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{{IDE Window: Menu Editor}}
 
{{IDE Window: Menu Editor}}
  
The Menu Editor is a non-modal window of the Lazarus IDE which allows you to edit menu components (TMainMenu and TPopupMenu) by adding, deleting and editing existing menu items (TMenuItem).
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{{Note|Description of old version Menu Editor you can see (and edit) at [[Talk:IDE_Window:_Menu_Editor|discussion page]]}}
The menu editor is invoked by right-clicking on a menu component once it had been dropped on a form (or datamodule) when designing. You can find the menu component on you Main Window toolbar or on you components sub-window.[[File:TMainMenuComponent1.png]]  Click the component and drop it onto the form that you are designing.[[File:NewFormWithMainMenu01.png]]
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==About==
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"Menu editor" is dialog which allows to customize contents of menus: [[TMainMenu]], [[TPopupMenu]].
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[[File:menueditor-popupmenu.png]]
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==Preview area==
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This area shows preview of menu designed. For TMainMenu it shows horizontal band with top-level items, for TPopupMenu it shows vertical band (more vertical bands shown for each submenu).
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Clickable labels:
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* "Add menu item" to add item. This label is shown when the last item of menu is selected (in TPopupMenu - bottom item).
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* "Add submenu" to add child submenu.
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To edit properties of an item, click it on preview, then call Object Inspector. Or you can skip using OI, instead use right-click on each item.
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==Action buttons==
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Buttons with icons peform these actions:
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* icons "long arrows": Move selected item up/down (or left/right in TMainMenu top level).
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* icons "plus with line": Add separator item above/below selected item. Disabled for TMainMenu top level.
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* icon "minus": Delete selected item.
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* icons "plus with 1 arrow": Add item before/after selected item (and select it).
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* icon "plus with 2 arrows": Add submenu for selected item (and select its first item).
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Icons are different for TMainMenu top level (since items here are arranged horizontally).

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Light bulb  Note: Description of old version Menu Editor you can see (and edit) at discussion page

About

"Menu editor" is dialog which allows to customize contents of menus: TMainMenu, TPopupMenu.

menueditor-popupmenu.png

Preview area

This area shows preview of menu designed. For TMainMenu it shows horizontal band with top-level items, for TPopupMenu it shows vertical band (more vertical bands shown for each submenu). Clickable labels:

  • "Add menu item" to add item. This label is shown when the last item of menu is selected (in TPopupMenu - bottom item).
  • "Add submenu" to add child submenu.

To edit properties of an item, click it on preview, then call Object Inspector. Or you can skip using OI, instead use right-click on each item.

Action buttons

Buttons with icons peform these actions:

  • icons "long arrows": Move selected item up/down (or left/right in TMainMenu top level).
  • icons "plus with line": Add separator item above/below selected item. Disabled for TMainMenu top level.
  • icon "minus": Delete selected item.
  • icons "plus with 1 arrow": Add item before/after selected item (and select it).
  • icon "plus with 2 arrows": Add submenu for selected item (and select its first item).

Icons are different for TMainMenu top level (since items here are arranged horizontally).