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: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:07:55 -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 1223604484 1590 80.91.229.12 (10 Oct 2008 02:08:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:08:04 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 10 04:09:01 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 1Ko7R7-0006Q8-Iw for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:09:01 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43244 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ko7Q3-0006XW-JU for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:07:55 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ko7Pn-0006W2-Lp for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:07:39 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ko7Pn-0006Ve-4R for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:07:39 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55211 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ko7Pm-0006Va-Vz for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:07:39 -0400 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:60243 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 1Ko7Pm-0004WS-7E for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:07:38 -0400 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Ko7Pi-0006HY-Ib for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:07:34 +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 ; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:07:34 +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 ; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:07:34 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 59 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: 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:58649 Archived-At: Richard Riley wrote: > Thierry Volpiatto writes: > >> Xah writes: >> >>> 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. >>> >>> is there a reason why it shouldn't prompt for current symbol? >> No you can have a prompt, (use to display thing-at-point) >> >> ,---- >> | (defun tv-get-index-at-point (expr) >> | (interactive >> | (list (read-from-minibuffer "Search: " >> | nil >> | nil >> | nil >> | nil >> | (thing-at-point 'sexp)))) >> | (elisp-index-search expr)) >> `---- > > Would it be possible to have the thing at point displayed like most > defaults when you call the function? e.g If you hit search in most > editors one would normally see the word at point or region preselected > in the "search" field. Try moving (thing-at-point 'sexp) from the DEFAULT argument to the INITIAL-CONTENTS argument, for either read-string or read-from-minibuffer. Note that the doc string for both functions says the INITIAL-CONTENTS argument is deprecated. -- Kevin Rodgers Denver, Colorado, USA