I got a suggestion to provide a link to my answer on help-gnu-emacs. That is a good suggestion, here it is:
http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.help/browse_thread/thread/7dbe882163d8e76c?hl=en&pli=1 On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 11:24 PM, Lennart Borgman <[email protected]> wrote: > The same question was asked on help-gnu-emacs; I answered there. > > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Geek4AllSeasons > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The menu-bar started having episodes (standard menus fading out/disappearing >> when clicked; toolbar tooltips displayed on mouse-hover on menu-bar) about a >> week ago. >> >> Emacs 23.1.50.cvs090630/EmacsW32 1.58 patched installed 09/23/09 had worked >> fine previously. Upgrading to Emacs 23.1.50.cvs091103/EmacsW32 1.58 didn't >> help. >> >> A few menu text/purecopy bug reports and thread postings referencing the >> switch to gtk+ reduced the search space. Inserting purecopy wrappers for >> menu text corrects the problem menu by menu. >> >> Use of purecopy for menu text is inconsistent for core distribution and >> add-on/contributed libraries. In many, maybe, most cases GC menu text works. >> A comment in an Emacs-Dev thread indicated library pre-loading (loaddefs.el) >> building Emacs as determining the need/use of pure/GC storage. >> >> Are guidelines available? If so, corrections could be made accordingly and >> patches created/submitted. >> >> Based on search results there seems to be an increasing number of >> potentially related issues/problems reported. Variability of symptoms makes >> searching for solutions/workarounds more difficult. Time and effort would be >> saved if general/less incident specific posting/descriptions were available. >> >> Please let me know if there is a better list. >> >> Thanks. >> >> david >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://old.nabble.com/menu-bar-menu-problems-and-label-help-text-purecopy-guidelines-tp26734051p26734051.html >> Sent from the Emacs - Windows - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> >> >
