B4J Question OSX native Menu

[madru]

Good morning,

how can I implement a native Menu on OSX?

h***s://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Java/Conceptual/Java14Development/07-NativePlatformIntegration/NativePlatformIntegration.html

THX

 

[Erel]

Try this:

Dim jo as JavaObject = MenuBar1
jo.RunMethod("setUseSystemMenuBar", Array (True))

 

[madru]

Hi Erel,

yes, that will solve 95% of it

but the program title does not show up in the Menubar and how do we get the Mac typical Preferences entry in the menu ?

 

[Erel]

Try to run it by double clicking on the jar file. Do you see the program name as the first menu item?

 

[madru]

nope, the bar shows java and the underneath menu shows the package name. Question: what will be the program name ?

 

[Erel]

It will work if you create a packager: UI apps packaging - self contained installers

 

[madru]

OK, if there is no other way to do it

what about the preferences and about menu, is there workaround as well?

public class MyApplicationAdapter extends ApplicationAdapter
{
private DesktopShield handler; public MyApplicationAdapter(DesktopShield handler){this.handler = handler;}

public void handleQuit(ApplicationEvent e){System.exit(0);}

public void handleAbout(ApplicationEvent e)
 {
 // tell the system we're handling this, so it won't display
 // the default system "about" dialog after ours is shown.
 e.setHandled(true);
 JOptionPanel.showMessageDialog(null, "About dialog");
 }

 public void handlePreferences(ApplicationEvent e)
 {
 JOptionPanel.showMessageDialog(null, "Preferences dialog");
 }
}

 

[Erel]

This is Swing code. If you find relevant JavaFX code then it might be possible to port it.

 

[madru]

OK, here is more on that topic.... not really sure if it works only on AWT/swing


h**p://alvinalexander.com/java/java-mac-osx-about-preferences-quit-application-adapter

 

[Erel]

Note that it is better to just post the links. No need to escape the http.

There is a relevant JavaFX library: https://github.com/codecentric/NSMenuFX

You can make a feature request in the wishlist forum.