From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Lennart Borgman" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: The discussion about easy-menu Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:10:27 +0100 Message-ID: <008201c4de45$78d1c6a0$0200a8c0@sedrcw11488> References: <002c01c4de15$7105edf0$0200a8c0@sedrcw11488> <87k6rrnlqf.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1102634700 2177 80.91.229.6 (9 Dec 2004 23:25:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 23:25:00 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Devel Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 10 00:24:55 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CcXZl-0004jL-00 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:19:57 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CcXjg-0005R8-Iy for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:30:12 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CcXjR-0005R3-So for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:29:57 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CcXjR-0005Qr-Fo for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:29:57 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CcXjR-0005Qo-CU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:29:57 -0500 Original-Received: from [81.228.11.112] (helo=av5-2-sn1.fre.skanova.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CcXZ8-0005HV-6H for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:19:18 -0500 Original-Received: by av5-2-sn1.fre.skanova.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id 7DF1637FD6; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:19:17 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from smtp3-2-sn1.fre.skanova.net (smtp3-2-sn1.fre.skanova.net [81.228.11.164]) by av5-2-sn1.fre.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E8CC37EDA; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:19:17 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from sedrcw11488 (t4o58p107.telia.com [195.252.57.107]) by smtp3-2-sn1.fre.skanova.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 6D31537E53; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:19:15 +0100 (CET) Original-To: "Stefan Monnier" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 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: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:30958 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:30958 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Monnier" > > I did not see a clear resulotion to the changes that made some old code > > using easy-menu ended. Here is an example of the state at the moment with > > current CVS Emacs. To be able to add a menu both when using current Emacs > > and CVS Emacs I am now using something like the following: > > > (easy-menu-change > > (if cvs-emacs > > '("file") > > '("files")) > > "Quick Print (to Windows Printer)" > > print-menu-spec "separator-window") )) > > > Should it be like this? I think it would be nice if "files" worked in CVS > > Emacs too. > > This is actually orthogonal to the easy-menu discussion. > The problem comes simply from the fact that Richard changed the key name > from "files" to "file". He did do it as a result of the discussion, > admittedly. AFAIK he only did it for "consistency". It seemed a bit > gratuitous to me, although I do agree that consistency is a nice property. It is ok with me. I think consistency can save time. I just want that this should be pointed out somewhere in the documentation, since otherwise the change can waste time. I have no idea though were to do this. - Lennart