Bind M-= back to count-words-region, and let it accept a prefix arg.

* lisp/bindings.el: Bind M-= back to count-words-region.

* lisp/simple.el (count-words-region): Accept a prefix arg for acting
on the entire buffer.
(count-words--buffer-message): New helper function.

4 files changed, 30 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 10dfe408813..2b4b3ed8c25 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ prompts for a column number.
 ** `mouse-avoidance-banish-position' can now be used to customize
 `mouse-avoidance-mode' further.
 
-** `M-=' is now bound to `count-words', not `count-words-region'.
+** `C-u M-=' now counts lines/words/characters in the entire buffer.
 
 ** `C-M-f' and `C-M-b' will now move to the path name separator
 character when doing minibuffer filename prompts.
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 347f7b666f6..b6649d4b37d 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2012-08-10  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
+
+        * bindings.el: Bind M-= back to count-words-region.
+
+        * simple.el (count-words-region): Accept a prefix arg for acting
+        on the entire buffer.
+        (count-words--buffer-message): New helper function.
+
 2012-08-10  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
         * term/x-win.el (x-menu-bar-open): Always pass last-nonmenu-event.
diff --git a/lisp/bindings.el b/lisp/bindings.el
index 655cda235b4..e0555a17b15 100644
--- a/lisp/bindings.el
+++ b/lisp/bindings.el
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ if `inhibit-field-text-motion' is non-nil."
 (define-key ctl-x-map "\C-o" 'delete-blank-lines)
 (define-key esc-map " " 'just-one-space)
 (define-key esc-map "z" 'zap-to-char)
-(define-key esc-map "=" 'count-words)
+(define-key esc-map "=" 'count-words-region)
 (define-key ctl-x-map "=" 'what-cursor-position)
 (define-key esc-map ":" 'eval-expression)
 ;; Define ESC ESC : like ESC : for people who type ESC ESC out of habit.
diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 0877f396faa..f644044a430 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -966,16 +966,22 @@ rather than line counts."
         (re-search-forward "[\n\C-m]" nil 'end (1- line))
       (forward-line (1- line)))))
 
-(defun count-words-region (start end)
+(defun count-words-region (start end &optional arg)
   "Count the number of words in the region.
 If called interactively, print a message reporting the number of
-lines, words, and chars in the region.
+lines, words, and characters in the region (whether or not the
+region is active); with prefix ARG, report for the entire buffer
+rather than the region.
+
 If called from Lisp, return the number of words between positions
 START and END."
-  (interactive "r")
-  (if (called-interactively-p 'any)
-      (count-words--message "Region" start end)
-    (count-words start end)))
+  (interactive "r\nP")
+  (cond ((not (called-interactively-p 'any))
+         (count-words start end))
+        (arg
+         (count-words--buffer-message))
+        (t
+         (count-words--message "Region" start end))))
 
 (defun count-words (start end)
   "Count words between START and END.
@@ -999,11 +1005,14 @@ END, without printing any message."
         ((use-region-p)
          (call-interactively 'count-words-region))
         (t
-         (count-words--message
-          (if (= (point-max) (1+ (buffer-size)))
-              "Buffer"
-            "Narrowed part of buffer")
-          (point-min) (point-max)))))
+         (count-words--buffer-message))))
+
+(defun count-words--buffer-message ()
+  (count-words--message
+   (if (= (point-max) (1+ (buffer-size)))
+       "Buffer"
+     "Narrowed part of buffer")
+   (point-min) (point-max)))
 
 (defun count-words--message (str start end)
   (let ((lines (count-lines start end))