From 7655d37803a4cde7eb45527d9e3e29724a8e5397 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luc Teirlinck Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 20:18:27 +0000 Subject: (ielm-prompt-read-only): Update docstring. --- lisp/ielm.el | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'lisp/ielm.el') 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") -- cgit v1.2.3