tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) (08/02/88)
Does anyone know how to enter the wierd hex value 0x1B in the "mark char" field of a MENU resource in ResEdit? Or, does anyone have a cookbook explanation/example of how to use hierarchical menus with LSC? Thanks a lot! -Ted
tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) (08/04/88)
>Does anyone know how to enter the wierd hex value 0x1B in the >"mark char" field of a MENU resource in ResEdit? I just realized that 0x1B is <escape>, so now I am even more puzzled. How do you type <escape> into ResEdit? Any clues (expecially examples!) are very much appreciated! -Ted
olson@endor.harvard.edu (Eric K. Olson) (08/05/88)
In a recent article Ted Johnson writes: > >>Does anyone know how to enter the wierd hex value 0x1B in the >>"mark char" field of a MENU resource in ResEdit? Open ResEdit with ResEdit and modify the TMPL named "MENU" so that the mark char field is a HBYT. Close everything, quit, and re-run ResEdit. -Eric Lexington Software Design: Tomorrow's Software Yesterday Eric K. Olson olson@endor.harvard.edu harvard!endor!olson D0760 (Name) (ArpaNet) (UseNet) (AppleLink)
nopuklic@ndsuvax.UUCP (Blayne Puklich) (08/05/88)
[] In article <730055@hpcilzb.HP.COM> tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) writes: > >>Does anyone know how to enter the wierd hex value 0x1B in the >>"mark char" field of a MENU resource in ResEdit? > >I just realized that 0x1B is <escape>, so now I am even more puzzled. >How do you type <escape> into ResEdit? > >Any clues (expecially examples!) are very much appreciated! > >-Ted You may want to re-read IM V-236. Don't put the $1B in the mark char field, put it in the keyboard equivalent field. The resource ID of the hMenu goes in the mark char field. It's very easy to type in an escape. Just type one, and the "missing symbol" will be displayed. However, I can see you would have a slight problem if you didn't have an ADB keyboard (such as one from a Mac other than an SE or II). I've thought about this before when I started working with hMenus, and I think I might have a solution for you if you're using a non-ADB keyboard. This may be a really hard way to do it, but it's all I can think of. What you could do is go into ResEdit itself and alter the editing template for the resource type MENU. This is very easy to do, and I'll explain it as best I can. The first thing to do is BACK UP RESEDIT so you have a copy you can work with. Open up one of your copies of ResEdit, and open up the copy of ResEdit you wish to use for this. You can run and open the same copy of ResEdit. Next, open up the templates (type TMPL). Find the MENU template and open it up. What you'll be staring at is the editing template for MENUs. Go down to the "key equiv" title, and change its type from CHAR to HBYT. HBYT stands for Hex BYTe (pretty obvious). This will allow you to type in $1B for your escape character. While you're at it and still have the MENU template open, you might want to change the "mark char" from CHAR to DBYT so that you can put your hierarchical menu's resource ID into that spot as you build the parent menu's resource. DBYT stands for Decimal BYTe. Now you can save and close your copy of ResEdit that you changed. The next time you use ResEdit and open up a resource of type MENU, the two pieces-parts you changed in the editing template will be displayed as a hex byte and a decimal number, respectively. This might make life easier when you're working with hMenus. I hope this will help you. I welcome an easier or better way to do this, since I have a tendency to develop solutions to my problems that are the hardest way to do things. But that's what I get for being a programmer... ||+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|| || Blayne Puklich nopuklic@plains.NoDak.edu || || NDSU Student ACM use this-> NU087763@NDSUVM1.bitnet || || Chairperson North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND || || || || "Everyone should have a Corvette, I think." || ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
wdh@well.UUCP (Bill Hofmann) (08/07/88)
>Does anyone know how to enter the wierd hex value 0x1B in the >"mark char" field of a MENU resource in ResEdit? First, unless I'm terribly confused, it goes into the key equiv field, and the menu ID goes into the mark char field. 1. On keyboards with an escape key (SE, II kbds), just type <esc>. This works. 2. Put a character you'll recognize into the right field, close the menu being edited, open it again using the "Open General" which opens a hex window (hex on left, ascii on right), find your character, select the hex version of it, and type "1B". 3. Derez it, and put the constant "hierarchicalMenu" in the field, Rez it again if you can't stand having resource sources. Seems to me you could do the same in RMaker: it'll let you specify an arbitrary hex value (\1b?). -Bill Hofmann
clive@drutx.ATT.COM (Clive Steward) (08/08/88)
From article <1091@ndsuvax.UUCP>, by nopuklic@ndsuvax.UUCP (Blayne Puklich): > [] > In article <730055@hpcilzb.HP.COM> tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) writes: >> >>>Does anyone know how to enter the wierd hex value 0x1B in the >>>"mark char" field of a MENU resource in ResEdit? [Blayne, and others give good method of changing TMPL to allow] There are at least 2 other ways, one of them good(!). I'm shipping off to comp.binaries.mac queue ResMenu 1.2, which is a fine menu editor add-on for Resedit. Freeware from Alan T. Goates. It's great, includes color as well as hierarchical menus, even lets you see the hierarchy work. The other way, not for the faint of heart, though I did it for a medium project, is to use the Open General in Resedit, and edit the hex. It's really not too hard...but...not again if I can help it. Clive Steward
steele@Apple.COM (Oliver Steele) (08/09/88)
tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) writes: >Does anyone know how to enter the wierd hex value 0x1B in the >"mark char" field of a MENU resource in ResEdit? [lots of answers...] And MenuEdit, archived as menuedit-11.hqx at sumex, will let you do it. Move the mouse to the item by which you want the submenu to appear, move it to where it turns into a right-pointing black triangle, press, and you'll get a popup-menu that will lead you to a dialog box that will give you a list of menus you can put there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oliver Steele steele@apple.apple.com Apple ATG "My mouse is signed by Doug Englebart."