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diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog index 65c8131fb6..3095966655 100644 --- a/lisp/ChangeLog +++ b/lisp/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +2004-05-01 Luc Teirlinck <[email protected]> + + * ielm.el (ielm-prompt-read-only): Update docstring. + + * comint.el (comint-prompt-read-only): Update docstring. + (comint-update-fence, comint-kill-whole-line) + (comint-kill-region): New functions. + + * simple.el (kill-whole-line): Use "p" instead of "P" in + interactive form". + 2004-05-01 Juanma Barranquero <[email protected]> * help-fns.el (help-add-fundoc-usage): Use %S instead of %s to diff --git a/lisp/ielm.el b/lisp/ielm.el index 53e3d83cda..944e2453cb 100644 --- a/lisp/ielm.el +++ b/lisp/ielm.el @@ -51,9 +51,30 @@ (defcustom ielm-prompt-read-only t "If non-nil, the IELM prompt is read only. +The read only region includes the newline before the prompt. Setting this variable does not affect existing IELM runs. This works by setting the buffer-local value of `comint-prompt-read-only'. -Setting that value directly affects new prompts in the current buffer." +Setting that value directly affects new prompts in the current buffer. + +If this option is enabled, then the safe way to temporarily +override the read-only-ness of ielm prompts is to call +`comint-kill-whole-line' or `comint-kill-region' with no +narrowing in effect. This way you will be certain that none of +the remaining prompts will be accidentally messed up. You may +wish to put something like the following in your `.emacs' file: + +\(add-hook 'ielm-mode-hook + '(lambda () + (define-key ielm-map \"\C-w\" 'comint-kill-region) + (define-key ielm-map [C-S-backspace] + 'comint-kill-whole-line))) + +If you set `comint-prompt-read-only' to t, you might wish to use +`comint-mode-hook' and `comint-mode-map' instead of +`ielm-mode-hook' and `ielm-map'. That will affect all comint +buffers, including ielm buffers. If you sometimes use ielm on +text-only terminals or with `emacs -nw', you might wish to use +another binding for `comint-kill-whole-line'." :type 'boolean :group 'ielm :version "21.4") |