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Re: TEXT FIELD in a CONTEXT MENU ? [message #66596 is a reply to message #66595]

Mon, 25 May 2009 13:00

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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nata writes:

> I want to display a CONTEXT MENU (pop-up or shortcut menu) with a
> WIDGET_TEXT or CW_FIELD. I don't know if it's possible because, right
> now, when I try to add a text component, the IDL gives me the
> following message: Parent is of incorrect type.
>
> base=WIDGET_BASE(parent,/COLUMN,/FRAME,/CONTEXT_MENU)
> option_1=CW_PDMENU(base,['0\ option 1'],/CONTEXT_MENU)
>
> ;; here is where I've the problem -------------------------------
> option_text=WIDGET_TEXT(base,VALUE='text')
> ;;
> ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------
> WIDGET_DISPLAYCONTEXTMENU, event.id, event.x, event.y, base
>
> Is there a correct way to add a text field in a CONTEXT MENU ? If not
> how can I do something similar?

Only button widgets are allowed as children of a contextmenu base
widget. What you want to do isn't possible with context menus.

You are free, of course, to build your own pop-up dialog
widgets in any way you like.

Cheers,

David

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