IDEA: Additional options in tray icon menu

gowen72 · 2002-08-22, 18:56

It would be nice to be able to directly stop and continue the current test from the tray icon's right-click menu. Just like you can currently do in the Test menu of the main window.

Angular · 2002-08-22, 20:19

That is a good idea. My understanding is that it would be only a few minute modification :D

Speaking of the tray icon: Why is it red, associated with a stop light, when crunching and green, associated with go, when stopped? It seams backwards.

2002-08-22, 22:03

Red might mean "hot" like how things get hot when they run.

I think that it is a good idea also.

I also suggest maybe the things in undoc.txt can be put under the Advanced menu.

Tasuke · 2002-08-23, 04:15

I would like to see the Undoc.txt stay as it is, because many of the features there can cause BAD things to happen. Yeah, some of them should be easier to use(the startup delay being one), but overall, if you have the time to read the undoc, chances are you will have the restraint not to use some of the'this feature will be deleted...' stuff.

Angular · 2002-08-23, 16:40

Why not go through the undoc.txt and make a list of features that we suggest that George move into the GUI?

Tasuke · 2002-08-23, 17:09

TimingOutput=n
TimeStamp=0
BootDelay=n

Would be the only ones that I could see as being moved out of the undoc.txt. Most of the other stuff is definately well advanced or for debugging only.

NickGlover · 2002-08-23, 23:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tasuke

TimingOutput=n
TimeStamp=0
BootDelay=n

Would be the only ones that I could see as being moved out of the undoc.txt. Most of the other stuff is definately well advanced or for debugging only.

I would add

PercentPrecision=n
CumulativeTiming=1

to this list.

Prime95 · 2002-09-01, 03:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angular

That is a good idea. My understanding is that it would be only a few minute modification

Three hours of debugging later, I've decided Windows can't do it (at least not properly). There is no way to gray tray menu items that I can figure out. Windows just ignores my EnableMenuItem commands.

I've left it implemented - showing as either Stop or Continue, but never grayed. When should it be grayed? Well when you select Stop sometimes there is a lag before the Stop completes - it should be grayed during that time. Also, Contiinue should be grayed when not using primenet and the worktodo file is empty.

dsouza123 · 2002-09-04, 17:24

Code snippet of modifying system tray icon menus

This is MASM code (windows assembly) using Win32 API calls

If an item in the menu was setup this way
invoke AppendMenu,hPopupMenu,MF_STRING,IDM_STOP,addr StopString

then the following code would GRAY and DISABLE it.

invoke ModifyMenu,hPopupMenu,IDM_STOP, MF_STRING+MF_GRAYED+MF_DISABLED,IDM_STOP, addr StopString

and

invoke ModifyMenu,hPopupMenu,IDM_STOP, MF_STRING+MF_ENABLED, IDM_STOP,addr StopString

would enable it once more.

2002-08-22, 18:56	#1
gowen72 Aug 2002 7² Posts	IDEA: Additional options in tray icon menu It would be nice to be able to directly stop and continue the current test from the tray icon's right-click menu. Just like you can currently do in the Test menu of the main window.

2002-09-04, 17:24	#9
dsouza123 Sep 2002 2·331 Posts	Code for graying/disabling system tray menu items Code snippet of modifying system tray icon menus This is MASM code (windows assembly) using Win32 API calls If an item in the menu was setup this way invoke AppendMenu,hPopupMenu,MF_STRING,IDM_STOP,addr StopString then the following code would GRAY and DISABLE it. invoke ModifyMenu,hPopupMenu,IDM_STOP, MF_STRING+MF_GRAYED+MF_DISABLED,IDM_STOP, addr StopString and invoke ModifyMenu,hPopupMenu,IDM_STOP, MF_STRING+MF_ENABLED, IDM_STOP,addr StopString would enable it once more.

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2002-08-22, 20:19	#2
Angular Aug 2002 54₁₀ Posts	That is a good idea. My understanding is that it would be only a few minute modification :D Speaking of the tray icon: Why is it red, associated with a stop light, when crunching and green, associated with go, when stopped? It seams backwards.

2002-08-22, 22:03	#3
3,581 Posts	Red might mean "hot" like how things get hot when they run. I think that it is a good idea also. I also suggest maybe the things in undoc.txt can be put under the Advanced menu.

2002-08-23, 04:15	#4
Tasuke Aug 2002 48₁₆ Posts	I would like to see the Undoc.txt stay as it is, because many of the features there can cause BAD things to happen. Yeah, some of them should be easier to use(the startup delay being one), but overall, if you have the time to read the undoc, chances are you will have the restraint not to use some of the'this feature will be deleted...' stuff.

2002-08-23, 16:40	#5
Angular Aug 2002 2·3³ Posts	Why not go through the undoc.txt and make a list of features that we suggest that George move into the GUI?

2002-08-23, 17:09	#6
Tasuke Aug 2002 1001000₂ Posts	TimingOutput=n TimeStamp=0 BootDelay=n Would be the only ones that I could see as being moved out of the undoc.txt. Most of the other stuff is definately well advanced or for debugging only.