Re: VB2005: MenuStrip and its controls.
- From: "Richard Thomas" <rthomas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:43:41 -0500
Hi Gabriel:
I always find working with the MenuStrip a pain.
Where you see the words quote Type Here" is actually a box on the Forms
Designer where you can enter the names of items to add to the MenuStrip. If
you tab to the Menu Strip and arrow right one space you are suppose to be
able to enter a new TopLevel item Name likeFile Edit View or anything else
you would want to see across the top of the MenuStrip.
I think you would just enter the Name and hit enter.
Then, You should be able to bring up the menu bar and under the View Menu
select Properties.
I think you can set the Click Event and properties like text from there.
Go Back to the Forms Designer and tab to your new Tabbed Item, that is,
FILE, MENU or whatever you called it, arrow down once. You should get the
Type Here box again. If you enter a name here it will be a PullDown under
the Tabbed Ite you entered as a TopLevel item.. For Example; if you entered
the word FILE as your first TabbedItem you might enter something like OPEN
or CLOSE orSAVE or Any other name for the PullDown to appear just under the
FILE TabbedItem.
This Will then be an event you will want to write code for.
I think after you type the name you hit enter, not sure.
If it all works you should be able to run your program just to see what
happens.
If you entered a TopLevel nTabbedItem of FILE and the first PullDown as SAVE
you should hear something like the Window Name.
Press the Windows Key to open the Menu Bar and you might hear FILE, then if
you arrow down you should hear SAVE. Actually enter two TabbedItems to the
top level of the Menu Strip and at least one pulldown for each like:
FILE with a PullDown called SAVE or anything you want to call it, and a
second Tabbed item called something else, hmm, perhapsREPORTS and a PullDown
under REPORTS called something like MyFirstReport.
Then when you run your program you should be able to bring up the MenuBar,
tab between FILE and REPORT and hit the Down Arrow to open either TopLevel
TabbedItem and read the PullDown under the TabbedItem. Like tab to REPORT,
down arrow and should hear MyFirstReport.
Phew! The control is a kind of pain to use with WindowEyes but this method
might work well with Braille.
You should feel a box to the right to enter new TopLevel TabbedItems and a
box under to enter PullDown Items under each of the TopLevel Items.
You might have to arrow past any items you already entered, right for
TopLevel items until the Enter Box comes up and down arrow to enter a new
PullDown Item until the Enter Box comes up.
At least that is how I remember the old tutorials for this feature.
Rick USA
Then you are suppose to be able to tab to one of those names, or likely tab
to it since the arrow might trigger the type here box to pop up, and then
down arrow. Again if you are on, for example, File and down arrow once it
should say type here. You should be able to enter a Name of the first pull
down item under the File Tab.
So you could enter anything for a name like SAVE or OPEN or CLOSE or
whatever else you want. This is how sighted folks do it and it might work
well with your braille setup.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gabriel Battaglia" <iz4apu@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:09 AM
Subject: Re: VB2005: MenuStrip and its controls.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Thomas" <rthomas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 3:10 PM
Hi:
I use WindowEyes but JAWS is better for working with this control.
Do you want to add PullDown Controls like the typical list of options
like File Edit View or do you want to add your own items?
Hi Rick. The general idea is to learn how to manage all kind of menus
available starting with the most common strip at the top of the window
application like "File Modify View Insert Tool..." and all their sub menu.
To Add your own I think you would go into the Forms Designer, tab to the
MenuStrip Control and Right Click, bring up the Context Menu.
Then you can select an option from there, the actual label might be
something like Add New Item or Add Pulldown or something like that. A
Window will pop up with a ComboBox or ListBox of Controls you can add to
your MenuStrip.
You select one, click Add Button and tab to the Properties Table for
setting the Name, Text and other values for your newly added control.
Then you exit
Ok, I will try. I've dragged an Menustrip item on the form till now and
something like "Type here" was appaired. Using my braille display I've
clicked on it and edit the menu name, after pressing enter a couple of
other fields appear at the right and under the first control. You may
click on them to add new menu at the same level or under the first one and
so forth. It may be possible with jaws but it results very unconfortable
and I believe to discover some other way to do it.
the Add Window and click Properties for the new control and select the
Event,, such as Click. That is where you will enter your code to be
executed when someone opens the Menu and selects your PullDown item by
clicking on it.
Ok Rick, I'll see.
This is just an overview from memory. Let me know if you get stuck on
details and I'll try to help.
Once again thanks for advice.
Read you soon.
Gabriel, Bologna Italy.
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