[BCB] BCB1: Popup Troubles

["Craig Plecas" <cplecas@nospam.Evi-Inc.Com>]

Do you assign the PopupMenu property of the desired component?
i.e
component->PopupMenu = ToolMenu;

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> From: robert_hunt@nospam.nass.usda.gov
> To: bcb-list@nospam.orionlink.net
> Subject: [BCB] BCB1: Popup Troubles
> Date: Friday, April 30, 1999 1:58 PM
>
>
> Dear Builders,
>
> I am trying something new and I am having some trouble getting popup menus to
> work from a component.  I have read what is available in the help files and it
> has left me with a puzzle.  What I want to have is an extra menu item attached
> to the popup menu that comes up when right clicking on the component which is
> placed on a form.  Here's what I have added to the component's constructor:
>
>       ToolMenu = new TPopupMenu (this);
>       ToolItem = new TMenuItem (this);
>       ToolItem->MenuIndex=0;
>       ToolItem->Caption="&About ToolOne";
>
> Here's the menu item click event:
>
> void __fastcall TToolOne::TToolItemClick(TObject *Sender)
> {
>   ShowMessage("TToolOne 1.2 by Robert Hunt, April 1999");
> }
>
> I seem to be missing some basic understanding of how to do this.  Can anyone
> share with me an example or point me to more information?
>
> TIA,
> Robert
> rhunt@nospam.nass.usda.gov