From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kevin Rodgers Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: elisp-index-search on current word Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:49:45 -0600 Message-ID: References: <36eff0bb-4e77-474a-97f2-820fdc077900@t18g2000prt.googlegroups.com> <87prmbdv6h.fsf@manatee.domain> <765c9d83-3749-4a7b-873b-e9e305efbe40@i24g2000prf.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1223520603 15625 80.91.229.12 (9 Oct 2008 02:50:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 02:50:03 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 09 04:51:01 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KnlcC-0000ok-Ug for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:51:01 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41560 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Knlb9-0005Xo-6B for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:49:55 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Knlar-0005Xj-4a for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:49:37 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Knlao-0005XN-EQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:49:35 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=37691 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Knlao-0005XK-BU for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:49:34 -0400 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:35607 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Knlao-0002Ei-6F for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:49:34 -0400 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Knlah-0002Vu-5Z for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:49:27 +0000 Original-Received: from c-67-161-145-183.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([67.161.145.183]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:49:27 +0000 Original-Received: from kevin.d.rodgers by c-67-161-145-183.hsd1.co.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:49:27 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 33 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-67-161-145-183.hsd1.co.comcast.net User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Macintosh/20080914) In-Reply-To: <765c9d83-3749-4a7b-873b-e9e305efbe40@i24g2000prf.googlegroups.com> X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:58595 Archived-At: Xah wrote: > On Oct 8, 7:21 am, Andy Stewart wrote: >> Kevin Rodgers writes: >>> Xahwrote: >>>> when i do elisp-index-search, is there a way to make the default >>>> choice the symbol the cursor is on? >>> (defadvice elisp-index-search (before interactive-default activate) >>> "Provide the symbol at point as the default when reading TOPIC interactively." >>> (interactive (list (read-string "Topic: " nil nil (thing-at-point 'symbol))))) >> (defun elisp-index-search+ () >> "Look up TOPIC in the indices of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual." >> (interactive) >> (let (topic) >> (setq topic (read-string (concat "Subject to look up: ") nil nil (symbol-name (symbol-at-point)))) >> (funcall 'switch-to-buffer-other-window nil) >> (info "elisp") >> (Info-index topic))) > > Thierry wrote: > ,---- > | (defun tv-get-index-at-point () > | (interactive) > | (let ((expr (thing-at-point 'sexp))) > | (elisp-index-search expr))) > `---- > > among the 3 suggestions, it seems only Thierry's version works for me. What happens when you call my version or Andy's version? -- Kevin Rodgers Denver, Colorado, USA