[ Enhancement ] Add event generation for top level menu items that have no submenus

[casmithac]

Type of Issue (Enhancement, Error, Bug, Question)

Question

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Operating System

Windows 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3085)

PySimpleGUI Port = tkinter

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Versions

Version information can be obtained by calling sg.main_get_debug_data()
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Python Interpeter: C:\Python\Python386\python.exe
Python version: 3.8.6
Platform: Windows
Platform version: ('10', '10.0.22621', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Port: PySimpleGUI
tkinter version: 8.6.9
PySimpleGUI version: 4.61.0.206
PySimpleGUI filename: C:\Python\Python386\lib\site-packages\PySimpleGUI\PySimpleGUI.py"

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Your Experience In Months or Years (optional)

Years Python programming experience = about 4 years

Years Programming experience overall = 53 years, started in high school

Have used another Python GUI Framework? (tkinter, Qt, etc) (yes/no is fine) = no

Anything else you think would be helpful?

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Troubleshooting

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Detailed Description

I'd like the top level menu item to create an event. This means a menu item with
no sub menu. The sub menus do cause an event, top levels do not. I'd like a menu
with an Exit or others to trigger an event.

Code To Duplicate

import PySimpleGUI as sg

menu_def = [['File'],['Wizards',['Calibrate Steps','Cut Keyhole']],
            ['Probe'],['Motion'],['Macros'],['Exit']
            ]
layout = [
        [
            sg.Menu(menu_def)
        ],
        [
            sg.T("This shows how pressing Exit does not create an Event")
        ]
        ]
window = sg.Window("Test", layout)
while True:
    event, values = window.read() #  in msec

    if event == "Exit" or event == sg.WIN_CLOSED:
        break

Screenshot, Sketch, or Drawing

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Watcha Makin?

CNC/Laser Control Program

[jason990420]

Workaround here, but tkinter code required.

import PySimpleGUI as sg

menu_def = [['File'], ['Wizards',['Calibrate Steps','Cut Keyhole']], ['Probe'], ['Motion'], ['Macros'], ['Exit']]
layout = [
    [sg.Menu(menu_def, key='Menu')],
    [sg.T("This shows how pressing Exit does not create an Event"),]
]
window = sg.Window("Test", layout, finalize=True)

# Workaround to add event to main item of the Menu element

menu = window['Menu']
for item in menu_def:
    index = item[0]
    if index != 'Wizards':
        menu.widget.entryconfigure(index, menu='', command=lambda item=index:menu._MenuItemChosenCallback(item))

while True:

    event, values = window.read()

    if event == sg.WIN_CLOSED:
        break

    print(event, values)

window.close()

[casmithac]

Hi Jason,That worked! Thank you for your quick solution! Craig On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:28:12 PM EST, Jason Yang ***@***.***> wrote: Workaround here, but tkinter code required. import PySimpleGUI as sg menu_def = [['File'], ['Wizards',['Calibrate Steps','Cut Keyhole']], ['Probe'], ['Motion'], ['Macros'], ['Exit']] layout = [ [sg.Menu(menu_def, key='Menu')], [sg.T("This shows how pressing Exit does not create an Event"),] ] window = sg.Window("Test", layout, finalize=True) # Workaround to add event to main item of the Menu element menu = window['Menu'] for item in menu_def: index = item[0] if index != 'Wizards': menu.widget.entryconfigure(index, menu='', command=lambda item=index:menu._MenuItemChosenCallback(item)) while True: event, values = window.read() if event == sg.WIN_CLOSED: break print(event, values) window.close() — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[casmithac]

Thanks again!
I did not close this . I'm leaving it to the developers to close in case this will be added
as a feature in future releases of PySimpleGUI and this will be it's place holder.

[PySimpleGUI]

You're quite welcome! Thank you for the "thanks"! Love it when our users appreciate Jason's contributions. I knew he would quickly come up with a way to get this working as you desired.

I've edited the title and added the Enhancement label so we can prioritize adding it as a feature.

[casmithac]

You may already have this in mind when this enhancement is implmented:
As you hover over a top level menu item that is now clickable, highlight it by changing the background.

And, can you edit the workaround code to reflect this?
Thanks,
Craig

[PySimpleGUI]

I see highlights when running Jason's code. The existing Menu element also highlights.

[casmithac]

The top level, in mine, has a little bit of a highlight as you hover over. When you pull down the Wizard menu and hover over the two items there, they are highlighted with a darker color, black I believe.

[PySimpleGUI]

The operating system defines the colors used on Menubars.

The MenubarCustom element was created so that the Menubar itself can have the colors change. The highlight color is not broken out separately at the moment. Highlights are the inverse of the bar/text colors. There are 3 Demo Programs that use MenubarCustom that I count.

[casmithac]

Thanks, that worked by using use_custom_titlebar=True when opening the window.

In the screenshot, if I left click on the top level menu and attempt to move the form, it doesn't move. If I left ckick on the blue title bar just below it, I can move the form. Is there a window option to allow this?
Thanks,
Craig

[PySimpleGUI]

You need a MenubarCustom if using a Custom Titlebar. You can use a MenubarCustom without a Custom Titlebar. You can't mix a normal Menu with a custom titlebar.