After a fairly hectic Christmas, I am going to be returning to work
on the following challenge tomorrow. So far, I have not received any
responses that get to the heart of the basic question "What
messages/properties can be referenced during the MetaCard stack menu
process?"
Hoping for enlightenment,
David
At 4:20 PM -0600 12/28/99, David Cramer wrote:
>Well, I have just spent several days exploring all kinds of
>approaches to Windows 95 menu emulation, with the result that I now
>think I could get the results I need if only I could figure out one
>last piece of this whole puzzle of messaging and targets.
>
>Here goes...is there a way to *script* the clicking of a stack panel
>menu just as if a that stack or a menu item button on the stack had
>been clicked by a user? You see, the obstacle for me is still that
>clicking on a MetaCard button, which is being used as a menu
>heading, while the menu is already open, is a dead click, whereas
>standard menu behavior on both Windows and Mac is to close the menu.
>So what gives? Is there something simple I'm missing, or is there at
>least a workaround that still allows me to utilize the convenience
>of a built-in MetaCard paradigm, the menu stack?
>
>I am losing sleep, fingernails, and hair over this. Help!
>
>Regards,
>
>David
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David Cramer, Process Innovation Evangelist 87-1313 Border Street
PBSC Computer Training Centres (an IBM company) Winnipeg MB R3H 0X4
Corporate Office Research & Development Canada
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