Menu properties

Abstract

This document describes properties of the user menu associated with a DM form.

Menu property page

Overview

Menu property page follows the general layout of property pages in the DM Interface Builder:

Menu properties

Text

Type: string
Dynamic: yes
Static: yes
Description: It is the text appearing in the menu item.

Type

Type: integer, enumeration
Dynamic: yes
Static: yes
Description:
The following menu item types are supported:
Normal
A menu item, with which a command can be associated.
Popup
A menu item opening another submenu.
Separator
A horizontal divider usually used to separate groups of menu items.

Action

Type: procedure
Multiple values: allowed
Values concatenation: sequence
Dynamic: yes
Static: no
Description: A procedure or a set of procedures to be called when the menu item is selected by the user.

Is enabled

Type: boolean
Multiple values: allowed
Values concatenation: boolean conjunction ("and" operation)
Dynamic: yes
Static: no
Description: A boolean expression or a set of boolean expressions to determine whether the menu item may be selected.

Is checked

Type: boolean
Multiple values: allowed
Values concatenation: boolean conjunction ("and" operation)
Dynamic: yes
Static: no
Description: A boolean expression or a set of boolean expressions to determine whether the menu item is checked. When the menu item is checked a small check mark appears left to the item text.

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