TIAeverMainMenu and TIAeverPopMenu (Second edition) v 2.06

This component is graphics Main menu and Pop menu (not based on system menu)

Content:

1. Installation

Delphi 4

Install TIAeverButton v 1.12 first (Directory everbutton, this component used at menu editor and required for...)
1. Open everbutton.dpk and click install and after that save button
2. Enter Editor Directory and open tiargneditor.dpk and click install and after that save button//not required, but useful :)
Install Menu component... enter component directory and open file evermenu2.dpk and click install and after that save button
Install Menu editor component ... enter at component/editor directory and open fileiamenueditor2.dpk and click install and after that save button
That's all!!!

C++ Builder 4

This Component correctly works at this version, but you must install it manually at example above for Delphi 4 (so create manually the packages and install it at consequence written above)

Delphi 5
Installing so easy as at Delphi 4 except at opening the *.dpk files you will asked for package conversion at new format, SO please press ok to that question.

Install TIAeverButton v 1.12 first (Directory everbutton, this component used at menu editor and required for...)
1. Open everbutton.dpk and click install and after that save button
2. Enter Editor Directory and open tiargneditor.dpk and click install and after that save button//not required, but useful :)
Install Menu component... enter component directory and open file evermenu2.dpk and click install and after that save button
Install Menu editor component ... enter at component/editor directory and open fileiamenueditor2.dpk and click install and after that save button
That's all!!!

2. Shot description

Component Provide next:

Real semi-transparence
Five kinds (mkSimple,mkWide,mkRects,mkSimpleCorner,mkWideCorner)
Free selection of Back Bitmap for each menu list(Tile and stretch)
Free selection of Back bitmap(Tile and Stretch) and Main Bitmap(any size , could be transparent) for each item
Free Graphics Bar Chosing for any menu list (also for main menu) at 3 positions, with any text and bitmaps(Back and main for each list), any color, any font
Option -Continued- added for menu list and for each menu item, so you could to choose only one back bitmap and it will automatically expand on each list/item after with option Continuously (but it rule is break if you choose bitmap manually). So you now need at less quantaty of memory then before.
Rarely used items could be hidden and shown (so as it take place in MS Office 2000) by user of menu
6 aligning for main menu (Top,left,right,bottom,noneVertical,noneHorizontal), the at noneVertical,noneHorizontal aligning main menu could be placed at any position at form
More then one main menu could be used at form.
Animation on opening/closingt menu (could be removed)
Full customized splitters at menu
4 types of preffered menu opening orientation (LeftRightTopBottom,RightLeftTopBottom,LeftRightBottomTop,RightLeftBottomTop)
3 types of 3D font style.
If length of items list more then menu window height you could free scroll at items list (velocity is customized)
Free font and colors selection
Added keyboard futures: keyboard moving and Alt+x selection.

3. Full description

Property	Value	Description
BackColor	clMenu	Back Color of menu lists
DelayTime	60	Delay before item selection
Font3DStyle	iafsPlain iafsRelief iafsPressed	3D style of menu font
FramesDelay	10	Define the velocity of opening/closing animation, set 0 to remove it
GrayColor	clInactiveCaption	Color of Grayed Items
MainMenuLeft	0	Left value of main menu position
MainMenuList	TIAMenuList	Menu content
MainMenuTop	0	Top Value of main menu position
MainSemiPercent	0	The SemiTransparence Power for main menu
MenuAlign	iaalTop iaalLeft iaalBottom iaalRight iaalNoneHorizontal iaalNoneVertical	Aligning of Main Menu
MenuFont	TFont	Font for menu
MenuKind	mkSimple mkWide mkRects mkSimpleCorner mkWideCorner	Menu kind, 5 variants at this version...
PrefferedOrientation	poLeftRightTopBottom poRightLeftTopBottom poLeftRightBottomTop poRightLeftBottomTop	Preffered Orientation of sub menu opening
ScrollVelocity	5	Velocity of scrolling at menu list
SelectColor	clActiveCaption	Color of Selection
SelectFontColor	clMenuText	Color of font for selected item
SemiPercent	0	Power of Semi Transparence for sub menu lists
KeyboardOn	false	Set it to true to use keyboard futures

Events

property OnSelectItem : TIAMenuSelectProcedure read FOnSelectItem write FOnSelectItem;
TIAMenuSelectProcedure = procedure(Sender : TObject;AName : String;var ANamePath : TStringList;ASubmenuSelected : Boolean) of object;
Where:

AName - name of selected item
ANamePath - list of items names wich need to select to select the selected item
ASubmenuSelected - indicates that sub menu opened;

Keyboard using

press Alt button to enter/ exit menu;
press Arrows buttons to navigate menu;
press Space or enter to select item;
press PgUP/PgDown buttons to open/hide the hidden items;
press any time Alt+(defined button at editor ) to select item even menu is closed;

Methods

procedure OpenMenu(Moused : Boolean = TRUE;AWinControl : TWinControl = nil;Aleft : integer =0; Atop : integer = 0; Aright : integer = 0 ; Abottom : integer = 0;AHorizontal : Boolean = false);
opens the Menu;

procedure CloseMenu;
closes the Menu;

Examples

OpenMenu; - open menu at position defined by mouse;
OpenMenu(false,Button1); - open menu at position defined by position of Button1(Menu do not closing if mouse at rect of Button1)
OpenMenu(false,nil,100,120,220,330);- open menu at position defined by rect(100,120,220,330) (Menu do not closing if mouse at this rect); rect defined from Screen Coorinates;
OpenMenu(false,Panel1,0,0,0,0,TRUE);- open menu at position defined by Panel1 rect (Menu do not closing if mouse at this rect); menu and panel adjoin at horizontal sides;

At begin

4. License

Free for non-commerce aims. At other case please ask author for permission.