* bug#6344: 24.0.50; doc of menu separators
@ 2010-06-03 17:56 Drew Adams
2010-12-29 15:39 ` Drew Adams
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From: Drew Adams @ 2010-06-03 17:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 6344
emacs -Q
C-h i, Elisp manual.
Node `Extended Menu Items' says only this about separators:
"A string starting with two or more dashes specifies a separator line;
see *Note Menu Separators::."
Node `Menu Separators' says, likewise, that this is all that is
permitted: (menu-item SEPARATOR-TYPE)
A user will naturally wonder, "Is there no way to specify :enable or
:visible for a menu separator?"
In fact, there is a way, simply use:
(menu-item SEPARATOR-TYPE nil :visible PREDICATE)
etc.
In sum, the doc (spec) for separators is incomplete.
In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
of 2010-05-23 on G41R2F1
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/xpm/include'
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* bug#6344: 24.0.50; doc of menu separators
2010-06-03 17:56 bug#6344: 24.0.50; doc of menu separators Drew Adams
@ 2010-12-29 15:39 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-13 22:16 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2010-12-29 15:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 6344
Ping.
I just spent some time myself rediscovering this.
Can we please fix the doc to mention this? Thx.
> A user will naturally wonder, "Is there no way to specify :enable or
> :visible for a menu separator?" In fact, there is a way, simply use:
> (menu-item SEPARATOR-TYPE nil :visible PREDICATE)
> etc.
>
> In sum, the doc (spec) for separators is incomplete.
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* bug#6344: 24.0.50; doc of menu separators
2010-12-29 15:39 ` Drew Adams
@ 2011-07-13 22:16 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-13 22:43 ` Drew Adams
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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 2011-07-13 22:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 6344
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> I just spent some time myself rediscovering this.
> Can we please fix the doc to mention this? Thx.
>
>> A user will naturally wonder, "Is there no way to specify :enable or
>> :visible for a menu separator?" In fact, there is a way, simply use:
>> (menu-item SEPARATOR-TYPE nil :visible PREDICATE)
>> etc.
>>
>> In sum, the doc (spec) for separators is incomplete.
Could you suggest an appropriate text for the manual?
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/
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* bug#6344: 24.0.50; doc of menu separators
2011-07-13 22:16 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
@ 2011-07-13 22:43 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-13 23:17 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2011-07-13 22:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen'; +Cc: 6344
> > I just spent some time myself rediscovering this.
> > Can we please fix the doc to mention this? Thx.
> >
> >> A user will naturally wonder, "Is there no way to specify
> >> :enable or :visible for a menu separator?" In fact, there
> >> is a way, simply use:
> >> (menu-item SEPARATOR-TYPE nil :visible PREDICATE)
> >> etc.
> >>
> >> In sum, the doc (spec) for separators is incomplete.
>
> Could you suggest an appropriate text for the manual?
I think all we need to say is something like this (in node `Menu Separators'):
You can use this longer form to specify keywords such as :enable and :visible
for a menu separator:
(menu-item SEPARATOR-TYPE nil . ITEM-PROPERTY-LIST)
For example:
(menu-item "--" nil :visible (boundp 'foo))
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* bug#6344: 24.0.50; doc of menu separators
2011-07-13 22:43 ` Drew Adams
@ 2011-07-13 23:17 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 2011-07-13 23:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 6344
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> I think all we need to say is something like this (in node `Menu Separators'):
>
> You can use this longer form to specify keywords such as :enable and :visible
> for a menu separator:
>
> (menu-item SEPARATOR-TYPE nil . ITEM-PROPERTY-LIST)
>
> For example:
>
> (menu-item "--" nil :visible (boundp 'foo))
Thanks; I've now added this.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/
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