How To Use the _ShortCutMenu Foundation Class

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The _ShortCutMenu Foundation Class allows you to bold, disable, and place a check mark next to the menu prompt.

The following example shows how to use the _ShortCutMenu Foundation Class:

1. Create a form named Myshortmenu.
2. Add the _ShortCutMenu class, located in the _menu.vcx, to the form. The _menu.vcx file resides in the Home()\FFC folder.
3. Create two custom properties for the form, lcheck, and lbold. Next, create a custom method, called Myproc, for the form.
4. In the RightClick event of the form, place the following code:

         PRIVATE oTHISForm
         oTHISFORM = Thisform
         Thisform._shortcutmenu1.ClearMenu
   
         WITH Thisform._shortcutmenu1
            .AddMenuBar("AAA",[wait window "AAA"])
            .AddMenuSeparator()
            .AddMenuBar("Check/UnCheck CCC",[oTHISFORM.myproc(prompt())])
            .AddMenuBar("BBB",[wait window "BBB"])
            .AddMenuBar("CCC",[wait window "CCC"],,,oTHISFORM.lcheck)
            .AddMenuBar("DDD",[wait window "DDD"],,,,.T.)
           .AddMenuBar("EEE",[oTHISFORM.myproc(prompt())],,,,,oTHISFORM.lbold)
         ENDWITH
   
         Thisform._shortcutmenu1.ShowMenu()
   							

5. In the custom Myproc method, place the following code:

         PARAMETER cPrompt
   
         DO CASE
            CASE cPrompt = "Check/UnCheck CCC"
               IF Thisform.lcheck
                  Thisform.lcheck = .F.
                  WAIT WINDOW "PPP is now unchecked" NOWAIT
               ELSE
                  Thisform.lcheck = .T.
                  WAIT WINDOW "PPP is now checked"  NOWAIT
               ENDIF
            CASE cPrompt = "EEE"
               IF Thisform.lbold
                  Thisform.lbold = .F.
               ELSE
                  Thisform.lbold = .T.
               ENDIF
         ENDCASE
   							

6. Save and run the form.

Right-click the form and select "Check/UnCheck CCC" to either place or remove a check mark next to the "CCC" menu prompt. A WAIT WINDOW command appears each time you toggle the check mark. Select the "EEE" prompt to toggle the bold face on or off.