From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Menubar on text only terminals Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:47:05 +0200 Message-ID: <86648fcj5y.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> References: <17934.2504.477668.354102@farnswood.snap.net.nz> <17934.54358.129732.694345@farnswood.snap.net.nz> <20070402021343.GA2989@kobe.laptop> <17936.36075.282286.535939@farnswood.snap.net.nz> <20070402065536.GA4779@kobe.laptop> <86abxrck6c.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <20070402073727.GA5284@kobe.laptop> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1175500047 17240 80.91.229.12 (2 Apr 2007 07:47:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 07:47:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Nick Roberts , rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Giorgos Keramidas Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 02 09:47:15 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HYHFz-0002p3-Ft for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:47:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HYHIz-0006QU-MN for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:50:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HYHIv-0006JI-7L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:50:17 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HYHIu-0006Ij-PM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:50:16 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HYHIu-0006Ig-Jb for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:50:16 -0400 Original-Received: from pc3.berlin.powerweb.de ([62.67.228.11]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HYHFt-0002QD-EA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:47:09 -0400 Original-Received: from quinscape.de (pd95b0fdb.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [217.91.15.219]) by pc3.berlin.powerweb.de (8.9.3p3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA01853 for ; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 09:47:07 +0200 X-Delivered-To: Original-Received: (qmail 17896 invoked from network); 2 Apr 2007 07:47:06 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO lola.quinscape.zz) ([10.0.3.43]) (envelope-sender ) by ns.quinscape.de (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 2 Apr 2007 07:47:06 -0000 Original-Received: by lola.quinscape.zz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 0C4D0C34AA; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 09:47:05 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <20070402073727.GA5284@kobe.laptop> (Giorgos Keramidas's message of "Mon\, 2 Apr 2007 10\:37\:28 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:68926 Archived-At: Giorgos Keramidas writes: > On 2007-04-02 09:25, David Kastrup wrote: > >> I think that the MSDOS port has a more traditional text menu (which >> closely resembles the graphical menus by appearing in-place). >> >> It would probably be better to port that functionality to text >> terminals in general before thinking about what to do with >> toolbars: I don't think that many people consider tmm a good idea. >> And it certainly is a good hint that for MSDOS, one of the few >> console-only parts, someone went to the pain to implement something >> else. > > Right. This 'in place' appearance of menu entries is what elinks > does, and what I was referring to above :) My fault for not reading carefully: I thought this was still about toolbars. Hm, looking at the subject line, it might have never been about toolbars in the first place. -- David Kastrup