"Dennis" <Dennis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5C364C7B-D83B-4F88-BF63-0850CA512DD9@microsoft.com...
>I don't see the mousedown event in the MenuItem Class...are you sure it has
>a
> MouseDown event..all I saw was the Click Event for this class.
>
> "Terry Olsen" wrote:
>
>> Exactly. The click event is the only thing I have access to using the
>> FavoritesToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems_Click handler. I can only see
>> which item under FavoritesToolStripMenuItem that I've clicked on, not
>> whether it was a right or left click (in fact, the event doesn't even
>> trigger to a right-click). If I look at a MenuItem that was added at
>> design
>> time, then I have access to the MouseDown event where I can catch the
>> right-click event. My problem is that I need to catch the MouseDown
>> event
>> for the dynamically added MenuItems, then I can pull the right-click out
>> of
>> that.
>>
>> "Dennis" <Dennis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A3DFC3CA-132E-410F-BA4E-7E019DB39098@microsoft.com...
>> > That's the Click event, not the mousedown event. Also, the MenuItem is
>> > still
>> > accessable as a menuitem in the
>> > FavoritesToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems
>> > collections, i.e. FavoritesToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems(0) or 1 or
>> > whatever. I also didn't find the DropDownItems Property/Method for any
>> > control...what type is used to instantiate the instance of
>> > FavoritesToolStripMenuItem? Are you using a custom third party
>> > control?
>> >
>> > "Terry Olsen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The following routine is what I use to add the MenuItem to a menu. As
>> >> you
>> >> can see, the scope of the object is local to the Subroutine, so once I
>> >> leave
>> >> the routine, I no longer have access to it, but it has been added to
>> >> the
>> >> menubar so it continues to display and I can click on it and respond
>> >> to
>> >> it
>> >> using the 2nd routine listed below. The only way I can figure out how
>> >> to
>> >> catch a right-click is to make a global array of MenuItems and add
>> >> event
>> >> handlers for each one. Then I'll be able to respond to MouseDown
>> >> events.
>> >>
>> >> Sub AddFavoriteToMenu(ByVal FavoriteName As String)
>> >>
>> >> Dim MenuItem As New ToolStripMenuItem
>> >>
>> >> MenuItem.Text = FavoriteName
>> >>
>> >> FavoritesToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(MenuItem)
>> >>
>> >> End Sub
>> >>
>> >> Private Sub FavoritesToolStripMenuItem_DropDownItemClicked(ByVal
>> >> sender
>> >> As
>> >> Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemClickedEventArgs)
>> >> Handles FavoritesToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItemClicked
>> >>
>> >> Dim tmp As String = e.ClickedItem.ToString
>> >>
>> >> If tmp = "A&dd" Then Exit Sub
>> >>
>> >> FavoriteMenuItemClicked(e.ClickedItem.ToString)
>> >>
>> >> End Sub
>> >>
>> >> "Dennis" <Dennis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:9F6B790E-8124-443C-99EE-362ED73CA83F@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I couldn't find where the MenuItem had a MouseDown event...are you
>> >> >sure.
>> >> > Also, if you are "letting go of the object" by setting it to nothing
>> >> > or
>> >> > disposing it, you can no longer show it in the Menu bar or Context
>> >> > Menu
>> >> > PopUp, or whatever. What do you mean by "letting go"? If you can
>> >> > display
>> >> > it, it's still there and you should be able to get to it's events.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Terry Olsen" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I've found a way using the MouseDown event for the MenuItem.
>> >> >> However,
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> have dynamically created menu items where I create MenuItem object,
>> >> >> add
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> to the MenuBar, and then let go of the object. So without the
>> >> >> object,
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> can't catch the right-click event. I guess I've got to come up
>> >> >> with a
>> >> >> way
>> >> >> to hang on to each dynamically created MenuItem object so I can
>> >> >> catch
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> right-click and remove the item from the MenuBar.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Howard Kaikow" <kaikow@standards.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:%23InNlodPFHA.1932@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> > "Adam Goossens" <adam.goossens@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:eOmCPbaPFHA.3292@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> >> Hi Terry,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> To my knowledge there isn't a way to determine whether a click
>> >> >> >> on a
>> >> >> >> menu
>> >> >> >> item was a right or a left click (well, probably no simple way).
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > There must be some way as Word has a
>> >> >> > DocumentBeforeRightClickEvent.
>> >> >> > Dunno how it works internally.
>> >> >> >
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