Re: menu command

[Lajos Bodnar]

Thanks,
I haven't found command in the "describe-key" result which open a
filedialog.
I found a description that I can open a filedialog with the getfile.exe
which is an external program ...
I created an external program to linux too but then I realized that there
is a solution in emacs when I use "visit ..." menu item.
I wouldn't like to find out this solution again ... :)

regards,
Lajos

On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 1:22 PM <tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:

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> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 11:45:30AM +0200, Lajos Bodnar wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I'd like to know what is the "visit new file" command in the menubar.
> > This command can open a filedialog ...
> > I tried to find it but ...
>
> I'm not sure I understand your question, but let me try :-)
>
> "Visit new file" is there to open an existent file or to create
> a new file. It is the usual way to open files in Emacs, also
> bound to the key sequence C-x C-f. This is what I always use
> (I don't use menus very often in Emacs).
>
> "Open file" (just one down in the menu) will only let you open
> existing files, i.e. you can't create a new one. Perhaps it is
> there to prevent mistakes (e.g. by mis-typing a name) when you
> expect that the file already exists.
>
> Perhaps a way to find out such things in Emacs is C-h C-k ("describe
> key"). You first type C-h C-k (i.e. <CONTROL>-h then <CONTROL>-k),
> and then you click on the menu entry you are trying to understand.
> Then you get a description of the function behind that menu
> entry (this works also for keyboard shortcuts).
>
> Cheers
> - -- tomás
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