Dynamic Menus

gedumer · Post by **gedumer** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:31 pm

How can I add new menu items to a submenu during runtime? Submenus don't have an ID when they're created... just a text entry. For example, in the PB example file, menu.pb, there is a submenu titled "Recents". What if you wanted to add new file names to that list during runtime... how would I do that?

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:39 pm

Recreate the menu or use API.

gedumer · Post by **gedumer** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:59 pm

Fluid Byte wrote:Recreate the menu or use API.

I would have to recreate the entire menu from the top down... wouldn't that cause screen flash or some other disburbing effect?

P.S. I don't want to use API since it is multi-platform.

srod · Post by **srod** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:03 pm

Yes it can cause a minor screen flash, but nothing untoward really.

Post by **Fred** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:17 pm

the PB IDE uses this to update the whole menu when changing of language, and it works as expected.

gedumer · Post by **gedumer** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:23 pm

I'm currently experimenting with it and it seems to be working properly without any negative side effects for now.

Thanks...

DoubleDutch · Post by **DoubleDutch** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:31 pm

I use a different method - no need to recreate the menu at all. See the bottom of this thread: http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=37401