[Menu.*] Section

Here is an example of a [Menu.Left] section: [Menu.Left] Type: separator; Caption: "Service Monitor" Type: item; Caption: "&About..."; Action: about; Glyph: 1 Type: item; Caption: "E&xit"; Action: exit Type: separator; Caption: "Services" Type: servicesubmenu; Caption: "&Messenger"; Service: Messenger; SubMenu: MessengerMenu Type: servicesubmenu; Service: ClipSrv; SubMenu: ClipSrvMenu Type: item; Caption: "Start All Services"; Action: multi; Actions: StartAll Type: item; Caption: "Stop All Services"; Action: multi; Actions: StopAll Type: item; Caption: "&Services Applet"; Action: controlpanelservices Type: separator; Caption: "Programs" Type: item; Caption: "&Notepad"; Action: run; FileName: "%Windows%\Notepad.exe"; Glyph: 5 Type: submenu; Caption: "&Other"; SubMenu: MySubMenu; Glyph: 3 [MessengerMenu] ... [ClipSrvMenu] ... [MySubMenu] ...

The following is a list of the supported parameters:

TypeREQ

Value

item|separator|submenu|servicesubmenu

Description

There are four types of menu items:

• item - a normal menu item that can perform an action when the user clicks on it. You should also specify the Caption and Action parameters.
• separator - a horizontal line. You can adapt the separators' style using the Separators* settings in the [Menu.*.Settings] sections.
If you've set the SeparatorsSeparatorStyle directive to shortline or caption, you can also specify a Caption. Omitting the Caption parameter in case of the caption style causes a 'normal' separator to be drawn.
• submenu
- defines a submenu. You also have to add the Caption and the SubMenu parameters.
• servicesubmenu - a special kind of submenu whose glyph is automagically adjusted to the running state of the service; see also [Config]: ServiceGlyph*. You also have to specify the Service and SubMenu parameters. If you omit Caption, the caption will be set to the service's display name.

Example

Type: separator

Caption

Value

String

Description

If the item is a menu item, Caption defines the caption of the menu item. The first character that is preceeded by an ampersand (&) will serve as hotkey. If you've set AutoHotKeys to true, it's possible that the hotkey will be changed/added if there are duplicate hotkeys. To embed an ampersand in the caption, use two consecutive ampersands.
If the item is a separator, and if you've set SeparatorsSeparatorStyle to shortline or caption, Caption can be used to insert a text into the separator.

Example

Caption: "&Drag && Drop"

Glyph

Value

Glyph index

Description

If you want a glyph to appear next to the menu item, specify its index here.

Example

Glyph: 2

SubMenu

Value

Section name

Description

If the item's type is submenu or servicesubmenu, you have to create a section in the configuration file in which you list its items. Specify that section's name here.

Example

SubMenu: MySubMenu

Action

Value

Action type

Description

If the item's type is item, then an action is performed when the user clicks it. Take a look at the List of Available Actions for a complete reference on the actions that can be performed by AeTrayMenu.
If the action that's associated with the menu item appears to be unavailable, AeTrayMenu will automatically disable the item. For example, if a service is already running, menu items that would start the service will be disabled.

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