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index 8701decf41c..367af486425 100644
--- a/lisp/view.el
+++ b/lisp/view.el
@@ -77,11 +77,15 @@ for all scroll commands in view mode."
:type 'boolean
:group 'view)
-(defcustom view-remove-frame-by-deleting nil
+;;;###autoload
+(defcustom view-remove-frame-by-deleting t
"*Determine how View mode removes a frame no longer needed.
If nil, make an icon of the frame. If non-nil, delete the frame."
:type 'boolean
- :group 'view)
+ :group 'view
+ ;; Changed the default of this to t for Emacs 23. Users consider
+ ;; frame iconification annoying.
+ :version "23.1")
(defcustom view-exits-all-viewing-windows nil
"*Non-nil means restore all windows used to view buffer.
@@ -146,10 +150,11 @@ See RETURN-TO-ALIST argument of function `view-mode-exit' for the format of
(put 'view-return-to-alist 'permanent-local t)
(defvar view-exit-action nil
- "nil or a function with one argument (a buffer) called when finished viewing.
-This is local in each buffer being viewed.
-The \\[view-file] and \\[view-file-other-window] commands may set this to
-`kill-buffer'.")
+ "If non-nil, a function with one argument (a buffer) called when finished viewing.
+Commands like \\[view-file] and \\[view-file-other-window] may
+set this to bury or kill the viewed buffer.
+Observe that the buffer viewed might not appear in any window at
+the time this function is called.")
(make-variable-buffer-local 'view-exit-action)
(defvar view-no-disable-on-exit nil
@@ -241,11 +246,11 @@ This is local in each buffer, once it is used.")
;;;###autoload
(defun view-file (file)
"View FILE in View mode, returning to previous buffer when done.
-Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available; instead,
-a special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation)
-are defined for moving around in the buffer.
+Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available; instead, a
+special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation) are defined for
+moving around in the buffer.
Space scrolls forward, Delete scrolls backward.
-For list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
+For a list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
This command runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'."
(interactive "fView file: ")
@@ -263,12 +268,12 @@ This command runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'."
;;;###autoload
(defun view-file-other-window (file)
"View FILE in View mode in another window.
-Return that window to its previous buffer when done.
-Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available; instead,
-a special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation)
-are defined for moving around in the buffer.
+Return that window to its previous buffer when done. Emacs commands
+editing the buffer contents are not available; instead, a special set of
+commands (mostly letters and punctuation) are defined for moving around
+in the buffer.
Space scrolls forward, Delete scrolls backward.
-For list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
+For a list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
This command runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'."
(interactive "fIn other window view file: ")
@@ -281,11 +286,11 @@ This command runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'."
(defun view-file-other-frame (file)
"View FILE in View mode in another frame.
Maybe delete other frame and/or return to previous buffer when done.
-Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available; instead,
-a special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation)
-are defined for moving around in the buffer.
+Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available; instead, a
+special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation) are defined for
+moving around in the buffer.
Space scrolls forward, Delete scrolls backward.
-For list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
+For a list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
This command runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'."
(interactive "fIn other frame view file: ")
@@ -298,18 +303,17 @@ This command runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'."
;;;###autoload
(defun view-buffer (buffer &optional exit-action)
"View BUFFER in View mode, returning to previous buffer when done.
-Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available; instead,
-a special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation)
-are defined for moving around in the buffer.
+Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available; instead, a
+special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation) are defined for
+moving around in the buffer.
Space scrolls forward, Delete scrolls backward.
-For list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
+For a list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
This command runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'.
Optional argument EXIT-ACTION is either nil or a function with buffer as
-argument. This function is called when finished viewing buffer.
-Use this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
-
+argument. This function is called when finished viewing buffer. Use
+this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
(interactive "bView buffer: ")
(let ((undo-window (list (window-buffer) (window-start) (window-point))))
(switch-to-buffer buffer)
@@ -319,18 +323,18 @@ Use this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
;;;###autoload
(defun view-buffer-other-window (buffer &optional not-return exit-action)
"View BUFFER in View mode in another window.
-Return to previous buffer when done, unless optional NOT-RETURN is non-nil.
-Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available; instead,
-a special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation)
-are defined for moving around in the buffer.
+Return to previous buffer when done, unless optional NOT-RETURN is
+non-nil. Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available;
+instead, a special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation) are
+defined for moving around in the buffer.
Space scrolls forward, Delete scrolls backward.
-For list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
+For a list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
This command runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'.
Optional argument EXIT-ACTION is either nil or a function with buffer as
-argument. This function is called when finished viewing buffer.
-Use this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
+argument. This function is called when finished viewing buffer. Use
+this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
(interactive "bIn other window view buffer:\nP")
(let* ((win ; This window will be selected by
(get-lru-window)) ; switch-to-buffer-other-window below.
