- added searching in command's help.

etc/init.lisp

@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@
 
 (define-key "?"         #'print-quick-help)
 
+(define-key "C-h h"     #'print-quick-help)
+
+(define-key "C-h a"     #'apropos-help)
+
 (define-key "!"         #'gemini-search)
 
 (define-key ">"         #'open-gemini-address)

src/keybindings.lisp

@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ and `make-blocking-list-dialog-window') showing the full docstring for a command
                                           bg
                                           fg)))
 
-(defun print-help (main-window)
+(defun print-help (main-window &key (regex ".*"))
   "Generate an help text for the focused window and main window"
   (multiple-value-bind (header-bg header-fg attribute-header)
       (swconf:quick-help-header-colors)
@@ -502,7 +502,13 @@ and `make-blocking-list-dialog-window') showing the full docstring for a command
                            (alpha-b-p
                             nil)
                            (t
-                            (string< text-a text-b))))))))
+                            (string< text-a text-b)))))))
+             (make-filter-help-text (scanner)
+               (lambda (a)
+                 (scan scanner
+                       (if (stringp a)
+                           a
+                           (tui:tui-string->chars-string a))))))
       (when-let* ((focused-keybindings   (main-window:focused-keybindings main-window))
                   (global-help           (sort-help (key-paths *global-keymap*)))
                   (header-focused        (colorize-header (_ "Focused window keys")))
@@ -516,10 +522,15 @@ and `make-blocking-list-dialog-window') showing the full docstring for a command
                       focused-help
                       (list global-header-fields)
                       global-help))
-        (let ((all-lines (mapcar #'help-fields-get-text
+        (handler-case
-                                 fields)))
+          (let* ((scanner   (create-scanner regex :case-insensitive-mode t))
-          (line-oriented-window:make-blocking-list-dialog-window specials:*main-window*
+                 (all-lines (remove-if-not (make-filter-help-text scanner)
-                                                                 fields
+                                           (mapcar #'help-fields-get-text
-                                                                 all-lines
+                                                   fields))))
-                                                                 #'help-expand
+            (line-oriented-window:make-blocking-list-dialog-window specials:*main-window*
-                                                                 (_ "Quick help")))))))
+                                                                   fields
+                                                                   all-lines
+                                                                   #'help-expand
+                                                                   (_ "Quick help")))
+          (error ()
+            (ui:error-message (_ "Invalid regular expression"))))))))

src/line-oriented-window.lisp

@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ this exact quantity wold go beyond the length or rows or zero."
   "Draw a  window with a scrollable list of entries, pressing enter
 will fire the `callback' function (with the selected field from `all-fields'
  and text from `text-line'. This window is fitten into `screen' sizes."
-  (assert (length= all-fields text-lines))
+  (assert (>= (length all-fields)
+              (length text-lines)))
   (let* ((low-level-window  (make-blocking-croatoan-window :enable-function-keys t))
          (window-width      (max (+ 4
                                     (length title))

src/package.lisp

@@ -1260,6 +1260,7 @@
    :chat-change-label-event
    :chat-create-event
    :search-link-event
+   :help-apropos-event
    :function-event
    :dispatch-program-events
    :add-pagination-status-event
@@ -2135,6 +2136,7 @@
    :focus-to-tags-window
    :focus-to-conversations-window
    :print-quick-help
+   :apropos-help
    :move-message-tree
    :change-folder
    :change-timeline

src/program-events.lisp

@@ -1166,6 +1166,16 @@
                    (regex  regex)) object
     (line-oriented-window:search-row window regex)))
 
+(defclass help-apropos-event (program-event)
+  ((regex
+    :initform nil
+    :initarg :regex
+    :accessor regex)))
+
+(defmethod process-event ((object help-apropos-event))
+  (with-accessors ((regex regex)) object
+    (keybindings:print-help specials:*main-window* :regex regex)))
+
 ;;;; general usage
 
 (defclass function-event (program-event) ())

src/ui-goodies.lisp

@@ -523,6 +523,16 @@ Metadata includes:
   "Print a quick help"
   (keybindings:print-help *main-window*))
 
+(defun apropos-help ()
+  "Print a command's documentation matching a regular expression."
+  (flet ((on-input-complete (regex)
+           (let ((event (make-instance 'help-apropos-event
+                                       :regex  regex)))
+             (push-event event))))
+    (ask-string-input #'on-input-complete
+                      :prompt      (_ "Search for commands (regexp): ")
+                      :complete-fn #'complete:complete-always-empty)))
+
 (defun move-message-tree ()
   "Move messages tree"
   (flet ((on-input-complete (new-folder)