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MenuView

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MenuView[{lbl1expr1,lbl2expr2,…}]

represents an object in which selecting the menu item with label lbli displays expri.

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MenuView[{lbl1expr1,lbl2expr2,…},i]

makes the i^(th) item be the one currently selected.

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MenuView[{{v1,lbl1expr1},{v2,lbl2expr2},…},v]

associates values vi with successive menu items, and makes the item with value v be the one currently selected.

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MenuView[{expr1,expr2,…}]

takes the menu items' labels to be successive integers.

Details and Options

  • MenuView[list,Dynamic[s]] takes the selected menu item to be specified by the dynamically updated current value of s, with the value of s being reset if a different menu item is selected.
  • The following options can be given:
  • Alignment {Left,Top}how to align objects in the display area
    Background Nonebackground color to use
    BaselinePosition Automatichow to align with a surrounding text baseline
    BaseStyle{}base style specifications for the menu
    ControlPlacement {Top,Left}where to place the menu
    Deployed Falsewhether the contents should be uneditable
    Enabled Automaticwhether the menu is enabled or grayed out
    FrameMargins Automaticmargins inside the overall frame
    ImageMargins Automaticmargins around the display area
    ImageSize Allthe overall image size for the display area
    LabelStyle{}style specifications for the menu items
  • With the default option setting ImageSize->All, MenuView always leaves space for the largest of the expri to be displayed, so that its overall size does not change.
  • With ImageSize->Automatic, MenuView leaves space only for the expri currently being displayed.
  • If any of the lbli are Null, the corresponding menu items are left blank.
  • Item can be used to give style specifications that apply throughout a menu item.
  • MenuView by default displays the lbli in "MenuView" style, which typically uses the system menu font.
  • The settings for BaseStyle and LabelStyle are appended to the default styles typically given by the "MenuView" and "MenuViewLabel" styles in the current stylesheet.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)Summary of the most common use cases

Select between graphics using a menu:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-oh2n62
Out[1]=1

Include labels:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-lakqpm
Out[2]=2

Scope  (7)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

MenuView Content  (4)

Use graphics as content in MenuView:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-d5wgg0
Out[1]=1

MenuView can contain any expression, including Manipulate:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-fkteun
Out[1]=1

MenuView can be nested:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-glgfh
Out[1]=1

By default, MenuView leaves enough space to display without ever resizing:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-2hz6t
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-ckd43j
Out[2]=2

With ImageSize->Automatic, MenuView resizes for each pane:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-pbcfsf
Out[3]=3

MenuView Control  (3)

Start by displaying the third slide:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-f97567
Out[1]=1

The setting is based on position:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-qo9vu
Out[1]=1

Connect MenuView to a slider:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-jrn8w7
Out[1]=1

Options  (9)Common values & functionality for each option

Alignment  (1)

Choose alignments within the view:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-r7hcl
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-kmzilx
Out[2]=2
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-hrx8xv
Out[3]=3
In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-ggeglb
Out[4]=4

Background  (1)

Change the background color:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-cqt025
Out[1]=1

BaselinePosition  (1)

Align with surrounding text:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-caycw
Out[1]=1

ControlPlacement  (1)

Alter the control placement:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-i2qjrn
Out[1]=1

Deployed  (1)

By setting Deployed, objects in the display of MenuView may not be selected:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-k7fv82
Out[1]=1

Enabled  (1)

By default, MenuView is enabled:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-c07rvh
Out[1]=1

By setting Enabled->False, MenuView is disabled, but visible in its current state:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-j59pmo
Out[2]=2

FrameMargins  (1)

Add margins within the view:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-fc1sp3
Out[1]=1

ImageMargins  (1)

Add margins outside the view:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-50p87
Out[1]=1

ImageSize  (1)

Control the overall size of MenuView:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-nzhrsf
Out[1]=1

Applications  (2)Sample problems that can be solved with this function

Create a MenuView of series expansions:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-nnyiax
Out[1]=1

Create a MenuView of some of the aerial images available from ExampleData:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-4jws37
Out[1]=1

Properties & Relations  (1)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

MenuView is constructed with PopupMenu:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-k3yo5b
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cqydwi6-gppx8u
Out[2]=2
Wolfram Research (2007), MenuView, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html (updated 2008).
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Wolfram Research (2007), MenuView, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html (updated 2008).

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), MenuView, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html (updated 2008).

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Wolfram Research (2007), MenuView, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html (updated 2008).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "MenuView." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2008. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2007. "MenuView." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2008. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). MenuView. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html

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Wolfram Language. (2007). MenuView. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_menuview, author="Wolfram Research", title="{MenuView}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-April-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_menuview, author="Wolfram Research", title="{MenuView}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-April-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_menuview, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={MenuView}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-April-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_menuview, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={MenuView}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MenuView.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-April-2025 ]}