Menu Item Popup Menu (Java Desktop System Release 3 User Guide)

Java Desktop System Release 3 User Guide

Menu Item Popup Menu

Items in menus have an associated popup menu that enables you to perform tasks related to the item. When you right-click on an item in a menu, the popup menu for the item opens. The popup menu also contains a submenu that enables you to perform menu-related tasks.

You can use the menu item popup menu to perform the following tasks:

Add menu items as launchers to panels.
Remove items from menus.
Open the Run Application dialog with the menu item command in the dialog.
Add menus to panels. You can add a menu as a menu object or as a drawer object.
Add new items to menus.
Change the properties of submenus and menu items.

Figure 3–1 shows the popup menu.

Figure 3–1 Menu Item Popup Menu

Table 3–1 describes menu item popup menus.

Table 3–1 Menu Item Popup Menus


Item	Description
Add this launcher to panel	Adds the launcher to the panel from which you open the menu.
Remove this item	Removes the launcher from the menu.
Put into run dialog	Displays the Run Application dialog with the command from the Command field of the launcher in the command field on the Run Application dialog.
Help on `application-name`	Opens the online help for the application.
Properties	Displays a dialog that enables you to edit the properties of the launcher.
Entire menu -> Add this as drawer to panel	Adds the submenu as a drawer to the panel from which you open the menu.
Entire menu -> Add this as menu to panel	Adds the submenu as a menu object to the panel from which you open the menu.
Entire menu -> Add new item to this menu	Enables you to add an item to the submenu.
Entire menu -> Properties	Displays a dialog that enables you to edit the properties of the submenu.