be able to specify the binding hint shown in menu items

be able to specify the binding hint shown in menu items

[Drew Adams]

In some cases, I bind a menu-bar menu item to a command that is not, itself,
bound to a keyboard key sequence. However, I would like a particular key
sequence to appear in the menu next to the menu item.

I don't think there is currently a way to specify (i.e. hard-code) a
key-binding hint for a menu item. You can add text "     (C-x a)" to the
menu item itself, but there is then no way to right-align the binding hint.

Could this mini-feature be added after the release? The use case is having a
slightly different command bound to the menu item than what is to be
documented as the keyboard binding.

Re: be able to specify the binding hint shown in menu items

[Stefan Monnier]

> I don't think there is currently a way to specify (i.e. hard-code) a
> key-binding hint for a menu item. You can add text "     (C-x a)" to the
> menu item itself, but there is then no way to right-align the binding hint.

What's wrong with :keys ?


        Stefan

RE: be able to specify the binding hint shown in menu items

[Drew Adams]

> > I don't think there is currently a way to specify (i.e. hard-code) a
> > key-binding hint for a menu item. You can add text "     (C-x a)" to the
> > menu item itself, but there is then no way to right-align the
> > binding hint.
>
> What's wrong with :keys ?

Nothing. Didn't think there was such a thing. Discovered it after I posted.
Sorry.

RE: be able to specify the binding hint shown in menu items

[Drew Adams]

> > > I don't think there is currently a way to specify (i.e. hard-code) a
> > > key-binding hint for a menu item. You can add text "     (C-x
> a)" to the
> > > menu item itself, but there is then no way to right-align the
> > > binding hint.
> >
> > What's wrong with :keys ?
>
> Nothing. Didn't think there was such a thing. Discovered it after
> I posted. Sorry.

Worse than that, in fact. I had already used it in my code, but forgot about
it.

RE: be able to specify the binding hint shown in menu items

[Drew Adams]

> In some cases, I bind a menu-bar menu item to a command that is 
> not, itself, bound to a keyboard key sequence. However, I would 
> like a particular key sequence to appear in the menu next to the 
> menu item.
> 
> I don't think there is currently a way to specify (i.e. 
> hard-code) a key-binding hint for a menu item. You can add text " 
>     (C-x a)" to the menu item itself, but there is then no way to 
> right-align the binding hint.
> 
> Could this mini-feature be added after the release? The use case 
> is having a slightly different command bound to the menu item 
> than what is to be documented as the keyboard binding.

Oops - please ignore. I was unaware of :keys.