Changing the size of the menu from the "Buffers" item in the menu bar in emacs

Question

Currently, the menu brought up by the Buffers menu item in the menu bar only shows the last 9 buffers and no more than about 29 characters of the buffer name. How can I change the number of buffers displayed in this menu and how can I get it to show more characters in the buffer name?

Fundamental

For a mouse-free approach, you should try using M-x ibuffer too (and then use C-h m to read about its filtering and grouping capabilities). I always recommend re-binding C-x C-b to ibuffer. These days I bind the 'menu' key on my keyboard to this as well. – Dufrene

Answer 1

How 'bout buffers-menu-buffer-name-length and buffers-menu-max-size? You may also prefer using C-mouse-1, which gives you a different kind of "buffers menu", which I personally prefer (so I just get rid of the "Buffers" menu with (define-key global-map [menu-bar buffer] nil), thus saving scarce menubar real-estate).

Muscarine

Cross-linking to https://mcmap.net/q/1076707/-how-do-i-set-the-number-of-items-in-the-mouse-buffer-menu-in-emacs/324105, which is an analogous question for the different buffers menu Stefan mentions. – Dufrene