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RE: mode-line menu for minor modes


From: Drew Adams
Subject: RE: mode-line menu for minor modes
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:39:46 -0800

> The new feature to pop a menu when clicking on the mode-line 
> :lighter for
> minor modes is great.
> 
> But for minor modes that don't provide a menu, just an error 
> message is
> displayed: "No menu for minor mode `BLAH'".  This is not very helpful
> for the user, it would be nicer to pop up a menu that has (at least) 2
> entries: - one to turn off the minor mode
>          - one to show the help for that minor mode.
> 
> Yes, these are available elsewhere, but it's better to 
> provide something
> useful and consistent for mouse-1 instead of just complaining that a
> menu is not available.

Good idea.





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