Re: [WIP PATCH] Adding keys to keymaps in alphabetical order (for use with `mode-line-mode-menu')

[Jim Porter]

On 6/19/2021 5:31 AM, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> Jim Porter <jporterbugs@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I've attached a simple patch that fixes this by adding a
> > `define-key-sorted' function. I imagine it still needs some work to
> > handle more complex cases, but it works well enough for
> > `mode-line-mode-menu'.
>
> Hm...  instead of adding a new function, perhaps it would make more
> sense to just make the mode menu sort entries before displaying?

That would also work, and have the added benefit that it's resilient 
even if a package neglects to use `define-key-sorted'.

I'll look into the best way to trigger a sort just before opening the 
menu. Ideally, we could avoid re-sorting every time (unless the list has 
changed), but that might be more work than it's worth, given that the 
list is unlikely to be more than a few dozen elements.

- Jim