Menus in tab forms

[Robert Rioja]

I have a form with a tab control.  For each tab, there is a tab child form.  I used the Menu Editor to create menus in one of the tab forms.  Everything compiles and runs with no errors.  But the menu bar does not appear in the tab child form (or anywhere else).  Why not?

Thanks,
Robert

[Paul Squires]

Because forms that have the WS_CHILD style can not have menus. I guess that technically FF3 should somehow test to see if the Form has the WS_CHILD style set and then disallow access to the menu editor.

Here is what Microsoft has to say about this:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms632600(VS.85).aspx

WS_CHILD:  The window is a child window. A window with this style cannot have a menu bar. This style cannot be used with the WS_POPUP style.

You would have to build your own kind of menu custom control, or fake it with a Label with text and test where the mosue clicks and display a popup menu, etc....

[Robert Rioja]

OK.  I understand why it does not work.  It was just confusing because FireFly allows you to place menus in the child form.

Thanks,
Robert