Re: Context menus and mouse-3

[Stefan Monnier]

Juri Linkov [2021-07-15 02:32:14] wrote:
>> The problem with your original call is not the use of `popup-menu`
>> but the fact that it runs it from from a timer.
>
> So when the user wants the context menu to pop up after a delay then
>
>   (push (cons 'context-menu (cdr event)) unread-command-events)

Yup.

> To pop up it immediately, I see no better way than currently
> is implemented for C-down-mouse-3 because then C-h k C-down-mouse-3
> works smoothly as well as Undo selected from the menu keeps undoing
> on consequent calls, etc.

Indeed.  Maybe we can bring them together by (when
`mouse-3-down-context-menu` is t) using a remapping from `down-mouse-3`
to `context-menu`.  It seems pretty intrusive, tho :-(

Maybe a better option is to make it so the `context-menu` event is kept
internal (give it a less attractive name), i.e. just an implementation
detail for the case where the menu pops up after a delay.


        Stefan