Variable: use-dialog-box

use-dialog-box is a customizable variable defined in fns.c.

Value

t

Documentation

Non-nil means mouse commands use dialog boxes to ask questions.

This applies to y-or-n-p and yes-or-no-p questions asked by commands invoked by mouse clicks and mouse menu items.

On some platforms, file selection dialogs are also enabled if this is non-nil.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 21.1.

View in manual

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 21.1.

Source Code

// Defined in /usr/src/emacs/src/fns.c
  DEFVAR_BOOL ("use-dialog-box", use_dialog_box,
    doc: /* Non-nil means mouse commands use dialog boxes to ask questions.
This applies to `y-or-n-p' and `yes-or-no-p' questions asked by commands
invoked by mouse clicks and mouse menu items.

On some platforms, file selection dialogs are also enabled if this is
non-nil.  */);