Working with Menus

This section explains how to use the Menu Editor to visually design:

This section covers the following topics:

Topic Title Topic Description

Adding a Menu Component to a Frame

Explains how to attach menus to your frame.

Adding a PopupMenu

Explains how to add a PopupMenu to your user interface.

Creating Submenus

Explains how to create submenus (nested menus).

Customizing Menus with the Menu Editor

Explains how to use the Menu Editor to add and delete items, enter separator bars and accelerators, and disable (dim) a menu item or make it checkable.

Inserting and Deleting Menus and Menu Items

Describes how to add and remove menu items.

Moving Menu Items

Describes how to reorder menu items on the menu bar or move menu items to a different menu.

For more information on popup menus and menu bars, go to this Sun Microsystems web page:

http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/component_gallery/


About Menu Terminology
About Menu Components
About the Menu Editor