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Application Menu

I am currently looking to design a main menu for an application I am developing. My idea is that all the main menu options will be visible whilst the program is running taking up approx 1\5 of the screen. I want it to have the same feel as the Windows Start button but am open to different suggestions. Could anyone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance for this very general question.

Iain

vbyuval

1.You can creat an unvisible menu and a ConnamdButton .
In the CommandButton you call to popup menu ...
If you need same code commet me .

2.You can create a CommandButton and a Form with
properties: With=Command1.Width,Height=options*optioneight, if you
want a static menu (not animated) Top =
Command1.Top+Me.Height else Top = Command1.Top (but
later you will have to change the Top property ) and
Visible=False,name=NewFormName .
In the MouseOver event write :

If (x<0) Or (y<0) Then
Me.Hide
End If

On the form you should put your labels(the options) and write
in each one of them in the MouseOver event :

If (x>0) And (y>0) Then
BackColor=VBBlue
ForeColor=VBWhite
Else
BackColor=VBGray
ForeColor=VBBlack
End If

And in the Click event write the command .

In the CommandButton you write :

NewFormName.show

Enjoy
Yuval Amir

I_jolly

ASKER

Thanks ..It's a good idea.

What I'm really looking for are comments so that I can select the best one. I am currently using toggle buttons but they look naff. I want something that's smooth and professional...

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I_jolly

ASKER

I was looking for suggestions so that I could select the best one - I didn't actually mean to reject the answer but delay until I had a choice and then test them all out. The answer that you have given looks very good. Could you send a sample of the code - If I get it working I will accept the answer.

i_jolly@hotmail.com

Sorry for the confusion

I_jolly

ASKER

Thanks.....Sorry for the delay.