RE: question on menubar implementation
> Hi, there.
> Didn't get many replies *g* to my last post
> (
> http://list-archive.xemacs.org/xemacs-design/200412/msg00062.h
> tml ), so I'll post the question separately, maybe it won't
> be filtered out on subj=.*BeOS.* :p
>
> The menubar implementations I have seen so far all seem to
> construct menu trees on the fly (= submenus are created when
> an item is selected). It would be simpler for me if I could
> generate all the menu at once, and update it in case it
> changes. Is this at all possible ?
It would be much better if you did it the same way that all the current
window systems do it. I suppose you *could* generate the entire menu in
advance, but you'd still have to regenerate it when a submenu is selected
because that's what the lisp code (the menu filter) expects.
Ok,
it's doable, but is a bit tricky, as I'll have to wait from the menu's window
thread for the main thread to fill it before returning the submenu...
Now, is that thing supposed to change in the near future as Stephen said or can I start on
it ?
François.