From 592b1cfee9f80413290dcd470effa7fa14036df3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Juri Linkov Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 01:48:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Improve documentation of next-error-highlight-no-select (bug#38778) * doc/emacs/building.texi (Compilation Mode): Mention next-error-highlight-no-select. * lisp/simple.el (next-error-highlight): Add reference to next-error-highlight-no-select. (next-error-highlight-no-select): Add reference to next-error-highlight. --- doc/emacs/building.texi | 5 ++++- lisp/simple.el | 13 +++++++++---- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi index 02f18865f39..e866eea4a29 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/building.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi @@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ Select a buffer to be used by next invocation of @code{next-error} and @kindex C-x ` @findex next-error @vindex next-error-highlight +@vindex next-error-highlight-no-select To visit errors sequentially, type @w{@kbd{C-x `}} (@code{next-error}), or equivalently @kbd{M-g M-n} or @kbd{M-g n}. This command can be invoked from any buffer, not just a Compilation @@ -258,7 +259,9 @@ to skip any messages. When Emacs visits the locus of an error message, it momentarily highlights the relevant source line. The duration of this highlight -is determined by the variable @code{next-error-highlight}. +is determined by the variable @code{next-error-highlight} for the locus +in the selected buffer, and @code{next-error-highlight-no-select} for +the locus in non-selected buffers. @vindex compilation-context-lines If the @file{*compilation*} buffer is shown in a window with a left diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el index 0d8072bf5f0..cb04c982220 100644 --- a/lisp/simple.el +++ b/lisp/simple.el @@ -75,14 +75,16 @@ value of 1 means that nothing is amalgamated.") :version "22.1") (defcustom next-error-highlight 0.5 - "Highlighting of locations in selected source buffers. + "Highlighting of locations in the selected buffer. If a number, highlight the locus in `next-error' face for the given time in seconds, or until the next command is executed. If t, highlight the locus until the next command is executed, or until some other locus replaces it. If nil, don't highlight the locus in the source buffer. If `fringe-arrow', indicate the locus by the fringe arrow -indefinitely until some other locus replaces it." +indefinitely until some other locus replaces it. +See `next-error-highlight-no-select' to customize highlighting +of the locus in non-selected buffers." :type '(choice (number :tag "Highlight for specified time") (const :tag "Semipermanent highlighting" t) (const :tag "No highlighting" nil) @@ -91,12 +93,15 @@ indefinitely until some other locus replaces it." :version "22.1") (defcustom next-error-highlight-no-select 0.5 - "Highlighting of locations in `next-error-no-select'. + "Highlighting of locations in non-selected source buffers. +Usually non-selected buffers are displayed by `next-error-no-select'. If number, highlight the locus in `next-error' face for given time in seconds. If t, highlight the locus indefinitely until some other locus replaces it. If nil, don't highlight the locus in the source buffer. If `fringe-arrow', indicate the locus by the fringe arrow -indefinitely until some other locus replaces it." +indefinitely until some other locus replaces it. +See `next-error-highlight' to customize highlighting of the locus +in the selected buffer." :type '(choice (number :tag "Highlight for specified time") (const :tag "Semipermanent highlighting" t) (const :tag "No highlighting" nil) -- 2.39.2