Hi Jeff,
I am re-writing the old hourly clock to include many different settings
along with both a sleep and wakeup mode.
I could have used many combo boxs or other sources of selection for the
menu's but decided to use checkboxs for simple options.
thus, having lets say the chime to happen once an hour, every half hour, or
every quarter hour, then there is a value to set, 1, 2, or 4 and this is used
in the announceHour variable that is true unless shut off, or 0...
Also there is a 12 or 24 hour format, thus saving that value, like the
hourly, in the IniFile as 12 or 24. Now, to select one, the other has to be
unchecked. Also, in the other there are 3 choices. Also, when having multiple
announcements, there is a list. Granted I could have had a list to do this. but
that also is another dialog or a menu choice; which I chose the menu.
Example:
I am setting the menu item for the 3 chime settings stated above. I use the
dictionary and the IniFile selection to set the one item and unchek all the
others.
myDialogMenu.Checked( GetMenuItemID( dictMyChimeSettings,
INIFile(myINIFile).Number( "Configuration", "ChimeSetting")) = SelectMenuItem(
dictMyChimeSettings)
Now, I have not tested that for I just wrote it during the responses to
Aaron. I am just using the menu items without making more dialogs, the only
reason for this.
Bruce
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 4:27 PM
Subject: RE: Menu Items and Menu Group?
Bruce,
What are you writing an app to do?
From: BT [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 1:24 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Menu Items and Menu Group?
Hi Aaron,
Yes, an array does offer one choice, but in my dictionaries, I have 2
choices. Use of the ID for selection, and any value passed in from the IniFile.
But, dictionaries are also faster, but I am not using it for that reason,
nor even thought about it.
For, my second function I wanted to get the item value out that would be
the value for that item if selected. so an assignment would take place using
the dictionary, along with using the dictionary as the selection nullify and
getting/putting...
Granted as an after thought, Arrays can be set up with index's that are
not sequential, but could not remember if that was possible in VB, but like you
say, "Different strokes for different folks."
At the moment I could not find any good substitute in VB commands...
Bruce
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: Menu Items and Menu Group?
See see. I would have used an array, and a single routine with an on/off
parameters, but different strokes for different folks.
Aaron
On 5/27/2011 4:07 PM, BT wrote:
Hi Aaron,
Just got back from a quick hour break to Ithaca. I did this for one
reason, to make a universal item function for all items and to reduce space.
Yes, I could make lots of lists, lots of checks, and I reduced a lot of
if then's to functions, in fact 2 functions...
so, yes, there is a dictionary, and a list in the case statements, but
the rest is reduced to 2 function calls.
I hope that makes it easier for you to understand. You will have to
wait until I release the app...
Bruce
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: Menu Items and Menu Group?
Why would you go through the trouble of creating a dictionary of all your
menu ids, when you already know what they are based on your XML?
Aaron
On 5/27/2011 1:41 PM, BT wrote:
Hi Doug,
After asking the question I discovered that knowing all the menu
items and such creates a problem if different types, but a dictionary of the
only ID's you want does prevent that problem.
So, below is how I got around the issues. the first function unchecks
all items inside the dictionary and returns a true to set the actual menu item
that had been selected, so it gets set true.
Then the second function uses the dictionary to find the ID on the
item list to find the value of that item and return the actual menu ID of that
particular value.
So this allows me to uncheck a selection and find the ID of a value
corresponding to that ID...
So, if choices then one value selects only one item and such...
You will understand it after I post the cuckoo Clock.
Just going one step at a time, filling in the menu items, selections,
and the IniFile with those selections, and the reverse.
Bruce
Function SelectMenuItem( menuDict)
' Uncheck all menu items and set selected one by passing back true.
Dim mId
For Each mId In menuDict
myDialogMenu.Checked( mId) = False
Next
SelectMenuItem = True
End Function
Function GetMenuItemID( menuDict, item)
' Return the menuItem ID of the item inside the dictionary.
Dim mID
For Each mID In menuDict
If menuDict( mID) = item Then
GetMenuItemID = mID
Exit Function
End If
Next
GetMenuItemID = ""
End Function
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: Menu Items and Menu Group?
Bruce,
We do not expose the information you are asking for. The reason is the
menu object we provide is for your own dialogs. Meaning either your entry in
our apps menu or the menu bar in your dialog. In either case you are the one
that put the entries in the menu so you know what is there and how to interact
with them.
Doug
On 5/27/2011 10:27 AM, BT wrote:
Hi!
I still would like to know, but my dictionary function is perfect
and requires only the items dictionary along with 4 lines of code for the
function...
Bruce
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 8:18 AM
Subject: Menu Items and Menu Group?
Hi!
I discovered in my app manager in the help menu that there is no
property for the size or count inside a menu item list. Is there?
I wish to deselect or check all items inside one menu list so if
I check one item all the rest are unchecked.
I no from other languages ther is usually a way to count all
items with a built in property and there is none for WE menu
properties/methods. At least what I see on the property list.
I attempted the UBound and that either says the method/property
does not exist or not set...
Any thoughts would be appreciated for I am at the moent making a
dictionary list of all items to resolve the issue.
Bruce
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