Library '''MenuBarPlus''', <tt>[[menu-bar+.el]]</tt>, provides better [[menu bar]] access to Emacs help, including some new help commands. This page describes these enhancements to the '''Help''' menu-bar menu. 


The `'''Help'''' menu has been enhanced as follows:

[:Whoops]
* Added submenu `'''Whoops!?'''', with these items:
** _Cancel Current Action_  (`keyboard-quit')
** _Back to Top Level_ (`top-level')
** _What Did I Do?!_ (`view-lossage')

:: [[image:drew-emacs-help-whoops]]

* Added these items to `'''Help'''' menu:
** _Help On Help_ (`help-for-help')
** _Show Help Buffer_ -- Raise a [[Frame]] showing buffer <code>*Help*</code>, without selecting it (`show-*Help*-buffer').
** _Save Help Buffer_ -- (`save-*Help*-buffer') Emacs 20 only -- see HelpPlus.

* Added submenu `'''Apropos'''', with these items:
** _Commands..._ (`apropos-command')
** _User Options..._ -- Show user variables that match a regular expression (`apropos-user-options').
** _All Variables..._ (`apropos-variable')
** _Variable Values..._ (`apropos-value')
** _Symbols..._ (`apropos')
** _Symbol Descriptions..._ (`apropos-documentation')
** _Tags..._ (`tags-apropos')

:: [[image:drew-emacs-help-apropos]]

* Added submenu `'''Describe'''', with these items:
** _Command..._ (`describe-command')
** _Function..._ (`describe-function')
** _Option..._ (`describe-option')
** _Option of Type..._ (`desribe-option-of-type')
** _Variable..._ (`describe-variable')
** _Face..._ (`describe-face')
** _Key..._ (`describe-key')
** _Keymap..._ (`describe-keymap') -- see HelpPlus
** _File..._ (`describe-file') -- see <tt>[[misc-cmds.el]]</tt>
** _Input Method..._ (`describe-input-method')
** _Coding System..._ (`describe-coding-system')
** _This..._ (`help-on-click/key') -- see HelpPlus
** _Current Modes_ (`describe-mode')
** _Current Key Bindings_ (`describe-bindings')
** _Current Syntax_ (`describe-syntax')
** _Current Display Table_ (`describe-current-display-table')
** _Current Coding Systems_ (`describe-current-coding-system-briefly')
** _Menu Bar_ -- Explain the menu bar, in general terms (`describe-menubar').

:: [[image:drew-emacs-help-describe]]

* Added submenu `'''Learn More'''', with these (sub)submenus and items:
** `'''Emacs'''':
*** _Manual - Info_ Access the EmacsManual in InfoMode (`emacs-info')
*** _Manual Command Description..._ (`Info-goto-emacs-command-node')
*** _Manual Key Description..._ (`Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node')
*** _Manual Index..._ (`emacs-index-search')
*** _Manual Glossary_ (`search-emacs-glossary')
*** _Tutorial_ (`help-with-tutorial')
*** _FAQ_ (`view-emacs-FAQ')
*** _What's New_ (`view-emacs-news')

::: [[image:drew-emacs-help-learn-emacs]]

** `'''Emacs Lisp'''':
*** _Intro to Elisp_ 
*** _Manual_ -- Access the EmacsLispReference in InfoMode (`emacs-lisp-info')
*** _Manual Index..._
*** _Locate Library..._ (`locate-library')
*** _Locate Libraries by Keyword_ (`finder-by-keyword') -- see FinderByKeyword
*** _What's New_ (`view-emacs-lisp-news') -- Emacs 20 only

::: [[image:drew-emacs-help-learn-lisp]]

** _Last Accessed Info Manual_ (`info')
** _All Info Manuals_ -- Access all online manuals via "Info" (`dir-info').
** _Unix Man Page..._ (`manual-entry')

* Added this item to `'''Options''' submenu:
** _Show, Edit All Options_ (`edit-options') -- Emacs 20 only



'''See Also:''' HelpPlus -- extensions to standard help libraries


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