and is aliased, don't
- ;; even bother to report the documentation, as a further
- ;; encouragement to use the new function.
- (let ((obsolete (function-obsoleteness-doc function)))
- (if obsolete
- (progn
- (princ obsolete stream)
- (terpri stream)
- (terpri stream)))
- (if (not (and obsolete aliases))
- (princ doc stream)))))))
-
-
- (defun describe-function-arglist (function)
- (interactive (list (or (function-called-at-point)
- (error "no function call at point"))))
- (let ((b nil))
- (unwind-protect
- (save-excursion
- (set-buffer (setq b (get-buffer-create " *arglist*")))
- (buffer-disable-undo b)
- (erase-buffer)
- (describe-function-1 function b t)
- (goto-char (point-min))
- (end-of-line)
- (or (eobp) (delete-char 1))
- (just-one-space)
- (end-of-line)
- (message (buffer-substring (point-min) (point))))
- (and b (kill-buffer b)))))
-
-
- (defun variable-at-point ()
- (condition-case ()
- (save-excursion
- (forward-sexp -1)
- (skip-chars-forward "'")
- (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
- (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj)))
- (error nil)))
-
- (defun variable-obsoleteness-doc (variable)
- "If VARIABLE is obsolete, return a string describing this."
- (let ((obsolete (get variable 'byte-obsolete-variable)))
- (if obsolete
- (format "Obsolete; %s"
- (if (stringp obsolete)
- obsolete
- (format "use `%s' instead." obsolete))))))
-
- (defun describe-variable (variable)
- "Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol)."
- (interactive
- (let* ((v (variable-at-point))
- (val (let ((enable-recursive-minibuffers t))
- (completing-read
- (if v
- (format "Describe variable (default %s): " v)
- (gettext "Describe variable: "))
- obarray 'boundp t))))
- (list (if (equal val "") v (intern val)))))
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
- (let ((origvar variable)
- aliases)
- (let ((print-escape-newlines t))
- (while (variable-alias variable)
- (let ((newvar (variable-alias variable)))
- (if aliases
- ;; I18N3 Need gettext due to concat
- (setq aliases
- (concat aliases
- (format ",\n which is an alias for %s"
- (symbol-name newvar))))
- (setq aliases
- (format "%s is an alias for %s"
- (symbol-name variable)
- (symbol-name newvar))))
- (setq variable newvar)))
- (if aliases
- (princ (format "%s.\n" aliases)))
- (princ (format "%s's value is " variable))
- (if (not (boundp variable))
- (princ "void.")
- (prin1 (symbol-value variable)))
- (terpri)
- (cond ((local-variable-p variable (current-buffer))
- (let* ((void (cons nil nil))
- (def (condition-case nil
- (default-value variable)
- (error void))))
- (princ "This value is specific to the current buffer.")
- (terpri)
- (if (local-variable-p variable nil)
- (progn
- (princ "(Its value is local to each buffer.)")
- (terpri)))
- (if (if (eq def void)
- (boundp variable)
- (not (eq (symbol-value variable) def)))
- ;; #### I18N3 doesn't localize properly!
- (progn (princ "Its default-value is ")
- (if (eq def void)
- (princ "void.")
- (prin1 def))
- (terpri)))))
- ((local-variable-p variable (current-buffer) t)
- (princ "Setting it would make its value buffer-local.\n")
- (terpri))))
- (terpri)
- (princ "Documentation:")
- (terpri)
- (let ((doc (documentation-property variable 'variable-documentation))
- (obsolete (variable-obsoleteness-doc origvar)))
- (if obsolete
- (progn
- (princ obsolete)
- (terpri)
- (terpri)))
- ;; don't bother to print anything if variable is obsolete and aliased.
- (if (or (not obsolete) (not aliases))
- (if doc
- ;; note: documentation-property calls substitute-command-keys.
- (princ doc)
- (princ "not documented as a variable."))))
- (print-help-return-message)
- ;; Return the text we displayed.
- (save-excursion (set-buffer standard-output) (buffer-string)))))
-
- (defun where-is (definition)
- "Print message listing key sequences that invoke specified command.
