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extending_the_menus_of_the_cara_explorer [2015/09/16 19:00] rkeller created		extending_the_menus_of_the_cara_explorer [2015/09/16 19:00] (current) rkeller
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	The following code adds a new menu to the menubar of the CARA Explorer; the menu contains one item which calls a Lua function if triggered by the user.		The following code adds a new menu to the menubar of the CARA Explorer; the menu contains one item which calls a Lua function if triggered by the user.
-	''gui.explorer:getMenuBar():addMenu("Test"):addAction("Say Hello",	+	''Lua> gui.explorer:getMenuBar():addMenu("Test"):addAction("Say Hello",
	function() print("Hello!") end )''		function() print("Hello!") end )''
	You can also add menu items to the context menus; you can access the context menus by the title shown in the navigation tree; the following example adds an item to the context menu of the Spectra pane:		You can also add menu items to the context menus; you can access the context menus by the title shown in the navigation tree; the following example adds an item to the context menu of the Spectra pane:
-	''gui.explorer:getPopup("Spectra"):addAction("Print Name",	+	''Lua> gui.explorer:getPopup("Spectra"):addAction("Print Name",
	function() print(gui.selected:getName()) end )''		function() print(gui.selected:getName()) end )''
	Notice the selected attribute; it is automatically set by the explorer to the current item selected by the user. If you select a spectrum in the Spectra pane, selected points to a Spectrum object. If you select a spin or system in the Systems pane, selected points to a corresponding object.		Notice the selected attribute; it is automatically set by the explorer to the current item selected by the user. If you select a spectrum in the Spectra pane, selected points to a Spectrum object. If you select a spin or system in the Systems pane, selected points to a corresponding object.