@@ -350,18 +354,18 @@ Use this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
;;;###autoload
(defun view-buffer-other-frame (buffer &optional not-return exit-action)
"View BUFFER in View mode in another frame.
-Return to previous buffer when done, unless optional NOT-RETURN is non-nil.
-Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available; instead,
-a special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation)
-are defined for moving around in the buffer.
+Return to previous buffer when done, unless optional NOT-RETURN is
+non-nil. Emacs commands editing the buffer contents are not available;
+instead, a special set of commands (mostly letters and punctuation) are
+defined for moving around in the buffer.
Space scrolls forward, Delete scrolls backward.
-For list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
+For a list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
This command runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'.
Optional argument EXIT-ACTION is either nil or a function with buffer as
-argument. This function is called when finished viewing buffer.
-Use this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
+argument. This function is called when finished viewing buffer. Use
+this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
(interactive "bView buffer in other frame: \nP")
(let ((return-to
(and (not not-return) (cons (selected-window) t)))) ; Old window.
@@ -495,34 +499,73 @@ Entry to view-mode runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'."
(setq buffer-read-only view-old-buffer-read-only)))
;;;###autoload
-(defun view-mode-enter (&optional return-to exit-action) "\
-Enter View mode and set up exit from view mode depending on optional arguments.
-If RETURN-TO is non-nil it is added as an element to the buffer local alist
-`view-return-to-alist'.
-Save EXIT-ACTION in buffer local variable `view-exit-action'.
-It should be either nil or a function that takes a buffer as argument.
-This function will be called by `view-mode-exit'.
-
-RETURN-TO is either nil, meaning do nothing when exiting view mode, or
-it has the format (WINDOW OLD-WINDOW . OLD-BUF-INFO).
-WINDOW is a window used for viewing.
-OLD-WINDOW is nil or the window to select after viewing.
-OLD-BUF-INFO tells what to do with WINDOW when exiting. It is one of:
-1) nil Do nothing.
-2) t Delete WINDOW or, if it is the only window, its frame.
+(defun view-return-to-alist-update (buffer &optional item)
+ "Update `view-return-to-alist' of buffer BUFFER.
+Remove from `view-return-to-alist' all entries referencing dead
+windows. Optional argument ITEM non-nil means add ITEM to
+`view-return-to-alist' after purging. For a decsription of items
+that can be added see the RETURN-TO-ALIST argument of the
+function `view-mode-exit'. If `view-return-to-alist' contains an
+entry for the selected window, purge that entry from
+`view-return-to-alist' before adding ITEM."
+ (with-current-buffer buffer
+ (when view-return-to-alist
+ (let* ((list view-return-to-alist)
+ entry entry-window last)
+ (while list
+ (setq entry (car list))
+ (setq entry-window (car entry))
+ (if (and (windowp entry-window)
+ (or (and item (eq entry-window (selected-window)))
+ (not (window-live-p entry-window))))
+ ;; Remove that entry.
+ (if last
+ (setcdr last (cdr list))
+ (setq view-return-to-alist
+ (cdr view-return-to-alist)))
+ ;; Leave entry alone.
+ (setq last entry))
+ (setq list (cdr list)))))
+ ;; Add ITEM.
+ (when item
+ (setq view-return-to-alist
+ (cons item view-return-to-alist)))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun view-mode-enter (&optional return-to exit-action)
+ "Enter View mode and set up exit from view mode depending on optional arguments.
+RETURN-TO non-nil means add RETURN-TO as an element to the buffer
+local alist `view-return-to-alist'. Save EXIT-ACTION in buffer
+local variable `view-exit-action'. It should be either nil or a
+function that takes a buffer as argument. This function will be
+called by `view-mode-exit'.
+
+RETURN-TO is either nil, meaning do nothing when exiting view
+mode, or must have the format (WINDOW OLD-WINDOW . OLD-BUF-INFO).
+WINDOW is the window used for viewing. OLD-WINDOW is nil or the
+window to select after viewing. OLD-BUF-INFO tells what to do
+with WINDOW when exiting. It is one of:
+1) nil Do nothing.
+2) t Delete WINDOW or, if it is the only window and
+ `view-remove-frame-by-deleting' is non-nil, its
+ frame.
3) (OLD-BUFF START POINT) Display buffer OLD-BUFF with displayed text
- starting at START and point at POINT in WINDOW.
-4) quit-window Do `quit-window' in WINDOW.
+ starting at START and point at POINT in WINDOW.
+4) quit-window Do `quit-window' in WINDOW.
+5) keep-frame Like case 2) but do not delete the frame.
-For list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
+For a list of all View commands, type H or h while viewing.
This function runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'."
