Script: Dropdown menu

[Buy One]

One question. When the script is run a dummy shrunk toolbar pops up in the upper left hand corner of the window and disappears as soon as the drop-down list is closed. Is this how it's designed to work?

I didn't notice it the first couple of times i run the script, maybe due to fascination with this new function. So just to make sure that i didn't accidentally botch the script while editing the toolbar name.

[bFooz]

Originally Posted by Buy One

One question. When the script is run a dummy shrunk toolbar pops up in the upper left hand corner of the window and disappears as soon as the drop-down list is closed. Is this how it's designed to work?

Yes, that's how it works.

The popup menu function is available only for graphical scrips. So that dummy window is the actual gui which then runs the dropdown menu at the mouse cursor.

[Buy One]

got it, thank you for confirmation

[CEART]

This script is great! thanks a lot, bFooz. I got it working fine, but I don't know how to get in Reaper that 'one button menu' like the one you show in your gif (check my imgs. please) All I could get is the normal customized toolbar with an icon for each value.

Pretty sure I'm asking something that has not do with the script, sorry, but I'm a little confused with that (still in 'newbie status' for many Reaper aspects).

Thanks, on any help/clue.

[bFooz]

Originally Posted by CEART

...I don't know how to get in Reaper that 'one button menu' like the one you show in your gif

Hi Ceart. If I understand you correctly, you need to add action "bfo - Toolbar dropdown - Floating toolbar x" to the main toolbar where you want that button to reside.

It is a regular action/script, which just happen to open another toolbar in an os floating dropdown menu form.

Here in my picture, I hovered the mouse over the GRID button, which shows the real name of the action that button represents.

[CEART]

Originally Posted by bFooz

Hi Ceart. If I understand you correctly, you need to add ...

Thanks a lot, bFooz, so I'm fine on actions :-). You've helped me understand the full picture here. My foolish misunderstanding was to assume that the script would fulfill its function for everything in Reaper with just a single instance.

Now, plus a further detailed check of gif and instructions, I realize that your script needs to have a specific button for and in order each action, menu item or function can get its drop-down menu, and should be made as many renowned copies as be needed from the original script (bfo_Toolbar dropdown - Floating MIDI toolbar 2.lua) , and finally edit menuName in USER CONFIG.

[bFooz]

Yes, somehow complicated but I haven't found any simpler way. The best way would be to have it natively.

[Coachz]

This seems to be for the Midi Editor only. Is there a version that works in the main window ? Thanks !!!

[bFooz]

This should work with the main window as well.

You need to specify which of the existing menu you want to show in the dropdown menu

-- USER CONFIG ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

menuName = "Floating MIDI toolbar 2"

-- END USER CONFIG -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you write

menuName = "Main file"

the main file menu will be shown. You can then load this particular script into any context, either main or midi editor.

[bFooz]

I have noticed the script got broken somehow, probably by some changes in recent versions (or just dev versions?).

[Coachz]

Yeah, i made those changes but it didnt work.

[bFooz]

This one works here:

-- USER CONFIG ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

menuName = "Main file"

---END USER CONFIG ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



local info = debug.getinfo(1,'S');
local full_script_path = info.source
local script_path = full_script_path:sub(2,-5) -- remove "@" and "file extension" from file name
if reaper.GetOS() == "Win64" or reaper.GetOS() == "Win32" then
  package.path = package.path .. ";" .. script_path:match("(.*".."\\"..")") .. "\\?.lua"-- .. "..\\Functions\\?.lua"
else
  package.path = package.path .. ";" .. script_path:match("(.*".."/"..")") .. "/?.lua"-- .. "../Functions/?.lua"
end
require("bfo_Toolbar dropdown - functions")

drawMenu(menuName)

You need to use the default name which is outside of the brackets in the menu/toolbar list in Customize menu/toolbars window. That's how they are stored in reaper-menu.ini . Otherwise I have no idea why it wouldn't work.

[Coachz]

It works ! Thanks for the fix. I used the name to the left of the parens. You rock !

[Archie]

@Coachz
Take a look at this
https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=234344

[Coachz]

Originally Posted by Archie

@Coachz
Take a look at this
https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=234344

Sweet. Thanks Archie !

[Win Conway]

Great script
But this appears in the corner when i click on the button, is it normal ?

[Win Conway]

NVM, this is how it works

[grandfougue]

Hello, but if I erase the contents of the menu after creating it, does it still work?