From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@fencepost.gnu.org>
Cc: link@pobox.com, bradym@balestra.org, xemacs-design@xemacs.org,
emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: The minibuffer vs. Dialog Boxes (Re: Making XEmacs be more up-to-date)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 11:30:59 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <a9s1oi$fv5$2@main.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ilu1ydatqif.fsf@extundo.com> (message from Simon Josefsson on Sat, 20 Apr 2002 16:04:56 +0200)
> From: Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com>
> Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 16:04:56 +0200
>
> To make people learn the bindings, it could be useful if selecting
> stuff from menus left a message in the minibuffer explaining the key
> binding.
The menu itself shows the keybinding, if any, that invokes the same
command. Isn't that good enough? AFAIK, this is the accepted way of
showing keyboard equivalents of menu commands in other GUI
applications.
> I think something similar exists if you type a M-x command which is
> bound in the current mode?
Yes; see the suggest-key-binding variable.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-04-20 15:30 UTC|newest]
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2002-04-20 11:59 ` The minibuffer vs. Dialog Boxes (Re: Making XEmacs be more up-to-date) Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <7263-Sat20Apr2002145929+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-20 12:22 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-20 14:04 ` Simon Josefsson
2002-04-20 15:30 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2002-04-20 18:59 ` Andreas Schwab
[not found] ` <E16ywpH-0004J0-00@fencepost.gnu.org>
2002-04-20 19:48 ` Hrvoje Niksic
[not found] ` <sxs8z7inobz.fsf@florida.arsdigita.de>
2002-04-21 0:56 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 5:41 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-21 5:57 ` Hrvoje Niksic
[not found] ` <sxsu1q5twz5.fsf@florida.arsdigita.de>
2002-04-21 7:24 ` Miles Bader
[not found] ` <87adrxo6o7.fsf@tc-1-100.kawasaki.gol.ne.jp>
2002-04-21 12:21 ` Robert J. Chassell
[not found] ` <m16zGLO-000IiIC@localhost>
2002-04-21 13:35 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-23 11:17 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-04-21 6:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-20 19:17 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] ` <3CC1BEB9.9020104@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-20 19:28 ` Kyle Jones
2002-04-20 19:33 ` Nix
2002-04-20 19:51 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
[not found] ` <87elhap2r4.fsf@lgh163a.kemisten.nu>
2002-04-21 1:09 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 11:37 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2002-04-21 3:28 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] ` <3CC231D2.6020709@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-21 11:25 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
[not found] ` <873cxpz436.fsf@lgh163a.kemisten.nu>
2002-04-21 15:41 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 17:54 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2002-04-21 17:08 ` Robert J. Chassell
[not found] ` <m16zKoy-000IioC@localhost>
2002-04-21 17:51 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
[not found] ` <15553.49507.745094.604981@ice.wonderworks.com>
2002-04-21 0:04 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 3:24 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] ` <3CC230D1.2040106@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-21 3:46 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-20 23:48 ` Terje Bless
[not found] ` <87adrypnjn.fsf@tc-1-100.kawasaki.gol.ne.jp>
2002-04-20 19:33 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] ` <3CC1C275.6090009@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-20 21:26 ` Kyle Jones
[not found] ` <15553.56593.407791.923999@ice.wonderworks.com>
2002-04-20 21:48 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-20 23:16 ` Michael Toomim
2002-04-21 6:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-20 23:58 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-20 14:12 ` Serge Wroclawski
2002-04-20 16:28 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-20 18:51 ` Matt Tucker
[not found] <000401c1ebfa$5bc43060$947ba8c0@TSUNAMI>
2002-05-01 8:33 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] <Pine.SUN.3.91.1020424090919.4915F-100000@is>
2002-04-25 2:04 ` Hrvoje Niksic
[not found] <f01050101-1014-A82EBF4C571711D6A31200039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-24 0:43 ` Robert J. Chassell
2002-04-24 6:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-24 9:23 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] <f01050101-1014-AEEDD9C8571711D6A31200039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-24 9:08 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] <f01050101-1014-BA54C556571711D6A31200039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-24 6:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] <m2k7qymbos.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-24 6:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-24 16:31 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-24 0:08 Terje Bless
[not found] <vafk7qyk64g.fsf@INBOX.auto.emacs.devel.tok.lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
2002-04-23 23:21 ` Terje Bless
[not found] ` <f01050101-1014-AC0D4356571711D6A31200039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-24 3:45 ` Sean MacLennan
2002-04-24 10:15 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-04-24 17:40 ` Jan D.
