More documentation fixes in tab-bar.el

* lisp/tab-bar.el (tab-bar-detach-tab, tab-bar-move-window-to-tab)
(tab-bar-new-tab-to, tab-bar-new-tab, tab-bar-close-tab-select)
(tab-bar-close-last-tab-choice, tab-bar-tab-pre-close-functions)
(tab-bar-close-tab, tab-bar-close-tab-by-name)
(tab-bar-close-other-tabs, tab-bar-rename-tab)
(tab-bar-rename-tab-by-name, tab-bar-move-tab-to-group)
(tab-bar-change-tab-group, tab-bar-close-group-tabs)
(tab-switcher-next-line, tab-switcher-prev-line)
(tab-switcher-unmark, tab-switcher-delete, tab-switcher-select)
(tab-bar-get-buffer-tab, display-buffer-in-tab)
(display-buffer-in-new-tab, switch-to-buffer-other-tab)
(find-file-other-tab, find-file-read-only-other-tab): Doc fixes.

1 files changed, 65 insertions, 41 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/tab-bar.el b/lisp/tab-bar.el
index 63ab932ac0a..85f947f598c 100644
--- a/lisp/tab-bar.el
+++ b/lisp/tab-bar.el
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ to which to move the tab; ARG defaults to 1."
 
 (defun tab-bar-detach-tab (&optional from-number)
   "Move tab number FROM-NUMBER to a new frame.
-Interactively or without argument, move the current tab."
+FROM-NUMBER defaults to the current tab (which happens interactively."
   (interactive (list (1+ (tab-bar--current-tab-index))))
   (let* ((tabs (funcall tab-bar-tabs-function))
          (tab-index (1- (or from-number (1+ (tab-bar--current-tab-index tabs)))))
@@ -1241,7 +1241,10 @@ Interactively or without argument, move the current tab."
       (tab-bar-close-tab))))
 
 (defun tab-bar-move-window-to-tab ()
-  "Detach the selected window to a new tab."
+  "Move the selected window to a new tab.
+This command removes the selected window from the configuration stored
+on the current tab, and makes a new tab with that window in its
+configuration."
   (interactive)
   (let ((tab-bar-new-tab-choice 'window))
     (tab-bar-new-tab))
@@ -1251,17 +1254,17 @@ Interactively or without argument, move the current tab."
 
 
 (defcustom tab-bar-new-tab-to 'right
-  "Defines where to create a new tab.
+  "Where to create a new tab.
 If `leftmost', create as the first tab.
-If `left', create to the left from the current tab.
-If `right', create to the right from the current tab.
+If `left', create to the left of the current tab.
+If `right', create to the right of the current tab.
 If `rightmost', create as the last tab.
 If the value is a function, it should return a number as a position
 on the tab bar specifying where to insert a new tab."
-  :type '(choice (const :tag "First tab" leftmost)
-                 (const :tag "To the left" left)
-                 (const :tag "To the right" right)
-                 (const :tag "Last tab" rightmost)
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "Insert first" leftmost)
+                 (const :tag "Insert left" left)
+                 (const :tag "Insert right" right)
+                 (const :tag "Insert last" rightmost)
                  (function :tag "Function"))
   :group 'tab-bar
   :version "27.1")
@@ -1280,7 +1283,7 @@ TAB-NUMBER counts from 1.  If no TAB-NUMBER is specified, then add
 a new tab at the position specified by `tab-bar-new-tab-to'.
 Negative TAB-NUMBER counts tabs from the end of the tab bar,
 and -1 means the new tab will become the last one.
-Argument addressing is absolute in contrast to `tab-bar-new-tab'
+Argument addressing is absolute in contrast to `tab-bar-new-tab',
 where argument addressing is relative.
 After the tab is created, the hooks in
 `tab-bar-tab-post-open-functions' are run."
@@ -1353,7 +1356,7 @@ If a negative ARG, create a new tab ARG positions to the left.
 If ARG is zero, create a new tab in place of the current tab.
 If no ARG is specified, then add a new tab at the position
 specified by `tab-bar-new-tab-to'.
-Argument addressing is relative in contrast to `tab-bar-new-tab-to'
+Argument addressing is relative in contrast to `tab-bar-new-tab-to',
 where argument addressing is absolute.
 If FROM-NUMBER is a tab number, a new tab is created from that tab."
   (interactive "P")
@@ -1380,7 +1383,7 @@ ARG and FROM-NUMBER have the same meaning as in `tab-bar-new-tab'."
   "A list of closed tabs to be able to undo their closing.")
 
