Script function
world.Menu
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Type
Method
Summary
Creates a pop-up menu inside the command window
Prototype
BSTR Menu(BSTR Items, BSTR Default);
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Description
This creates a pop-up menu inside the command window. This is intended to let you have context-sensitive items (or helpful reminders of MUD comamnds).
Items: A string containing the menu items to be displayed, see below.
Default: If provided, this item is selected.
The Items parameter is a string, containing the menu items to be displayed, separated by the "|" character. Leading and trailing spaces are removed from each item.
For example: Item = "Take|Wield|Drop|Equip"
There must be at least one item, or an empty string is returned.
The return value is the selected item, if any. If no item is selected (ie. the menu is dismissed) then an empty string will be returned.
Available in MUSHclient version 4.64 onwards.
Lua example
-- make Ctrl+F2 show various options, and paste into command window
AcceleratorTo ( "Ctrl+F2" ,
'PasteCommand (Menu ("chat|yell|ask|say"))',
sendto.script)
-- display all functions
result = Menu (table.concat (utils.functionlist ( ), "|" ))
Lua notes
The Default parameter is optional and defaults to the empty string (ie. no default).
Return value
If there was an error condition as described above, the empty string.
If the menu was dismissed, or no item selected, the empty string.
Otherwise, the text of the selected item, with leading and trailing spaces removed.
See Also ...
Topics
Scripting
Utilities
Functions
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(Base64Decode) Takes a base-64 encoded string and decodes it.
(Base64Encode) Encodes a string using base-64 encoding.
(BlendPixel) Blends a single pixel with another, using a specified blending mode
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(CreateGUID) Creates a GUID - Global Unique Identifier
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(ErrorDesc) Converts a MUSHclient script error code into an human-readable description
(ExportXML) Exports a world item in XML format
(FilterPixel) Performs a filtering operation on one pixel
(FixupEscapeSequences) Converts "escape sequences" like \t to their equivalent codes.
(FixupHTML) Fixes up text for writing as HTML
(FlashIcon) Flashes the MUSHclient icon on the Windows taskbar
(GenerateName) Generates a random character name
(GetClipboard) Gets the clipboard contents
(GetScriptTime) Returns the amount of time spent in script routines
(GetSoundStatus) Gets the status of a sound started by PlaySound
(GetUniqueID) Creates a unique ID for general use, or for making Plugin IDs
(GetUniqueNumber) Returns a unique number
(Hash) Produces a hash (checksum) of a specified piece of text
(Help) Shows help for a script function, or a list of functions
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(MoveMainWindow) Move and resize the main MUSHclient window
(MoveWorldWindow) Move and resize a world window
(MoveWorldWindowX) Move and resize a specific world window
(MtRand) Returns pseudo-random number using the Mersenne Twister algorithm
(MtSrand) Seed the Mersenne Twister pseudo-random number generator
(PlaySound) Plays a sound using DirectSound
(ReadNamesFile) Loads in a file for generating character names
(Replace) Replaces one substring with another
(SetBackgroundColour) Sets a background colour for the output window
(SetBackgroundImage) Sets a background image for the output window
(SetClipboard) Sets the clipboard contents
(SetForegroundImage) Sets a foreground image for the output window
(SetMainTitle) Sets the main output window title
(SetSelection) Sets a selection range in the output window
(SetStatus) Sets the status line text
(SetTitle) Sets the world window title
(SetToolBarPosition) Sets the position of the game toolbars on the screen.
(SetUnseenLines) Sets the number of "unseen lines" for this world
(ShiftTabCompleteItem) Adds an item to the list shown for Shift+Tab completion
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(StopSound) Stop playing a sound started by PlaySound
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(Trace) Trace mode property
(TraceOut) Outputs the supplied message to the world Trace
(TranslateDebug) Sends a debugging message to the localizing translator script
(TranslateGerman) Translate German umluat sequences
(Transparency) Sets the transparency of the main MUSHclient window under Windows XP
(Trim) Trims leading and trailing spaces from a string
(WindowMenu) Creates a pop-up menu inside a miniwindow
(Help topic: function=Menu)