* lisp/bindings.el: Remove explicit help-echo from format-mode-line.
(mode-line-front-space, mode-line-end-spaces)
(mode-line-misc-info): New variables.
(mode-line-modes, mode-line-position): Move the default value to
the variable definition.
(mode-line-default-help-echo): New defcustom.
* src/buffer.c (buffer_local_value_1): New function, split from
Fbuffer_local_value; can return Qunbound.
(Fbuffer_local_value): Use it.
(Vmode_line_format): Docstring tweaks.
* src/xdisp.c (calc_pixel_width_or_height): Use Fbuffer_local_value.
(note_mode_line_or_margin_highlight): If there is no help echo,
use mode-line-default-help-echo. Handle the case where the mouse
position is past the end of the mode line string.
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Mode Line Data): Use "mode line construct"
terminology for consistency.
* commands.texi (Recursive Editing): recursive-edit is a
command.
* compile.texi (Docs and Compilation):
byte-compile-dynamic-docstrings is an option.
* debugging.texi (Invoking the Debugger): debug is a command.
* display.texi (Progress): progress-reporter-update and
progress-reporter-force-update have VALUE argument optional.
(Animated Images): Use non-@code{nil} instead of non-nil.
* files.texi (Format Conversion Round-Trip): Use non-@code{nil}
instead of non-nil.
* frames.texi (Creating Frames): make-frame is a command.
(Input Focus): select-frame is a command.
(Pointer Shape): void-text-area-pointer is an option.
* help.texi (Describing Characters): read-kbd-macro is a
command.
(Help Functions): describe-prefix-bindings is a command.
* markers.texi (Creating Markers): Both arguments of copy-marker
are optional.
* minibuf.texi (Reading File Names): Use @kbd instead of @code.
* modes.texi (Mode Line Variables): mode-line-remote and
mode-line-client are not options.
(Imenu): imenu-add-to-menubar is a command.
(SMIE Indentation Helpers): Use non-@code{nil} instead of
non-nil.
* os.texi (Sound Output): play-sound-file is a command.
* package.texi (Package Archives): Use @key{RET} instead of
@kbd{RET}.
* processes.texi (Signals to Processes): Use @key{RET} instead
of @code{RET}.
(Signals to Processes): signal-process is a command.
* text.texi (Clickable Text): Use @key{RET} instead of
@kbd{RET}.
(Base 64): base64-encode-string is not a command while
base64-decode-region is.
* windows.texi (Switching Buffers): pop-to-buffer is a command.
* doc/lispref/elisp.texi, doc/lispref/vol1.texi, doc/lispref/vol2.texi:
Some fixes for detailed menu.
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Major Modes, Auto-Indentation):
* doc/lispref/buffers.texi (Buffers): Some fixes for menu descriptions.
Ref: http://debbugs.gnu.org/10650
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Major Mode Conventions):
Mention the strange (IMO) relationship between View mode and special modes.
* lisp/view.el (view-buffer, view-buffer-other-window)
(view-buffer-other-frame): Doc fixes re special mode-class.
* lisp/files.el (files-equal-p): Doc fix.
(file-subdir-of-p): Doc fix. Convert loop macro to plain Lisp,
and quit the loop once a mismatch is found.
* doc/lispref/files.texi (Kinds of Files): Improve documentation of
files-equal-p and file-subdir-of-p.
* doc/lispref/help.texi (Documentation, Documentation Basics, Help Functions):
Minor clarifications.
(Accessing Documentation): Clarify what documentation-property is
for. Add xref to Keys in Documentation.
* doc/lispref/macros.texi (Defining Macros):
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Derived Modes): Say "documentation string" instead
of docstring.
* doc/lispref/tips.texi (Documentation Tips): Don't recommend using * in
docstrings.
* doc/lispref/syntax.texi (Syntax Tables, Syntax Descriptors)
(Syntax Table Functions): Copyedits.
(Syntax Basics): Don't repeat the material in the preceding node.
(Syntax Class Table): Use a table.
(Syntax Properties): Document syntax-propertize-function and
syntax-propertize-extend-region-functions.
(Motion via Parsing): Fix indentation.
(Parser State): Update for the new "c" comment style. Fix
description of item 7 (comment style).
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Syntactic Font Lock): Add xref to Syntactic Font Lock node.
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Minor Modes): Update how mode commands should treat
arguments now.
(Mode Line Basics): Clarify force-mode-line-update.
(Mode Line Top): Note that the example is not realistic.
(Mode Line Variables, Mode Line Data, %-Constructs, Header Lines)
(Emulating Mode Line): Use "mode line" instead of "mode-line", and
"mode line construct" instead of "mode line specification".
(Syntactic Font Lock): Remove mention of obsolete variable
font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(Setting Syntax Properties): Node deleted.
(Font Lock Mode): Note that Font Lock mode is a minor mode.
(Font Lock Basics): Note that syntactic fontification falls back
on `syntax-table'.
(Search-based Fontification): Emphasize that font-lock-keywords
should not be set directly.
(Faces for Font Lock): Avoid some confusing terminology.
(Syntactic Font Lock): Minor clarifications.
* doc/lispref/minibuf.texi (Basic Completion): Define "completion table".
Move completion-in-region to Completion in Buffers node.
(Completion Commands): Use "completion table" terminology.
(Completion in Buffers): New node.
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Hooks): add-hook can be used for abnormal hooks too.
(Setting Hooks): Update minor mode usage example.
(Major Mode Conventions): Note that completion-at-point-functions
should be altered locally. Add xref to Completion in Buffers.
* lisp/minibuffer.el (completion-at-point-functions): Doc fix.
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Defining Minor Modes):
Expand on args of defined minor modes.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el (define-minor-mode):
Doc fixes for the macro and the mode it defines.
to current sources. Delete the old non-derived-major-mode
example, which has diverged badly from current sources.
* lisp/text-mode.el (text-mode): Minor tweak to make the mirrored
manual node nicer.
* doc/lispref/display.texi (Basic Faces): New node. Document new faces.
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Major Mode Conventions): Move some text there.
(Mode Help): Remove major-mode var, duplicated in Major Modes.
* doc/emacs/modes.texi (Choosing Modes): auto-mode-case-fold is now t.
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Basic Major Modes): New node. Callers updated.
(Major Modes): Document fundamental-mode and major-mode.
(Major Mode Basics): Node deleted; text moved to Major Modes.
(Derived Modes): Document derived-mode-p.
* lisp/files.el (set-auto-mode):
Also respect mode: entries at the end of the file.
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Auto Major Mode):
Update for set-auto-mode changes.
* doc/emacs/custom.texi (Specifying File Variables):
Major modes no longer need come first.
* etc/NEWS: Mention this.
