dropdown menu without the menubar.

[bouncingmolar]

I am trying to make a dropdown menu using GUICtrlCreateMenu

But there is no option to position the menu on the window. by default it makes a menubar above all your other controls.

Is there an alternative type of dropdown menu which i can position next to my buttons and labels?

Thanks.

[Josbe]

I am trying to make a dropdown menu using GUICtrlCreateMenu

But there is no option to position the menu on the window. by default it makes a menubar above all your other controls.

Is there an alternative type of dropdown menu which i can position next to my buttons and labels?

Thanks.

With menu control, it's not possible.

TIP: Perhaps like as trick, you could recreate something similar to this, with GUICtrlCreateContextMenu() and some button or graphic.

[BrettF]

Always possible to use child windows...

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>

Dim $defaultstatus = "Ready"

$gui = GUICreate("Main GUI", 300, 180)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_CHECKED)
$okbutton = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 50, 50, 100, 20)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_FOCUS)
$cancelbutton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Cancel", 180, 130, 70, 20)
$statuslabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel($defaultstatus, 0, 165, 300, 16, BitOR($SS_SIMPLE, $SS_SUNKEN))

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
$pic = GUICreate("", 169, 68, 50, 50, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_MDICHILD, $gui)
$filemenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("&File")
$fileitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Open", $filemenu)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DEFBUTTON)
$helpmenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("?")
$saveitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Save", $filemenu)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)
$infoitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Info", $helpmenu)
$exititem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Exit", $filemenu)
$recentfilesmenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("Recent Files", $filemenu, 1)

$separator1 = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("", $filemenu, 2)  ; create a separator line

$viewmenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("View", -1, 1)   ; is created before "?" menu
$viewstatusitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Statusbar", $viewmenu)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, $exititem
            Exit
        Case $fileitem
            $file = FileOpenDialog("Choose file...", @TempDir, "All (*.*)")
            If @error <> 1 Then GUICtrlCreateMenuItem($file, $recentfilesmenu)
        Case $viewstatusitem
            If BitAND(GUICtrlRead($viewstatusitem), $GUI_CHECKED) = $GUI_CHECKED Then
                GUICtrlSetState($viewstatusitem, $GUI_UNCHECKED)
                GUICtrlSetState($statuslabel, $GUI_HIDE)
            Else
                GUICtrlSetState($viewstatusitem, $GUI_CHECKED)
                GUICtrlSetState($statuslabel, $GUI_SHOW)
            EndIf
        Case $infoitem 
            MsgBox(0, "Info", "Only a test...")
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Cheers,

Brett

[Josbe]

Always possible to use child windows...

...

Oh...you're right.

[BrettF]

These days I seem to find an answer to everything using child windows...

[bouncingmolar]

Always possible to use child windows...

Hi brett thats cool! I actually saw your post after i added a child window!

I got rid of the black line down the bottom by making the child windows height slightly smaller.

Is there anyway of making the childwindows menu stay black when you activate the parent window?.... its pretty minor and my program will work greyed out but u know.... it looks kinda nice.

Cheers guys.

[Kip]

Are you sure Menu control actually work in child windows? Because it doesnt redraw the menu.

Edited November 3, 2008 by Kip

[bouncingmolar]

Are you sure Menu control actually work in child windows? Because it doesnt redraw the menu.

what do you mean it doesn't redraw? It seems to be working ok in my application

do you mean when you drag the window it disappears? If you do that is easily fixed by making it always on top (with conditions).

[BrettF]

Are you sure Menu control actually work in child windows? Because it doesnt redraw the menu.

It doesn't redraw? Hmmm.... I'm not sure. It worked and I posted it as a concept for the OP to smooth out, everything made in 2minutes has bugs

[Kip]

I thought I read somewhere, you couldn't use menu controls in child windows. I could be wrong, but...