CHook-Button in the Frame

[MCHulk]

Hi CHook-Developers,

 

how can i stick a button, for calling the hook, in the frame of Mastercam like the Project-Manager of CAMAIX does.

Background is, that i want to call my chook only with a mousepick, even if i am in a deep menu.

 

Thx in advance, MCHulk

 

[ 06-08-2002, 11:21 AM: Message edited by: MCHulk ]

[mold100]

I think I did what your talking about with moldplus,added it to the icon bar at the top,the path

is screen-config.-Toolbarkeys-add,youll see what to do when you get there,if this is what your looking for.Hope this helps.

[MCHulk]

Hi mold100,

 

thank you for your immediate answer.

But it is not exactly what i mean. Look at the Project-Manager-chook and you see that this chook has several buttons at the left side of the frame.

That chook is permanently running and if the window of that chook is not active, you can use every Mastercam menu-funtion.

My question is, how can i program this "button-behavior" (severall buttons in left side of the frame window) in my own chook.

 

Thx in advance, MCHulk ;-)

[Ying Jiang]

C-Hooks can be added in Mastercam menu by editing the Mill9.txt file. For example, if I want to add Gear.dll to the menu just before "Exit" under File --> Next menu --> (Between "Renumber" and "Exit".

 

Find the right place in Mill9.txt file as shown here:

[file menu]

menu 1 {"File:", "Ne&w", "&Edit", "&Get", "&Merge", "&List", "&Save",

"S&ave some", "&Browse", "Con&verters", "&Next menu"}

menu 2 {"File:", "&Properties", "", "DOS &shell", "",

"&RAM-saver", "&Hardcopy", "&Communic", "Re&number", "", "&Exit"}

 

Then modify the "" between "Re&number", and "&Exit" to "&Gear*" as shown here:

[file menu]

menu 1 {"File:", "Ne&w", "&Edit", "&Get", "&Merge", "&List", "&Save",

"S&ave some", "&Browse", "Con&verters", "&Next menu"}

menu 2 {"File:", "&Properties", "", "DOS &shell", "",

"&RAM-saver", "&Hardcopy", "&Communic", "Re&number", "&Gear*", "&Exit"}

 

The &G tells that G is the underlined letter, and * tells it is a C-hook. (Underlined letter can only be used once in one menu)

 

Is this what you are looking for?

[MCHulk]

Hi Ying Jiang,

unfortunately not, but thank you anyway.

If i follow your suggestion, i always have to call my chook by clicking the menu-items "File, Next, Gear". My chook should be present with two buttons. Lets say "Save" and "Save as" wich are visible every time, indifferent if i am in the File-menu or in any submenu else.

Look at the color-button, this button is every time present and visible.

My assumption is, that this has to be programmed in the chook itself. But how?

 

CU, MCHulk ;-)