[not found] <Pine.LNX.4.44.0204221304080.3349-100000@yxa.extundo.com>
2002-04-22 12:33 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-04-23 19:31 ` Richard Stallman
[not found] <Pine.SUN.3.91.1020423173957.27983A@is>
2002-04-23 16:28 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-23 18:38 ` Michael Matthew Toomim
2002-04-23 19:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <2950-Tue23Apr2002222955+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-23 22:13 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-23 23:51 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] <Pine.SUN.3.91.1020423093250.22959G-100000@is>
2002-04-23 7:01 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-23 11:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] <rj662jq5ef.fsf@zuse.dina.kvl.dk>
2002-04-22 12:59 ` Simon Josefsson
[not found] <buoelh89xik.fsf@mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp>
2002-04-22 6:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] <000501c1e8b4$abd058c0$947ba8c0@TSUNAMI>
2002-04-21 15:38 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] <Pine.SUN.3.91.1020421092955.2767F-100000@is>
2002-04-21 15:29 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 18:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-23 3:07 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-23 18:42 ` Michael Matthew Toomim
2002-04-23 23:14 ` Terje Bless
[not found] ` <3CC5AB1D.5000004@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-23 18:52 ` Hrvoje Niksic
2002-04-25 1:41 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-25 1:41 ` Andy Piper
[not found] <000601c1e8b5$2960f830$947ba8c0@TSUNAMI>
2002-04-21 10:57 ` Alex Schroeder
2002-04-21 14:48 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] <f01050101-1013-2EBD099554C511D6B75900039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-21 1:45 ` Hrvoje Niksic
[not found] ` <sxssn5pvn7u.fsf@florida.arsdigita.de>
2002-04-21 2:10 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-21 3:21 ` Michael Toomim
2002-04-21 6:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-21 15:11 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 17:17 ` Hrvoje Niksic
2002-04-21 19:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <sxsbscdt1i3.fsf@florida.arsdigita.de>
2002-04-21 19:40 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] ` <3CC31593.1040001@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-22 3:18 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] ` <7263-Sun21Apr2002220242+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-21 21:30 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-22 3:49 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-22 6:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-23 11:33 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-04-23 22:27 ` Terje Bless
[not found] ` <vafg01mk5tm.fsf@INBOX.auto.emacs.devel.tok.lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
2002-04-23 12:28 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-23 13:02 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-23 13:34 ` Kai Großjohann
[not found] ` <vafg01mh72r.fsf@INBOX.auto.emacs.devel.tok.lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
2002-04-23 14:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-04-23 14:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-23 23:23 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-22 6:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-22 4:18 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-23 3:07 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-23 11:26 ` Kai Großjohann
[not found] ` <3CC23021.5090506@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-21 15:19 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-21 6:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] <87sn5q2mj4.fsf@amaterasu.srvr.nix>
2002-04-21 6:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] <4.3.2.7.2.20020419095141.00bf8580@san-francisco.beasys.com>
2002-04-20 15:44 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-04-20 16:59 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-20 19:42 ` Hrvoje Niksic
[not found] ` <sxshem6nolr.fsf@florida.arsdigita.de>
2002-04-21 3:47 ` Michael Toomim
2002-04-21 8:44 ` Per Abrahamsen
[not found] <4.3.2.7.2.20020417123512.0398e4c8@san-francisco.beasys.com>
2002-04-19 11:40 ` Per Abrahamsen
[not found] ` <rjk7r3zzk4.fsf@zuse.dina.kvl.dk>
2002-04-19 16:27 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-19 16:55 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-20 17:27 ` Richard Stallman
[not found] ` <4.3.2.7.2.20020419095654.00bee3c0@san-francisco.beasys.com>
2002-04-19 19:01 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-20 17:28 ` Richard Stallman
[not found] ` <200204201728.g3KHSDW01513@aztec.santafe.edu>
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[not found] ` <m2g01rbjhi.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-19 20:28 ` Andy Piper
[not found] ` <m2d6wvodpt.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-19 17:00 ` Andy Piper
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[not found] ` <200204201727.g3KHRTg01417@aztec.santafe.edu>
2002-04-21 2:06 ` Brady Montz
[not found] ` <m2wuv1yfdj.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-21 6:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-21 7:35 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-21 15:31 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] ` <87vgal3w79.fsf@tleepslib.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>
2002-04-21 17:17 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-21 18:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <m2d6wtx97q.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-21 19:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-22 2:58 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] ` <87vgak30cw.fsf@tleepslib.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>
2002-04-22 16:54 ` Brady Montz
[not found] ` <m2elh7wu6m.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-22 19:40 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <7263-Mon22Apr2002224014+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-22 20:46 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-23 4:03 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-23 6:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <87bscbysbm.fsf@tleepslib.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>
2002-04-23 6:41 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-23 16:21 ` Brady Montz
[not found] ` <m2r8l6v108.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-23 17:09 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] ` <878z7euysa.fsf@tleepslib.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>
2002-04-23 18:20 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-23 19:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <7263-Tue23Apr2002222135+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-23 19:56 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-23 23:00 ` Michael Toomim
2002-04-24 6:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <2950-Sun21Apr2002220958+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-22 16:56 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-21 9:01 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-04-21 20:21 ` Simon Josefsson
[not found] ` <ilusn5o950a.fsf@extundo.com>
2002-04-22 8:50 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-04-22 9:00 ` Miles Bader
[not found] ` <buoy9fg85ve.fsf@mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp>
2002-04-22 10:44 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-04-22 11:12 ` Simon Josefsson
[not found] ` <rjk7r0ovw9.fsf@zuse.dina.kvl.dk>
2002-04-22 12:36 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-22 22:36 ` Richard Stallman
[not found] ` <4.3.2.7.2.20020419132421.00bfa9d0@san-francisco.beasys.com>
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