Re: [fltk.general] Right clicking on a check button label - Forums

this should work as an example

// generated by Fast Light User Interface Designer (fluid) version 1.0306

#include <FL/Fl.H>

#include <FL/Fl_Double_Window.H>

#include <FL/Fl_Menu_Button.H>

Fl_Menu_Item menu_menu[] = {

{"item", 0, 0, 0, 0, (uchar)FL_NORMAL_LABEL, 0, 14, 0},

{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}

};

int main(int argc, char **argv) {

Fl_Double_Window* w;

{ Fl_Double_Window* o = new Fl_Double_Window(120, 100);

w = o; if (w) {/* empty */}

{ Fl_Menu_Button* o = new Fl_Menu_Button(25, 25, 69, 20, "menu");

o->type(2);

o->menu(menu_menu);

} // Fl_Menu_Button* o

o->end();

} // Fl_Double_Window* o

w->show(argc, argv);

return Fl::run();

}

On Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 2:53:07 PM UTC-7 Ian MacArthur wrote:

On 3 May 2022, at 20:16, supsm17 wrote:
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> That should probably work, but for some reason the label (or box) doesn't show up when the type is changed. It still appears, but is just invisible. Am I missing something?

It certainly should work.
I have no idea why it would not - you will have to show us an example of what you are doing.
Can you post a minimal, compileable, example that shows the effect, so we can see what has gone awry, please?

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> On Monday, May 2, 2022 at 2:34:18 PM UTC-7 Ian MacArthur wrote:
> On 2 May 2022, at 19:17, supsm17 wrote:
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> > I have a Fl_Check_Button which has a label, I want some menu to pop up when I right click the label. I'm not sure if this could be accomplished with Fl_Menu, but for the right click I think I can use a boxless Fl_Button. Will I have to have a hidden Fl_Box?
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> Would you not just use an Fl_Menu_Button, with the box type and text set appropriately, as the label?
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> Just set the type to POPUP3 (well, I think it is POPUP3 for the right click... might be POPUP2...) and that’s basically the job done.
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> https://www.fltk.org/doc-1.4/classFl__Menu__Button.html#a2c0d1cab5522c531309169acf0e1517e
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