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Re: menu-bar: disable items when no frame visible
From: |
Juri Linkov |
Subject: |
Re: menu-bar: disable items when no frame visible |
Date: |
Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:01:22 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.110004 (No Gnus v0.4) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> Instead of disabling some menu items one by one, wouldn't it be better
> to disable all menu items if the frame attached to the menu is not
> visible.
> Operating on non-visible frames from the visible menu is not only
> confusing,
> but might be dangerous.
>
> That is right in general, but there might be some specific things,
> such as finding a file, that are safe even when the frame is not
> visible.
Wouldn't it be easier to enable some safe menu items in the completely
disabled menu, than to disable dangerous/inappropriate menu items in the
menu where all menu items are enabled by default.
> Especially if that command will make the frame appear.
I think this is an essential requirement. Currently a command called
from the menu doesn't make the frame appear.
--
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
- Re: menu-bar: disable items when no frame visible, (continued)
Re: menu-bar: disable items when no frame visible, Juri Linkov, 2005/11/28
Re: menu-bar: disable items when no frame visible, Richard M. Stallman, 2005/11/28