standardtextmenu(
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The standardtextmenu( function generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama’s standard Text menu.
Parameters
No parameters.
Description
This function generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama’s standard Text menu in Panorama’s Live Menu Specification Language (LMSL). Use this when you want to include Panorama’s standard Text menu as part of your custom menu bar.
standardfilemenu()+
standardeditmenu()+
standardtextmenu()+
standardsearchmenu()+
standardsortmenu()+
standardclassicsetupmenu()+
menu("My Custom Menu")+
menuitem("Do something")+
menuitem("Do another thing")+
menuitem("Do something else")
Note: The Text menu is a “classic” menu which appeared in Panorama 5.5 and earlier. It is no longer included in Panorama’s standard menu bar but this function is available if you want the “classic” Panorama menu bar experience.
Sometimes you may not want to use the standard Text menu as-is, but rather want to customize it by adding your own menu items, or perhaps replacing or removing some existing standard menu items while leaving others alone. The standardtextmenu( function includes a built-in version of the arrayhack( function that makes this easy to do. Simply add one or more pairs of search/hack parameters to specify the changes you want to make (see the arrayhack( function for an explanation of these parameters).
To learn the details of customizing the menu, see the standardfilemenu( function, which can be customized the exact same way.
See Also
- Action Menu -- simple way to create your own menu items.
- arraymenuitems( -- converts a carriage return delimited array into a series of menu items.
- checkedarraymenuitems( -- converts a carriage return delimited array into a series of menu items, some of which may be checked.
- checkedmenuitem( -- creates a single menu item with an optional checkmark.
- Construct Menu -- used to automatically construct complex form applications, including calendars, lists, mailing labels, and more.
- Edit Menu -- edit text and data, to search (and replace), and to undo and recent actions.
- Field Menu -- manages fields, including adding and removing fields, setting field properties, sorting, morphing, hiding and showing.
- File Menu -- create, locate, open, close and save databases, import and export text, printing.
- filemenubar -- creates a custom menu bar or context menu for the current database (see Custom Menus).
- globalmenubar -- creates a custom menu bar or context menu for all windows (intended only for internal use by ProVUE Development).
- Help Menu -- contains items that will help you learn and use Panorama.
- info("menuidentifier") -- returns the identifier of the most recently chosen menu item (if any).
- LMSL -- is the specification language for Live Menus.
- Mark Menu -- allows you to set bookmarks in source code to help navigate to specific spots in a long program.
- menu( -- creates a menu (see Custom Menus).
- menuitem( -- creates a single menu item (see Custom Menus).
- menuitems( -- converts a semicolon separated array into a live menu specification.
- Menus -- overview of Panorama X menu bars.
- menuseparator( -- generates a menu item separator
- noactionmenu( -- suppresses the *Action* menu.
- noinstrumentationmenu( -- supresses the *Instrumentation* menu.
- nowizardmenu( -- suppresses the *Wizards* menu.
- Objects Menu -- used to select, modify and arrange graphics objects in a form.
- Panorama Menu -- get and set information about Panorama itself, including the version number, licensing information, and memory usage.
- popupatmouse -- displays a pop-up menu at the current mouse location.
- popupbelowbutton -- displays a pop-up menu in response to clicking on a button.
- popupclick -- displays a pop-up menu at the current mouse location.
- popupdoublefieldchoices -- displays a pop-up menu listing values in a specified field, with submenus containing values from a second field.
- popupfieldchoices -- displays a pop-up menu listing values in a specified field.
- Program Menu -- assists with running and debugging code, and with developing custom dialogs.
- Records Menu -- add and remove database records.
- Search Menu -- is used search for data, to select records, and to find and replace text within the current field.
- Source Menu -- used to assist in editing program code.
- standardactionmenu( -- generates a Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard Action menu.
- standardclassicsetupmenu( -- generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama's classic Setup menu.
- standardconstructgraphicsmenu( -- generates a Custom Menu specification for Panorama’s standard Construct menu (in Graphics Mode).
- standardeditmenu( -- generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard Edit menu.
- standardfieldsmenu( -- generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard Fields menu.
- standardfilemenu( -- generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard File menu.
- standardhelpmenu( -- generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard Help menu.
- standardinstrumentationmenu( -- generates a Custom Menu specification for Panorama’s standard Instrumentation menu.
- standardpanoramamenu( -- generates a Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard Panorama menu.
- standardrecordsmenu( -- generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard Records menu.
- standardsearchmenu( -- generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard Search menu.
- standardsetupmenu( -- generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard Setup menu.
- standardsortmenu( -- generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard Sort menu.
- standardviewmenu( -- generates a Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard View menu.
- standardwindowmenu( -- generates a customizable Custom Menu specification for Panorama's standard Window menu.
- submenu( -- creates a submenu (see Custom Menus).
- Window Menu -- controls the back to front arrangement of windows, it allows you to hide, show, or customize the toolbar (see Toolbar, and allows you minimize or zoom the window to full screen.
- windowmenubar -- creates a custom menu bar or context menu for the current window (see Custom Menus).
History
| 10.0 | Updated | Carried over from Panorama 6.0, but now allows the returned menu specification to be customized. |