(Venable_disabled_menus_and_buttons): New variable.

(syms_of_keyboard): DEVFAR_LISP and initialize it.
(parse_tool_bar_item, parse_menu_item): If that variable is
non-nil, don't disable menu items and tool-bar buttons.

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/keyboard.c b/src/keyboard.c
index d5c5f184cfa..a1b8ad34b07 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.c
+++ b/src/keyboard.c
@@ -649,6 +649,11 @@ static EMACS_TIME timer_idleness_start_time;
 
 static EMACS_TIME timer_last_idleness_start_time;
 
+/* If non-nil, events produced by disabled menu items and tool-bar
+   buttons are not ignored.  Help functions bind this to allow help on
+   those items and buttons.  */
+Lisp_Object Venable_disabled_menus_and_buttons;
+
 
 /* Global variable declarations.  */
 
@@ -7271,7 +7276,9 @@ parse_menu_item (item, notreal, inmenubar)
       if (SYMBOLP (item))
         {
           tem = Fget (item, Qmenu_enable);
-          if (!NILP (tem))
+          if (!NILP (Venable_disabled_menus_and_buttons))
+            AREF (item_properties, ITEM_PROPERTY_ENABLE) = Qt;
+          else if (!NILP (tem))
             AREF (item_properties, ITEM_PROPERTY_ENABLE) = tem;
         }
     }
@@ -7300,7 +7307,12 @@ parse_menu_item (item, notreal, inmenubar)
               item = XCDR (item);
 
               if (EQ (tem, QCenable))
-                AREF (item_properties, ITEM_PROPERTY_ENABLE) = XCAR (item);
+                {
+                  if (!NILP (Venable_disabled_menus_and_buttons))
+                    AREF (item_properties, ITEM_PROPERTY_ENABLE) = Qt;
+                  else
+                    AREF (item_properties, ITEM_PROPERTY_ENABLE) = XCAR (item);
+                }
               else if (EQ (tem, QCvisible) && !notreal)
                 {
                   /* If got a visible property and that evaluates to nil
@@ -7820,8 +7832,13 @@ parse_tool_bar_item (key, item)
       value = XCAR (XCDR (item));
 
       if (EQ (key, QCenable))
-        /* `:enable FORM'.  */
-        PROP (TOOL_BAR_ITEM_ENABLED_P) = value;
+        {
+          /* `:enable FORM'.  */
+          if (!NILP (Venable_disabled_menus_and_buttons))
+            PROP (TOOL_BAR_ITEM_ENABLED_P) = Qt;
+          else
+            PROP (TOOL_BAR_ITEM_ENABLED_P) = value;
+        }
       else if (EQ (key, QCvisible))
         {
           /* `:visible FORM'.  If got a visible property and that
@@ -11471,6 +11488,14 @@ If the value is not a number, such messages don't time out.  */);
 The value of that variable is passed to `quit-flag' and later causes a
 peculiar kind of quitting.  */);
   Vthrow_on_input = Qnil;
+
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("enable-disabled-menus-and-buttons",
+               &Venable_disabled_menus_and_buttons,
+               doc: /* If non-nil, don't ignore events produced by disabled menu items and tool-bar.
+
+Help functions bind this to allow help on disabled menu items
+and tool-bar buttons.  */);
+  Venable_disabled_menus_and_buttons = Qnil;
 }
 
 void