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Diffstat (limited to 'lisp/emacs-lisp')
| -rw-r--r-- | lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el | 13 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el index b528dd11316..8d74afac285 100644 --- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el +++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el @@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ font-lock keywords will not be case sensitive." :enable mark-active)) (bindings--define-key menu-map [eval-sexp] '(menu-item "Evaluate Last S-expression" eval-last-sexp - :help "Evaluate sexp before point; print value in minibuffer")) + :help "Evaluate sexp before point; print value in echo area")) (bindings--define-key menu-map [separator-format] menu-bar-separator) (bindings--define-key menu-map [comment-region] '(menu-item "Comment Out Region" comment-region @@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ If CHAR is not a character, return nil." (defun eval-last-sexp-1 (eval-last-sexp-arg-internal) - "Evaluate sexp before point; print value in minibuffer. + "Evaluate sexp before point; print value in the echo area. With argument, print output into current buffer." (let ((standard-output (if eval-last-sexp-arg-internal (current-buffer) t))) ;; Setup the lexical environment if lexical-binding is enabled. @@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ POS specifies the starting position where EXP was found and defaults to point." `(progn ,@(mapcar (lambda (v) `(defvar ,v)) vars) ,exp))))) (defun eval-last-sexp (eval-last-sexp-arg-internal) - "Evaluate sexp before point; print value in minibuffer. + "Evaluate sexp before point; print value in the echo area. Interactively, with prefix argument, print output into current buffer. Truncates long output according to the value of the variables `eval-expression-print-length' and `eval-expression-print-level'. @@ -891,14 +891,13 @@ Reinitialize the face according to the `defface' specification." (defun eval-defun-2 () "Evaluate defun that point is in or before. -The value is displayed in the minibuffer. +The value is displayed in the echo area. If the current defun is actually a call to `defvar', then reset the variable using the initial value expression even if the variable already has some other value. \(Normally `defvar' does not change the variable's value if it already has a value.\) -With argument, insert value in current buffer after the defun. Return the result of evaluation." ;; FIXME: the print-length/level bindings should only be applied while ;; printing, not while evaluating. @@ -950,11 +949,11 @@ this command arranges for all errors to enter the debugger. With a prefix argument, instrument the code for Edebug. If acting on a `defun' for FUNCTION, and the function was -instrumented, `Edebug: FUNCTION' is printed in the minibuffer. If not +instrumented, `Edebug: FUNCTION' is printed in the echo area. If not instrumented, just FUNCTION is printed. If not acting on a `defun', the result of evaluation is displayed in -the minibuffer. This display is controlled by the variables +the echo area. This display is controlled by the variables `eval-expression-print-length' and `eval-expression-print-level', which see." (interactive "P") |