bug#15850: 24.3.50; Menubar: Stagger the popups for greater clarity

bug#15850: 24.3.50; Menubar: Stagger the popups for greater clarity

[Jambunathan K]

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1. C-x C-f somefile.pl
2. M-x cperl-mode
3. Menu->Perl->Tools-Tags

   See the attached screenshot.  If you inspect VERY KEENLY the "Tags"
   menu is overlaid PERFECTLY on the top of it's grandparent.  

   The camouflaging is so perfect and I was confused why the submenu
   wasn't popping when "Tags" has arrow key next to it.

What should happen:
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Please stagger the sub-menus a bit.  The UI is very deceptive.


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In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.4 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1)
 of 2013-11-09 on debian-6.05
Bzr revision: 115051 jan.h.d@swipnet.se-20131109111953-cysfi19meuidy96q
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10707000
System Description:	Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.5 (squeeze)

bug#15850: 24.3.50; Menubar: Stagger the popups for greater clarity

[Jan Djärv]

Hello.

10 nov 2013 kl. 08:58 skrev Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>:

> 
> 1. C-x C-f somefile.pl
> 2. M-x cperl-mode
> 3. Menu->Perl->Tools-Tags
> 
>   See the attached screenshot.  If you inspect VERY KEENLY the "Tags"
>   menu is overlaid PERFECTLY on the top of it's grandparent.  
> 
>   The camouflaging is so perfect and I was confused why the submenu
>   wasn't popping when "Tags" has arrow key next to it.
> 
> What should happen:
> ===================
> 
> Please stagger the sub-menus a bit.  The UI is very deceptive.

Emacs does not (and can not) place menus with Gtk+.  I suggest you file a bug report there, but it will probably be ignored as you are using an outdated Gtk+ version.

Closing, not an Emacs bug.

	Jan D.

> 
> <cperl-submenus-not-staggerred.png>
> In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.4 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1)
> of 2013-11-09 on debian-6.05
> Bzr revision: 115051 jan.h.d@swipnet.se-20131109111953-cysfi19meuidy96q
> Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10707000
> System Description:	Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.5 (squeeze)

bug#15850: closed (Re: bug#15850: 24.3.50; Menubar: Stagger the popups for greater clarity)

[Jambunathan K]

help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) writes:

> Emacs does not (and can not) place menus with Gtk+. 

Thanks for the info.

For general information, if one wants staggering, what toolkit should one
be using.

bug#15850: closed (Re: bug#15850: 24.3.50; Menubar: Stagger the popups for greater clarity)

[Jan Djärv]

Hello.

10 nov 2013 kl. 10:30 skrev Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>:

> help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) writes:
> 
>> Emacs does not (and can not) place menus with Gtk+. 
> 
> Thanks for the info.
> 
> For general information, if one wants staggering, what toolkit should one
> be using.

Any toolkit, they all do staggering.  Gtk+ just isn't very good at it obviously.

	Jan D.