From: Stefan Monnier Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 15:19:03 +0000 (-0400) Subject: * doc/lispref/keymaps.texi (Extended Menu Items, Easy Menu) <:key-sequence>: X-Git-Tag: emacs-27.1-rc1~208 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5734339f4017836a2b171071056a320899a7c8e5;p=emacs.git * doc/lispref/keymaps.texi (Extended Menu Items, Easy Menu) <:key-sequence>: Clarify the documentation further --- diff --git a/doc/lispref/keymaps.texi b/doc/lispref/keymaps.texi index 4db9969767c..1e81fb1dc52 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/keymaps.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/keymaps.texi @@ -2223,14 +2223,11 @@ right value for selecting that button. Clicking on the button should set the variable so that the button you clicked on becomes selected. @item :key-sequence @var{key-sequence} -This property specifies which key sequence is likely to be bound to the -same command invoked by this menu item. If you specify a correct key -sequence, that sequence will be preferred over others. - -If you specify an incorrect key sequence, it has no effect; before Emacs -displays @var{key-sequence} in the menu, it verifies that -@var{key-sequence} is really equivalent to this menu item. Specifying -@code{nil} for @var{key-sequence} is equivalent to the +This property specifies which key sequence to display as keyboard equivalent. +Before Emacs displays @var{key-sequence} in the menu, it verifies that +@var{key-sequence} is really equivalent to this menu item, so it only +has an effect if you specify a correct key sequence. +Specifying @code{nil} for @var{key-sequence} is equivalent to the @code{:key-sequence} attribute being absent. @item :keys @var{string} @@ -2913,17 +2910,17 @@ the following: @table @code @item :keys @var{keys} -@var{keys} is a keyboard equivalent to the menu item (a string). This -is normally not needed, as keyboard equivalents are computed +@var{keys} is a string to display as keyboard equivalent to the menu item. +This is normally not needed, as keyboard equivalents are computed automatically. @var{keys} is expanded with @code{substitute-command-keys} before it is displayed (@pxref{Keys in Documentation}). @item :key-sequence @var{keys} -@var{keys} is a hint for speeding up Emacs's first display of the -menu. It should be @code{nil} if you know that the menu item has no keyboard -equivalent; otherwise it should be a string or vector specifying a -keyboard equivalent for the menu item. +@var{keys} is a hint indicating which key sequence to display as +keyboard equivalent, in case the command is bound to several key sequences. +It has no effect if @var{keys} is not bound to same command as this +menu item. @item :active @var{enable} @var{enable} is an expression; if it evaluates to @code{nil}, the item