POPUP Resource
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8/28/2008
This resource-definition statement creates a menu item that can contain menu items and submenus.
POPUP text, [[optionlist]] { item-definitions . . . }
Parameters
- text
String that contains the name of the menu. This string must be enclosed in double quotation marks (").
optionlist
Specifies the appearance of the menu item. This optional parameter can be one or more of the following redefined menu options, separated by commas or spaces.Value Description CHECKED
Menu item has a check mark next to it. This option is not valid for a top-level menu.
GRAYED
Menu item is initially inactive and appears on the menu in gray or a lightened shade of the menu text color. This option cannot be used with the INACTIVE option.
HELP
Identifies a Help item.
INACTIVE
Menu item is displayed but it cannot be selected. This option cannot be used with the GRAYED option.
MENUBARBREAK
This option is the same as MENUBREAK except that for pop-up menus, MENUBARBREAK separates the new column from the old column with a vertical line.
MENUBREAK
For static menu bar items, MENUBREAK places the menu item on a new line. For menus, MENUBREAK places the menu item in a new column with no dividing line between the columns.
Example
The following code example shows how to use the POPUP statement.
chem MENU
{
POPUP "&Elements"
{
MENUITEM "&Oxygen", 200
MENUITEM "&Carbon", 201, CHECKED
MENUITEM "&Hydrogen", 202
MENUITEM SEPARATOR
MENUITEM "&Sulfur", 203
MENUITEM "Ch&lorine", 204
}
POPUP "&Compounds"
{
POPUP "&Sugars"
{
MENUITEM "&Glucose", 301
MENUITEM "&Sucrose", 302, CHECKED
MENUITEM "&Lactose", 303, MENUBREAK
MENUITEM "&Fructose", 304
}
POPUP "&Acids"
{
"&Hydrochloric", 401
"&Sulfuric", 402
}
}
}