From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Nicolaescu Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Put hide-ifdef on menu-bar? Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:08:41 -0800 Message-ID: <200801060108.m0618fq3014424@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> References: <18303.12050.877970.348893@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <200801050914.m059E68s012506@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <477F5695.5000607@gmx.at> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1199581811 10303 80.91.229.12 (6 Jan 2008 01:10:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 01:10:11 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Nick Roberts , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: martin rudalics Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 06 02:10:30 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JBK21-000476-Rs for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:10:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JBK1f-00008R-FL for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:10:07 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JBK1Z-0008Vs-DB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:10:01 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JBK1U-0008P8-Nh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:10:00 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JBK1U-0008Ov-K5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:09:56 -0500 Original-Received: from oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.41]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JBK1T-0000K7-Sc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:09:56 -0500 Original-Received: from mothra.ics.uci.edu (mothra.ics.uci.edu [128.195.6.93]) by oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m0618fq3014424; Sat, 5 Jan 2008 17:08:45 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <477F5695.5000607@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:06:13 +0100") Original-Lines: 18 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 9 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:86270 Archived-At: martin rudalics writes: > > Now in the case of hide-ifdef, it would be good if there was a menu > > entry in the cc-mode menu to turn on this mode. That would make this > > feature more discoverable for potential users. > > BTW, in > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-05/msg01503.html > > I proposed a patch to optionally shadow such text rather than hide it > which would "make this feature less intimidating for potential users". Seems like a good idea. What keeps this from being checked in? As a further enhancement it might be a good idea to put in mouse face on the #if lines, then the users can click on the item and say "hide/show". This would make it the feature more obvious.