From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Forrest Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Self-documentation adjustment Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:32:19 -0500 Organization: University of Virginia Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1039571718 31803 80.91.224.249 (11 Dec 2002 01:55:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 01:55:18 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18Lw5l-0008Gl-00 for ; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 02:55:17 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18Lw1E-0000wD-0E for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:50:36 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!news.tufts.edu!uunet!dca.uu.net!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU!mug.sys.virginia.edu!drf5n Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 31 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: mug.sys.virginia.edu Original-X-Trace: murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU 1039570615 9912 128.143.6.251 (11 Dec 2002 01:36:55 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@virginia.edu Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Dec 2002 01:36:55 GMT In-Reply-To: Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:107982 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:4517 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:4517 Is there a way to modify/advise the documentation strings in functions and variables after they have been defined? What I would be looking for would be something like the scenario: C-h a mouse ;;; notice apropos-mouse-follow is not documented ;;; research it and then execute something like: (document apropos-mouse-follow "Use the mouse to follow an apropos link.") ;;; and then have C-h a apropos-mouse-follow show the new documentation apropos-mouse-follow Use the mouse to follow an apropos link. ------------------- I know I could redefine the function and edit my copy of the original file, but I would like to be able to extend the documentation without ham-handedly corrupting the underlying files, functions, or variables. Thanks for your time, Dave -- Dave Forrest (434)924-3954w(111B) (804)642-0662h (804)695-2026p drf5n@virginia.edu http://mug.sys.virginia.edu/~drf5n/