3.6.1 Script Menu Editor window and menus

Menu Editor is for creating windows (menu forms) for completed script files. A menu form created with Menu Editor is saved as a menu information file. Use the Menu command to display the created window (menu form). For details about the Menu command, see 8.7.1 Menu (display a user-defined menu form).

This section describes the functions and menus of the Script Menu Editor window which appears when you start Menu Editor.

Organization of this subsection

(1) Script Menu Editor window
(2) Menus in the Script Menu Editor window

(1) Script Menu Editor window

Figure 3-6 shows the Script Menu Editor window and the names of its components.

Figure 3‒6: Script Menu Editor window

(a) Toolbar

The toolbar contains buttons representing the most frequently used commands on the pull-down menus. By simply clicking a button, you can execute the corresponding command. You can hide the toolbar by toggling Toolbar in the View menu.

The following command buttons are displayed on the toolbar of the Script Menu Editor window.

Create: Creates a new menu information file.
Open: Opens a menu information file.
Save: Saves a menu information file.
Print Menu Form: Prints a menu form.
Exit: Quits Menu Editor.
Create Menu Form: Creates a new menu form.
Undo: Reverses the previous action.
Redo: Reinstates the previous action.
Cut: Cuts a selected control to the clipboard.
Copy: Copies a selected control to the clipboard.
Paste: Pastes a control from the clipboard to a menu form.
Select All: Selects all the controls written in a menu form.
Left Alignment: Aligns all controls along the left edge of a reference control.
Right Alignment: Aligns all controls along the right edge of a reference control.
Top Alignment: Aligns all controls along the top edge of a reference control.
Bottom Alignment: Aligns all controls along the bottom edge of a reference control.
Equal Horizontal Spacing: Arranges controls so that they are spaced equally in the horizontal direction.
Equal Vertical Spacing: Arranges controls so that they are spaced equally in the vertical direction.
Center Vertically: Aligns controls so that their vertical centers are in a horizontal line.
Center Horizontally: Aligns controls so that their horizontal centers are in a vertical line.
Adjust Width: Resizes a control to match the width of a selected control.
Adjust Height: Resizes a control to match the height of a selected control.
Adjust Size: Resizes a control to match the height and width of a selected control.
Set Grid: Sets a grid.
Move Forward: Moves a selected control to the foreground.
Move Backward: Moves a selected control to the background.
Set Command Properties: Defines the properties of a command.
Test View: Displays a created window (menu form) in test view.
Help: Displays the JP1/Script online help.

(b) Status bar

The status bar displays messages about the current processing being executed by Menu Editor and status messages at completion of processing.

(c) Menu form

A sheet on which you create a window. Information about the created window is written in a menu information file.

(d) Menu form tree view

A display area that shows in tree view a listing of the names of all menu forms written in menu information files. By clicking on a menu form, you can view its contents in the menu form view.

(e) Menu form view

A display area that shows the contents of a menu information file.

(f) Control boxes

The control boxes that you can use on a menu form are displayed as buttons. To paste a control box, select a control box button, then drag and drop it onto the form.

Figure 3-7 shows the available control boxes.

Figure 3‒7: Control boxes

Use the control boxes for the following purposes:

Pointer: To select a control.
Static: To paste a static (header) on a menu form.
Button: To paste a button on a menu form.
Browse Button: To paste a file browse button on a menu form.
Edit: To paste an edit on a menu form.
Line: To paste a line on a menu form.
Function Key: To paste a function key on a menu form. This control enables operation with a keyboard function key.
List: To paste a list on a menu form.
Combo Box: To paste a dialog box with an attached list box on a menu form.

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(2) Menus in the Script Menu Editor window

The pull-down and pop-up menus in the Script Menu Editor window are described next.

(a) Commands in the pull-down menus

Table 3-19 lists the Menu Editor commands (functions) provided in the pull-down menus. Table 3-20 lists the cascading menu and commands that open from the Layout command.

