TMenuItem():New changed

[AntoninoP]

Hello,
comparing FWH 15.03 and FWH 17.11 I see that TMenuItem():New has a lot of changes...
The result is that we have a lots of items around the main menu instead of in its menu...
I think the guilty is:

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::oMenu := LastMenu()

inside tMenuItem:New

That change the behaviour of TMenu:Add in these lines:

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if Empty( oMenuItem:oMenu )
   oMenuItem:oMenu  := Self
endif

Anybody remember these changes?

[cnavarro]

Antonino, I do not understand what you mean
Can you explain your question better?

[AntoninoP]

in FWH 15.07 the new is this:

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METHOD New( cPrompt, cMsg, lChecked, lActive, bAction, cBmpFile, cResName,;
            nVKState, nVirtKey, lHelp, nHelpId, bWhen, lBreak ) CLASS TMenuItem

   DEFAULT lChecked := .f., lActive := .t., cBmpFile := "",;
           lHelp := .f., lBreak := .f.

   ::bAction  = bAction
   ::cPrompt  = cPrompt
   ::cMsg     = cMsg
   ::lChecked = lChecked
   ::lActive  = lActive
   ::lHelp    = lHelp
   ::lBreak   = lBreak
   ::hBitmap  = 0
   ::nHelpId  = nHelpId
   ::bWhen    = bWhen

   while IsMenu( ::nInitId )   // A popup could already own the ID !!!
      ::nInitId++
   end
   ::nId = ::nInitId++

   ::cVarName = "oMItem" + AllTrim( Str( ::nId ) )

   if ! Empty( cBmpFile ) .and. File( cBmpFile )
      ::hBitmap = ReadBitmap( 0, cBmpFile )
   endif
   if ! Empty( cResName )
      ::hBitmap = LoadBitmap( GetResources(), cResName )
   endif

   if nVirtKey != nil
      ::nVKState = nVKState
      ::nVirtKey = nVirtKey
   endif

return Self

now it is bigger, anybody know why? I searching in the forum and I don't found the thread about the modifications...

After these modifications in our enormous program we see menuitem create without the macro in wrong position, then my question is asked because the increment of complexity of the method drove the program to unexpected behaviours.

[cnavarro]

Antonino
This is actual definition of command MENUITEM

#xcommand MENUITEM [ <oMenuItem> PROMPT ] [<cPrompt>] ;
[ MESSAGE <cMsg> ] ;
[ <checked: CHECK, CHECKED, MARK> ] ;
[ <enable: ENABLED, DISABLED> ] ;
[ <file: FILE, FILENAME, DISK> <cBmpFile> ] ;
[ <resource: RESOURCE, RESNAME, NAME> <cResName> ] ;
[ ACTION <uAction,...> ] ;
[ BLOCK <bAction> ] ;
[ <of: OF, MENU, SYSMENU> <oMenu> ] ;
[ ACCELERATOR <nState>, <nVirtKey> ] ;
[ <help: HELP> ] ;
[ <HelpId: HELP ID, HELPID> <nHelpId> ] ;
[ WHEN <uWhen> ] ;
[ <lDegrade: DEGRADE> ] ;
[ <break: BREAK> ] ;
[ FONT <oFont> ] ;
[ COLORMENU [ <nClrMenu>, ] <nClrMenutxt> ] ;
[ <left: COLORBMP, COLORLEFT, LEFTCOLOR> <nClrToBa> [, <nClrBkBa>] ] ;
[ <right: COLORPNEL, COLORRIGHT, RIGHTCOLOR> <nClrToBr> [, <nClrBkBr> ] ] ;
[ COLORSELECT <nClrHiLi>, <nClrHiLf>[, <nClrHitx>] ] ;
[ COLORSEPARATOR <nClrHiBr> ] ;
[ <lVert: LINESVERT> ] ;
[ <lColors: COLORS> ] ;
[ CHARICON <cCharBmp> ] ;
[ HSYSBITMAP <hBmp> ] ;
[ INDEX <nIndex> ] ;
[ <lRight: RIGHT> ] ;
[ <lSeparator: SEPARATOR> ] ;
[ <lBold: BOLD> ];
[ <lItalic: ITALIC> ];
[ COLORBOX <nClrBox> ] ;
[ RADIOCHECK <nItemsGroup>, <nCheck> ] ;
[ <lDefault: ITEMDEFAULT> ] ;
[ <lLeft: LEFT> ] ;
[ <lControl: CONTROL> ] ;

This is command MENUITEM of Fivewin 15.03

#xcommand MENUITEM [ <oMenuItem> PROMPT ] [<cPrompt>] ;
[ MESSAGE <cMsg> ] ;
[ <checked: CHECK, CHECKED, MARK> ] ;
[ <enable: ENABLED, DISABLED> ] ;
[ <file: FILE, FILENAME, DISK> <cBmpFile> ] ;
[ <resource: RESOURCE, RESNAME, NAME> <cResName> ] ;
[ ACTION <uAction,...> ] ;
[ BLOCK <bAction> ] ;
[ <of: OF, MENU, SYSMENU> <oMenu> ] ;
[ ACCELERATOR <nState>, <nVirtKey> ] ;
[ <help: HELP> ] ;
[ <HelpId: HELP ID, HELPID> <nHelpId> ] ;
[ WHEN <uWhen> ] ;
[ <break: BREAK> ] ;

There have been many implementations since then with new features
All these new properties have been documented in the Whatsnew.txt documents of each new version.
In addition, I have documented all the properties of the menus and menuitems in the fivewin wiki where you can find all the information about it

http://wiki.fivetechsoft.com/doku.php?i ... ldown_menu

If you have a problem with your program, tell me how I can help you, either here in the forum or directly to my email.

[AntoninoP]

I changed the code that mixex items created with macro and items created without... now look stable..
I will write if the error appears again.

[cnavarro]

Function MenuData in PDMENU.PRG, create menu and items for one database
Maybe the code of that function could help you