Menu builder

[DukeUK]

I wonder if someone could help me with the menu builder.

As an example, if I create a new stack and add the default menu with the menu builder, in the menu bar at the top of the screen on a mac, only the new, open and close items show for the file menu (ie no line or quit).

A similar thing happens for the Edit and Help menus.

Yet if the 'set as stack menu bar' is deselected so the menu shows at the top of the card, then all the items are there.

I get the same problem when I add menu items, they show on the menu on the card but not on the top menubar for a mac.

If I use the property inspector and look at the file button, all the lines are there.

Any idea what I am doing wrong, or how to get all the items to display ??

Many thanks

Kev

[Klaus]

Hi Kev,

welcome to the wonderful world of Mac OS X!

To stick with the HIG (Human Interface Guidelines) of Apple, the menuitems "Quit", "Preferences" and "About"
are moved to their "correct" position and that is:
Quit -> last menuitem in the Application menu (the one with the name of your standalone/stack)
About -> first menuitem in the application menu
Preferences -> second item in hte app menu

Check the User Guide" (Livecode -> Menu: Help) and read about: "7.13.6 Menu Bars on Mac OS Systems"
for more info about this.


Best

Klaus

[DukeUK]

Thanks Klaus

It didn't make any sense to me before.

It makes perfect sense now !