Wel Sample: Menus

menus

Compiling

To compile the example:

  • Launch EiffelStudio.
  • Click Add project
  • Browse to $ISE_EIFFEL\examples\wel\menus\.
  • Choose menus.ecf
  • Choose the location where the project will be compiled, by default the same directory containing the configuration file.
  • Click OK.

Running

After launching the program, you will see a window displayed with a similar appearance to the one displayed above. If you right click in the client area of the window, a menu will pop up at the cursor position. The same menu is also accessible from the "File" menu. Selecting any of the menu options will display a notification of which option was selected.

Under the Hood

A WEL_MENU is used for the menu's in this sample. The feature show_track is used to display the menu at the cursor position and a WEL_MSG_BOX is used to display the notification when a menu selection has occurred. This sample contains the following classes:

  • MAIN_WINDOW
  • MENUS_DEMO
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