Re: menu command

[<tomas@tuxteam.de>]

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On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 11:45:30AM +0200, Lajos Bodnar wrote:
> Hi,
> I'd like to know what is the "visit new file" command in the menubar.
> This command can open a filedialog ...
> I tried to find it but ...

I'm not sure I understand your question, but let me try :-)

"Visit new file" is there to open an existent file or to create
a new file. It is the usual way to open files in Emacs, also
bound to the key sequence C-x C-f. This is what I always use
(I don't use menus very often in Emacs).

"Open file" (just one down in the menu) will only let you open
existing files, i.e. you can't create a new one. Perhaps it is
there to prevent mistakes (e.g. by mis-typing a name) when you
expect that the file already exists.

Perhaps a way to find out such things in Emacs is C-h C-k ("describe
key"). You first type C-h C-k (i.e. <CONTROL>-h then <CONTROL>-k),
and then you click on the menu entry you are trying to understand.
Then you get a description of the function behind that menu
entry (this works also for keyboard shortcuts).

Cheers
- -- tomás
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