49 lines
2.1 KiB
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49 lines
2.1 KiB
Org Mode
#+TITLE: helpful layer
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#+TAGS: emacs|layer
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* Table of Contents :TOC_5_gh:noexport:
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- [[#description][Description]]
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- [[#features][Features:]]
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- [[#install][Install]]
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- [[#key-bindings][Key bindings]]
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- [[#global-bindings][Global bindings]]
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- [[#helpful-mode-bindings][Helpful mode bindings]]
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* Description
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This layer replaces the existing emacs related help buffers with more detailed ones.
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** Features:
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- Better help buffers with [[https://github.com/Wilfred/helpful][helpful]] for emacs related buffers
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- Source code shown implicitly in help buffer for all lisp objects
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- More detailed descriptions in the emacs specific function, variable and key help buffers
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- Better formatted elisp docstrings
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* Install
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To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
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add =helpful= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
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file.
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* Key bindings
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** Global bindings
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This layer aims to silently replace the standard emacs help key bindings
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with improved versions. So it does not introduce new bindings.
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For the sake of completion you can find below all keys which are replaced
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by this layer.
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| Key binding | Description |
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|-------------+--------------------------------------------------------|
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| =SPC m h h= | Open helpful buffer for item under point in elisp mode |
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| =SPC h d k= | Open helpful buffer for key binding |
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| =SPC h d f= | Open helpful buffer for any callable object |
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| =SPC h h v= | Open helpful buffer for variable |
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** Helpful mode bindings
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Additional key bindings available in the helpful-mode buffers.
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| Key binding | Description |
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|-------------+----------------------------------------------------|
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| =SPC m q= | Close all helpful-mode buffers |
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| =gr= | Reload the buffer (e.g. to see new variable value) |
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| =o= | Open link with Avy |
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| =q= | Close window (buffer is kept in background) |
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