Utility for sticky menus

MrZammler · 12 December 2005, 12:29

I need an app which implements sticky menus on my miggy, i.e. right click, menus stay and left click to choose.

I cant seem to find a proper one in aminet, and magicmenu has a conflict or something with click2front, the latter stops working and the only way to get it back is by stoping magicmenu.

Any ideas?

keropi · 12 December 2005, 12:37

I use both and they do not conflict...

MrZammler · 12 December 2005, 14:12

Well, they do in my setup. I think it has something to do with AmiRC too... (It's menus seem to "dissapear" some times) ;-)

mr_a500 · 12 December 2005, 15:39

Use WindowToFront instead of click2front.

http://ftp.unina.it/pub/aminet/util/...nToFront19.lha

MrZammler · 12 December 2005, 17:47

@mr_a500

Although better than click2front, problem remains...

Bamiga2002 · 12 December 2005, 20:09

There are a number of different versions of Window2Front, i use ONE of them but don't remember which one...but MagicMenu works with sticky menus

http://www.aminet.net/search.php?query=win+2front

mr_a500 · 12 December 2005, 20:09

In that case, your problem probably has nothing to do with click2front or WindowToFront.

MagicMenu has problems sometimes because of the way Intuition handles menus - see MagicMenu documentation under "Dangers". Try holding down Ctrl before using menu in Amirc. You'll get the normal (non-sticky) intuition menu, but at least nothing will freeze.

I don't think you'll find another menu replacement that will do what you want.

fc.studio · 13 December 2005, 12:00

I had conflict problems with an earlier version of Magic Menu.
However surely you use the last version, don't you?

MrZammler · 13 December 2005, 12:26

Hi fc.studio, yeap tried the latest from it's site... Still the same.

Bamiga2002 · 13 December 2005, 13:37

Have you tried e.g. the "non-blocking" option in MagicMenu?

thomas · 13 December 2005, 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrZammler

I need an app which implements sticky menus on my miggy, i.e. right click, menus stay and left click to choose.

One could write an input handler which makes the right button sticky in general, i.e. behaving like caps lock. This way you would have sticky menus either.

thomas · 13 December 2005, 21:33

Here it is:

keropi · 13 December 2005, 22:41

wow thomas, u coded that?

MrZammler · 14 December 2005, 10:21

Cool Thomas, I'll check it when I get home. Thanks.

MrZammler · 14 December 2005, 19:41

Hi Thomas,

does pretty much what I want, although I guess it would be hard to extend it to either close or select something from the menu with a right click?

I understand that it might be completelly different thing to do than what this utility does now.

thomas · 14 December 2005, 19:55

Quote:

I guess it would be hard to extend it to either close or select something from the menu with a right click?

I don't understand this. Could you please explain it in other words or in more detail ?

MrZammler · 15 December 2005, 09:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

I don't understand this. Could you please explain it in other words or in more detail ?

Well, basically: Clicking on the right mouse button makes the menu appear, then I would like to be able to use the left mouse button to select something from the menu or left click somewhere on the screen to close it.

I know that this is different from what this utility does (leaves the right button in a clicked=not released state). Nevermind really

thomas · 15 December 2005, 10:37

Added, please download again. Multi-select is now done by holding down the Shift key rather than using the left mouse button. And holding down the Alt key disables the utility temporarily (just like Magic Menu).

MrZammler · 15 December 2005, 18:33

@Thomas

You sir, rule. Exactly what I wanted. Thanks!

StrategyGamer · 16 December 2005, 00:46

I have not tried it yet but it sounds AWESOME!

Does Middle Mouse Button also unstick the RMB like the LMB does?

If not, please add that for me.

12 December 2005, 12:29	#1
MrZammler Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crete Age: 46 Posts: 191	Utility for sticky menus I need an app which implements sticky menus on my miggy, i.e. right click, menus stay and left click to choose. I cant seem to find a proper one in aminet, and magicmenu has a conflict or something with click2front, the latter stops working and the only way to get it back is by stoping magicmenu. Any ideas?

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thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	Here it is: Last edited by thomas; 15 December 2005 at 10:34.

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thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	Added, please download again. Multi-select is now done by holding down the Shift key rather than using the left mouse button. And holding down the Alt key disables the utility temporarily (just like Magic Menu). Last edited by thomas; 17 December 2005 at 16:03.

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12 December 2005, 12:37	#2
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	I use both and they do not conflict...

12 December 2005, 14:12	#3
MrZammler Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crete Age: 46 Posts: 191	Well, they do in my setup. I think it has something to do with AmiRC too... (It's menus seem to "dissapear" some times) ;-)

12 December 2005, 15:39	#4
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	Use WindowToFront instead of click2front. http://ftp.unina.it/pub/aminet/util/...nToFront19.lha

12 December 2005, 17:47	#5
MrZammler Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crete Age: 46 Posts: 191	@mr_a500 Although better than click2front, problem remains...

12 December 2005, 20:09	#6
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	There are a number of different versions of Window2Front, i use ONE of them but don't remember which one...but MagicMenu works with sticky menus http://www.aminet.net/search.php?query=win+2front

13 December 2005, 12:00	#8
fc.studio Cat lover Join Date: May 2004 Location: Italy Age: 54 Posts: 804	I had conflict problems with an earlier version of Magic Menu. However surely you use the last version, don't you?

13 December 2005, 12:26	#9
MrZammler Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crete Age: 46 Posts: 191	Hi fc.studio, yeap tried the latest from it's site... Still the same.

13 December 2005, 22:41	#13
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	wow thomas, u coded that?

14 December 2005, 10:21	#14
MrZammler Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crete Age: 46 Posts: 191	Cool Thomas, I'll check it when I get home. Thanks.

14 December 2005, 19:41	#15
MrZammler Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crete Age: 46 Posts: 191	Hi Thomas, does pretty much what I want, although I guess it would be hard to extend it to either close or select something from the menu with a right click? I understand that it might be completelly different thing to do than what this utility does now.

15 December 2005, 18:33	#19
MrZammler Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crete Age: 46 Posts: 191	@Thomas You sir, rule. Exactly what I wanted. Thanks!

16 December 2005, 00:46	#20
StrategyGamer Total Chaos AGA is fun! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: USA Posts: 873	I have not tried it yet but it sounds AWESOME! Does Middle Mouse Button also unstick the RMB like the LMB does? If not, please add that for me.

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