menuMouseButton

Typeproperty
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
set the menuMouseButton of <button> to {zero | <pButtonNumber>}
Associationsbutton
Summary

Specifies which mouse button can be used to access the menu associated with a button.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux
Platformsdesktop, server
Parameters
NameTypeDescription
pButtonNumber

The pButtonNumber parameter specifies which mouse button was pressed: * 1 is the mouse button on Mac OS systems and the left button on Windows and Unix systems. * 2 is the middle button on Unix systems. * 3 is the right button (on Windows and Unix systems) or Control-click (on Mac OS and OS X systems.

Example
set the menuMouseButton to 3
Values
NameTypeDescription
Value

The menuMouseButton is an integer between zero and 3. By default, the menuMouseButton property of newly created buttons is set to zero.

RelatedKeyword: integer, menu, button
Property: menuName
Command: pulldown
Function: menuButton
Glossary: mouse button, property
Object: button
Description

Use the menuMouseButton property to limit a menu so it can only be accessed with a specific mouse button.

If the menuMouseButton is zero, any mouse button can be used to open the menu. If the menuMouseButton is a number from 1 to 3, only that mouse button opens the menu.

Tagsmenus