Re: [MiNT] XaAES: menus in windows - window handle?

["Helmut Karlowski" <helmut.karlowski@ish.de>]

Am 09.08.2010, 00:23 Uhr, schrieb Henk Robbers <h.robbers@chello.nl>:

> Peter Persson wrote:
> > 8 aug 2010 kl. 22.41 skrev Jo Even Skarstein:
> >
> > > On 08/04/2010 09:53 PM, Helmut Karlowski wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > > > > I guess these are needed for nested submenus (menu from a menu).  
> > > > > > > But
> > > > > > > then the topmost 'parent' should point to - the window, shouldn't  
> > > > > > > it?
> > > > >
> > > > > That doesn't help much, as you can't detect which window the menu is
> > > > > attached when a sub-menu is selected. I suggest abusing msg[1]. This
> > > >
> > > > True. So forget this idea and think about the other suggested ways.
> > >
> > > So what happened here? Did you guys agree on a solution?
> >   I solved it by cloning the resource tree used for the menu, and  
> > identifying the window using the address of the resource tree.
> >  -- PeP
>
> Peter, you must be a very nice and cooperative guy.
> I sincerely hope you will never get regrets about such a hack.

There have already been good suggestions and I'm sure Peter will be able  
to remove this sooner or later.

I'd also vote to not act on menus on non-topped windows or top them when  
selected (like windows does).

--
Helmut Karlowski