SuperCollider CLASSES

EZPopUpMenu

A wrapper class for a label plus a popUpMenu with per item actions
Inherits from: EZLists : EZGui : Object

Description

EZPopUpMenu is wrapper class which creates an (optional) label and a popUpMenu. It includes per item actions as well as a global action which are both evaluated upon selection of an item. Convenience methods for inserting and deleting menu items are also included . If the parent is nil, then EZPopUpMenu will create its own window.See EZGui and EZLists for all of the options.

Some Important Issues Regarding EZPopUpMenu

The convenience methods for EZPopUpMenu require that the items array is an array of associations of labels and functions, not like in PopUpMenu, where items is simply an array of strings. If label is nil, then no staticText is created.

Class Methods

*new (parentView, bounds, label, items, globalAction, initVal: 0, initAction: false, labelWidth, labelHeight: 20, layout, gap, margin)

From superclass: EZLists

Arguments:

parentView

The parent view or window. If the parent is nil, then EZPopUpMenu will create its own Window, and place it conveniently on the screen if the bounds are a Point. If the bounds are a Rect, then the Rect determines the window bounds.

bounds

An instance of Rect or Point. Default value is 160@22.

label

The label. Default value is nil. If nil, then no StaticText is created.

items

Default value is nil. An Array of Associations ['label' -> { arg menuObj; value }, ]. Or and Array Symbols (if you are only using globalAction).

globalAction

A global function to be performed in addition to the item functions { arg menuObj; value }.

initVal

Initial value of the menu, i.e. the index selected. Default value is 0.

initAction

An instance of Boolean. Performs the action at initVal on creation of the menu, plus the globalAction. Default value is false.

labelWidth

Default value is 80.

labelHeight

Default value is 20. Not used if layout is \horz.

layout

\vert or \horz. default is \horz.

gap

A Point. By default, the view tries to get its parent's gap, otherwise it defaults to 2@2. Setting it overrides these.

margin

A Point. This will inset the bounds occupied by the subviews of view.

Discussion:

(
w = Window.new.front;
w.view.decorator = FlowLayout(w.view.bounds);
g = EZPopUpMenu.new(
    w,
    230@22,
    "A PopUpMenu: ",
    [
        \item0 ->{|a| ("this is item 0 of " ++ a).postln},
        \item1 ->{|a| ("this is item 1 of " ++ a).postln},
        \item2 ->{|a| ("this is item 2 of " ++ a).postln},
    ],
    globalAction: {|a| ("this is a global action of "++a.asString ).postln},
    initVal: 1,
    initAction: true,
    labelWidth: 120,
    labelHeight: 20,
    layout: \horz,
    gap: 2@2
);
)

// or a more simple syntax:
(
w = Window.new.front;
w.view.decorator = FlowLayout(w.view.bounds);
g = EZPopUpMenu.new(w, 200@22, "Menu: ");
g.addItem(\item0, { |a| ("this is item 0 of " ++ a).postln });
g.addItem(\item1, { |a| ("this is item 1 of " ++ a).postln });
g.addItem(\item2, { |a| ("this is item 2 of " ++ a).postln });
g.value = 0;
)

Inherited class methods

Instance Methods

Changing Appearance

-setColors (stringBackground, stringColor, menuBackground, menuStringColor, background)

Arguments:

stringBackground

An instance of Color. The background of the label and unit views.

stringColor

An instance of Color. The stringColor of the label and unit views.

menuBackground

An instance of Color. The background of the menu.

menuStringColor

An instance of Color. The stringColor of the menu.

background

An instance of Color. The background of the list view.

-font = font

From superclass: EZGui

Set the Font used by all the views.

Arguments:

font

An instance of Font.

Inherited instance methods

Undocumented instance methods

-initViews (parentView, bounds, label, labelWidth, labelHeight, arglayout)

-menu

Examples

// try several examples together
(

// many menus
// inherits the parent's decorator gap

(
w=Window.new("oscillators", Rect(200,500,200,160)).front;
w.view.decorator = FlowLayout(w.view.bounds).gap_(2@2);
5.do{|i|
    g = EZPopUpMenu.new(w,190@22, "Oscillator % : ".format(i+1));
    g.addItem(\off, {"off". postln});
    g.addItem(\sine, {"sine". postln});
    g.addItem(\saw, {"saw". postln});
    g.addItem(\pulse, {"pulse". postln});
    g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white);
    g.value=0;
};
w.bounds=w.bounds.moveBy(300,60);
);


// Creates its own window if parentView is nil:
(
g = EZPopUpMenu.new(nil,250@22 ," Select : ");
g.addItem(\item0, {"this is item 0". postln});
g.addItem(\item1, {"this is item 1". postln});
g.addItem(\item2, {"this is item 2". postln});
g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white);
g.value=0;

);

// layout vertical:
(
g = EZPopUpMenu.new(nil,200@42, " Choose",layout:\vert);
g.addItem(\item0, {"this is item 0". postln});
g.addItem(\item1, {"this is item 1". postln});
g.addItem(\item2, {"this is item 2". postln});
g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white);
g.window.bounds=g.window.bounds.moveBy(300,-200);
g.value=0;
);

// No labelView created, so set the window title;
(
g = EZPopUpMenu.new(bounds:180@22); // no label
g.addItem(\item0, {"this is item 0". postln});
g.addItem(\item1, {"this is item 1". postln});
g.addItem(\item2, {"this is item 2". postln});
g.value=0;
g.window.name=" choose item";
g.window.bounds=g.window.bounds.moveBy(0,-200);
);
)
// insertItem;

(
g = EZPopUpMenu.new(nil,200@22, "Menu:");
g.addItem(\item0, {"this is item 0". postln});
g.addItem(\item1, {"this is item 1". postln});
g.addItem(\item2, {"this is item 2". postln});
g.addItem(\item4, {"this is item 4". postln});
g.value=0;
);

g.insertItem(3, \item3, {"this is item 3". postln});


// remove Item ;

(
w=Window.new.front;
w.view.decorator = FlowLayout(w.view.bounds);
g = EZPopUpMenu.new(w,200@22, "Menu:");
g.addItem(\item0, {"this is item 0". postln});
g.addItem(\item1, {"this is item 1". postln});
g.addItem(\item2, {"this is item 2". postln});
g.addItem(\item4, {"this is item 4". postln});
g.insertItem(3, \item3, {"this is item 3". postln});
g.value=0;
)

g. removeItemAt(0);



// replace item;
(
g = EZPopUpMenu.new(nil,200@22, "List:");
g.addItem(\item0, {"this is item 0". postln});
g.addItem(\item1, {"this is item 1". postln});
g.addItem(\item2, {"this is item 2". postln});
g.addItem(\item3, {"this is item 3". postln});
)

g.replaceItemAt(2, \item2_replaced, {"this is item 2 replaced". postln});