Menu

Attached a small example that will let you begin with.
Instead of having the panels in the activity you can also create one layout file for each panel and add the panels by code and load their respective layout files.

Best regards.

Would doing it this way mess up the layout already in the module main? I am just trying to have a menu pop up after pressing the menu button.

'Activity module
Sub Process_Globals
'These global variables will be declared once when the application starts.
'These variables can be accessed from all modules.

End Sub

Sub Globals
'These global variables will be redeclared each time the activity is created.
'These variables can only be accessed from this module.
Dim Panel0, Panel1, Panel2, Panel3 As Panel
End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
Activity.LoadLayout("MenuPanels")
Activity.AddMenuItem("Help1","Help")
Activity.AddMenuItem("Help2","Help")
Activity.AddMenuItem("Help3","Help")
Panel1.Top = 0
Panel1.Left = 0
Panel2.Top = 0
Panel2.Left = 0
Panel3.Top = 0
Panel3.Left = 0
End Sub

Sub Activity_Resume

End Sub

Sub Activity_Pause (UserClosed As Boolean)

End Sub

Sub Help_Click
Select Sender
Case "Help1"
Panel1.Visible=True
Case "Help2"
Panel2.Visible=True
Case "Help3"
Panel3.Visible=True
End Select
End Sub

Sub Button_Click
Dim Send As Button

Send = Sender

Select Send.Tag
Case "1"
Panel1.Visible=False
Case "2"
Panel2.Visible=False
Case "3"
Panel3.Visible=False
End Select
End Sub

klaus said:

Attached a small example that will let you begin with.
Instead of having the panels in the activity you can also create one layout file for each panel and add the panels by code and load their respective layout files.

Best regards.

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Klaus

I don't understand how I would use your program to give the 3 help buttons names like: Options, Settings, etc.

If you change the TITLE 'help1' and 'help2' value the help buttons don't work. For instance...

Your code works...

Activity.AddMenuItem("Help1","Help")
Activity.AddMenuItem("Help2","Help")


Changing the titles of each help button doesn't work...

Activity.AddMenuItem("OPTIONS","Help")
Activity.AddMenuItem("SETTINGS","Help")

Hi Sarah,

When you change the Title of a menu item you must use this same name in the event routine. In our exapmle:
Changing: You must also change this: Best regards.

I am a newbie. Attaching a simple menu app. Keep in mind I am not in Klaus's league.

klaus said:

Hi Sarah,

When you change the Title of a menu item you must use this same name in the event routine.
Best regards.

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Thanks Klaus, Now I understand.

Klaus,

This menu example is close to what I am looking for. Is it possible to use a layout file just for the menu I want as opposed to using AddMenuItem? Or are Layout files used soley for full screens on the device?

If a Layout file cannot be used can we use a Panel and add buttons to that panel and achieve the same effect?

I like the menu feature, but prefer to use the Button view as I can size and color the button as I like.

No you can't use a layout file for the menu.
You could have a look at chapter 12.1 Example programs / User interfaces page 144 in the Beginner's Guide.
There are three examples: Menu, TabHost and Buttons.
I have been a Button fan for a long time already in Windows programs.

Best regards.

Row height

Is there a fixed value for the height of a row in the menu? Can it be changed?

Please start a new thread for this question.