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From: Slawomir Nowaczyk <slawomir.nowaczyk.847@student.lu.se>
Subject: Re: add a mode-line menu to menu-bar?
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:52:47 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20061107105201.9E39.SLAWOMIR.NOWACZYK.847@student.lu.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BDEIJAFNGDOAGCJIPKPBAEJNCAAA.drew.adams@oracle.com>

On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:04:09 -0800
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:

#> For consideration after the release -
#> 
#> There is now a lot of stuff going on in the mode-line. How about adding a
#> menu for all of that stuff to the menu-bar? This menu would not replace
#> mode-line clicking, but it would be an alternative, much as the Minibuf
#> menu-bar menu is an alternative.
#> 
#> Some of the mode-line functionality is not too obvious (different mouse
#> buttons on different parts of the mode-line). A menu for all of it could
#> also act as a learning aid (e.g. by showing the mode-line key sequences).

In general, I think it would be useful... I, for one, really have no
idea what different mouse buttons in different places can do.

Having a place where the functionality is explained and easily available
would be good.

-- 
 Best wishes,
   Slawomir Nowaczyk
     ( slawomir.nowaczyk.847@student.lu.se )

All I want is a warm bed, and a kind word, and unlimited power.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-11-07  9:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-11-04 19:04 add a mode-line menu to menu-bar? Drew Adams
2006-11-05 19:23 ` Richard Stallman
2006-11-07  9:52 ` Slawomir Nowaczyk [this message]
2006-11-07 15:22   ` Drew Adams
2006-11-07 17:23     ` Masatake YAMATO
2006-11-07 17:44       ` Drew Adams
2006-11-08 16:58       ` Richard Stallman
2006-11-07 15:30   ` Chong Yidong

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