- (if return-to
- (let ((entry (assq (car return-to) view-return-to-alist)))
- (if entry (setcdr entry (cdr return-to))
- (setq view-return-to-alist (cons return-to view-return-to-alist)))))
- (if exit-action (setq view-exit-action exit-action))
- (unless view-mode ; Do nothing if already in view mode.
+ (when return-to
+ (let ((entry (assq (car return-to) view-return-to-alist)))
+ (if entry
+ (setcdr entry (cdr return-to))
+ (setq view-return-to-alist (cons return-to view-return-to-alist)))))
+ (when exit-action
+ (setq view-exit-action exit-action))
+
+ (unless view-mode
(view-mode-enable)
(force-mode-line-update)
(unless view-inhibit-help-message
@@ -532,88 +575,106 @@ View mode: type \\[help-command] for help, \\[describe-mode] for commands, \\[Vi
(defun view-mode-exit (&optional return-to-alist exit-action all-win)
"Exit View mode in various ways, depending on optional arguments.
-RETURN-TO-ALIST, EXIT-ACTION and ALL-WIN determine what to do after exit.
-EXIT-ACTION is nil or a function that is called with current buffer as
-argument.
-RETURN-TO-ALIST is an alist that for some of the windows displaying the
-current buffer, associate information on what to do with those windows.
-If ALL-WIN or the variable `view-exits-all-viewing-windows' is non-nil,
-then all windows on RETURN-TO-ALIST are restored to their old state.
-Otherwise only the selected window is affected (if it is on RETURN-TO-ALIST).
-
-Elements of RETURN-TO-ALIST have the format (WINDOW OLD-WINDOW . OLD-BUF-INFO).
-WINDOW is a window displaying the current buffer.
-OLD-WINDOW is nil or a window to select after viewing.
-OLD-BUF-INFO is information on what to do with WINDOW and is one of:
-1) nil Do nothing.
-2) t Delete WINDOW and, if it is the only window, its frame.
+RETURN-TO-ALIST, EXIT-ACTION and ALL-WIN determine what to do
+after exit. EXIT-ACTION is nil or a function that is called with
+current buffer as argument.
+
+RETURN-TO-ALIST is an alist that, for some of the windows
+displaying the current buffer, maintains information on what to
+do when exiting those windows. If ALL-WIN is non-nil or the
+variable `view-exits-all-viewing-windows' is non-nil,
+view-mode-exit attempts to restore all windows showing the
+current buffer to their old state. Otherwise, only the selected
+window is affected (provided it is on RETURN-TO-ALIST).
+
+Elements of RETURN-TO-ALIST must have the format
+ (WINDOW OLD-WINDOW . OLD-BUF-INFO) where
+
+WINDOW is a window displaying the current buffer and OLD-WINDOW
+is either nil or a window to select after viewing. OLD-BUF-INFO
+provides information on what to do with WINDOW and may be one of:
+1) nil Do nothing.
+2) t Delete WINDOW and, if it is the only window and
+ `view-remove-frame-by-deleting' is non-nil, its
+ frame.
3) (OLD-BUF START POINT) Display buffer OLD-BUF with displayed text
- starting at START and point at POINT in WINDOW.
-4) quit-window Do `quit-window' in WINDOW.
-
-If one of the WINDOW in RETURN-TO-ALIST is the selected window and the
-corresponding OLD-WINDOW is a live window, then select OLD-WINDOW."
- (setq all-win
- (and return-to-alist (or all-win view-exits-all-viewing-windows)))
- (if view-mode ; Only do something if in view mode.
- (let* ((buffer (current-buffer))
- window notlost
- (sel-old (assq (selected-window) return-to-alist))
- (alist (cond
- (all-win ; Try to restore all windows.
- (append return-to-alist nil)) ; Copy.
- (sel-old ; Only selected window.
- (list sel-old))))
- (old-window (if sel-old (car (cdr sel-old)))))
- (if all-win ; Follow chains of old-windows.
- (let ((c (length alist)) a)
- (while (and (> c 0) ; Safety if mutually refering windows.
- (or (not (window-live-p old-window))
- (eq buffer (window-buffer old-window)))
- (setq a (assq old-window alist)))
- (setq c (1- c))
- (setq old-window (car (cdr a))))
- (if (or (zerop c) (not (window-live-p old-window)))
- (setq old-window (selected-window)))))
- (or view-no-disable-on-exit
- (view-mode-disable))
- (while alist ; Restore windows with info.
- (setq notlost nil)
- (if (and (window-live-p (setq window (car (car alist))))
+ starting at START and point at POINT in WINDOW.
+4) quit-window Do `quit-window' in WINDOW.
+5) keep-frame Like case 2) but do not delete the frame.
