RE: way to quickly jump to functions using menu created bymouseclicks

["Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>]

> > > > > i am looking for easily configurable way using mouse-clicks to
> > > > > preferably
> > > > > open-up a menu of function-names in the current-buffer and
> > > jump to that
> > > > > function on selecting the menu item.
> > > >
> > > > * A menu-bar menu "Defs" for Imenu - use only the mouse.
> > > > http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/imenu%2b.el
> > >
> > > basically i wanted to see a menu of functions using my mouse.
> > > i couldn't figure out how to get imenu or imenu+ to do that.
> > > may be i am missing something on how to use the imenu or imenu+
> > > packages. any pointers on the documentation are highly appreciated.
> > > thanks,-badari
> >
> > I'm not sure what you mean. Imenu+ gives you a menu-bar menu, Defs, of
> > function (and variable etc.) definitions, which you can access using the
> > mouse. However, it does this only for Lisp. Perhaps you are looking for
> > something that does the same thing for a different language? If so, you
> > might be able to figure out how to do that (using Emacs Lisp),
> > based on how Imenu+ does it for Lisp.
> >
> > To be sure we're communicating, does Imenu+ do what you want
> > for Emacs-Lisp files (*.el) at least? If not, try explaining again
> > what it is that you are looking for.
>
> there is something i am really missing ;)
> i am using emacs version 21.2.95.2 on sun machines.

That's fine.

> the menu items at the top i see are as follows:
>     File   Edit   Options  Buffers Tools  Emacs-Lisp Help
> None of the above menus seem to lead me to imenu stuff.

Did you load imenu+.el? Not just imenu.el, but imenu+.el (it will, in turn,
load imenu.el).

Did you visit an Emacs-Lisp file - for example, imenu+.el? In an Emacs-Lisp
buffer, you should see a separate menu-bar menu, Defs, with menu items for
definitions in the visited file. In a different buffer, that is not in
Emacs-Lisp mode, you will not see menu Defs.

> is it possible that some other package that i am using is clobbering
> the menu item put-forward by imenu?

Possible, but I doubt that is your problem.

> not sure about the exact elisp code/functions that control the emacs
> menus. once i know the code/functions that control
> this feature, i could grep the packages i have and see if they do any
> funny things with my menus. any pointers are appreciated.

Before you try to debug things, please make sure that you have actually
tried what I suggest above: load imenu+.el and then visit an Emacs-Lisp
file.