6.4 Hooks

There are several hooks in speedbar allowing custom behaviors to be added. Available hooks are:

speedbar-visiting-file-hook

Hooks run when speedbar visits a file in the selected frame.

speedbar-visiting-tag-hook

Hooks run when speedbar visits a tag in the selected frame.

speedbar-load-hook

Hooks run when speedbar is loaded.

speedbar-reconfigure-keymaps-hook

Hooks run when the keymaps are regenerated. Keymaps are reconfigured whenever modes change. This will let you add custom key bindings.

speedbar-before-popup-hook

Hooks called before popping up the speedbar frame. New frames are often popped up when “power clicking” on an item to view it.

speedbar-before-delete-hook

Hooks called before deleting or hiding the speedbar frame.

speedbar-mode-hook

Hooks called after creating a speedbar buffer.

speedbar-timer-hook

Hooks called after running the speedbar timer function.

speedbar-scanner-reset-hook

Hook called whenever generic scanners are reset. Set this to implement your own scanning or rescan safe functions with state data.