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Re: Getting the command that a certain menu function runs?
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Lennart Borgman |
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Re: Getting the command that a certain menu function runs? |
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Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:15:32 +0200 |
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Chris McMahan <cmcmahan@one.net> wrote:
> Tyler Spivey <tspivey@nospampcdesk.net> writes:
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>> Hello. I would like to know how to find the function that is executed by
>> a menu command on the menubar. describe-key isn't working for me, since
>> I don't use a mouse, and f10/m-` just describes the function for opening
>> the menubar. For example, in gnus, I would like to find the M-x
>> equivalent of Post>Send a message (mail or news).
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> In my system, I can run the command 'describe-key' (C-h k) and use the
> mouse to select the menu item. It then appears in the buffer as any
> other help screen would.
Yes, that is a very nice and useful feature, but Tyler wrote he did
not use a mouse.