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MainMenu + hint
Posted on 2006-07-18
Hi,
What's the best way to display messages in the statusbar
when the user goes thru the menu-items of the MainMenu?
I have allready made a procedure for the Toolbar - buttons, but I don't
know how for the MainMenu-items!
private
{ Private declarations }
procedure MyHint(Sender: TObject);
(*------------------------
procedure TMainForm.MyHint(Sender: TObject);
begin
StatusBar1.Panels[0].Text := Application.Hint;
end;
(*------------------------
procedure TMainForm.FormShow(Sender:
begin
Application.OnHint := MyHint;
ShowHint := True;
ToolButton1.Hint := 'New|New Connection';
ToolButton2.Hint := 'Open|Open Connection';
ToolButton3.Hint := 'Save|Save current connection file';
ToolButton4.Hint := 'Print|Print';
ToolButton5.Hint := 'Copy|Copy the selection into Clipboard';
ToolButton6.Hint := 'Paste|Insert Clipboard contents';
end;
(*------------------------
Thanks in advance...
Greetings,
Peter Kiers
What's the best way to display messages in the statusbar
when the user goes thru the menu-items of the MainMenu?
I have allready made a procedure for the Toolbar - buttons, but I don't
know how for the MainMenu-items!
private
{ Private declarations }
procedure MyHint(Sender: TObject);
(*------------------------
procedure TMainForm.MyHint(Sender: TObject);
begin
StatusBar1.Panels[0].Text := Application.Hint;
end;
(*------------------------
procedure TMainForm.FormShow(Sender:
begin
Application.OnHint := MyHint;
ShowHint := True;
ToolButton1.Hint := 'New|New Connection';
ToolButton2.Hint := 'Open|Open Connection';
ToolButton3.Hint := 'Save|Save current connection file';
ToolButton4.Hint := 'Print|Print';
ToolButton5.Hint := 'Copy|Copy the selection into Clipboard';
ToolButton6.Hint := 'Paste|Insert Clipboard contents';
end;
(*------------------------
Thanks in advance...
Greetings,
Peter Kiers
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Set the hint for each menu item, then catch the applications OnHint event, eg;
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs,
StdCtrls, Menus, ExtCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
MainMenu1: TMainMenu;
File1: TMenuItem;
Test1: TMenuItem;
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
procedure DisplayHint(Sender: TObject);
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.DFM}
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
Application.OnHint:=Displa
end;
procedure TForm1.DisplayHint(Sender:
begin
// Set whatever status control text
Caption:=GetLongHint(Appli
end;
end.
Regards,
Russell
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs,
StdCtrls, Menus, ExtCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
MainMenu1: TMainMenu;
File1: TMenuItem;
Test1: TMenuItem;
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
procedure DisplayHint(Sender: TObject);
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.DFM}
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
Application.OnHint:=Displa
end;
procedure TForm1.DisplayHint(Sender:
begin
// Set whatever status control text
Caption:=GetLongHint(Appli
end;
end.
Regards,
Russell
Looking at your code, you are already catching the Application's OnHint, so just set each menu items' .Hint property and you should be set
Russell
Russell
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