Bitmap Button menu like in OpenOffice

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Hi guys,

quick question. Has anybody written a bitmap-button menu like the ones used in
OpenOffice ? I have a bunch of bitmap buttons to the right of a listctrl.
Since I'm running out of space there (some people still use 800x600) I'd like
to group several of those buttons into a foldout menu. So one of the bitmap
buttons folds out a menu to the right, which contains more bitmap buttons.
OpennOffice uses that in the tools section to the left. I know one could
probably write that using the popup window control, but hey - if someone
already has it why reinvent the wheel :slight_smile:

Thanks

  UC

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Hi guys,
quick question. Has anybody written a bitmap-button menu like the ones used in
OpenOffice ? I have a bunch of bitmap buttons to the right of a listctrl.
Since I'm running out of space there (some people still use 800x600) I'd like
to group several of those buttons into a foldout menu. So one of the bitmap
buttons folds out a menu to the right, which contains more bitmap buttons.
OpennOffice uses that in the tools section to the left. I know one could
probably write that using the popup window control, but hey - if someone
already has it why reinvent the wheel :slight_smile:

Thanks
        UC

Hi,Uwe, if you find the solution could you post it to me, or to list?
I'm also interested in such a widget.

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Igor Prischepoff wrote:

> Hi guys,
> quick question. Has anybody written a bitmap-button menu like the ones used in
> OpenOffice ? I have a bunch of bitmap buttons to the right of a listctrl. > Since I'm running out of space there (some people still use 800x600) I'd like > to group several of those buttons into a foldout menu. So one of the bitmap > buttons folds out a menu to the right, which contains more bitmap buttons. > OpennOffice uses that in the tools section to the left. I know one could > probably write that using the popup window control, but hey - if someone > already has it why reinvent the wheel :slight_smile:

> Thanks
> UC

Hi,Uwe, if you find the solution could you post it to me, or to list?
I'm also interested in such a widget.

I havn't seen anything like this yet, but it would be nice to have in the library.

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Ok, for those interested here is a simple quickhack that does it.
Feel free to modify it and put it into the wxPython library.
I had to play a trick to get the events handled. I bet there is a better way,
but this works, so I left it as is.

UC

foldoutmenu.zip (6.64 KB)

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On Thursday 16 October 2003 10:45 am, Uwe C. Schroeder wrote:

Hi guys,

quick question. Has anybody written a bitmap-button menu like the ones used
in OpenOffice ? I have a bunch of bitmap buttons to the right of a
listctrl. Since I'm running out of space there (some people still use
800x600) I'd like to group several of those buttons into a foldout menu. So
one of the bitmap buttons folds out a menu to the right, which contains
more bitmap buttons. OpennOffice uses that in the tools section to the
left. I know one could probably write that using the popup window control,
but hey - if someone already has it why reinvent the wheel :slight_smile:

Thanks

  UC

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Open Source Solutions 4U, LLC 2570 Fleetwood Drive
Phone: +1 650 872 2425 San Bruno, CA 94066
Cell: +1 650 302 2405 United States
Fax: +1 650 872 2417