GNU bug report logs - #18442
24.3; easy-menu-define docstring of menu :label and :help

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kevin Ryde <user42_kevin <at> yahoo.com.au>

Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:02:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.3

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 18442 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Kevin Ryde <user42_kevin <at> yahoo.com.au>
Cc: 18442 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18442: 24.3; easy-menu-define docstring of menu :label and
 :help
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 20:32:41 +0200
Kevin Ryde <user42_kevin <at> yahoo.com.au> writes:

> I see easy-menu-define accepts :label for the menu name, ie. the button
> which opens the menu or sub-menu.  Eg. a top-level item changing on
> every redisplay,
>
>     (easy-menu-define my-menu global-map "my menu docstring"
>       '("MyTest"
>         :label (format "MyTest-%d" (random 100))
>         ["Foo" doctor t]))
>
> Is this a documented feature?  It'd be good to describe it in the
> docstring.  Perhaps something like below, with :help similarly too.
>
> 2014-09-09  Kevin Ryde  <user42_kevin <at> yahoo.com.au>
>
> 	* emacs-lisp/easymenu.el (easy-menu-define): Docstring :label and
> 	:help of the menu itself.

Thanks; applied to Emacs 27.

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