Default menu set

When you create a new application dictionary with a Main Menu form, it has a basic set of application-level menus. The following table lists the menus that are added to a new application dictionary.

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Menu

Item

Description

File

Print

Runs the print script for the current window.

Print Setup

Displays the Print Setup window for the current operating system.

Quit/Exit

Closes the application.

Edit

Undo

Cut

Copy

Paste

Clear

Select All

The standard cut/copy/paste items commonly found in graphical applications.

Insert Row

Runs the line insert script for a scrolling window.

Delete Row

Runs the line delete script for a scrolling window.

Temporary

(Form-level menus)

The placeholder that indicates where form-level menus will be displayed. No “Temporary” menu will appear on the menu bar.

Tools

Macro

 

Resource Descriptions

The items to access Dexterity’s built-in macro system.

The resource description windows.

Window

List of open windows

List of the standard windows currently open. Palette and toolbar windows are not included in this list.

Help

Lookup

Opens the lookup form for the current field or runs the change script linked to the current field using Set Lookup.

Show Required Fields

Displays the required fields for the application.


These menus are intended to serve as a starting point. Feel free to customize the menus any way you like.


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