From f9d8babe6a28b19c781778c361e45b93f7a01f17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 22:28:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document REAL-BINDING more extensively in Extended Menu Items * doc/lispref/keymaps.texi (Extended Menu Items): Document that REAL-BINDING can be other things than a real command (bug#7755). --- doc/lispref/keymaps.texi | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/keymaps.texi b/doc/lispref/keymaps.texi index 58f4a6687d9..532e537026a 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/keymaps.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/keymaps.texi @@ -2152,10 +2152,16 @@ binding looks like this: @noindent Here, @var{item-name} is an expression which evaluates to the menu item -string. Thus, the string need not be a constant. The third element, -@var{real-binding}, is the command to execute. The tail of the list, -@var{item-property-list}, has the form of a property list which contains -other information. +string. Thus, the string need not be a constant. + +The third element, @var{real-binding}, can be the command to execute +(in which case you get a normal menu item). It can also be a keymap, +which will result in a submenu. Finally, it can be @code{nil}, in +which case you will get a non-selectable menu item. This is mostly +useful when creating separator lines and the like. + +The tail of the list, @var{item-property-list}, has the form of a +property list which contains other information. Here is a table of the properties that are supported: -- 2.39.5