+
+If one of the WINDOW in RETURN-TO-ALIST is the selected window
+and the corresponding OLD-WINDOW is a live window, then select
+OLD-WINDOW."
+ (when view-mode ; Only do something if in view mode.
+ (setq all-win
+ (and return-to-alist
+ (or all-win view-exits-all-viewing-windows)))
+ (let* ((buffer (current-buffer))
+ window notlost
+ (sel-old (assq (selected-window) return-to-alist))
+ (alist (cond
+ (all-win ; Try to restore all windows.
+ (append return-to-alist nil)) ; Copy.
+ (sel-old ; Only selected window.
+ (list sel-old))))
+ (old-window (if sel-old (car (cdr sel-old)))))
+ (if all-win ; Follow chains of old-windows.
+ (let ((c (length alist)) a)
+ (while (and (> c 0) ; Safety if mutually refering windows.
+ (or (not (window-live-p old-window))
+ (eq buffer (window-buffer old-window)))
+ (setq a (assq old-window alist)))
+ (setq c (1- c))
+ (setq old-window (car (cdr a))))
+ (if (or (zerop c) (not (window-live-p old-window)))
+ (setq old-window (selected-window)))))
+ (unless view-no-disable-on-exit
+ (view-mode-disable))
+ (while alist ; Restore windows with info.
+ (setq notlost nil)
+ (when (and (window-live-p (setq window (car (car alist))))
(eq buffer (window-buffer window)))
- (let ((frame (window-frame window))
- (old-buf-info (cdr (cdr (car alist)))))
- (if all-win (select-window window))
- (cond
- ((and (consp old-buf-info) ; Case 3.
- (buffer-live-p (car old-buf-info)))
- (set-window-buffer window (car old-buf-info)) ; old-buf
- (set-window-start window (car (cdr old-buf-info)))
- (set-window-point window (car (cdr (cdr old-buf-info)))))
- ((eq old-buf-info 'quit-window)
- (quit-window)) ; Case 4.
- ((not (eq old-buf-info t)) nil) ; Not case 2, do nothing.
- ((not (one-window-p t)) (delete-window))
- ((not (eq frame (next-frame)))
- ;; Not the only frame, so can safely be removed.
- (if view-remove-frame-by-deleting
- (delete-frame frame)
- (setq notlost t) ; Keep the window. See below.
- (iconify-frame frame))))))
- ;; If a frame is removed by iconifying it, then the window is not
- ;; really lost. In this case we keep the entry in
- ;; view-return-to-alist so that if the user deiconifies the frame
- ;; and then press q, then the frame is iconified again.
- (unless notlost
+ (let ((frame (window-frame window))
+ (old-buf-info (cdr (cdr (car alist)))))
+ (if all-win (select-window window))
+ (cond
+ ((and (consp old-buf-info) ; Case 3.
+ (buffer-live-p (car old-buf-info)))
+ (set-window-buffer window (car old-buf-info)) ; old-buf
+ (set-window-start window (car (cdr old-buf-info)))
+ (set-window-point window (car (cdr (cdr old-buf-info)))))
+ ((eq old-buf-info 'quit-window)
+ (quit-window)) ; Case 4.
+ (old-buf-info ; Case 2 or 5.
+ (cond
+ ((not (one-window-p t)) ; Not only window.
+ (delete-window))
+ ((eq old-buf-info 'keep-frame) ; Case 5.
+ (bury-buffer))
+ ((not (eq frame (next-frame))) ; Case 2 and only window.
+ ;; Not the only frame, so can safely be removed.
+ (if view-remove-frame-by-deleting
+ (delete-frame frame)
+ (setq notlost t) ; Keep the window. See below.
+ (iconify-frame frame))))))))
+ ;; If a frame is removed by iconifying it, the window is not
+ ;; really lost. In this case we keep the entry in
+ ;; `view-return-to-alist' so that if the user deiconifies the
+ ;; frame and then hits q, the frame is iconified again.
+ (unless notlost
+ (with-current-buffer buffer
(setq view-return-to-alist
- (delete (car alist) view-return-to-alist)))
- (setq alist (cdr alist)))
- (if (window-live-p old-window) ; still existing window
- (select-window old-window))
- (when exit-action
- (setq view-exit-action nil)
- (funcall exit-action buffer))
- (force-mode-line-update))))
+ (delete (car alist) view-return-to-alist))))
+ (setq alist (cdr alist)))
+ (when (window-live-p old-window)
+ ;; old-window is still alive => select it.
+ (select-window old-window))
+ (when exit-action
+ ;; Don't do that: If the user wants to quit the *Help* buffer a
+ ;; second time it won't have any effect.
+;;; (setq view-exit-action nil)
+ (funcall exit-action buffer))
+ (force-mode-line-update))))
(defun View-exit ()
"Exit View mode but stay in current buffer."