From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Slawomir Nowaczyk Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: add a mode-line menu to menu-bar? Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:52:47 +0100 Message-ID: <20061107105201.9E39.SLAWOMIR.NOWACZYK.847@student.lu.se> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1162893216 7921 80.91.229.2 (7 Nov 2006 09:53:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 09:53:36 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 07 10:53:33 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GhNdy-0002du-Cw for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:53:22 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GhNdx-00007u-Nf for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:53:21 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GhNdb-00006A-0u for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:52:59 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GhNdY-0008WJ-44 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:52:57 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GhNdX-0008WG-Vu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:52:56 -0500 Original-Received: from [130.235.16.11] (helo=himmelsborg.cs.lth.se) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GhNdX-0005mp-R1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:52:56 -0500 Original-Received: from [127.0.0.1] (slawek@dain [130.235.16.76]) by himmelsborg.cs.lth.se (8.13.6/8.13.6/perf-jw-tr) with ESMTP id kA79qnVu025320 for ; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 10:52:50 +0100 (CET) Original-To: Emacs-Devel In-Reply-To: X-Esmandil_Citation: done X-Mailer-Plugin: Popup Memopad for Becky!2 Ver.0.02 Rev.2 X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.25.02 [en] 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: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:61897 Archived-At: On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:04:09 -0800 Drew Adams 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.