Re: "Command" pulldown menu doesn't work

On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 14:47:56 -0500, Brett Presnell
<[email protected]> wrote:
> 
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> There is a gentoo bug report about this at
> 
>   http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18518
> 
> My solution to the problem appears there, posted on 2004-07-02, but
> there are some more recent comments now, including this one, which, if
> it works, is certainly much simpler than recompiling emacs:
> 
>   The problem with the Command menu not working is related to an obscure
>   conflict with KDE. This is explained in detail at
>   http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.windows.x.motif/browse_frm/thread/c20cc6d768acd666
> 
>   The way I "fixed" the problem is to change the following line in
>   tex.el from:
>   (defconst TeX-command-menu-name "Command"
>   to:
>   (defconst TeX-command-menu-name "Commands"
> 
> The strange this about this is that we don't run KDE, so I'm not sure
> why an obscure conflict with KDE would affect us.  Anyway, I'm posting
> this here in case the auctex developers might be interested.
> 

Thank you, Brett and Ralf.

I recompiled emacs with your USE flag and it cleared up the menu
problem and a couple of other emacs problems (for instance, a
windows-style "find file" box that overhung the edge of the screen).

I've never filed a bug report before, but I'd be glad to do so. I'm
just not sure where to send it. This sounds like a KDE problem but is
it also a gentoo bug for not addressing it?