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Explain about ``system'' abbrevs.

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Richard M. Stallman 2001-12-30 20:07:27 +00:00
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@ -20,15 +20,17 @@ in the same major mode share one abbrev table. There is also a global
abbrev table. Normally both are used.
An abbrev table is represented as an obarray containing a symbol for
each abbreviation. The symbol's name is the abbreviation; its value is
the expansion; its function definition is the hook function to do the
expansion (@pxref{Defining Abbrevs}); its property list cell contains
the use count, the number of times the abbreviation has been expanded.
Because these symbols are not interned in the usual obarray, they will
never appear as the result of reading a Lisp expression; in fact,
normally they are never used except by the code that handles abbrevs.
Therefore, it is safe to use them in an extremely nonstandard way.
@xref{Creating Symbols}.
each abbreviation. The symbol's name is the abbreviation; its value
is the expansion; its function definition is the hook function to do
the expansion (@pxref{Defining Abbrevs}); its property list cell
typically contains the use count, the number of times the abbreviation
has been expanded. (Alternatively, the use count is on the
@code{count} property and the system-abbrev flag is on the
@code{system-type} property.) Because these symbols are not interned
in the usual obarray, they will never appear as the result of reading
a Lisp expression; in fact, normally they are never used except by the
code that handles abbrevs. Therefore, it is safe to use them in an
extremely nonstandard way. @xref{Creating Symbols}.
For the user-level commands for abbrevs, see @ref{Abbrevs,, Abbrev
Mode, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.
@ -79,11 +81,12 @@ leaving it empty. It always returns @code{nil}.
@end defun
@defun define-abbrev-table tabname definitions
This function defines @var{tabname} (a symbol) as an abbrev table name,
i.e., as a variable whose value is an abbrev table. It defines abbrevs
in the table according to @var{definitions}, a list of elements of the
form @code{(@var{abbrevname} @var{expansion} @var{hook}
@var{usecount})}. The return value is always @code{nil}.
This function defines @var{tabname} (a symbol) as an abbrev table
name, i.e., as a variable whose value is an abbrev table. It defines
abbrevs in the table according to @var{definitions}, a list of
elements of the form @code{(@var{abbrevname} @var{expansion}
@var{hook} @var{usecount} @r{[}@var{system-flag}@r{]})}. The return
value is always @code{nil}.
@end defun
@defvar abbrev-table-name-list
@ -124,13 +127,15 @@ abbrev, or @code{nil} if the user declines to confirm redefining an
existing abbrev.
@end defun
@defun define-abbrev table name expansion &optional hook count
@defun define-abbrev table name expansion &optional hook count system-flag
This function defines an abbrev named @var{name}, in @var{table}, to
expand to @var{expansion} and call @var{hook}. The value of
@var{count}, if specified, initializes the abbrev's usage-count. If
@var{count} is not specified or @code{nil}, the use count is initialized
to zero. The return value is a symbol that represents the abbrev inside
Emacs; its name is @var{name}.
expand to @var{expansion} and call @var{hook}. The return value is a
symbol that represents the abbrev inside Emacs; its name is
@var{name}.
The value of @var{count}, if specified, initializes the abbrev's
usage-count. If @var{count} is not specified or @code{nil}, the use
count is initialized to zero.
The argument @var{name} should be a string. The argument
@var{expansion} is normally the desired expansion (a string), or
@ -150,6 +155,13 @@ the self-inserting input character that triggered the expansion. If
of the character. By contrast, if @var{hook} returns @code{nil},
@code{expand-abbrev} also returns @code{nil}, as if expansion had not
really occurred.
Normally the function @code{define-abbrev} sets the variable
@code{abbrevs-changed} to @code{t}. But if @var{system-flag} is
non-@code{nil}, that says the abbrev is a ``system'' abbrev. In that
case, @code{define-abbrev} does not alter @code{abbrevs-changed}.
Instead it marks the abbrev as a ``system'' abbrev with the
@code{system-type} property.
@end defun
@defopt only-global-abbrevs
@ -195,16 +207,17 @@ the file to save the abbrevs in.
@end defopt
@defvar abbrevs-changed
This variable is set non-@code{nil} by defining or altering any
abbrevs. This serves as a flag for various Emacs commands to offer to
save your abbrevs.
This variable is set non-@code{nil} by defining or altering any
abbrevs (except ``system'' abbrevs). This serves as a flag for
various Emacs commands to offer to save your abbrevs.
@end defvar
@deffn Command write-abbrev-file &optional filename
Save all abbrev definitions, in all abbrev tables, in the file
@var{filename}, in the form of a Lisp program that when loaded will
define the same abbrevs. If @var{filename} is @code{nil} or omitted,
@code{abbrev-file-name} is used. This function returns @code{nil}.
Save all abbrev definitions (except ``system'' abbrevs), in all abbrev
tables, in the file @var{filename}, in the form of a Lisp program that
when loaded will define the same abbrevs. If @var{filename} is
@code{nil} or omitted, @code{abbrev-file-name} is used. This function
returns @code{nil}.
@end deffn
@node Abbrev Expansion, Standard Abbrev Tables, Abbrev Files, Abbrevs