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[tim6389]

hello all

I don't understand the pull down menu what i'am trying to do is make it so people can edit the name in it..meaning for buttons i can make it do that like this :

[tim6389]

i have this much firgure out BUT how do i make it so it will goto to a fuction when you selected from the list? like you do with a button?

[Serge]

hi tim,

to answer your first post...if i understand correctly...you can use the same idea of reading from an ini file what you want to use in the menu, and then use LIST ADD, MENU, %%HEADER1, %%ITEM1,%%ITEM2,... i think this would work...would then :%%HEADER1MENU work (to process the menu event)?

for the second post, i think you just use the styles LIST, CLICK and then when an item in, say COMBO1, is clicked...it will take you to :COMBO1CLICK

i think that this what you are after

serge

[tim6389]

ok i think i got the first part to work with the ini but the :combo1click label is not working right

[tim6389]

here is a short version of what i'am trying to do:

i can't get the labels to work right

[Mac]

1. Your combo lists must have the CLICK style to generate
a click event - something like this:

DIALOG ADD,COMBO,Combo1,4,4,100,24,,,CLICK

2. Your label names must match the combo names, with
CLICK appended. So if your combo is named with a var
containing "notepad" the label must be:

:notepadCLICK

3. You cannot use vars in a label name to match the ones
you load from your ini file. For example, this does NOT
work:

:%%varCLICK

4. Your var names cannot have a space in them, so use
something like:

%%program_name1

Hope this helps...

Cheers, Mac

[tim6389]

i see what you are saying is there any way to have a var name work as a label? cuase i was hoping to uses a var so the user can edit the names if ya follow what i mean

[tim6389]

or how do i make it so if a item is selected in a list it will run that item meaning this

[Mac]

[Mac]

[tim6389]

ahhh so i will have to have a path in the list to....i was hoping to have just the name in the list and have the path listed where the user won't see it in the list.....if ya follow what i mean...


i would keep my button way but i don't like the layout so i thought this pull down menu would look cleaner.....

thanks

[Mac]

Ya can use list a with the path/filenames, and only the name
in the combo. Make sure the items are added in order.

[tim6389]

so i could uses a var for the path then have the ini file read it that would work right?

if ya follow what i mean

[Mac]

If ya mean have the path/filename in the ini file, read
it to a var, then add it to the list or combo - yes, you
can do that.

Ya can have separate ini file entries with the name
for the combo and the path\filename for list 1, or
use @name() to get the appname from path\filename.

OR... ya could save the path/filenames to a text file
and load that file into list 1, then use loop thru with
@name() to get the app names to put in the combo.

Cheers, Mac

[tim6389]

cool


thanks when i get home i will play with it


thanks again