[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: artist-mouse-choose-operation
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: artist-mouse-choose-operation |
Date: |
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:20:09 -0500 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
>> The function in the Subject calls x-popup-menu, evidently under the
>> assumption that if Emacs can use a mouse, it also supports menus. But
>> that assumption is false: Emacs configured --without-x can have mouse
>> support, e.g. via gpm-mouse, but does not have x-popup-menu.
> Yes, I agree this is a bug. Below is a patch for fixing the bug and a
> proposal for a ChangeLog entry.
Makes me wonder: is it really the only place where this kind of problem
shows up? I think not. Maybe we should fix it more globally by making
x-popup-menu work on ttys as well (e.g. by using tmm-prompt).
Stefan