How to change Windows Bar at top of Example Project?

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How do I edit the entries on the bar containing Command, Navigation, Windows, and Help?

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In the designer, go to Project → Event Scripts (Client) → Menubar. Here you can add/remove/edit menus, menu items, and their associated scripts.

Dan

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Oh yeah, and you can hide the windows menu, or the entire menubar altogether, by going to Project → Properties → User Interface.

Dan

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TYVM :thumb_left:

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I know this is an old thread but My question relates. I have about 50 Projects…is there a way to auto update or link the client scripts for the MenuBar Via any method besides opening up each project and importing the client script?

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You could construct your menu programmatically in a shared script module, called from each project’s client startup event. You’d have to get familiar with Java’s menu model.

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Do you have any sample code?

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Automatic dropdown navigation menu (only adds folders one level deep):

from javax.swing import SwingUtilities, JMenu, JMenuBar, JMenuItem
from functools import partial

window = system.nav.getWindow("somewindow")
root = SwingUtilities.getRoot(window)
menu = root.getJMenuBar()	

navmenu = JMenu("Navigation");

def handleSelect(event, target):
	system.nav.swapTo(target)

trees = {}
leaves = []

for window in system.gui.getWindowNames():
	winsplit = window.split('/')
	if winsplit[0] != 'Nav':
	
		menuItem = JMenuItem(winsplit[-1], actionPerformed=partial(handleSelect, target=window))
		if len(winsplit) > 1:
			if trees.get(winsplit[0]) is not None:
				trees[winsplit[0]].add(menuItem)
			else:
				submenu = JMenu(winsplit[0])
				submenu.add(menuItem)
				trees[winsplit[0]] = submenu
		else:
			leaves.append(JMenuItem(window, actionPerformed=partial(handleSelect, target=window)))
		
for tree in trees:
	navmenu.add(trees[tree])
	
for leaf in leaves:
	navmenu.add(leaf)

menu.add(navmenu)
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Thanks for the head start…I think this will get me where I want to be.