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menuGadgets is a completely data-driven Outlook style menu bar application designed especially for Visual FoxPro developers.

menuGadgets features:

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True Outlook style menu bar complete with space-saving scrollable menu groups provides your users with a fast and organized means of accessing the functions of your applications they use the most.

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Easy to integrate into your applications - a single command line is all that is required. 

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100% data-driven - integrated setup screen lets you define:
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Menu groups

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Menu buttons, captions, icons, and tool-tips

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Multi-line button and group commands or procedures

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Background and foreground colors by group

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Integrated configuration screen lets you select the available buttons and groups to be shown on the menu bar as well as global settings.

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Multi-User ready - will accept up to 15 character User ID to allow individual configurations by user.

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Automatically resizes when the screen is resized.

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Can automatically minimize when the mouse is not positioned over the menu bar.

bulletAvailable right-click shortcut menu for setting options during run-time.

Using menuGadgets is extremely easy.  Simply call the application with one of three parameters - MENU, SETUP, or CONFIG.  The MENU option places the defined menu on the screen and activates it, SETUP launches the set up screen (shown below), and CONFIG launches the user configuration screen (also shown below).  Changes to the menu made in either screen will be reflected in the menu immediately.

Pricing:

menuGadgets with full source $129.95

A fully-functional demo version is available for download.

 

      Screen shots of a menuGadgets menu illustrating menu groups, menu buttons, and the auto collapse feature. 

If there is insufficient space to display all the menu buttons, arrow buttons will appear in the upper or lower right corner to allow scrolling of the menu area.

You may also assign a different color scheme for each menu group.

 

 

Screen shot of the menuGadgets set-up screen.  

Setting up a menu is fast and easy.  Start by adding your groups, then simply enter a caption, select an icon, and enter a command or procedure to execute for each button.  Commands and procedures may be added in the edit box, or select the button to the right to edit your procedure full screen.
 

 
Screen shot of the menuGadgets configuration screen.

This screen allows the users of you application to select which of the defined groups and buttons they would like available on their menu bar.  They may also define their own color schemes, and set global options.

The available shortcut menu provides three options: turn Auto Collapse on and off, launch this configuration screen, and remove the menu entirely.

 

 

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