Creating Menus

Menus are an attribute of a frame that you create in Visual Java. You add and modify menus using the Menu Editor.


Menu bars can be added only to frames. If the container to which you want to add a menu is a panel, you can change it to a frame by selecting the panel from the main GUI list and choosing Visual=>Main Container.

Starting the Menu Editor

To activate the Menu Editor:
  1. Select (click on) the name of the frame in the container list. (The list next to the component palette)
  2. Choose Visual=>Edit Attributes from the main WorkShop menu bar.
  3. Click on the Edit menubar button.

For information about using the Menu Editor, see Menu Editor.


See also:

Visual Java Overview
The Visual Menu
Visual Java Components
Laying Out GUI Interfaces
Generating Java Source Code
Adding Operations (Filters and Actions)
Visual Java Runtime Classes
Creating Menus
Adding Custom Components and Windows
Using Groups and Shadows (Basic)
Using Groups and Shadows (Advanced)
Visual Java API Documentation
Visual Java Runtime Packages
Class Hierarchy
Index of all Fields and Methods