The Menu control allows you to create special switches that open a menu. This menu is filled with the available values delivered by the connected parameter. You can choose to open a tree menu control instead of the standard menu, which is helpful when the number of available options increases. The menu itself can show a Bitmap for its off state and the hover state, but it can also work without any bitmaps. Often, it is used in combination with a dedicated background image and a Text control that shows the selected value. Menu and Text controls are connected to the same parameter.
The name of the element. This name will be displayed in the GUI Tree.
Position/Size
Position X, Position Y, Width, Height: Position and size of the element in pixels. Position X/Y defines the position of the upper left corner.
Attach
Defines how an element behaves when its parent element is resized. You can set the following parameters:
Left: If the parent element is resized, the element remains attached to left edge, with the specified ratio.
Right: If the parent element is resized, the element moves relatively to the right edge, with the specified ratio.
Top: If the parent element is resized, the element remains attached to top edge, with the specified ratio.
Bottom: If the parent element is resized, the element moves relatively to the bottom edge, with the specified ratio.
Left + Right: If the parent element is resized, the element is resized horizontally relatively to the left and right edges, with the specified ratio.
Tooltip
Text that appears as a tooltip when the mouse hovers over the element.
Value
Drag and drop a parameter from the Parameter List to this text field to establish a connection. The assigned parameter will be displayed. Alternatively, you can export the property, which can then be used as a template parameter on a template instance.
Style
Popup: If this option is activated, a tree menu is displayed instead of the standard menu.
Hover: Shows a dedicated bitmap when hovering over the menu.
Shaped: The control only reacts when you click the visible pixels, i.e., the pixels with an alpha value > 0.
Scalable: Activate this if you want to be able to resize the element. The assigned Bitmap resources are resized according to the Scale Mode that is defined for the respective Bitmap resource.
Checkable: Activate this to show a check mark for the selected menu item. Deactivate this option if you want to be able to use a menu entry, e.g., to call a script function. In this case, no check mark is wanted, and the same menu item can be clicked repeatedly.
Bitmaps
Background: Allows you to assign the Bitmap that is used for the off state.
Hover: Allows you to assign the Bitmap that is used when the mouse is hovering over the control.