From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Johnson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: easy-menu: wrong-type-argument keymapp Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 10:04:54 -0800 Message-ID: <20050528180454.GD1763@johnsons-web.com> References: <20050528154829.GA1763@johnsons-web.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1117303435 21778 80.91.229.2 (28 May 2005 18:03:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 18:03:55 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat May 28 20:03:53 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dc5eO-00027E-Fx for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 28 May 2005 20:03:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dc5iu-0002ni-N7 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 28 May 2005 14:07:48 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Dc5iZ-0002kw-Pt for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 May 2005 14:07:27 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Dc5iY-0002kI-Ib for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 May 2005 14:07:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dc5iY-0002jE-Dr for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 May 2005 14:07:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [208.218.214.44] (helo=ns3.cniweb.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Dc5eI-0007zF-S2 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 May 2005 14:03:03 -0400 Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (rdbck-static-445.palmer.mtaonline.net [64.4.232.191]) by ns3.cniweb.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j4SHnlGQ011679 for ; Sat, 28 May 2005 13:49:48 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (localhost.johnson.com [127.0.0.1]) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j4SI4s6M002436 for ; Sat, 28 May 2005 10:04:54 -0800 Original-Received: (from tim@localhost) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id j4SI4si3002434 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 May 2005 10:04:54 -0800 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Mail-Followup-To: Tim Johnson , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:27044 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:27044 * Drew Adams [050528 08:29]: > GNU Emacs 21.2.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) > I haven't tried Emacs-CVS, and would probably wait until > I finish switching over to a slackware 10 partition, as > I'm in the process of moving off of this RH partition. > > Looks like it is just the "file" path/menu that is creating > a problem. > > Ah, File only - that rings a bell. I ran into this when trying to use a > version of printing.el that fit with an older (mid 2004) version of Emacs. Understood. Version conflict. While I got you Drew, I would mention that when I try to use menu-bar+, I get a void variable error for menu-bar-last-search-type. I've not yet to find where that variable is defined...... Thank you folks. tim > I believe that the problem is the version of Emacs you are using and its fit > with your code wrt the File option. At some point last year, they changed > the internal name of the File option. Here is what Vinicius Latorre > (printing.el author) wrote to me about that: > > I don't remember the exact date when Emacs changed the internal > name of File > option. Some time ago the internal name was "files", but from > some date the > internal name was renamed to "file". So, using v6.8.3 (the latest > printing) in > old Emacs gives the error above. Also, using v6.8 (old > printing) in latest > Emacs gives the same error. The internal name changing > happened in version > 21.3.50 (I guess). > > In sum, the library (code) that you use must fit the version of Emacs > (easymenu). > > HTH, > > Drew > > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-gnu-emacs mailing list > Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs -- Tim Johnson http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com