http://forum.codejock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:37:44 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2009 05:55:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 forum.codejock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=11023 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_images/codejock-logo.gif http://forum.codejock.com/ http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=48705&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#48705 Author: nighthawk
Subject: 11023
Posted: 06 May 2009 at 5:55am

chrisABC wrote: Your cpu has too much spare time  :-)

I only need to check the controls when the program does something tochange one of the visibility settings.  Looping through a few dozencontrols on such rare occasions is not a problem.


]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 05:55:13 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=48705&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#48705 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=48672&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#48672 Author: chrisABC
Subject: 11023
Posted: 05 May 2009 at 3:27pm

nighthawk wrote: Iso I wrote a function that loops through all the menus and toolbars and hide seperators when  they are show up in these unwanted places.

Your cpu has too much spare time  :-)
]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 15:27:36 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=48672&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#48672 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=48525&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#48525 Author: nighthawk
Subject: 11023
Posted: 30 April 2009 at 9:06pm

I found the following workaround.  Adding a menu item using the following code creates a separator independent of any menu item: 


Dim Control As XtremeCommandBars.CommandBarControl

Set Control = CommandBar.Controls.Add(xtpControlGallery, Id, "")
Control.Height = 0
Control.Width = 0
Control.BeginGroup = True


(This also works for toolbar separators)

The only problem I have encountered is that if there is a situation where a lot of normal menu items are hidden, I can sometimes end up with separators in unwanted spots.  For example, sometimes I can end up with a separator in the very first or last position of a menu.  Also, I can sometimes end up with two separators next to each other.  This doesn't look good so I wrote a function that loops through all the menus and toolbars and hide seperators when  they are show up in these unwanted places.
]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:06:23 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=48525&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#48525 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=48523&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#48523 Author: stefanadelbert
Subject: 11023
Posted: 30 April 2009 at 7:50pm

I'm having exactly the same issue, and definitely don't want to have to do the extra housekeeping of applying the separator to the next applicable menu item.

Is there any other way of achieving this?
]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:50:03 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=48523&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#48523 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=37546&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#37546 Author: nighthawk
Subject: 11023
Posted: 27 June 2008 at 4:38pm

Unfortunately, a blank label still leaves a space where the caption would normally be displayed.  I don't want any spacing between the stand-alone group separator line and the menu buttons above and below.]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:38:58 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=37546&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#37546 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=37135&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#37135 Author: shipwreck
Subject: 11023
Posted: 20 June 2008 at 8:23pm

Any specific reason why you would want to do this, If you like the "Aqua" look, you can just add another control in the menu, maybe a label perhaps? Make it's caption blank, and disable it. It will be there, in the order you have loaded your controls.]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:23:55 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=37135&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#37135 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11023&PID=36670&title=menu-item-separator-without-using-begingroup#36670 Author: nighthawk
Subject: 11023
Posted: 13 June 2008 at 8:41am

I have a proposal for a new feature:

It is very frustrating for me to have the menu/toolbar separator attached to a specific menu item (by setting Control.BeginGroup = True).  There are a number of places in my programs where I change the visibility of individual menu items during runtime and if I hide the first menu item in a group, I have to go through and change the BeginGroup property on the next visible menu item.  This is frustrating and can get complicated when there are lots of menu items that change visibility.

I would love it if you can make it possible to add a separator that floats in a specific spot.  For example, the built-in VB6 menu editor does not attach the separator to any other menu item so I can hide the menu items above and below the separator without effecting the separator itself.  One way this could be done is to set aside a special menu id value that will add a separator in that position:

CommandBar.Controls.Add(xtpControlButton, 1, "Item1", -1, False)
CommandBar.Controls.Add(xtpControlButton, SEPARATOR_ID, "-", -1, False)
CommandBar.Controls.Add(xtpControlButton, 2, "Item2", -1, False)
CommandBar.Controls.Add(xtpControlButton, 3, "Item3", -1, False)

In the above example, I can hide Item2 at runtime and still have the separator dividing Item1 and Item3.

Just a thought.
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