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[xemacs-hg @ 2005-02-03 05:03:36 by ben] behavior ws #2: menu-related changes menubar.c: New fun to compare menu itext as if the two were normalized. menubar.c: Rename; there are no external callers of this function. Remove unneeded BUFFER argument. Don't downcase. (This will be done in compare-menu-text.) Document that return value may be same string. easymenu.el, map-ynp.el: Use normalize-menu-text not normalize-menu-item-name. menubar-items.el, menubar.el: Move to menubar.el and rewrite for cleanliness. menubar-items.el: Use menu-split-long-menu-and-sort. menubar-items.el, menubar.el: Move to menubar.el. menubar.el: New funs. menubar.el: Split up find-menu-item w/find-menu-item-1, since PARENT is not an external item. Rewrite to use compare-menu-text. menubar.el: Don't normalize items as find-menu-item does not need it. menubar-items.el: Delete old Behavior menu defn, replaced by behavior-menu-filter. Planning to [[Delete many menus from Tools menu -- they have been integrated as part of the behavior system.]] Currently the new Tools menu (very short, just a call to the behavior-menu-filter) is commented out, and the old Toold menu defn remains. Once the new packages are in place (c. 1 or 2 weeks), I'll make the switchover. Use menu-split-long-menu-and-sort.
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date Thu, 03 Feb 2005 05:03:45 +0000
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This directory contains a number of XEmacs dynamic modules.  These
modules can be loaded directly with the command 'M-x load-module'.
However, the preferred method of loading a module is to issue a
"(require 'module-name)" command to the Lisp interpreter.  This will
store information so that a later "(unload-feature 'module-name)" can
succeed.

To compile one of these modules, simply enter the desired directory,
type 'configure', and then 'make'.  If you are building the module for
an installed XEmacs, then 'make install' will place the module in the
appropriate directory for XEmacs to find it later (assuming you have
permission to write to that directory).  A subsequent 'load-module' or
'require' will then load the module, as described above.

Each of these demonstrates different features and limitations of the
XEmacs module loading technology.  For a complete discussion on XEmacs
dynamic modules, please consult the XEmacs Module Writers Guide, which
can be found in the ../info directory.

For those wanting to get started with module writing, please see the
'sample' directory.  It contains two subdirectories: internal and
external.  The 'internal' subdirectory contains the framework needed to
migrate some core piece of XEmacs functionality into code that can
either be compiled into the core or built as a separate module.  The
'external' subdirectory contains the somewhat simpler framework needed
to build a module separately from XEmacs.  These should be considered
starting places for module writing.