I would like to build menu items dynamically when my program is running but I can not figure out what event to react on. I would like to add menu items to self.subMenu when a user clicks on self.submenu. I tried EVT_MENU_OPEN but that only works on linux. (From documentation: On Windows, this is only sent once for each navigation of the menubar (up until all menus have closed)). EVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT only works for menu items not for menus. No success with EVT_UPDATE_UI either
Actually, the contents of the menu is read from a file and I want
to be able to update the menu if the file changed without having to close
down the program.
Thanks,
Susanne
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Robin Dunn wrote:
Susanne Lefvert wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to build menu items dynamically when my program is running
> but I can not figure out what event to react on. I would like to add menu
> items to self.subMenu when a user clicks on self.submenu. I tried
> EVT_MENU_OPEN but that only works on linux. (From documentation: On Windows, this is
> only sent once for each navigation of the menubar (up until all menus have
> closed)). EVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT only works for menu items not for menus.
> No success with EVT_UPDATE_UI either
>
> self.menubar = wxMenuBar()
> self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)
>
> self.menu = wxMenu()
> self.subMenu = wxMenu()
> self.menu.AppendMenu(self.ID, "Submenu", self.subMenu)
> self.menubar.Append(self.menu, "MainMenu")
>
>
> If you have any ideas, please let me know.
>
You probably know before the menu is opened what items you would like to
add to it, don't you? Why not add them then?
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I can't think of an event that will help you but..
I guess you mean that your programme needs
to change it's menu if *another* programme changes the
menu file.
If so,
what about a timer that checks your file at a certain
interval (you could check the time and date of the file)?
or
what about a check whenever your programme loses
focus and then gets it back again (you will have to activate
another programma to change the file I guess - (unless off
course you can change it using a network or otherwise))
Actually, the contents of the menu is read from a file and I want
to be able to update the menu if the file changed without having to close
down the program.
