"Show menu items" yields incomplete list

[Hierodeacon]

Hello again,

Now having "Show menu items" working, my use of it has been very
limited because it doesn't yield any items leading to submenus. In
Mail.app, for example, if I want edit -> substitutions, by typing
"SUB" all I get is "subject." When I type SUBS it then switches to
text mode.

This eliminates about 75% of why I wanted this feature -- to drill
down into submenus.

Any tips?

Philip

[Hierodeacon]

Are any of you able to identify with the problem I describe and
perhaps offer a solution? Thanks again.
Philip

[Guy Manchester]

You don't need to drill down through the menu items to get to what you're after, you just trigger 'show menu items' then begin typing in what your after.

So in your example say I wanted Edit  ☞ Substitutions ☞ Smart Links,  I'd hit my trigger for 'current application ☞ show menu items', then, rather than beginning to type  'Substitutions' I'd start typing 'Smart' & Smart Links will appear as well as Smart Quotes etc. 

[Hierodeacon]

I see. This helps. Thank you. I was hoping for a way to be able to get
to a certain level of the menu and then see further options -- in
instances where I do not know the name of every item on a submenu. It
seems that this is not possible, however.

Thanks again.

Philip