Re: Customising the menu for python-mode

[Nikolaj Schumacher]

Chris Withers <chris@simplistix.co.uk> wrote:

> ;; menu items
> (defvar chris-mode-map
>   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
>     (easy-menu-define python-menu map "Python Mode menu"
>       `("Python"
>       :help "Python-specific Features"
>       "-"
>       ["Comment" python-shift-left :active mark-active
>        :help "Comment"]
>       ["Uncomment" python-shift-right :active mark-active
>        :help "Uncomment"]))
>     map))
>
> Which, while it doesn't error, also does nothing.
>
> What am I doing wrong?

Nothing wrong, just not enough.  You've defined a keymap, but you also
need to activate it.

You can do it like this:

(define-minor-mode chris-mode
  "my menu mode"
  nil nil chris-mode-map)

And then enable `chris-mode'.

Of course you can also modify python-mode-map (or whatever it is called)
instead of creating your own map, so python-mode will take care of
activating the map.


regards,
Nikolaj Schumacher