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changeset 62095:f1e37047f8ed
(Pop-Up Menus): Complete description of `x-popup-menu'.
(Dialog Boxes): Complete description of `x-popup-dialog'.
author | Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu> |
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date | Thu, 05 May 2005 23:05:00 +0000 |
parents | ba1ec4834766 |
children | 8e4e8735ffb3 |
files | lispref/frames.texi |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/lispref/frames.texi Thu May 05 22:58:40 2005 +0000 +++ b/lispref/frames.texi Thu May 05 23:05:00 2005 +0000 @@ -1402,6 +1402,13 @@ where @var{line} is a string, and @var{value} is the value to return if that @var{line} is chosen. An item can also be a string; this makes a non-selectable line in the menu. + +If the user gets rid of the menu without making a valid choice, for +instance by clicking the mouse away from a valid choice or by typing +keyboard input, then this normally results in a quit and +@code{x-popup-menu} does not return. But if @var{position} is a mouse +button event (indicating that the user invoked the menu with the +mouse) then no quit occurs and @code{x-popup-menu} returns @code{nil}. @end defun @strong{Usage note:} Don't use @code{x-popup-menu} to display a menu @@ -1470,6 +1477,10 @@ In some configurations, Emacs cannot display a real dialog box; so instead it displays the same items in a pop-up menu in the center of the frame. + +If the user gets rid of the dialog box without making a valid choice, +for instance using the window manager, then this produces a quit and +@code{x-popup-dialog} does not return. @end defun @node Pointer Shapes