 (defcustom tab-bar-close-tab-select 'recent
-  "Defines what tab to select after closing the specified tab.
+  "Which tab to make current after closing the specified tab.
 If `left', select the adjacent left tab.
 If `right', select the adjacent right tab.
 If `recent', select the most recently visited tab."
@@ -1391,7 +1394,7 @@ If `recent', select the most recently visited tab."
   :version "27.1")
 
 (defcustom tab-bar-close-last-tab-choice nil
-  "Defines what to do when the last tab is closed.
+  "What to do when the last tab is closed.
 If nil, do nothing and show a message, like closing the last window or frame.
 If `delete-frame', delete the containing frame, as a web browser would do.
 If `tab-bar-mode-disable', disable `tab-bar-mode' so that tabs no longer show
@@ -1416,9 +1419,8 @@ function returns a non-nil value, the tab will not be closed."
 
 (defcustom tab-bar-tab-pre-close-functions nil
   "List of functions to call before closing a tab.
-The tab to be closed and a boolean indicating whether or not it
-is the only tab in the frame are supplied as arguments,
-respectively."
+Each function is called with two arguments: the tab to be closed
+and a boolean indicating whether or not it is the only tab on its frame."
   :type '(repeat function)
   :group 'tab-bar
   :version "27.1")
@@ -1427,6 +1429,7 @@ respectively."
   "Close the tab specified by its absolute position TAB-NUMBER.
 If no TAB-NUMBER is specified, then close the current tab and switch
 to the tab specified by `tab-bar-close-tab-select'.
+Interactively, TAB-NUMBER is the prefix numeric argument, and defaults to 1.
 TAB-NUMBER counts from 1.
 Optional TO-NUMBER could be specified to override the value of
 `tab-bar-close-tab-select' programmatically with a position
@@ -1500,7 +1503,8 @@ for the last tab on a frame is determined by
           (message "Deleted tab and switched to %s" tab-bar-close-tab-select))))))
 
 (defun tab-bar-close-tab-by-name (name)
-  "Close the tab by NAME."
+  "Close the tab given its NAME.
+Interactively, prompt for NAME."
   (interactive
    (list (completing-read "Close tab by name: "
                           (mapcar (lambda (tab)
@@ -1509,8 +1513,9 @@ for the last tab on a frame is determined by
   (tab-bar-close-tab (1+ (tab-bar--tab-index-by-name name))))
 
 (defun tab-bar-close-other-tabs (&optional tab-number)
-  "Close all tabs on the selected frame, except TAB-NUMBER.
-TAB-NUMBER counts from 1 and defaults to the current tab."
+  "Close all tabs on the selected frame, except the tab TAB-NUMBER.
+TAB-NUMBER counts from 1 and defaults to the current tab (which
+happens interactively)."
   (interactive)
   (let* ((tabs (funcall tab-bar-tabs-function))
          (current-index (tab-bar--current-tab-index tabs))
@@ -1576,9 +1581,12 @@ TAB-NUMBER counts from 1 and defaults to the current tab."
 
 
 (defun tab-bar-rename-tab (name &optional tab-number)
-  "Rename the tab specified by its absolute position TAB-NUMBER.
+  "Give the tab specified by its absolute position TAB-NUMBER a new NAME.
 If no TAB-NUMBER is specified, then rename the current tab.
+Interactively, TAB-NUMBER is the prefix numeric argument, and defaults
+to the current tab.
 TAB-NUMBER counts from 1.
+Interactively, prompt for the new NAME.
 If NAME is the empty string, then use the automatic name
 function `tab-bar-tab-name-function'."
   (interactive
@@ -1606,7 +1614,8 @@ function `tab-bar-tab-name-function'."
       (message "Renamed tab to '%s'" tab-new-name))))
 
 (defun tab-bar-rename-tab-by-name (tab-name new-name)
-  "Rename the tab named TAB-NAME.
+  "Rename the tab named TAB-NAME to NEW-NAME.
+Interactively, prompt for TAB-NAME and NEW-NAME.
 If NEW-NAME is the empty string, then use the automatic name
 function `tab-bar-tab-name-function'."
   (interactive
@@ -1623,7 +1632,7 @@ function `tab-bar-tab-name-function'."
 ;;; Tab groups
 
