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EmacsLisp
162 lines
5.0 KiB
EmacsLisp
;;; helper.el --- utility help package supporting help in electric modes
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;; Copyright (C) 1985 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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;; Author: K. Shane Hartman
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;; Maintainer: FSF
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;; Keywords: help
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;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
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;; any later version.
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;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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;; GNU General Public License for more details.
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;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
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;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
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;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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;;; Commentary:
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;;; Code:
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;; hey, here's a helping hand.
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;; Bind this to a string for <blank> in "... Other keys <blank>".
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;; Helper-help uses this to construct help string when scrolling.
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;; Defaults to "return"
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(defvar Helper-return-blurb nil)
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;; Keymap implementation doesn't work too well for non-standard loops.
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;; But define it anyway for those who can use it. Non-standard loops
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;; will probably have to use Helper-help. You can't autoload the
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;; keymap either.
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(defvar Helper-help-map nil)
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(if Helper-help-map
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nil
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(setq Helper-help-map (make-keymap))
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;(fillarray Helper-help-map 'undefined)
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(define-key Helper-help-map "m" 'Helper-describe-mode)
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(define-key Helper-help-map "b" 'Helper-describe-bindings)
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(define-key Helper-help-map "c" 'Helper-describe-key-briefly)
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(define-key Helper-help-map "k" 'Helper-describe-key)
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;(define-key Helper-help-map "f" 'Helper-describe-function)
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;(define-key Helper-help-map "v" 'Helper-describe-variable)
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(define-key Helper-help-map "?" 'Helper-help-options)
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(define-key Helper-help-map (char-to-string help-char) 'Helper-help-options)
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(fset 'Helper-help-map Helper-help-map))
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(defun Helper-help-scroller ()
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(let ((blurb (or (and (boundp 'Helper-return-blurb)
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Helper-return-blurb)
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"return")))
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(save-window-excursion
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(goto-char (window-start (selected-window)))
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(if (get-buffer-window "*Help*")
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(pop-to-buffer "*Help*")
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(switch-to-buffer "*Help*"))
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(goto-char (point-min))
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(let ((continue t) state)
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(while continue
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(setq state (+ (* 2 (if (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-max)) 1 0))
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(if (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-min)) 1 0)))
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(message
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(nth state
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'("Space forward, Delete back. Other keys %s"
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"Space scrolls forward. Other keys %s"
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"Delete scrolls back. Other keys %s"
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"Type anything to %s"))
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blurb)
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(setq continue (read-char))
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(cond ((and (memq continue '(?\s ?\C-v)) (< state 2))
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(scroll-up))
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((= continue ?\C-l)
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(recenter))
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((and (= continue ?\177) (zerop (% state 2)))
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(scroll-down))
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(t (setq continue nil))))))))
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(defun Helper-help-options ()
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"Describe help options."
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(interactive)
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(message "c (key briefly), m (mode), k (key), b (bindings)")
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;(message "c (key briefly), m (mode), k (key), v (variable), f (function)")
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(sit-for 4))
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(defun Helper-describe-key-briefly (key)
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"Briefly describe binding of KEY."
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(interactive "kDescribe key briefly: ")
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(describe-key-briefly key)
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(sit-for 4))
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(defun Helper-describe-key (key)
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"Describe binding of KEY."
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(interactive "kDescribe key: ")
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(save-window-excursion (describe-key key))
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(Helper-help-scroller))
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(defun Helper-describe-function ()
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"Describe a function. Name read interactively."
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(interactive)
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(save-window-excursion (call-interactively 'describe-function))
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(Helper-help-scroller))
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(defun Helper-describe-variable ()
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"Describe a variable. Name read interactively."
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(interactive)
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(save-window-excursion (call-interactively 'describe-variable))
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(Helper-help-scroller))
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(defun Helper-describe-mode ()
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"Describe the current mode."
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(interactive)
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(let ((name mode-name)
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(documentation (documentation major-mode)))
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(save-excursion
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(set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Help*"))
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(setq buffer-read-only nil)
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(erase-buffer)
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(insert name " Mode\n" documentation)
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(help-mode)))
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(Helper-help-scroller))
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;;;###autoload
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(defun Helper-describe-bindings ()
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"Describe local key bindings of current mode."
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(interactive)
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(message "Making binding list...")
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(save-window-excursion (describe-bindings))
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(Helper-help-scroller))
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;;;###autoload
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(defun Helper-help ()
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"Provide help for current mode."
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(interactive)
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(let ((continue t) c)
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(while continue
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(message "Help (Type ? for further options)")
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(setq c (read-key-sequence nil))
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(setq c (lookup-key Helper-help-map c))
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(cond ((eq c 'Helper-help-options)
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(Helper-help-options))
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((commandp c)
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(call-interactively c)
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(setq continue nil))
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(t
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(ding)
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(setq continue nil))))))
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(provide 'helper)
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;;; arch-tag: a0984577-d3e9-4124-ae0d-c46fe740f6a9
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;;; helper.el ends here
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