On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Patrick O'Keeffe <pokee...@wsu.edu> wrote:
> I'm not sure this is the same issue: #9227 is about the main menu
> superceding non-modal dialogs. I was suggesting changing the binding
> within the Insert menu so "Alt+I, x" opens the box submenu instead of
> inserting a Tex code box (since Ctrl+L does that).

You're right, I see what you mean now.

> I found a way to bind the raw command to a particular shortcut (Prefs >
> Editing > Shortcuts > Cursor...Functions > box-insert) but inserting via
> the menu allows me to choose which style of box.

Here is a patch, I don't know what others think:

diff --git a/lib/ui/stdmenus.inc b/lib/ui/stdmenus.inc
index 32ed83e..d26456d 100644
--- a/lib/ui/stdmenus.inc
+++ b/lib/ui/stdmenus.inc
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ Menuset
  Submenu "Branch|B" "insert_branches"
  Submenu "Custom Insets" "insert_custom"
  Submenu "File|e" "insert_file"
- Submenu "Box[[Menu]]" "insert_box"
+ Submenu "Box[[Menu]]|x" "insert_box"
  OptSubmenu "Insert Regular Expression" "context-edit-regexp"
  Separator
  Item "Citation...|C" "dialog-show-new-inset citation"
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ Menuset
  Item "Footnote|F" "footnote-insert"
  Item "Marginal Note|M" "marginalnote-insert"
  Arguments
- Item "TeX Code|X" "ert-insert"
+ Item "TeX Code" "ert-insert"
  Item "Program Listing[[Menu]]" "listing-insert"
  Item "Date" "date-insert"
  Item "Preview|w" "preview-insert"
-- 

[If this can be customized, I haven't discovered how yet.]

You can make your own menu file and put it in your user directory. I
think this is discussed in Help > Customization.

Scott

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