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23.1.92; Clicking size-indicator-mode indicator gives wrong menu

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 5727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5727: 23.1.92;
 Clicking size-indicator-mode indicator gives wrong menu
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:25:54 -0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Click the size-indicator-mode indicator (e.g `Top') in the mode line. The menu
> shown is wrong - it is the same menu as is shown when you click the line or
> column number.
>
> It should instead have the menu item `Toggle Size Indicator Mode'.
>
> If the aim was to have some way to turn on line and column number display when
> these are both off, then you might add those menu items to the one above (to
> toggle size indicator mode). 
>
> But even then this is the wrong approach. You should not click Peter to modify
> Paul.

I guess.  But, on the other hand, it's nice to be able to get the line
numbers back if you've removed them.  Perhaps that's the reason it was
done this way?

I agree that the current mode bare menus are confused.  And I would be
surprised if anybody ever used them.

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