Menues

[Edmund Melerski]

I have no problem with popup menues but I can't figure out how to create a menu item (MainMenu?) that could be used as a button (a menu item without a popup).
It means that, upon being clicked at, this menu item could invoke the associated action.

Any help in this regard will highly be appreciated,

Edmund


[email protected]

[Scott Turchin]

I'm old fashioned, I still do mine in the resource file and then load them, although the prospect of creating and deleting menu's is awesome, just haven't had a need.

But if this helps, this is an RC file from my Winlog for Windows 2000 product.

//* FILE
#define IDM_CLEAR             WM_USER       + 2048    // Clear Log
#define IDM_PRINT             IDM_CLEAR     + 1       // Print
#define IDM_SAVEAS            IDM_PRINT     + 1       // SaveAs
#define IDM_EXIT              IDM_SAVEAS    + 1       // Exit

//* EDIT
#define IDM_COPY              IDM_EXIT       + 1       // Copy

//* VIEW
#define IDM_STATUS            IDM_COPY       + 1      //VIEW STATUS
#define IDM_LOGFILE	      IDM_STATUS     + 1
#define IDM_BADPASS	      IDM_LOGFILE     + 1      //VIEW BAD PASS ATTEMPTS
#define IDM_OPTIONS           IDM_BADPASS    + 1      //OPTIONS
//* HELP
#define IDM_HELP              IDM_OPTIONS      + 1       // Help
#define IDM_ABOUT             IDM_HELP      + 1       // About box

'
'

STRINGTABLE LOADONCALL MOVEABLE
  BEGIN
    IDM_CLEAR,      "Clear Log File (Deletes file)"
    IDM_PRINT,      "Print Log File"
    IDM_SAVEAS,     "Save Log File As Text"
    IDM_EXIT,       "Exit Winlog 98/NT"
    IDM_COPY,       "Copy to clipboard"
    IDM_LOGFILE     "View Log File"
    IDM_BADPASS,    "View Failed Login Attempts"
    IDM_STATUS,     "Shows or hides the Status Bar"
    IDM_OPTIONS,    "Winlog Options"
    IDM_HELP,       "Help Me!!"
    IDM_ABOUT,      "About WinLog 98/NT"
  END

MAINMENU MENU LOADONCALL MOVEABLE
  BEGIN
    POPUP "&File"
      BEGIN
        MENUITEM "&Clear Log",                   IDM_CLEAR
        MENUITEM "&Print",                       IDM_PRINT
        MENUITEM "Save &As",                     IDM_SAVEAS
        MENUITEM "E&xit",                        IDM_EXIT
      END
    POPUP "&Edit"
      BEGIN
        MENUITEM "&Copy Log to Clipboard",        IDM_COPY
      END
    POPUP "&View"
      BEGIN
        MENUITEM "&Status Bar"                    IDM_STATUS
        MENUITEM "&Log File"			  IDM_LOGFILE
        MENUITEM "&Failed Logins"		  IDM_BADPASS
        MENUITEM "&Options"                       IDM_OPTIONS
      END
    POPUP "&Help", HELP
      BEGIN
        MENUITEM "&Help",                         IDM_HELP
        MENUITEM "&About",                        IDM_ABOUT
      END
  END

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Scott
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MCSE, MCP+Internet

[Borje Hagsten]

If you give the menu item the same ID as the button, the two will
invoke the same associated action. Like:

CONTROL ADD BUTTON, hDlg, %IDCANCEL, "E&xit", 50, 50, 40, 14
 
MENU NEW BAR TO hMnu
MENU NEW POPUP TO hMnuFile
MENU ADD STRING,  hMnuFile, "E&xit here too", %IDCANCEL, %MF_ENABLED
MENU ATTACH hMnu, hDlg

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[This message has been edited by Borje Hagsten (edited June 17, 2000).]

[Edmund Melerski]

Thank you very much Scott and Borje for your tips on creation of menus without popups.
Since I am using DDTs I have implemented your tip, Borje, and, of course, it works.

Thanks again,


Edmund

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