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Option Menu

Post by maxs » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:05 am

Is it possible to get the line number of a selection in an optionmenu?

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Re: Option Menu

Post by hpsh » Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:58 am

you mean something like this? (just replace the standard code in option menu)

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on mouseUp
   put word 2 of the selectedline of me into field "f1"
end mouseUp

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Re: Option Menu

Post by Klaus » Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:45 am

Hi Max,

"the menuhistory" should give you what you need.


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Re: Option Menu

Post by maxs » Fri Mar 10, 2017 2:44 am

Yes, thank you KPSH,

I did have that line , but I forgot to add the words: "of me"

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Re: Option Menu

Post by hpsh » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:30 am

well, easy to miss.

and really hate that Klaus always finds a better way to do stuff :lol:

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Re: Option Menu

Post by Klaus » Fri Mar 10, 2017 2:42 pm

Hi hpsh,

so sorry, NOT! :D


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Re: Option Menu

Post by dunbarx » Fri Mar 10, 2017 2:53 pm

MUCH worse than the fact that Klaus' posts are usually spot-on, is that he gets here before everyone else.

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Re: Option Menu

Post by Klaus » Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:13 pm

dunbarx wrote:MUCH worse than the fact that Klaus' posts are usually spot-on, is that he gets here before everyone else.
Well, one of the very few advantages (if not the only one) of being unemployed since a long time... :?

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Re: Option Menu

Post by dunbarx » Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:56 pm

Hmmm.

I think it is living closer to the sun, each and every day.

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Re: Option Menu

Post by Klaus » Sat Mar 11, 2017 1:13 pm

Nice try, Craig! 8)

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Re: Option Menu

Post by maxs » Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:20 am

THanks, Craig and Klaus.

I'm always surprised when people I don't know want to help. I'm from Detroit.

Max

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