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Adding menu to nehe code
January 18, 2003 09:19 AM
Hi, in my project resource.rc file i create a valid IDC_MENU. How do i reference it in the CreateGLWindow function of nehe''s code ?
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January 18, 2003 09:38 AM
Look at where he registers the window class, it specifies the menu to be used.
wc.lpszMenuName = MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_MENU);
Remember though, the menu takes up about 10 pixels or so, and covers up the top of the Open GL window. You will need to compensate for this or just leave it be. Perhaps a better solution would be to make the menu show up when the user hits a key and then when the user clicks on the window again, it hides it.
wc.lpszMenuName = MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_MENU);
Remember though, the menu takes up about 10 pixels or so, and covers up the top of the Open GL window. You will need to compensate for this or just leave it be. Perhaps a better solution would be to make the menu show up when the user hits a key and then when the user clicks on the window again, it hides it.
January 18, 2003 09:59 AM
January 18, 2003 10:19 AM
here is a part of my CreateGLWindow function:
wc.lpszMenuName = (LPCSTR)IDC_MENU1;
wc.lpszClassName= "OpenGL"; // Set The Class Name
as you can see now i have a menu name. If i run the following instruction
LoadString(hInstance, IDC_MENU1, "OpenGL", 100);
i get an access violation !
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wc.lpszMenuName = (LPCSTR)IDC_MENU1;
wc.lpszClassName= "OpenGL"; // Set The Class Name
as you can see now i have a menu name. If i run the following instruction
LoadString(hInstance, IDC_MENU1, "OpenGL", 100);
i get an access violation !
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January 18, 2003 10:20 AM
Use LoadMenu() instead:
HMENU LoadMenu(
HINSTANCE hInstance, // handle of application instance
LPCTSTR lpMenuName // menu name string or menu-resource identifier
);
Create the window and then call LoadMenu() and the SetMenu():
BOOL SetMenu(
HWND hWnd, // handle of window
HMENU hMenu // handle of menu
);
Whne you''re done, call DestroyMenu():
BOOL DestroyMenu(
HMENU hMenu // handle to menu to destroy
);
and SetMenu(hWnd, NULL); to unbind any bound menus from the window.
Crispy
HMENU LoadMenu(
HINSTANCE hInstance, // handle of application instance
LPCTSTR lpMenuName // menu name string or menu-resource identifier
);
Create the window and then call LoadMenu() and the SetMenu():
BOOL SetMenu(
HWND hWnd, // handle of window
HMENU hMenu // handle of menu
);
Whne you''re done, call DestroyMenu():
BOOL DestroyMenu(
HMENU hMenu // handle to menu to destroy
);
and SetMenu(hWnd, NULL); to unbind any bound menus from the window.
Crispy
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January 18, 2003 10:35 AM
January 18, 2003 10:39 AM
i already load windows.h header, so setmenu and loadmenu are already there. In the InitGL function i have these:
LoadMenu(hInstance,"IDC_PROVA2");
SetMenu(hWnd,LoadMenu(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_MENU)) );
IDC_MENU has been defined in the resource.rc file, so i have a simple menu. When i run the app, i get the File header but no sub-menus.
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LoadMenu(hInstance,"IDC_PROVA2");
SetMenu(hWnd,LoadMenu(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_MENU)) );
IDC_MENU has been defined in the resource.rc file, so i have a simple menu. When i run the app, i get the File header but no sub-menus.
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January 18, 2003 10:59 AM
Why are you loading two different menus? The reason I gave you the function prototypes was to spare you the time of looking them up - of course they have been declared and defined internally by WinAPI.
Are you storing the menu name/ID as a string or DWORD (a numeric constant) in the resource file. That is - does the name have quotes around it or not? If it does, you don''t need to call MAKEINTRESOURCE(). Additionally, set the WindowClass.lpszMenuName member to NULL when you create the window.
And finally - what do you mean by "submenus"? A submenu is an expanding list of menuitems that can be activated by moving the mouse cursor or caret over a menu item that traditionally has an arrow next to it: such as View->Toolbars in Internet Explorer.
Crispy
Are you storing the menu name/ID as a string or DWORD (a numeric constant) in the resource file. That is - does the name have quotes around it or not? If it does, you don''t need to call MAKEINTRESOURCE(). Additionally, set the WindowClass.lpszMenuName member to NULL when you create the window.
And finally - what do you mean by "submenus"? A submenu is an expanding list of menuitems that can be activated by moving the mouse cursor or caret over a menu item that traditionally has an arrow next to it: such as View->Toolbars in Internet Explorer.
Crispy
"Literally, it means that Bob is everything you can think of, but not dead; i.e., Bob is a purple-spotted, yellow-striped bumblebee/dragon/pterodactyl hybrid with a voracious addiction to Twix candy bars, but not dead."- kSquared
January 18, 2003 11:13 AM
The problem is that i have the menu correctly displayed, but when i click on it, i dont get the submenus defined with a AppendMenu statement. Also, when i click on the minimize or maximize or close box of the window, nothing happens. Why C++ has to be this damn difficult !
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January 18, 2003 01:11 PM
It seems to me you''re using AppendMenu() incorrectly - remember - you have to reference the parent menu in order for some other menu to become a submenu. Here''s an example:
It doesn''t use AppendMenu(), but the idea is the same.
Crispy
MENUITEMINFO MenuItem;MenuItem.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO);MenuItem.fMask = MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_SUBMENU | MIIM_CHECKMARKS;MenuItem.fType = MFT_STRING;MenuItem.fState = MFS_ENABLED;MenuItem.wID = NULL;MenuItem.hbmpChecked = NULL;MenuItem.hbmpUnchecked = NULL;MenuItem.dwItemData = NULL;MenuItem.dwItemData = NULL;MenuItem.hSubMenu = ThisItemsSubMenu; //a 2nd level submenu that expands from this item; this item belongs to a 1st level submenuMenuItem.cch = SomeString;MenuItem.dwTypeData = (char *)malloc(SomeString.length());strcpy(MenuItem.dwTypeData, SomeString.c_str());InsertMenuItem(SubMenu, GetMenuItemCount(Menu), MF_BYPOSITION, &MenuItem); //let''s recap: "Menu" is the root menu, "SubMenu" is the menu//into which you''re inserting (the 1st level submenu in this //case) and "MenuItem" is the item that you''re instering that will //be the root item for a 2nd level submenu It doesn''t use AppendMenu(), but the idea is the same.
Crispy
"Literally, it means that Bob is everything you can think of, but not dead; i.e., Bob is a purple-spotted, yellow-striped bumblebee/dragon/pterodactyl hybrid with a voracious addiction to Twix candy bars, but not dead."- kSquared
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