From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Heime Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: [External] : Printing function documentation via an interactive option Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 21:46:56 +0000 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="30471"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu May 09 23:47:45 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1s5Bc8-0007lM-US for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 09 May 2024 23:47:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s5BbW-00051c-5l; Thu, 09 May 2024 17:47:06 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s5BbU-00050m-DK for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 May 2024 17:47:04 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-4319.protonmail.ch ([185.70.43.19]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s5BbS-0005k4-KQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 May 2024 17:47:04 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail3; t=1715291220; x=1715550420; bh=ouMLX+hKMtYE+0GenmT9LgeHcp6wyUiacHRPpmB0P3c=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID: Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=zTT6QjX6tsQZWrXyklW/L5V4UzbZ+bpTqZ+cJQev5k3Y/NGtiuabT8wUrkoCvsh+u tC27pv8o06zmASjrLdPSENy3unphzsExDMWWjWeQYLs4ArJruZnhONY+wca+DtnFPr QUyWCZBp0dWImc/Dc2/0cxMKfkQjE8bPwr4OpMl1asFexLl9alVlpA8qJ1e6ZWUXz0 n6x2Tgii9ZBYvgIL0uXBgKW9AlCmBKUFtYpWDc6esUDtCVNHJBCn7naa4KmBOWLH7Z CV6629UxRnH9PuADXu6sSS8RCu9nsPx65rlZEJU2foy5LmvLBa6UecbE25AvhYeugA r+QNBPMvllUDQ== In-Reply-To: Feedback-ID: 57735886:user:proton X-Pm-Message-ID: 4edcfedc346e3d51add42b7d67b9a27fd8d469ef Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.43.19; envelope-from=heimeborgia@protonmail.com; helo=mail-4319.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:146640 Archived-At: Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Friday, May 10th, 2024 at 9:25 AM, Drew Adams wr= ote: > > Would it be possible to display the documentation of the current functi= on > > should a user select the initial value "?". Furthermore, because I am > > requiring a match, would the initial-value have to be included in > > COLLECTION ? > >=20 > > (interactive > > (list > > (let ( (cseq '("global-activate" "global-deactivate" "?")) ) > > (completing-read "Switch: " cseq nil t "?")))) >=20 >=20 > All that does is put `?' in the minibuffer, with point just after it. If = you > just hit RET at that point then the string "?" is provided as the value o= f=20 > your function's first argument. Unless the body of your function interpre= ts=20 > that "?" string as an instruction to invoke` describe-function' on your f= unction,=20 > then no, just reading that "?" isn't going to show the help for your func= tion. Yes, I have a pcase that interprets the "?" as the function argument. So describe-function can call itself ?