Adding a Menu Component to a Frame

Since a non-popup menu can only be attached to container, such as a JFrame or a JDialog, you must first open or a container file. You can open one in one of the following ways:

Open an existing Frame or Dialog file.
Use the New Gallery to create a new frame or create a dialog.

To add a menu component to the UI:

Right-click the UI frame file in the Navigator and choose Open.
Select your main UI frame in the Java Visual Editor or in the Structure window.
Click a menu component on the Component Palette and drop it anywhere in the Java Visual Editor. You can choose either a menu bar or a popup menu.
- A menu bar is attached to the main UI frame or dialog, and is displayed at the top of the application.
- A popup menu is displayed when the user right-clicks in your UI. Popup menus do not have menu bars.
Alternatively, you can open a file that already contains a menu component.

At this point, nothing is visible on the UI. The added menu component is displayed in the Structure window and opens in the Menu Editor.