Help information for imenu menubar

Help information for imenu menubar

[Heime]

I am adding imenu in the menubar.  Can one add help information 
when the mouse is on the imenu menubar ?  

(imenu-add-to-menubar name)

Re: Help information for imenu menubar

[Joel Reicher]

Heime <heimeborgia@protonmail.com> writes:

> I am adding imenu in the menubar.  Can one add help information 
> when the mouse is on the imenu menubar ?

You can customise the imenu code if you want different text in the 
menu.

Cheers,

        - Joel

Re: Help information for imenu menubar

[Heime]

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On Thursday, August 15th, 2024 at 5:29 PM, Joel Reicher <joel.reicher@gmail.com> wrote:

> Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com writes:
> 
> > I am adding imenu in the menubar. Can one add help information
> > when the mouse is on the imenu menubar ?
> 
> 
> You can customise the imenu code if you want different text in the
> menu. - Joel

Agreed, but how ?

Re: Help information for imenu menubar

[Joel Reicher]

Heime <heimeborgia@protonmail.com> writes:

> On Thursday, August 15th, 2024 at 5:29 PM, Joel Reicher 
> <joel.reicher@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com writes:
>>
>>> I am adding imenu in the menubar. Can one add help information 
>>> when the mouse is on the imenu menubar ?
>>
>> You can customise the imenu code if you want different text in 
>> the menu.
>
> Agreed, but how ?

Redefine the functions involved.

I would argue this is what Emacs is all about. If some function 
re-definitions are common then the function author may abstract 
out those variations to variables (a form of parameterisation), 
but in my opinion changing the value of such a variable is still a 
redefinition of the function by indirect means, and so in the 
absence of such a variable you still have to do the same thing by 
direct means.

If a convenience variable has been provided, great. (A hook is an 
example of this.)

If not, just redefine the function.

And if you think your redefinition may interest others, then maybe 
parameterise the function and submit that code.

Cheers,

        - Joel