How to put a MainMenu somewhere else, and not only on the Form??

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2 total messages Started by tommygrupos Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:43

#44

Author: tommygrupos
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:43

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Hi there!!

I have created a simple Form which executes the following line in the
Create method:

  SetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_STYLE, GetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_STYLE)
AND NOT WS_CAPTION);

So it has no border. In fact, I have then created a skin with images
and different types of buttons, and even used a Region component so
that Form has strange shape... Now I whant to have a Menu.. I thought
that if I created the TMainMenu in the Create event of the form,
setting a TPanel as its Owner, then the MainMenu would be displayed in
the panel. This way, using a flat panel with some color that would
camuflate the panel, it would look like a normal MainMenu only places
"somewhere"...

Well, it does not work and my creativity reach to its end... someone
knows a solution?

Thank you!!

Re: How to put a MainMenu somewhere else, and not only on the Form??

#45

Author: Yorai Aminov (TeamB)
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:40

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On 02/02/2007 22:43:44, tommygrupos@gmail.com wrote:

> if I created the TMainMenu in the Create event of the
> form, setting a TPanel as its Owner, then the MainMenu would be
> displayed in the panel.

A menu is a special beast in Windows, and cannot be placed on other
controls. You can use a menu-like control, such as TActionMainMenuBar.

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