Menu Item Editor

The Menu Item Editor allows maintenance of items within a MENU, SUBMENU, or FLOATMENU. The editor consists of two lists and nine buttons.

The edit window may be resized and a splitter is available to allow resizing the items list.

Editor Lists

The list on the left side of the editor shows any defined menu items. The list on right shows the selected item's properties. The selected item is highlighted in the left hand list titled "Items" and may be changed by clicking the desired item name.

OK

The OK button signals that modifications to the menu are complete and the menu is updated. The editor is then closed.

Cancel

The Cancel button indicates that any modifications to the menu should be discarded and the editor closed.

Add

The Add button inserts a new item into the menu. The item name defaults to MI{nn} where {nn} is a sequential value.

Remove

The Remove button deletes the selected item from the menu.

Load

The Load button allows selection of a previously saved set of item definitions. The Load/Save feature allows the definition of a set of items that can then be used in multiple forms promoting consistency and speeding form creation. Several commonly used sets of definitions are provided with the Designer. Note that upon selecting the Load function, any previously defined menu items are removed before the new items are added.

Store

The Store button saves the current menu item definitions. Once selected, the user is prompted for a unique name to identify the definition set. The menu item definitions are then saved for future use in other forms.

Help

The Help button displays this page in a new window.

Up and Down

The Up and Down Arrow buttons located between the two lists of the editor allow the position of the selected item in the button collection to be changed.