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?

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).