Can we create a single context menu on more than one control?

[nacerbaaziz]

Hello my friends
Can we create a single context menu on more than one item?
For example, a context menu includes standardized options on more than one control, such as buttons or check boxes
to Create a context menu on one item am using this function
GUICtrlCreateContextMenu ($ HWND)
How to link it with more than one element please?
or if we can't do that, please give me a solution
so i tried to add an context menus to all the controls but the script will be long, for that if their are any solutions i hope to give it to me
thanks in advanced

Edited February 14, 2019 by nacerbaaziz

[Nine]

3 hours ago, nacerbaaziz said:

Can we create a single context menu on more than one item?

Yes

 

3 hours ago, nacerbaaziz said:

How to link it with more than one element please?

Possible

3 hours ago, nacerbaaziz said:

thanks

np, glad I could help

[nacerbaaziz]

thanks my friend

can you help me to do that?

please give me the solution

[Nine]

53 minutes ago, nacerbaaziz said:

can you help me to do that?

maybe

54 minutes ago, nacerbaaziz said:

please give me the solution

read help file

[LarsJ]

The UDF functions are much more powerful than the built-in functions. Look at _GUICtrlMenu_TrackPopupMenu (). Add a new post if you need more help.

[careca]

This is a way to create the same context menu for multiple items. Essentially create the controls on an array, then loop through them and create the context for each one that way.

; right click on gui to bring up context Menu.
; right click on the "ok" button to bring up a controll specific context menu.

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

Example()

Func Example()
GUICreate("My GUI Context Menu", 300, 200)
;=============================================================================
Global $Controls[3]
$Controls[0] = GUICtrlCreateButton('1', 10, 10, 50, 20)
$Controls[1] = GUICtrlCreateButton('2', 10, 40, 50, 20)
$Controls[2] = GUICtrlCreateButton('3', 10, 70, 50, 20)
;=============================================================================
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
;=============================================================================
For $c = 0 To UBound($Controls)-1
Local $idContextmenu = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu($Controls[$c])
Local $idNewsubmenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("new", $idContextmenu)
Local $idNewsubmenuText = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("text", $idNewsubmenu)
Local $idMenuInfo = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Info", $idContextmenu)
ConsoleWrite($Controls[$c] &@CRLF)
Next
;=============================================================================
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop
        EndSwitch
    WEnd
    GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>Example

 

[nacerbaaziz]

hi brothers

please i tried this but i did not succeed

can you show me my error

note this is just a section from an big script

please help me to add the context menu into $label and $label0

 

global $label0 = GUICtrlCreateLabel(str("title"), 150, 90, 250, 20, $WS_TABSTOP)
GUICtrlSetResizing (-1, 1)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x461B7E)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 400, 0, "Arial", 0)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")

GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_focus)
GUIStartGroup("")

Global $listFile2 = GUICtrlCreateIcon("", -1, 10, 130, 32, 32)
GUICtrlSetResizing (-1, 1)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
_Resource_SetToCtrlID(-1, 'files', $RT_ICON, Default, True)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x461B7E)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0x461B7E)

Global $Label = GUICtrlCreateLabel(str("noopened"), 50, 130, 420, 40, $WS_TABSTOP +  $WS_GROUP, $WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES)
;GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DROPACCEPTED)
GUICtrlSetResizing (-1, 1)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x461B7E)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 11, 400, 0, "Arial", 0)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
GUICtrlSetCursor(-1, -1)
GUIStartGroup("")
Global $Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 100, 180, 200, 60)
GUICtrlSetResizing (-1, 1)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_disable + $GUI_NOFOCUS + $GUI_hide)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x461B7E)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 11, 400, 0, "Arial", 0)
Global $LabelMenu = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu($Label0)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
Global $LabelOpen = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem(str("opentofolder") & "... (control+f)", $LabelMenu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_disable)
Global $Labelinfo = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem(str("fileInfo") & "...", $LabelMenu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_disable)
Global $LabelCopyPath = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem(str("copyPath"), $LabelMenu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_disable)
Global $labelCopy = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem(str("copy") & "... (control+shift+C)", $LabelMenu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_disable)
Global $LabelPaste = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem(str("paste") & "... (control+v", $LabelMenu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
Global $labelRemove = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem(str("PLRemove") & "... (del)", $LabelMenu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_disable)
Global $labelDel = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem(str("delete") & "... (shift+del)", $LabelMenu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_disable)
Global $LabelRename = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem(str("rename") & "... (shift+f2)", $LabelMenu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_disable)
Global $LabelProperties = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem(str("Properties") & "... (alt+enter)", $LabelMenu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "order")
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_disable)
_GUICtrlMenu_TrackPopupMenu($LabelMenu, $label, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 0)

 

[careca]

Could you post a reproducible script? One where i dont have to put all the necessary includes and so on?

Also, could you enclose your code with the <code> frame/tool? It's right next to the smiley face.

Edited February 15, 2019 by careca

[nacerbaaziz]

hi the section that i put here is just for give you an Idea about what i want to do

i have created an big window whitch have multy GUICtrls such as buttons and labels and check boxes and more

and i have a context menu that have items, and i want to link this context menu with more then one control e.g 2 labels

i dont know the right way to do that, please help me by a simple example or gid me to do it.

am sorry about my bed english

[careca]

Are you just ignoring my example? you know, the example right on top of your code.

