On 8.4.2006, at 21:52, Joseph J. Strout wrote:
At 6:43 PM +0000 4/8/06, Björn Eiríksson wrote:
Why on earth do we have platform menu editor where one can select
the platforms and see the menus if it cannot be used to handle the
platform differences ?
Because some menu items move around depending on the platform, and
it's important that you be able to see these position differences
when designing your menus.
Example:
I put "Quit" in the File Menu on MacOS X (Yes I know that this
one I can do with constants)
Then I select Windows to see the Windows menus and I change
the Quit to Exit there.
Now I change back to MacOS X menus and I will have Exit.
Yes, of course. You need to use a constant if you want different
text.
Example 2:
I put about menu on MacOS X in the Edit Menu and have its
super set as AppleMenuItem so it will
go where About menu should go on MacOS X. (On MacOS X I have
no Help Menu).
You should put it directly under the blue apple when in Mac OS X
mode. It will need a "home" location to be in on other platforms,
though. That's why you do:
On Windows I create Help menu and drag the About menu to there.
Now, when you switch back to Mac OS X, you should find that it is
drawn in the Apple menu, and in Windows, it's drawn in the Help
menu. Menus that move have two locations: a "home" location where
they appear for platforms that don't have any special place for
such menus (i.e., the Apple menu for AboutMenuItems and
PrefsMenuItems), and then the special location defined by the
platform.
Best,
- Joe
I will try it, thanks.
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