 (defun tab-bar-move-tab-to-group (&optional tab)
-  "Relocate TAB (or the current tab) closer to its group."
+  "Relocate TAB (default: the current tab) closer to its group."
   (interactive)
   (let* ((tabs (funcall tab-bar-tabs-function))
          (tab (or tab (tab-bar--current-tab-find tabs)))
@@ -1661,6 +1670,8 @@ The current tab is supplied as an argument."
 (defun tab-bar-change-tab-group (group-name &optional tab-number)
   "Add the tab specified by its absolute position TAB-NUMBER to GROUP-NAME.
 If no TAB-NUMBER is specified, then set the GROUP-NAME for the current tab.
+Interactively, TAB-NUMBER is the prefix numeric argument, and the command
+prompts for GROUP-NAME.
 TAB-NUMBER counts from 1.
 If GROUP-NAME is the empty string, then remove the tab from any group.
 While using this command, you might also want to replace
@@ -1698,7 +1709,8 @@ While using this command, you might also want to replace
       (message "Set tab group to '%s'" group-new-name))))
 
 (defun tab-bar-close-group-tabs (group-name)
-  "Close all tabs that belong to GROUP-NAME on the selected frame."
+  "Close all tabs that belong to GROUP-NAME on the selected frame.
+Interactively, prompt for GROUP-NAME."
   (interactive
    (let ((group-name (funcall tab-bar-tab-group-function
                               (tab-bar--current-tab-find))))
@@ -1745,7 +1757,7 @@ While using this command, you might also want to replace
 
 (defun tab-bar--history-pre-change ()
   (setq tab-bar-history-old-minibuffer-depth (minibuffer-depth))
-  ;; Store wc before possibly entering the minibuffer
+  ;; Store window-configuration before possibly entering the minibuffer.
   (when (zerop tab-bar-history-old-minibuffer-depth)
     (setq tab-bar-history-old
           `((wc . ,(current-window-configuration))
@@ -1754,7 +1766,8 @@ While using this command, you might also want to replace
 (defun tab-bar--history-change ()
   (when (and (not tab-bar-history-omit)
              tab-bar-history-old
-             ;; Store wc before possibly entering the minibuffer
+             ;; Store window-configuration before possibly entering
+             ;; the minibuffer.
              (zerop tab-bar-history-old-minibuffer-depth))
     (puthash (selected-frame)
              (seq-take (cons tab-bar-history-old
@@ -1946,12 +1959,16 @@ Letters do not insert themselves; instead, they are commands.
           nil))))
 
 (defun tab-switcher-next-line (&optional arg)
+  "Move to ARGth next line in the list of tabs.
+Interactively, ARG is the prefix numeric argument and defaults to 1."
   (interactive "p")
   (forward-line arg)
   (beginning-of-line)
   (move-to-column tab-switcher-column))
 
 (defun tab-switcher-prev-line (&optional arg)
+  "Move to ARGth previous line in the list of tabs.
+Interactively, ARG is the prefix numeric argument and defaults to 1."
   (interactive "p")
   (forward-line (- arg))
   (beginning-of-line)
@@ -1959,7 +1976,7 @@ Letters do not insert themselves; instead, they are commands.
 
 (defun tab-switcher-unmark (&optional backup)
   "Cancel requested operations on window configuration on this line and move down.
-Optional prefix arg means move up."
+With prefix arg, move up instead."
   (interactive "P")
   (beginning-of-line)
   (move-to-column tab-switcher-column)
@@ -1979,7 +1996,7 @@ Optional prefix arg means move up."
 
 (defun tab-switcher-delete (&optional arg)
   "Mark window configuration on this line to be deleted by \\<tab-switcher-mode-map>\\[tab-switcher-execute] command.
-Prefix arg is how many window configurations to delete.
+Prefix arg says how many window configurations to delete.
 Negative arg means delete backwards."
   (interactive "p")
   (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
@@ -2032,8 +2049,8 @@ Then move up one line.  Prefix arg means move that many lines."
 
 (defun tab-switcher-select ()
   "Select this line's window configuration.
-This command deletes and replaces all the previously existing windows
-in the selected frame."
+This command replaces all the existing windows in the selected frame
+with those specified by the selected window configuration."
   (interactive)
   (let* ((to-tab (tab-switcher-current-tab t)))
     (kill-buffer (current-buffer))
@@ -2059,8 +2076,8 @@ in the selected frame."
    (t (list (selected-frame)))))
 
 (defun tab-bar-get-buffer-tab (buffer-or-name &optional all-frames ignore-current-tab)
-  "Return a tab owning a window whose buffer is BUFFER-OR-NAME.
-BUFFER-OR-NAME may be a buffer or a buffer name and defaults to
+  "Return the tab that owns the window whose buffer is BUFFER-OR-NAME.
+BUFFER-OR-NAME may be a buffer or a buffer name, and defaults to
 the current buffer.
 
