(string-key-binding): Renamed from

mode-line-key-binding.  Handle any event on a string.  Check for
`keymap' properties as well as `local-map' properties.

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index a121cc8ed57..9be4546aa82 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2001-03-09  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
+        * help.el (string-key-binding): Renamed from
+        mode-line-key-binding.  Handle any event on a string.  Check for
+        `keymap' properties as well as `local-map' properties.
+
         * comint.el (comint-insert-clicked-input): Use the last key
         from this-command-keys to lookup the global key definition.
 
diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index 84f3f52824e..83d8a65a9c9 100644
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -206,17 +206,24 @@ With arg, you are asked to choose which language."
       (goto-char (point-min))
       (set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
 
-(defun mode-line-key-binding (key)
-  "Value is the binding of KEY in the mode line or nil if none."
-  (let (string-info defn)
-    (when (and (eq 'mode-line (aref key 0))
-               (consp (setq string-info (nth 4 (event-start (aref key 1))))))
-    (let* ((string (car string-info))
-           (pos (cdr string-info))
-           (local-map (and (> pos 0)
-                           (< pos (length string))
-                           (get-text-property pos 'local-map string))))
-      (setq defn (and local-map (lookup-key local-map key)))))
+(defun string-key-binding (key)
+  "Value is the binding of KEY in a string.
+If KEY is an event on a string, and that string has a `local-map'
+or `keymap' property, return the binding of KEY in the string's keymap."
+  (let* ((defn nil)
+         (start (when (vectorp key)
+                  (if (memq (aref key 0) '(mode-line header-line))
+                      (event-start (aref key 1))
+                    (event-start (aref key 0)))))
+         (string-info (and (consp start) (nth 4 start))))
+    (when string-info
+      (let* ((string (car string-info))
+             (pos (cdr string-info))
+             (local-map (and (> pos 0)
+                             (< pos (length string))
+                             (or (get-text-property pos 'local-map string)
+                                 (get-text-property pos 'keymap string)))))
+        (setq defn (and local-map (lookup-key local-map key)))))
     defn))
 
 (defun describe-key-briefly (key &optional insert)
@@ -239,7 +246,7 @@ If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer."
             (set-buffer (window-buffer window))
             (goto-char position)))
       ;; Ok, now look up the key and name the command.
-      (let ((defn (or (mode-line-key-binding key)
+      (let ((defn (or (string-key-binding key)
                       (key-binding key)))
             (key-desc (key-description key)))
         (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn))
@@ -324,7 +331,7 @@ If FUNCTION is nil, applies `message' to it, thus printing it."
           (progn
             (set-buffer (window-buffer window))
             (goto-char position)))
-      (let ((defn (or (mode-line-key-binding key) (key-binding key))))
+      (let ((defn (or (string-key-binding key) (key-binding key))))
         (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn))
             (message "%s is undefined" (key-description key))
           (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"