GUIs

Does anyone have a GUI lib where the menus can extend beyond the bounds of the parent window (using a child window for the menu), and that doesn't look too different from a regular Windows interface?

Why not use a regular menu? All you'd have to do is handle the input code to determine when to open it and then do so.

WB Noel!

Ok... I've been here for quite a while.

lol..

Ontopic - Nope, don't know of any GUI lib that does that. But like cower said, why not use a regular menu?

If I understand what you're after then I think MaxGUI does this either with a normal menu, a seperate window or a child window.

A childwindow is not allowed to have a menu, it should use the menu from the parent window and can't moved outside it's parent. But yes, any other window can may serve you with a menu to do the job. Not sure how it should look like for you. Try this:

'Source Code created on 28 Aug 2007 10:41:36 with Logic Gui Version 2.2 Build 262
'Start of external Header File
SuperStrict

'End Of external Header File


Local Win2:TGadget = CreateWindow:TGadget("Win2",473,128,111,93,Null,WINDOW_RESIZABLE |WINDOW_MENU |WINDOW_TOOL )
	Local Win2_File:TGadget = CreateMenu( "File" , 100 , WindowMenu( Win2:TGadget ) )
		Local Win2_Open:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Open" , 101 , WindowMenu( Win2_File:TGadget ) )
		Local Win2_Close:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Close" , 102 , WindowMenu( Win2_File:TGadget ) )
		Local Win2_Exit:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Exit" , 103 , WindowMenu( Win2_File:TGadget ) )
	Local Win2_Edit:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Edit" , 200 , WindowMenu( Win2:TGadget ) )
		Local Win2_Cut:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Cut" , 201 , WindowMenu( Win2_Edit:TGadget ) )
		Local Win2_Copy:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Copy" , 202 , WindowMenu( Win2_Edit:TGadget ) )
		Local Win2_Paste:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Paste" , 203 , WindowMenu( Win2_Edit:TGadget ) )
	Local Win2_Help:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Help" , 300 , WindowMenu( Win2:TGadget ) )
		Local Win2_About:TGadget = CreateMenu( "About" , 301 , WindowMenu( Win2_Help:TGadget ) )
	UpdateWindowMenu( Win2:TGadget )
Local Win1:TGadget = CreateWindow:TGadget("Main Window",227,90,246,177,Null,WINDOW_TITLEBAR)
	Local Child:TGadget = CreateWindow:TGadget("Child",73,27,99,105,Win1:TGadget,WINDOW_TITLEBAR|WINDOW_TOOL |WINDOW_CHILD)
Local Win3:TGadget = CreateWindow:TGadget("Win3",347,272,132,111,Null,WINDOW_TITLEBAR|WINDOW_MENU |WINDOW_TOOL )
	Local Win3_File:TGadget = CreateMenu( "File" , 10100 , WindowMenu( Win3:TGadget ) )
		Local Win3_Open:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Open" , 10101 , WindowMenu( Win3_File:TGadget ) )
		Local Win3_Close:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Close" , 10102 , WindowMenu( Win3_File:TGadget ) )
		Local Win3_Exit:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Exit" , 10103 , WindowMenu( Win3_File:TGadget ) )
	Local Win3_Edit:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Edit" , 10200 , WindowMenu( Win3:TGadget ) )
		Local Win3_Cut:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Cut" , 10201 , WindowMenu( Win3_Edit:TGadget ) )
		Local Win3_Copy:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Copy" , 10202 , WindowMenu( Win3_Edit:TGadget ) )
		Local Win3_Paste:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Paste" , 10203 , WindowMenu( Win3_Edit:TGadget ) )
	Local Win3_Help:TGadget = CreateMenu( "Help" , 10300 , WindowMenu( Win3:TGadget ) )
		Local Win3_About:TGadget = CreateMenu( "About" , 10301 , WindowMenu( Win3_Help:TGadget ) )
	UpdateWindowMenu( Win3:TGadget )

Repeat
	WaitEvent()
	Select EventID()
		Case EVENT_WINDOWCLOSE
			Select EventSource()
				Case Win2	Win2_WC( Win2:TGadget )
				Case Win1	Win1_WC( Win1:TGadget )
				Case Child	Child_WC( Child:TGadget )
				Case Win3	Win3_WC( Win3:TGadget )
			End Select

		Case EVENT_MENUACTION
			Select EventData()
				'Menu_Events for Gadget = Win2
				'Menu_Events for Gadget = Win3
			End Select

	End Select
Forever

Function Win2_WC( Window:TGadget )
	DebugLog "Window Win2 wants to be closed"
'	HideGadget( Window:TGadget )

	End
End Function

Function Win1_WC( Window:TGadget )
	DebugLog "Window Win1 wants to be closed"
'	HideGadget( Window:TGadget )

	End
End Function

Function Child_WC( Window:TGadget )
	DebugLog "Window Child wants to be closed"
'	HideGadget( Window:TGadget )

	End
End Function

Function Win3_WC( Window:TGadget )
	DebugLog "Window Win3 wants to be closed"
'	HideGadget( Window:TGadget )

	End
End Function

Two ideas:

- "Re-direct" clicking on a menu item to a pop-up menu; popups don't care for the window size.

- Use "<<" and ">>" buttons to implement a scrolling menu. Or make it even nicer, as Flashers would do it - the mouse hovering in the left or right corners will scroll the menu 'automagically'.

BUT: If you need a menu size bigger than your application window, then -maybe- there is something wrong with your entire user interface. Sounds like the typical Microsoft Overkill to me. Many Mac applications don't even need a menu. For example, I almost never use the menu in Aperture. Popup menus, yes, but not the regular application menu. Just a thought. ;-)