easy-menu: wrong-type-argument keymapp

easy-menu: wrong-type-argument keymapp

[Tim Johnson]

:-) Since easy-menu seems to be the topic dejour here's what's
teasing my brain today......

The following code works in xemacs, but generates
an error message from emacs where this
code is in .emacs:
(easy-menu-add-item  nil '("File") ["Load Desktop" desktop-read t])

;; and the error message is:
(wrong-type-argument keymapp nil)
 define-key(nil [menu-bar File] ("File" keymap "File"))

 easy-menu-add-item documentation tells me (I think)
 that nil defaults to global keymap.

 Any help would be appreciated. Furthermore, I've
 taken over a orphaned major mode to which I've added
 easy-menu code that works in xemacs but not in emacs,
 so this is a first step in resolving these performances
 between forks.

 Cheers
 tim
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Re: easy-menu: wrong-type-argument keymapp

[Stefan Monnier]

>  Any help would be appreciated. Furthermore, I've

Which version of Emacs?  Have you tried with Emacs-CVS?


        Stefan

Re: easy-menu: wrong-type-argument keymapp

[Tim Johnson]

* Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> [050528 07:29]:
> >  Any help would be appreciated. Furthermore, I've
 
 Hi Stefan
 
> Which version of Emacs?  Have you tried with Emacs-CVS?

 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.

 Have there been other problems with easymenu on the current
 distro?

 FYI:
 (easy-menu-add-item  nil 
   '("edit") ["Load Desktop" desktop-read :active t])
 ;; works fine on the "edit" path and I've created a new
 ;; menu called "colors" to pick specific color-theme-**

 Looks like it is just the "file" path/menu that is creating
 a problem.

 Thanks,
 Let me know what you think.
 cheers
 tim

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RE: easy-menu: wrong-type-argument keymapp

[Drew Adams]

     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.

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

Re: easy-menu: wrong-type-argument keymapp

[Tim Johnson]

* Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> [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
> 
> 
> 
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menu-bar+ problem (was: easy-menu: wrong-type-argument keymapp)

[Drew Adams]

      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......

Thanks for the bug report. I've just fixed this; you can download the new
version here: http://www.emacswiki.org/elisp/menu-bar+.el.

That variable is only available in recent versions of Emacs. The code should
work OK now, regardless of what Emacs version (20, 21, 22) you use.

Thanks,

  Drew

Re: easy-menu: wrong-type-argument keymapp

[Tim Johnson]

* Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> [050528 08:29]:
<...>      
>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.
> 
> 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:
> (easymenu).
<...> Yep. In this case I just changed 'path-name' to "files" to make it
      work successfully .... am moving to a cleaner distro soon.
      thanks
      tim
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