Table 3‒19: Menu Editor menus and commands
Menu	Command (function)	Description
File	Create	Creates a new menu information file.
	Open	Opens a menu information file.
	Save	Saves a menu information file.
	Save As	Saves a selected menu information file under a new name.
	Print Menu Form	Prints a menu form.
	Exit	Quits Menu Editor.
	`menu-information-file-name`	Displays the name of the most recently saved menu information file.
Edit	Create Menu Form	Creates a new menu form.
	Copy Menu Form	Copies an existing menu form to the clipboard.
	Paste Menu Form	Pastes a menu form from the clipboard.
	Delete Menu Form	Deletes a menu form from the clipboard.
	Undo	Reverses the previous action.
	Redo	Reinstates the previous action.
	Cut	Cuts a selected control to the clipboard.
	Copy	Copies a selected control to the clipboard.
	Paste	Pastes a control from the clipboard to a menu form.
	Select All	Selects all controls written on a menu form.
	Delete	Deletes a selected control.
	Change as Batch	Changes the attributes of selected controls in one operation.
	Layout	Specifies the layout of the controls pasted on a menu form. A cascading menu is attached to the Layout command (see Table 3-20).
View	Toolbar	Shows or hides the toolbar.
	Status Bar	Shows or hides the status bar.
	Control Box	Shows or hides the control boxes.
	Properties	Shows or hides a Properties dialog box.
	Command Properties	Shows or hides the Command Properties dialog box.
Tools	Set Command Properties	Defines the properties of a command.
Tools	Test View	Displays a created window (menu form) in test view.
Help	Contents	Displays the contents of the JP1/Script online help.
	Search by Keyword	Lists the keywords of the JP1/Script online help.
	About JP1/Script	Displays version information for JP1/Script.

Table 3‒20: Cascading menu of the Layout command
Cascading menu	Command (function)	Description
Align	Left	Aligns controls along the left edge of a reference control.
	Right	Aligns controls along the right edge of a reference control.
	Top	Aligns controls along the top edge of a reference control.
	Bottom	Aligns controls along the bottom edge of a reference control.
	Center Vertically	Aligns controls so that their vertical centers are in a horizontal line with a reference control.
	Center Horizontally	Aligns controls so that their horizontal centers are in a vertical line with a reference control.
Equal Spacing	Horizontal	Arranges controls so that they are spaced equally in the horizontal direction.
Equal Spacing	Vertical	Arranges controls so that they are spaced equally in the vertical direction.
Arrange on Menu Form	Center Vertically	Centers a control vertically on the menu form.
Arrange on Menu Form	Center Horizontally	Centers a control horizontally on the menu form.
Set Same Size	Width	Resizes a control to match the width of a selected control.
	Height	Resizes a control to match the height of a selected control.
	Width and Height	Resizes a control to match the height and width of a selected control.
Adjust Size to Text	--	Resizes a control to fit the text size.
Set Grid	--	Sets a grid.
Set Tab Order	--	Sets the tab order for moving among controls.
Move Forward	--	Moves a selected control to the foreground.
Move Backward	--	Moves a selected control to the background.

(b) Pop-up menu

To display the pop-up menu in the Script Menu Editor window, right-click in the menu form view. Table 3-21 lists the commands in the displayed pop-up menu.

Table 3‒21: Commands in the Script Menu Editor pop-up menu
Command (function)	Description
Create	Creates a new menu information file.
Open	Opens an existing menu information file.
Save	Saves a menu information file, replacing its previous contents.
Print Menu Form	Prints a menu form.
Copy Menu Form	Copies an existing menu form to the clipboard.
Paste Menu Form	Pastes a menu form from the clipboard.
Delete Menu Form	Deletes an existing menu form.
Undo	Reverses the previous action.
Redo	Reinstates the previous action.
Cut	Cuts a selected control to the clipboard.
Copy	Copies a selected control to the clipboard.
Paste	Pastes a control from the clipboard to a menu form.
Select All	Selects all controls written on a menu form.
Delete	Deletes a selected control.
Change as Batch	Changes the attributes of selected controls in one operation.
Layout	Specifies the layout of the controls pasted on a menu form. A cascading menu is attached to the Layout command (see Table 3-20).
Set Command Properties	Defines the properties of a command.
Test View	Displays a created window (menu form) in test view.
Properties	Displays a Properties dialog box for a selected control.

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