Re: Semi-unhelpful error message given when trying to (provide 'CUA-mode)

[David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>]

Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se> writes:

> David Kastrup skrev:
>> Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se> writes:
>>
>>> David Kastrup skrev:
>>>
>>>> I just took a look across the fence.  In XEmacs, they have
>>>>
>>>>     `accelerate-menu' is an interactive built-in function
>>>>     (accelerate-menu)
>>>>
>>>>     Documentation:
>>>>     Make the menubar active.  Menu items can be selected using menu
>>>>     accelerators or by actions defined in menu-accelerator-map.
>>>>
>>>> It would probably not be the worst idea to do this via a keybinding
>>>> instead of hardwired.  If that is infeasible for some reason or
>>>> already done like this, never mind.  I seem to remember from what I
>>>> saw in the patch that you did it in some other manner?
>>> You mean that navigation with arrow keys/Return/ESC should not be
>>> hardwired but done with a keybinding?
>>
>> Oh no, that would be a total mess, I guess.  No, just the F10 key
>> function should be a keybinding pointing to something like
>> "accelerate-menu".  Again, if it is already done like this, never
>> mind.
>
> The function I added is called menu-bar-start.  x-win.el does
> (and (fboundp 'menu-bar-start)
>      (global-set-key [f10] 'menu-bar-start))

Ok, so I remembered a lot of nonsense.  Don't ask me why.  Sorry for
the confusion.

> Should we name it accelerate-menu?  Does the XEmacs function take
> any parameters?

The XEmacs function does not take any parameters.  But I find its name
ugly: it is probably not something I would hit with an apropos search.
Also it does not fit our menu-bar name space.  For our function, I'd
find `menu-bar-open' a better name: one does not actually `start' a
menu bar.  `menu-bar-activate' would also be a possibility.

It might be worth adding an alias of `accelerate-menu': for those
coming from XEmacs, it will make it easier to transfer their .emacs
and they will also be more likely to find the functionality when using
apropos.

As the main function name, I find `accelerate-menu' too awkward.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum