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From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Getting the command that a certain menu function runs?
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:13:49 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <86fxmyj2wi.fsf@lifelogs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87ljwrfcr4.fsf@pcdesk.net

On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:54:39 -0700 Tyler Spivey <tspivey@nospampcdesk.net> wrote: 

TS> Hello. I would like to know how to find the function that is executed by
TS> a menu command on the menubar. describe-key isn't working for me, since
TS> I don't use a mouse, and f10/m-` just describes the function for opening
TS> the menubar. For example, in gnus, I would like to find the M-x
TS> equivalent of Post>Send a message (mail or news).

The programmer's shortcut:

# adjust for your particular packages
grep -C 20 easy-menu-define ~/gnus/gnus/lisp/*.el

...or just go in the package and do `M-x occur' for easy-menu-define.

Not ideal, sure, but it will tell you exactly what's been installed.

HTH
Ted


      parent reply	other threads:[~2008-10-14 21:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-10-14 14:54 Getting the command that a certain menu function runs? Tyler Spivey
2008-10-14 15:38 ` Joost Diepenmaat
2008-10-14 16:29   ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-10-14 15:46 ` Chris McMahan
2008-10-14 17:15   ` Lennart Borgman
     [not found]   ` <mailman.1020.1224004537.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-10-14 18:17     ` Chris McMahan
2008-10-14 21:13 ` Ted Zlatanov [this message]

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