XMCREATEPULLDOWNMENU(3)

💖 XmCreatePulldownMenu 💖

okay so bestie, gather round, because today we're talking about XmCreatePulldownMenu — a RowColumn widget convenience creation function, from the library call corner of the manual. yes it's a mouthful, no you don't have to be scared of it, i got you 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <Xm/RowColumn.h>
Widget XmCreatePulldownMenu(
Widget parent,
String name,
ArgList arglist,
Cardinal argcount);

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So what does XmCreatePulldownMenu actually do? It creates an instance of a RowColumn widget of type XmMENU_PULLDOWN and hands you back the associated widget ID. that's it, that's the whole job, and it does it flawlessly 💅

Here's the rundown of what you're passing in:

• parent — the parent widget ID. who's the mom, basically.
• name — the name of the created widget. give it a cute one.
• arglist — the argument list. all your little attribute/value pairs live here.
• argcount — the number of attribute/value pairs in the argument list (arglist).

and then, real talk: the number of attribute/value pairs in the argument list (arglist). when this function is used to create the Pulldown menu pane, a MenuShell widget is automatically created as the parent of the menu pane. If the widget specified by the parent parameter is a Popup or a Pulldown menu pane, the MenuShell widget is created as a child of the parent MenuShell; otherwise, it is created as a child of the specified parent widget. it's giving "i handled the plumbing for you, you're welcome" ✨

XmCreatePulldownMenu is provided as a convenience function for creating RowColumn widgets configured to operate as Pulldown menu panes, and it is not implemented as a separate widget class. it's a shortcut, not a whole new species. no cap.

A Pulldown menu pane displays a 3-D shadow, unless the feature is disabled by the application. The shadow appears around the edge of the menu pane. the drama of it all, the edge 💀

A Pulldown menu pane is used with submenus that are to be attached to a CascadeButton or a CascadeButtonGadget. This is the case for all menu panes that are part of a PulldownMenu system (a MenuBar), the menu pane associated with an OptionMenu, and any menu panes that cascade from a Popup menu pane. Pulldown menu panes that are to be associated with an OptionMenu must be created before the OptionMenu is created. 👑 yes, order matters, bestie, do not play with me on this one.

The Pulldown menu pane must be attached to a CascadeButton or CascadeButtonGadget that resides in a MenuBar, a Popup menu pane, a Pulldown menu pane, or an OptionMenu. It is attached with the button resource XmNsubMenuId. that's the little handshake 🤝

A MenuShell widget is required between the Pulldown menu pane and its parent. If the application uses this convenience function for creating a Pulldown menu pane, the MenuShell is automatically created as the real parent of the menu pane; otherwise, it is the application's responsibility to create the MenuShell widget. so like… if you don't use the convenience function, that's on you fr fr 🙈

🦋 the hierarchy situation (iykyk)

To function correctly when incorporated into a menu, the Pulldown menu pane's hierarchy must be considered. This hierarchy depends on the type of menu system that is being built, as follows:

• If the Pulldown menu pane is to be pulled down from a MenuBar, its parent must be the MenuBar.
• If the Pulldown menu pane is to be pulled down from a Popup or another Pulldown menu pane, its parent must be that Popup or Pulldown menu pane.
• If the Pulldown menu pane is to be pulled down from an OptionMenu, its parent must be the same as the OptionMenu parent.

🎀 tear-off moment

PullDown menu panes support tear-off capabilities for tear-off menus through XmRowColumn resources. For a complete definition of RowColumn and its associated resources, see XmRowColumn(3). go read it, it's iconic.

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

Returns the RowColumn widget ID. that's your prize, your little trophy, your widget ID 🏆

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🌈 RELATED 🌈

• XmCascadeButton(3)
• XmCascadeButtonGadget(3)
• XmCreateOptionMenu(3)
• XmCreatePopupMenu(3)
• XmCreateSimplePulldownMenu(3)
• XmMenuShell(3)
• XmRowColumn(3)
• XmVaCreateSimplePulldownMenu(3)

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and that's the whole page, bestie! 💜 this was XmCreatePulldownMenu(library call) — you'll find it filed under that same name, library call section, straight from the source and dated as it was. now go build a menu, you main character 🔥🎀