menu of pictures

[Skysnake]

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    GUICreate("My GUI") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered

    GUICtrlCreateButton("my picture button", 10, 20, 40, 40, $BS_ICON)
    GUICtrlSetImage(-1, "shell32.dll", 22)

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop

        EndSwitch
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

guictrlsetimage this awesome little example from the Helpfile

 

My question is this: does a Menu created with a function like guictrlcreatemenu have any special attributes?  In stead of using guictrlcreatemenu, can I simply create a 'panel' and then run a series of picture buttons on it, behaving like a menu?

I guess what I want to know is (a) if a menu contains any additional functionality which makes it a preferred choice over a row of buttons? (b) since we can not make a button menu, would a row of buttons work when presented to the user as a menu?

Anything else I should know?

Thanks

Edited November 11, 2015 by Skysnake

[rcmaehl]

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