RE: Modify menu-bar help

[Drew Adams]

(defun tx-greet ()

  (interactive) 

  (message "Hello Tim!"))

(defun tx-menu ()

  (interactive)

  (define-key lisp-interaction-mode-map [menu-bar tx]

    '(menu-item "TX Test" tx-greet)))

I get the expected menu item at the top level, but clicking on it does nothing - well, it grabs focus, the item is highlighted and you have to click again to release focus. 

So, what am I doing wrong?

Doing just what you said works for me.  I get a `TX Test' menu at the top level. Clicking it shows the message `Hello Tim!'. I used a recent Windows build of Emacs 24 (emacs -Q).

 

Did you test with `emacs -Q'?

Did you remember to do `M-x t-menu'? ;-)

Did you look in *Messages* for the message (in case it was too quick).

 

Did you already have a *scratch* buffer (or other buffer in Lisp Interaction Mode).

If so, try killing it and revisiting (recreating) it.

(But if you see the menu `TX Test' then it should be OK.)

 

You can also try running the functions on `menu-bar-update-hook'.

Or (run-hooks 'activate-menubar-hook 'menu-bar-update-hook).

But again if you see `TX Test' then it should be OK.

(IOW, I don't know what's wrong, sorry.)

 

HTH - Drew