Access
To modify the properties of a menu item, you must either:
Select the Details option from the item's context-sensitive menu in the Work with menus dialog box.
Double-click the item if it is a sheet .
Double-click the item while holding down the Shift key, if it is a node .
Data entry
Name
Identifier of the item. This identifier must be unique within a specific menu.
Adelia will assign a default name to each item.
Text
Character string displayed by the menu item.
The "&" character can be used to underline the following character, allowing the user to open the menu by pressing "Alt + the underlined character" (mnemonic) when executed.
The character sequence "\t" is used to write a tabulation.
Lists
Primary
List of the keys that can be used to build a keyboard shortcut.
Extended-selection list.
Secondary
List of the keys that can be used to build a keyboard shortcut.
Check boxes
Halftone
Checked |
The menu item will appear in sunken relief, and the Active box will be unchecked automatically. The item will not trigger any events when the program is run. |
Checked
Checked |
Draws a tick in front of the item. |
Active
Not checked |
The item will not be active. It will not trigger any events. If the Halftone box is not checked, the item will look exactly like an active item. |
Default: box checked.
Visible
Checked |
The item will be visible. |
Default: box checked.
Default
Checked |
Displays the menu item in bold. This check box is not active where the menu being defined is the layout menu. |
Displayed data
Image frame
This frame, located below the check boxes, will contain the image associated with the current item, if it is an "Image" type item.
Buttons
Select
This button opens a Windows system dialog box which is used to open an image file (with the ".BMP" extension).
The selected image will be displayed inside the frame located below the check boxes, replacing the default image.
This button is only active where the current item is an "Image" item.
Modify
This button validates any modifications made and closes the dialog box.
Cancel
This button closes the dialog box without validating any modifications.