- Argument is a command definition, usually a symbol with a function definition."
- (interactive "CWhere is command: ")
- (let ((keys (where-is-internal definition)))
- (if keys
- (message "%s is on %s" definition
- (mapconcat 'key-description
- (sort keys #'(lambda (x y)
- (< (length x) (length y))))
- ", "))
- (message "%s is not on any keys" definition)))
- nil)
-
- (defun command-apropos (string)
- "Like apropos but lists only symbols that are names of commands
- \(interactively callable functions). Argument REGEXP is a regular expression
- that is matched against command symbol names. Returns list of symbols and
- documentation found."
- (interactive "sCommand apropos (regexp): ")
- (let ((message
- (let ((standard-output (get-buffer-create "*Help*")))
- (print-help-return-message 'identity))))
- (apropos string t 'commandp)
- (and message (message message))))
-
- (defun locate-library (library &optional nosuffix)
- "Show the full path name of XEmacs library LIBRARY.
- This command searches the directories in `load-path' like `M-x load-library'
- to find the file that `M-x load-library RET LIBRARY RET' would load.
- Optional second arg NOSUFFIX non-nil means don't add suffixes `.elc' or `.el'
- to the specified name LIBRARY (a la calling `load' instead of `load-library')."
- (interactive "sLocate library: \nP")
- (let ((file (locate-file library load-path (if nosuffix nil ".elc:.el:"))))
- (if file
- (message "Library is file %s" file)
- (message "No library %s in search path" library))
- file))
-
- (defun describe-syntax ()
- "Describe the syntax specifications in the syntax table.
- The descriptions are inserted in a buffer, which is then displayed."
- (interactive)
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
- ;; defined in syntax.el
- (describe-syntax-table (syntax-table) standard-output)))
-
- (defun list-processes ()
- "Display a list of all processes.
- \(Any processes listed as Exited or Signaled are actually eliminated
- after the listing is made.)"
- (interactive)
- (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Process List*"
- (set-buffer standard-output)
- (buffer-disable-undo standard-output)
- (make-local-variable 'truncate-lines)
- (setq truncate-lines t)
- (let ((stream standard-output))
- ;; 00000000001111111111222222222233333333334444444444
- ;; 01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789
- ;; rewritten for I18N3. This one should stay rewritten
- ;; so that the dashes will line up properly.
- (princ "Proc Status Buffer Tty Command\n---- ------ ------ --- -------\n" stream)
- (let ((tail (process-list)))
- (while tail
- (let* ((p (car tail))
- (pid (process-id p))
- (s (process-status p)))
- (setq tail (cdr tail))
- (princ (format "%-13s" (process-name p)) stream)
- ;(if (and (eq system-type 'vax-vms)
- ; (eq s 'signal)
- ; (< (process-exit-status p) NSIG))
- ; (princ (aref sys_errlist (process-exit-status p)) stream))
- (princ s stream)
- (if (and (eq s 'exit) (/= (process-exit-status p) 0))
- (princ (format " %d" (process-exit-status p)) stream))
- (if (memq s '(signal exit closed))
- ;; Do delete-exited-processes' work
- (delete-process p))
- (indent-to 22 1) ;####
- (let ((b (process-buffer p)))
- (cond ((not b)
- (princ "(none)" stream))
- ((not (buffer-name b))
- (princ "(killed)" stream))
- (t
- (princ (buffer-name b) stream))))
- (indent-to 37 1) ;####
- (let ((tn (process-tty-name p)))
- (cond ((not tn)
- (princ "(none)" stream))
- (t
- (princ (format "%s" tn) stream))))
- (indent-to 49 1) ;####
- (if (not (integerp pid))
- (progn
- (princ "network stream connection " stream)
- (princ (car pid) stream)
- (princ "@" stream)
- (princ (cdr pid) stream))
- (let ((cmd (process-command p)))
- (while cmd
- (princ (car cmd) stream)
- (setq cmd (cdr cmd))
- (if cmd (princ " " stream)))))
- (terpri stream)))))))
-