Re: Getting the command that a certain menu function runs?

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Joost Diepenmaat wrote:
> Tyler Spivey <tspivey@nospampcdesk.net> writes:
> 
>> Hello. I would like to know how to find the function that is executed by
>> a menu command on the menubar. describe-key isn't working for me, since
>> I don't use a mouse, and f10/m-` just describes the function for opening
>> the menubar. For example, in gnus, I would like to find the M-x
>> equivalent of Post>Send a message (mail or news).
> 
> I'm working on a replacement for tmm-menu, at
> http://github.com/joodie/iswitch-menu/tree/master
> 
> If you're willing to use that, you can find the last chosen entry by
> doing 
> 
> M-x describe-variable <RET> iswitch-menu-last-chosen <RET>
> 
> (a 3-element list, where the last element is the command executed)

Another possibility on ms windows: If you are using the patched version
of Emacs+EmacsW32 you can use C-h k and then access the menu with the
Alt key.