From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: "Gerd Möllmann" <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Tip: tty mode-line popup menus
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:24:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86ikrsddte.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2zfl4zy39.fsf@gmail.com> (message from Gerd Möllmann on Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:15:54 +0100)
> From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:15:54 +0100
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> >> It is fiddly with a track pad, which I normally use, leading to
> >> inadvertent menu selections. Furthermore, keyboard operation of the
> >> menu seems impossible.
> >
> > ??? Of course, it possible: type F10, and then use arrow keys to
> > navigate and RET to select.
>
> Doesn't work for me.
>
> Without doing the changes I posted, I down-mouse-1 on something in the
> mode-line having a menu. When I release the mouse, the menu is gone, as
> I described. When I press F10, keeping the mouse button pressed, the
> menu also disappears.
>
> With the changes applied, mouse-1 opens the menu, and I then can use
> cursor keys, RET, and so on. No F10 needed.
Sorry, it's my misunderstanding: I didn't realize you were talking
about a menu opened from the mode line.
All the other menus, including the one popped up by C-mouse-1, do
support keyboard navigation.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-12-09 16:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-12-09 8:01 Tip: tty mode-line popup menus Gerd Möllmann
2024-12-09 10:40 ` Jean Louis
2024-12-09 14:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-12-09 14:45 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-12-09 15:15 ` Gerd Möllmann
2024-12-09 16:24 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2024-12-09 21:54 ` Petteri Hintsanen
2024-12-10 3:32 ` Gerd Möllmann
2024-12-09 22:59 ` Stefan Kangas
2024-12-10 6:14 ` Gerd Möllmann
2024-12-10 9:32 ` Gerd Möllmann
2024-12-10 10:09 ` Gerd Möllmann
2024-12-10 13:15 ` Gerd Möllmann
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