RE: show minor-mode menu when you click its mode-line lighter

[Drew Adams]

> >     >     Example: Minor mode Icicles has lighter "Icy" in the mode 
> >     >     line, and it has a menu-bar menu `Icicles'. Whether or not
> >     >     the menu-bar is showing, if you click the lighter "Icy" then
> >     >     the `Icicles' menu pops up.
> >     > 
> >     > It seems like a plausible feature.  What do others think?
> >
> >     No response. How about installing this patch?
> >
> > Does anyone else see this as useful?
> 
> Well, my .2€ : I think this is useful, and I'd use it if I used this
> funky thing next to my keyboard called a mouse.
> 
> However, this feature has to be described in the doc and NEWS.

Sure; I will send a doc description and NEWS patch if it is decided to go with 
this.

[In case it's not clear: This feature just does for minor-mode lighters what is 
already done for a major-mode lighter. It has nothing to do with Icicles - 
Richard just quoted a usage example.]