[nacerbaaziz]

dear @careca
 I never ignore your example.
but on this code just the items on the last Context menu can use it because the vars are the same
if you have an other suggestions please give it to me

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
Example()

Func Example()
GUICreate("My GUI Context Menu", 300, 200)
Global $Controls[3]
$Controls[0] = GUICtrlCreateButton('1', 10, 10, 50, 20)
$Controls[1] = GUICtrlCreateButton('2', 10, 40, 50, 20)
$Controls[2] = GUICtrlCreateButton('3', 10, 70, 50, 20)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

For $c = 0 To UBound($Controls)-1
Local $idContextmenu = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu($Controls[$c])
Local $idNewsubmenu =  GUICtrlCreateMenu("new", $idContextmenu)
Local $idNewsubmenuText = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("text", $idNewsubmenu)
Local $idMenuInfo = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Info", $idContextmenu)
Next
While 1
Switch GUIGetMsg()
Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
ExitLoop
case $idMenuInfo
msgBox(0, "", "")
EndSwitch
WEnd
GUIDelete()
EndFunc

 

Edited February 15, 2019 by nacerbaaziz
Tidied the code and AutoIt3 syntax for codebox

[Jos]

@nacerbaaziz, Please Tidy your code and use AutoIt3 in stead of plain text in the CodeBox when posting sourcecode.

Thanks Jos

[careca]

40 minutes ago, nacerbaaziz said:

...on this code just the items on the last Context menu can use it because the vars are the same

Can you clarify what you mean? Maybe i didn't understand it correctly, i got the idea that what you want to do is create the same context menu for many items.

This is what it does, puts a context menu in the 3 buttons.

I dont know what you want to do later on, but you can differentiate between the buttons.

[nacerbaaziz]

here is a simple example

i want to show the same context menu when press right click on the all labels

please help me

local $hGUI, $HMenu, $ID_Open, $ID_save, $ID_cut, $ID_Label0, $ID_label
$hGUI = GUICreate("menu", 400, 400)
$label0 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("right click to get options", 100, 50, 200, 30)
$label = GUICtrlCreateLabel("right click to get the same options", 100, 110, 200, 30)

$hMenu = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu($label0)
$ID_Open = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("&open", $hmenu)
$ID_save = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("save the &file....", $hmenu)
$ID_cut = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("move the &file....", $hmenu)
GUISetState(@sw_show, $hGUI)

while 1
switch GUIGetMSG()
case -3
exit
case $id_Open
_openFunc()
case $id_save
saveFunc()
case $id_Cut
moveFunc()

endSwitch
Wend
func OpenFunc()
;orders....
endFunc
func saveFunc()
;orders....
endFunc
func MoveFunc()
;orders....
endFunc

 

[Jos]

39 minutes ago, nacerbaaziz said:

here is a simple example

50%...  Correct color coding but totally unreadable as the script isn't tidied. You need to learn to properly format code to make it soooo much easier to read and understand!

Jos

[nacerbaaziz]

hi dear my problem is with the code editor dialog

it isn't accessible with my screen reader for that it hard for me to put the code in the correct way

 

[Jos]

Use SciTE and it is easy....   I simply move on when I see unreadable code.   your choice though...

Jos

[pixelsearch]

Hi nacerbaaziz,

Here is a way to do it. You can add as many controls ID's as you wish in " >>>>>> The 'OR' line <<<<<<"

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$hGUI = GUICreate("Menu", 400, 300)
$id_Label_1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Right click to get options in menu", 100, 50, 165)
$id_Label_2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Right click to get the same options", 100, 110, 165)

$id_Label_hard_to_find = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 1, 1, 1, 1)
$id_Context = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu($id_Label_hard_to_find)
$id_Open = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("&Open", $id_Context)
$id_Save = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Save the &file....", $id_Context)
$id_Cut = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Move the &file....", $id_Context)
$hMenu = GUICtrlGetHandle($id_Context)

GUISetState()

While 1
    $aInfo = GUIGetCursorInfo()
    If Not @error And $aInfo[3] = 1 And _
      ($aInfo[4] = $id_Label_1 Or $aInfo[4] = $id_Label_2) Then ; >>>>>> The 'OR' line <<<<<<
        $mPos = MouseGetPos()
        DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "TrackPopupMenuEx", "hwnd", $hMenu, _
            "int", 0, "int", $mPos[0], "int", $mPos[1], "hwnd", $hGUI, "ptr", 0)
    EndIf

    Switch GUIGetMSG()
        Case -3
            Exit

        Case $id_Open
            OpenFunc()

        Case $id_Save
            SaveFunc()

        Case $id_Cut
            MoveFunc()
    EndSwitch
Wend

Func OpenFunc()
    Msgbox(0, "OpenFunc", "Here we are #1")
EndFunc

Func SaveFunc()
    Msgbox(0, "SaveFunc", "Here we are #2")
EndFunc

Func MoveFunc()
    Msgbox(0, "MoveFunc", "Here we are #3")
EndFunc

Good luck

[nacerbaaziz]

@pixelsearch
thank you for your example

dear this way unfortunately   don't work with the screens readers, because Usually the screen readers have a virtual cursor.
and its work with the focus items only
i'am waiting for other solutions.
 please help me because am now making an audio player for the blinds users, for that i need to this option.
with my greetings

Edited February 15, 2019 by nacerbaaziz

[LarsJ]

careca, If you had tested your own code you would have seen that it does not work for buttons 1 and 2. You do not save ControlIds for the corresponding context menu items and are therefore unable to detect when the menu items are clicked.