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Posted by basil_brush on 2008-04-11 14:40
OS: Linux

Hello. I'm trying to write an extension which contains a xul tree, and I want to implement a right-click context menu on the tree. I tried using the mozilla method described here:

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL:PopupGuide:ContextMenus
http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/popups.html

But it doesn't work. I tried assigning the popup to all manner of elements in my overlay and no matter how I click no menu appears.

My popup code is:

<popupset>
 <menupopup id="kompile_component_popup">
   <menuitem label="New component..."/>
   <menuseparator/>
   <menuitem label="Edit..."/>
   <menuseparator/>
   <menuitem label="&kompile.ui.label.debug;" autocheck="true"/>
   <menu label="Sort">
     <menupopup>
       <menuitem label="Sort by Name" autocheck="true"/>
       <menuitem label="Sort by Date" autocheck="true"/>
     </menupopup>
   </menu>
 </menupopup>
</popupset>

An example of my element is:

<hbox context="kompile_component_popup">
...
</hbox>

Anybody have any ideas why it doesn't work? Thanks.

Re: menu popup
ToddW | Fri, 2008-04-11 15:37

I just tested the above code and the popups appear correctly on the mouse right-click operation. Works for me in both Firefox and Komodo.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE window PUBLIC "-//MOZILLA//DTD XUL V1.0//EN" "http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">

<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://global/skin/global.css" type="text/css"?>

<window id="yourapplication_window"
        windowtype="YourApplication"
        title="YourApplication"
        xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
        xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
        xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"
        width="800"
        height="600"
        screenX="20"
        screenY="20"
        persist="screenX screenY width height"
        >

    <popupset>
     <menupopup id="kompile_component_popup">
       <menuitem label="New component..."/>
       <menuseparator/>
       <menuitem label="Edit..."/>
       <menuseparator/>
       <menuitem label="Something" autocheck="true"/>
       <menu label="Sort">
         <menupopup>
           <menuitem label="Sort by Name" autocheck="true"/>
           <menuitem label="Sort by Date" autocheck="true"/>
         </menupopup>
       </menu>
     </menupopup>
    </popupset>
   
    <hbox flex="1" context="kompile_component_popup"/>
</window>

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE window PUBLIC "-//MOZILLA//DTD XUL V1.0//EN" "http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">

<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://global/skin/global.css" type="text/css"?>

<window id="yourapplication_window"
        windowtype="YourApplication"
        title="YourApplication"
        xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
        xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
        xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"
        width="800"
        height="600"
        screenX="20"
        screenY="20"
        persist="screenX screenY width height"
        >

    <popupset>
     <menupopup id="kompile_component_popup">
       <menuitem label="New component..."/>
       <menuseparator/>
       <menuitem label="Edit..."/>
       <menuseparator/>
       <menuitem label="Something" autocheck="true"/>
       <menu label="Sort">
         <menupopup>
           <menuitem label="Sort by Name" autocheck="true"/>
           <menuitem label="Sort by Date" autocheck="true"/>
         </menupopup>
       </menu>
     </menupopup>
    </popupset>
    
    <hbox flex="1" context="kompile_component_popup"/>
</window>

Ok, I fixed it. I had the
basil_brush | Sat, 2008-04-12 09:49

Ok, I fixed it. I had the popupset just inside my overlay tag, which I now realise won't work because the popup is not a alteration of an existing object. If I move it to be inside the my tabpanel then it works. I'm new to xul and it's just me making daft mistakes.

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