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[[Routine Operations|Routine Operation]] that interprets columns in table as depth/name/index and builds a custom menu bar. | [[Routine Operations|Routine Operation]] that interprets columns in table as depth/name/index and builds a custom menu bar. | ||
When a menu bar selection is made the system broadcast "[[_Menu Command]]" is sent and the [[Item | SetMenuBar enables a complete modeller customsied menubar, with hierarchic menus, to be built in one step. It superceeds the "[[ClearCustomMenubar]]" and "[[AddListToMenu]]" routine operations. | ||
The operation takes a 3 column table as a parameter (the table can have more than 3 columns but only the first 3 are used). | |||
The columns are: | |||
;depth: sets the depth of the submenu, 0 = top level | |||
;label: the text label for the menu item | |||
;id: return id for menu item | |||
The menu structure is defined by enumerating the menu items in prefix order, for example for: | |||
{| | |||
!File !! Edit !! Tools !! !! | |||
|- | |||
|New || Cut || Add || ---> || Table | |||
|- | |||
|Load || Paste || || || Label | |||
|- | |||
|Save || || Reset || || | |||
|- | |||
|Quit | |||
|} | |||
{| border="1" | |||
!depth !! label !! id | |||
|- | |||
|0 || File || 0 | |||
|- | |||
|1 || New || 1 | |||
|- | |||
|1 || Load || 2 | |||
|- | |||
|1 || Save || 3 | |||
|- | |||
|1 || Quit || 4 | |||
|- | |||
|0 || Edit || 0 | |||
|- | |||
|1 || Cut || 5 | |||
|- | |||
|1 || Paste || 6 | |||
|- | |||
|0 || Tools || 0 | |||
|- | |||
|1 || Add || 0 | |||
|- | |||
|2 || Table || 7 | |||
|- | |||
|2 || Label || 8 | |||
|- | |||
|1 || Reset || 9 | |||
|} | |||
You can use A label of '-' is a separator | |||
When a menu bar selection is made the system broadcast "[[_Menu Command]]" is sent and the [[Item Attribute|item attribute]] "_command" will contain the index (from the index column) of the selected menu item. | |||
Useful when creating end user applications with Planimate. | Useful when creating end user applications with Planimate. | ||
Revision as of 14:59, 7 July 2008
Routine Operation that interprets columns in table as depth/name/index and builds a custom menu bar.
SetMenuBar enables a complete modeller customsied menubar, with hierarchic menus, to be built in one step. It superceeds the "ClearCustomMenubar" and "AddListToMenu" routine operations.
The operation takes a 3 column table as a parameter (the table can have more than 3 columns but only the first 3 are used). The columns are:
- depth
- sets the depth of the submenu, 0 = top level
- label
- the text label for the menu item
- id
- return id for menu item
The menu structure is defined by enumerating the menu items in prefix order, for example for:
| File | Edit | Tools | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Cut | Add | ---> | Table |
| Load | Paste | Label | ||
| Save | Reset | |||
| Quit |
| depth | label | id |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | File | 0 |
| 1 | New | 1 |
| 1 | Load | 2 |
| 1 | Save | 3 |
| 1 | Quit | 4 |
| 0 | Edit | 0 |
| 1 | Cut | 5 |
| 1 | Paste | 6 |
| 0 | Tools | 0 |
| 1 | Add | 0 |
| 2 | Table | 7 |
| 2 | Label | 8 |
| 1 | Reset | 9 |
You can use A label of '-' is a separator
When a menu bar selection is made the system broadcast "_Menu Command" is sent and the item attribute "_command" will contain the index (from the index column) of the selected menu item.
Useful when creating end user applications with Planimate.