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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2013-10-02 20:27:52 +0300
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2013-10-02 20:27:52 +0300
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Documentation updates.
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@@ -287,13 +287,12 @@ here, as you can more easily see them yourself.
@kindex M-`
@kindex F10
-@findex tmm-menubar
@findex menu-bar-open
- On a graphical display, you can use the mouse to choose a command
-from the menu bar. An arrow on the right edge of a menu item means it
-leads to a subsidiary menu, or @dfn{submenu}. A @samp{...} at the end
-of a menu item means that the command will prompt you for further
-input before it actually does anything.
+ On a display that support a mouse, you can use the mouse to choose a
+command from the menu bar. An arrow on the right edge of a menu item
+means it leads to a subsidiary menu, or @dfn{submenu}. A @samp{...}
+at the end of a menu item means that the command will prompt you for
+further input before it actually does anything.
Some of the commands in the menu bar have ordinary key bindings as
well; if so, a key binding is shown in parentheses after the item
@@ -305,14 +304,19 @@ the usual way (@pxref{Key Help}).
item by pressing @key{F10} (to run the command @code{menu-bar-open}).
You can then navigate the menus with the arrow keys. To activate a
selected menu item, press @key{RET}; to cancel menu navigation, press
-@key{ESC}.
-
- On a text terminal, you can use the menu bar by typing @kbd{M-`} or
-@key{F10} (these run the command @code{tmm-menubar}). This lets you
-select a menu item with the keyboard. A provisional choice appears in
-the echo area. You can use the up and down arrow keys to move through
-the menu to different items, and then you can type @key{RET} to select
-the item. Each menu item is also designated by a letter or digit
-(usually the initial of some word in the item's name). This letter or
-digit is separated from the item name by @samp{==>}. You can type the
-item's letter or digit to select the item.
+@kbd{C-g} or @kbd{ESC ESC ESC}.
+
+@findex tmm-menubar
+@vindex tty-menu-open-use-tmm
+ On a text terminal, you can optionally access the menu-bar menus in
+the echo area. To this end, customize the variable
+@code{tty-menu-open-use-tmm} to a non-@code{nil} value. Then typing
+@kbd{M-`} or @key{F10} will run the command @code{tmm-menubar} instead
+of dropping down the menu. This lets you select a menu item with the
+keyboard. A provisional choice appears in the echo area. You can use
+the up and down arrow keys to move through the menu to different
+items, and then you can type @key{RET} to select the item. Each menu
+item is also designated by a letter or digit (usually the initial of
+some word in the item's name). This letter or digit is separated from
+the item name by @samp{==>}. You can type the item's letter or digit
+to select the item.