Document how to make an autoloaded mode known

README.org

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 * A minor-mode menu for the mode line
 
-This package implements a nested menu that gives access to all minor
-modes.  It can be used to toggle local and global minor modes, to
-access mode-specific menus, and to display information about modes.
+This package implements a nested menu that gives access to all known
+minor modes (i.e., those listed in ~minor-mode-list~).  It can be used
+to toggle local and global minor modes, to access mode-specific menus,
+and to display information about modes.
 
 This menu is intended as a replacement for the incomplete, yet quite
 space consuming, list of enabled minor modes that is displayed in the
@@ -14,6 +15,15 @@ Alternatively the menu can be bound globally, for example:
   (global-set-key [S-down-mouse-3] 'minions-minor-modes-menu)
 #+end_src
 
+To list a mode even though the defining library has not been loaded
+yet, you must add it to ~minor-mode-list~ yourself.  Additionally it
+must be autoloaded.  For example:
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+   (when (autoloadp (symbol-function 'glasses-mode))
+     (cl-pushnew 'glasses-mode minor-mode-list))
+#+end_src
+
 [[http://readme.emacsair.me/minions.png]]
 
 Compatibility information can be found [[https://github.com/tarsius/minions/wiki][here]].

minions.el

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 ;;; Commentary:
 
-;; This package implements a nested menu that gives access to all minor
-;; modes.  It can be used to toggle local and global minor modes, to
-;; access mode-specific menus, and to display information about modes.
+;; This package implements a nested menu that gives access to all known
+;; minor modes (i.e., those listed in `minor-mode-list').  It can be used
+;; to toggle local and global minor modes, to access mode-specific menus,
+;; and to display information about modes.
 
 ;; This menu is intended as a replacement for the incomplete, yet quite
 ;; space consuming, list of enabled minor modes that is displayed in the
 ;; mode line by default.  To use the menu like this, enable Minions mode.
 
 ;; Alternatively the menu can be bound globally, for example:
+;;
 ;;   (global-set-key [S-down-mouse-3] 'minions-minor-modes-menu)
 
+;; To list a mode even though the defining library has not been loaded
+;; yet, you must add it to `minor-mode-list' yourself.  Additionally it
+;; must be autoloaded.  For example:
+;;
+;;   (when (autoloadp (symbol-function 'glasses-mode))
+;;     (cl-pushnew 'glasses-mode minor-mode-list))
+
 ;;; Code:
 
 (require 'cl-lib)