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-rw-r--r--lisp/ehelp.el45
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/ehelp.el b/lisp/ehelp.el
index 1dc181e198e..e9cbcde3ba1 100644
--- a/lisp/ehelp.el
+++ b/lisp/ehelp.el
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
(if electric-help-map
()
(let ((map (make-keymap)))
- (fillarray (car (cdr map)) 'electric-help-undefined)
- (define-key map (char-to-string meta-prefix-char) (copy-keymap map))
+ ;; allow all non-self-inserting keys - search, scroll, etc
+ (suppress-keymap map)
(define-key map (char-to-string help-char) 'electric-help-help)
(define-key map "?" 'electric-help-help)
(define-key map " " 'scroll-up)
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
(define-key map "Q" 'electric-help-exit)
;;a better key than this?
(define-key map "r" 'electric-help-retain)
+ (define-key map "R" 'electric-help-retain)
(setq electric-help-map map)))
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ BUFFER is put into `default-major-mode' (or `fundamental-mode') when we exit"
(defun electric-help-command-loop ()
(catch 'exit
(if (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-max))
- (progn (message "<<< Press Space to bury the help buffer >>>")
+ (progn (message (substitute-command-keys "<<< Press Space to bury the help buffer, Press \\[electric-help-retain] to retain it >>>"))
(if (equal (setq unread-command-events (list (read-event)))
'(?\ ))
(progn (setq unread-command-events nil)
@@ -136,31 +137,31 @@ BUFFER is put into `default-major-mode' (or `fundamental-mode') when we exit"
'scroll-up)
(eq (key-binding "\^?")
'scroll-down)
- (eq (key-binding "Q")
- 'electric-help-exit)
(eq (key-binding "q")
- 'electric-help-exit))))
+ 'electric-help-exit)
+ (eq (key-binding "r")
+ 'electric-help-retain))))
(Electric-command-loop
'exit
(function (lambda ()
(let ((min (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-min)))
(max (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-max))))
(cond ((and min max)
- (cond (standard "Press Q to exit ")
+ (cond (standard "Press q to exit, r to retain ")
(neither)
- (t (setq neither (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[scroll-up] to exit ")))))
+ (t (setq neither (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[electric-help-exit] to exit, \\[electric-help-retain] to retain ")))))
(min
- (cond (standard "Press SPC to scroll, Q to exit ")
+ (cond (standard "Press SPC to scroll, q to exit, r to retain ")
(up)
- (t (setq up (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[scroll-up] to scroll; \\[electric-help-exit] to exit ")))))
+ (t (setq up (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[scroll-up] to scroll, \\[electric-help-exit] to exit, \\[electric-help-retain] to retain ")))))
(max
- (cond (standard "Press DEL to scroll back, Q to exit ")
+ (cond (standard "Press DEL to scroll back, q to exit ")
(down)
- (t (setq down (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[scroll-down] to scroll back, \\[scroll-up] to exit ")))))
+ (t (setq down (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[scroll-down] to scroll back, \\[electric-help-exit] to exit, \\[electric-help-retain] to retain ")))))
(t
- (cond (standard "Press SPC to scroll, DEL to scroll back, Q to exit ")
+ (cond (standard "Press SPC to scroll, DEL to scroll back, q to exit ")
(both)
- (t (setq both (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[scroll-up] to scroll, \\[scroll-down] to scroll back, \\[electric-help-exit] to exit ")))))))))
+ (t (setq both (substitute-command-keys "Press \\[scroll-up] to scroll, \\[scroll-down] to scroll back, \\[electric-help-exit] to exit, \\[electric-help-retain] to retain ")))))))))
t))))
@@ -197,14 +198,12 @@ will select it.)"
;>>> this needs to be hairified (recursive help, anybody?)
(defun electric-help-help ()
(interactive)
- (if (and (eq (key-binding "Q") 'electric-help-exit)
+ (if (and (eq (key-binding "q") 'electric-help-exit)
(eq (key-binding " ") 'scroll-up)
- (eq (key-binding "\^?") 'scroll-down))
- (message "SPC scrolls forward, DEL scrolls back, Q exits and burys help buffer")
- ;; to give something for user to look at while slow substitute-cmd-keys
- ;; grinds away
- (message "Help...")
- (message "%s" (substitute-command-keys "\\[scroll-up] scrolls forward, \\[scroll-down] scrolls back, \\[electric-help-exit] exits.")))
+ (eq (key-binding "\^?") 'scroll-down)
+ (eq (key-binding "r") 'electric-help-retain))
+ (message "SPC scrolls up, DEL scrolls down, q exits burying help buffer, r exits")
+ (message "%s" (substitute-command-keys "\\[scroll-up] scrolls up, \\[scroll-down] scrolls down, \\[electric-help-exit] exits burying help buffer, \\[electric-help-retain] exits")))
(sit-for 2))
@@ -299,6 +298,9 @@ will select it.)"
;(define-key help-map "a" 'electric-command-apropos)
+(defun electric-apropos ()
+ (interactive)
+ (electric-helpify 'apropos))
;;;; ehelp-map
@@ -307,6 +309,7 @@ will select it.)"
(if ehelp-map
nil
(let ((map (copy-keymap help-map)))
+ (substitute-key-definition 'command-apropos 'electric-command-apropos map)
(substitute-key-definition 'describe-key 'electric-describe-key map)
(substitute-key-definition 'describe-mode 'electric-describe-mode map)
(substitute-key-definition 'view-lossage 'electric-view-lossage map)