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====== MENU SYSTEM ======= | ====== MENU SYSTEM ======= | ||
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+ | ^ Related Categories | ||
+ | | [[themes|Themes]] | ||
+ | | [[menu_commands|Menu Command Reference]] | ||
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Each menu consists of a Settings page where general options are | Each menu consists of a Settings page where general options are | ||
defined for the menu, along with an command/ | defined for the menu, along with an command/ | ||
- | that appear on the menu are defined. | + | that appear on the menu are defined. |
- | " | + | " |
the option is selected by the user. In order words, a menu option | the option is selected by the user. In order words, a menu option | ||
defines the option that is presented to the user and the menu command(s) | defines the option that is presented to the user and the menu command(s) | ||
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the option is executed. | the option is executed. | ||
- | Menus can be configured to automatically generate a list of options | + | Menus can be configured to automatically generate a menu of options |
- | based on the options configured, or the internally generated menu | + | the user based on the options configured, or the internally generated menu |
can be replaced by a display file (in the Settings page). | can be replaced by a display file (in the Settings page). | ||
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After you've selected the theme you'd like to edit, you will be | After you've selected the theme you'd like to edit, you will be | ||
- | shown the main menu selection screen: | + | shown the main menu selection screen |
+ | you wish to search for an item just start typing the text you wish | ||
+ | to search for. | ||
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=== Command List === | === Command List === | ||
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When a menu is first opened for editing, the default view is the list | When a menu is first opened for editing, the default view is the list | ||
of options defined in the menu. This view is presented first because | of options defined in the menu. This view is presented first because | ||
it is the most widely used, but each menu also has a Settings page as | it is the most widely used, but each menu also has a Settings page as | ||
- | well. | + | well that can be accessed from the command list by typing / |
< | < | ||
- | █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ | + | █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ |
█ HotKey | █ HotKey | ||
█ ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── █ | █ ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── █ | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | * Insert | + | |
- | * Delete | + | |
- | * Copy - Copy the highlighted command | + | |
- | * Paste - Paste the copied command | + | |
- | * View - View the generated menu. | + | |
- | * Settings - Adjust the settings of the menu | + | |
=== Menu settings === | === Menu settings === | ||
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- | * Description - Set the description of the Menu as seen in the Menu List. | + | |
- | * Access | + | |
- | * Fallback | + | |
- | * Menu Type - Select either Standard, Lightbar, Lightbar/ | + | |
- | * Input Type - Select either User Defined, HotKey, or LongKey | + | |
- | * Input Chars - This defines how user input is visually represented on the menu. If set to Uppercase, then the user input will be displayed as uppercase. | + | |
- | * Use Global | + | |
- | * Node Status - Sets the text that will be displayed for the user's " | + | |
- | * Display File- When left blank, Mystic will automatically generate a menu based on the configured menu options and the user's access to them. However, a menu can be replaced by defining the base filename (the filename without the .asc or .ans extension) to be loaded from the Theme' | + | |
- | * Display Cols- Sets the number of columns Mystic will use to format the menu options when generating a menu. Valid options are 1-9, or H for Hidden. | + | |
- | * Menu Header - Defines the header to be displayed before the list of generated menu commands. | + | |
- | * Menu Prompt - Defines the prompt to be displayed after the menu is displayed. | + | |
- | * X, Y - The X and Y positions to park the cursor after the menu has been drawn on the screen. | + | |
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=== Menu Types === | === Menu Types === | ||
^Type^Description^ | ^Type^Description^ | ||
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|Lightbar|The LightBar High and LightBar Low text can be placed anywhere on the screen| | |Lightbar|The LightBar High and LightBar Low text can be placed anywhere on the screen| | ||
|Lightbar/ | |Lightbar/ | ||
- | |Lightbar/ | + | |Lightbar/ |
- | === Command | + | === Option |
- | The Command | + | The Option |
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- | █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ | + | █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ |
█ Display Text │ █ | █ Display Text │ █ | ||
█ LightBar Low │ █ | █ LightBar Low │ █ | ||
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- | * Display Text - The text that is displayed in the Command List window list. | + | |
- | * Lightbar Low - The text that is displayed when this lightbar menu option is cold. | + | |
- | * Lightbar High- The text that is displayed when this lightbar menu option is hot. | + | |
- | * Hot Key - The keyboard keys that will activate this command. | + | |
- | * Access - Define the ACS string for this menu. Use CTRL-L to see a list of non-keyboard keys that can be used. | + | |
- | * X,Y - The X,Y location for the Lightbar Low and and Lightbar High text | + | |
- | * Timer - Sets the number of seconds to activate the Timer-based execution or 0 to disable a time-based execution of this menu command. | + | |
- | * Timer Type - Sets the type of time-based execution. | + | |
- | * Redraw - If set to TRUE the menu will be redrawn after this menu selection is executed. | + | |
- | * Up, Down, Left, Right, Home, Escape, Tab, PageUp, PageDn, End - Define which menu command to switch to when one of these keys are used when this command is highlighted. | + | |
- | Each command can perform several sub-tasks in a series. | + | * **Lightbar Low** - The text that is displayed when this lightbar menu option is cold (deselected). |
- | Select | + | |
- | === Sub Command Editor === | + | * **Lightbar High** - The text that is displayed when this lightbar menu option is hot (selected). |
- | Many sub commands can be stacked in one menu command. The sub commands will be activated in serial order when the menu command | + | |
+ | * **Hot Key** - The key(s) that the user must enter in otder to activate this command. | ||
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+ | * **Access** - Define the ACS string required for this menu option to be executable by the user | ||
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+ | * **X, Y** - The X,Y location for the Lightbar Low and and Lightbar High text | ||
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+ | * **Timer** - Sets the number of seconds to activate the Timer-based execution or 0 to disable a time-based execution of this menu command. | ||
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+ | * **Timer Type** - Sets the type of time-based execution. | ||
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+ | * **Redraw** - If set to TRUE the menu will be redrawn after this menu selection is executed. | ||
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+ | * **Up, Down, Left, Right, Home, Escape, Tab, PageUp, PageDn, End** - These are used only by Grid style menus and each one defines which menu command ID to switch to when the user presses the key with this command highlighted. | ||
+ | This allows very intricate configuration of menu selection behavior at the expense of complexity. | ||
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+ | Each option can perform several sub-tasks in a series when the option is selected and these tasks are defined by creating a menu command or a list of menu commands within the option. | ||
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+ | === Menu Command Editor === | ||
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+ | Many menu commands can be defined to be executed by a single | ||
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+ | A list of menu commands can be found in the [[menu_commands|Menu Command Reference]] | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | *Command - Select from a picklist | + | |
- | *Data - The optional data field to use for menu commands that require more information. | + | |
- | *Access - The ACS string to use for this sub command | + | |
- | *Execute - Execute the sub command on which grid event. | + | |
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===== TIMER EVENTS ===== | ===== TIMER EVENTS ===== | ||
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+ | ===== COMMAND BRANCHING ===== | ||
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