 The optional argument ALL-FRAMES specifies the frames to consider:
@@ -2108,7 +2125,7 @@ Otherwise, prefer buffers of the current tab."
        (tab-bar--reusable-frames all-frames)))))
 
 (defun display-buffer-in-tab (buffer alist)
-  "Display BUFFER in a tab.
+  "Display BUFFER in a tab using display actions in ALIST.
 ALIST is an association list of action symbols and values.  See
 Info node `(elisp) Buffer Display Action Alists' for details of
 such alists.
@@ -2116,8 +2133,8 @@ such alists.
 If ALIST contains a `tab-name' entry, it creates a new tab with that name and
 displays BUFFER in a new tab.  If a tab with this name already exists, it
 switches to that tab before displaying BUFFER.  The `tab-name' entry can be
-a function, then it is called with two arguments: BUFFER and ALIST, and
-should return the tab name.  When a `tab-name' entry is omitted, create
+a function, in which case it is called with two arguments: BUFFER and ALIST,
+and should return the tab name.  When a `tab-name' entry is omitted, create
 a new tab without an explicit name.
 
 The ALIST entry `tab-group' (string or function) defines the tab group.
@@ -2167,7 +2184,7 @@ indirectly called by the latter."
           (display-buffer-in-new-tab buffer alist))))))
 
 (defun display-buffer-in-new-tab (buffer alist)
-  "Display BUFFER in a new tab.
+  "Display BUFFER in a new tab using display actions in ALIST.
 ALIST is an association list of action symbols and values.  See
 Info node `(elisp) Buffer Display Action Alists' for details of
 such alists.
@@ -2177,9 +2194,9 @@ without checking if a suitable tab already exists.
 
 If ALIST contains a `tab-name' entry, it creates a new tab with that name
 and displays BUFFER in a new tab.  The `tab-name' entry can be a function,
-then it is called with two arguments: BUFFER and ALIST, and should return
-the tab name.  When a `tab-name' entry is omitted, create a new tab without
-an explicit name.
+in which case it is called with two arguments: BUFFER and ALIST, and should
+return the tab name.  When a `tab-name' entry is omitted, create a new tab
+without an explicit name.
 
 The ALIST entry `tab-group' (string or function) defines the tab group.
 
@@ -2203,7 +2220,8 @@ indirectly called by the latter."
 
 (defun switch-to-buffer-other-tab (buffer-or-name &optional norecord)
   "Switch to buffer BUFFER-OR-NAME in another tab.
-Like \\[switch-to-buffer-other-frame] (which see), but creates a new tab."
+Like \\[switch-to-buffer-other-frame] (which see), but creates a new tab.
+Interactively, prompt for the buffer to switch to."
   (interactive
    (list (read-buffer-to-switch "Switch to buffer in other tab: ")))
   (display-buffer (window-normalize-buffer-to-switch-to buffer-or-name)
@@ -2213,7 +2231,10 @@ Like \\[switch-to-buffer-other-frame] (which see), but creates a new tab."
 
 (defun find-file-other-tab (filename &optional wildcards)
   "Edit file FILENAME, in another tab.
-Like \\[find-file-other-frame] (which see), but creates a new tab."
+Like \\[find-file-other-frame] (which see), but creates a new tab.
+Interactively, prompt for FILENAME.
+If WILDCARDS is non-nil, FILENAME can include widcards, and all matching
+files will be visited."
   (interactive
    (find-file-read-args "Find file in other tab: "
                         (confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer)))
@@ -2230,7 +2251,10 @@ Like \\[find-file-other-frame] (which see), but creates a new tab."
   "Edit file FILENAME, in another tab, but don't allow changes.
 Like \\[find-file-other-frame] (which see), but creates a new tab.
 Like \\[find-file-other-tab], but marks buffer as read-only.
-Use \\[read-only-mode] to permit editing."
+Use \\[read-only-mode] to permit editing.
+Interactively, prompt for FILENAME.
+If WILDCARDS is non-nil, FILENAME can include widcards, and all matching
+files will be visited."
   (interactive
    (find-file-read-args "Find file read-only in other tab: "
                         (confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer)))