GNU bug report logs - #79512
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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Nothing to send
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:23:04 +0300

0. emacs -Q
1. M-x context-menu-mode RET
2. Click the right mouse button
3. Select "Send to..."

See the user-error message: 

  Nothing to send

We need to find a way to not show this menu item
in case there is nothing to send.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 79512 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79512: Nothing to send
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:16:58 +0300

> From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:23:04 +0300
> 
> 0. emacs -Q
> 1. M-x context-menu-mode RET
> 2. Click the right mouse button
> 3. Select "Send to..."
> 
> See the user-error message: 
> 
>   Nothing to send
> 
> We need to find a way to not show this menu item
> in case there is nothing to send.

Why?  Are you saying that silently doing nothing in this case is
better?

I could agree to have the "Send to..." item disabled if there's
nothing to send, but if that's not practical, IMO a user-error is
fine.

Message #11 received at 79512 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 79512 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79512: Nothing to send
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 20:10:55 +0300

>> 0. emacs -Q
>> 1. M-x context-menu-mode RET
>> 2. Click the right mouse button
>> 3. Select "Send to..."
>> 
>> See the user-error message: 
>> 
>>   Nothing to send
>> 
>> We need to find a way to not show this menu item
>> in case there is nothing to send.
>
> Why?  Are you saying that silently doing nothing in this case is
> better?
>
> I could agree to have the "Send to..." item disabled if there's
> nothing to send, but if that's not practical, IMO a user-error is
> fine.

It's advisable to not clutter the menu with items that has no effect.

Message #14 received at 79512 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 79512 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79512: Nothing to send
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 20:27:27 +0300

> From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
> Cc: 79512 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 20:10:55 +0300
> 
> >> 0. emacs -Q
> >> 1. M-x context-menu-mode RET
> >> 2. Click the right mouse button
> >> 3. Select "Send to..."
> >> 
> >> See the user-error message: 
> >> 
> >>   Nothing to send
> >> 
> >> We need to find a way to not show this menu item
> >> in case there is nothing to send.
> >
> > Why?  Are you saying that silently doing nothing in this case is
> > better?
> >
> > I could agree to have the "Send to..." item disabled if there's
> > nothing to send, but if that's not practical, IMO a user-error is
> > fine.
> 
> It's advisable to not clutter the menu with items that has no effect.

We could do that, although IME having an item disappear from menu is
surprising and I tend to consider it a bug or some problem with the
software which does that.  So I prefer leaving the item, but making it
disabled.  That is also better for discoverability.

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