flyouts

[Jamie Duncan]

I want to make a custom flyout, I've looked at the menu and and help files, and I'm not sure how to write a lisp to handle this...

Any ideas would be appreciated

Jamie Duncan

Consulting - If you're not part of the solution, there's good money in prolonging the problem.

 

[Tom Smith]

No lisp required, it's all in the menu macros.

First create a normal toolbar containing the buttons you want in the flyout -- nothing special about this. Then make another toolbar containing a flyout, which references that toolbar. (As a side effect of the way this is done, the user will have the option of using the flyout as a flyout, or displaying it separately as a normal toolbar.)

Look in the acad.mns for examples. For instance, in 2004 look at the
**TB_INSERT toolbar, and then look at the way it's referenced as a flyout in
**TB_DRAW.

 

[Jamie Duncan]

oh, I feel dumb, I meant those drop down list thingies...not sure what to call 'em...

 

[Jason Piercey]

Like the layer or linetype dropdown? No can do with LISP. ARX is the language of choice for that one.

 

[ECCAD]

If you are talking about the 'Main Menu Bar' pull-downs, they are coded in the .mns as **POP1 or **POP2..ect. Make a new **POPx where x = last POPn + 1. This will show up on the extreme right on the menu bar. Do a Menuunload / Menuload to recompile.

Bob

 

[Jamie Duncan]

ahhh, thanks Jason. Knowing nothing of arx, I fear to travel there...

 

[Jason Piercey]

me too <g>

 

[Tom Smith]

No. you can't do those with lisp, but depending on your application, you might find that a well-organized pulldown menu can serve as well.

 

[Jamie Duncan]

hmm, I will have to rethink my strategy in this area. Thanks