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=About=
 
=About=
  
This is helper unit win32menustyler, which helps to theme TMainMenu/TPopupMenu for Lazarus Windows apps.
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This is unit win32menustyler, which helps to theme TMainMenu/TPopupMenu for Lazarus Windows apps.
 
Sometimes app has dark theme, so it's needed to make TMainMenu also dark.
 
Sometimes app has dark theme, so it's needed to make TMainMenu also dark.
  
[[File:win32menustyler.png]]
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[[File:win32menustyler_.png]]
  
 
Author: Alexey Torgashin
 
Author: Alexey Torgashin
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License: MPL 2.0 or LGPL
 
License: MPL 2.0 or LGPL
  
=Details=
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=Detailed info=
 
What it paints for menu items:
 
What it paints for menu items:
  
 
* background, caption, also for disabled state
 
* background, caption, also for disabled state
 
* checked state, also for radio-items
 
* checked state, also for radio-items
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* separator line
 
* shortcut text right-aligned
 
* shortcut text right-aligned
 
* sub-menu arrow
 
* sub-menu arrow
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* icons from ImageList
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* icons from menuitem.Bitmap
 
* underlines for accelerators, and only when OS requires it (not painted until menu is activated)
 
* underlines for accelerators, and only when OS requires it (not painted until menu is activated)
  
 
What is not supported:
 
What is not supported:
  
* icons of menu items (patch welcome)
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* menuitem.SubMenuImages
* horizontal 1 pixel white line under menu bar (non-client area, application must handle WM_NCPAINT somehow)
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* menuitem.RightJustify
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* white frame is painted for PopupMenus (cannot find a way to fill it, even if I call MenuStyler.ApplyBackColor in OnPopup)
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* horizontal white line is painted under menu bar (non-client area, must [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57177310/how-to-paint-over-white-line-between-menu-bar-and-client-area-of-window handle WM_NCPAINT somehow])
  
 
About other OS: GitHub repo has cross-platform "lazmenustyler" unit, but it don't give any effect on gtk2 demo app. And it should not work on macOS, macOS has very special theming and menu is located on the screen top.
 
About other OS: GitHub repo has cross-platform "lazmenustyler" unit, but it don't give any effect on gtk2 demo app. And it should not work on macOS, macOS has very special theming and menu is located on the screen top.
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=Usage=
 
=Usage=
  
* add win32menustyler to "uses"
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* add win32menustyler to "uses" section
 
* in form's OnShow, call:
 
* in form's OnShow, call:
** MenuStyler.ApplyToForm(Self, False) to theme MainMenu
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** MenuStyler.ApplyToForm(Self) to theme MainMenu
 
** MenuStyler.ApplyToMenu() for all needed PopupMenus
 
** MenuStyler.ApplyToMenu() for all needed PopupMenus
 
* when needed to apply different colors later:
 
* when needed to apply different colors later:
 
** change them in global theme var
 
** change them in global theme var
** call MenuStyler.ApplyToForm(Self, True): second param should be True here, this forces form's resize to repaint the menu bar
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** call MenuStyler.ApplyToForm(Self)
 
** not needed to call again MenuStyler.ApplyToMenu() for PopupMenus
 
** not needed to call again MenuStyler.ApplyToMenu() for PopupMenus
 
* to cancel theming, call MenuStyler.ResetForm() and MenuStyler.ResetMenu()
 
* to cancel theming, call MenuStyler.ResetForm() and MenuStyler.ResetMenu()
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     ColorBk: TColor;
 
     ColorBk: TColor;
 
     ColorBkSelected: TColor;
 
     ColorBkSelected: TColor;
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    ColorBkSelectedDisabled: TColor; //used only if <>clNone
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    ColorSelBorder: TColor; //used only if <>clNone
 
     ColorFont: TColor;
 
     ColorFont: TColor;
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    ColorFontSelected: TColor; //used only if <>clNone
 
     ColorFontDisabled: TColor;
 
     ColorFontDisabled: TColor;
 
     ColorFontShortcut: TColor;
 
     ColorFontShortcut: TColor;
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     FontName: string;
 
     FontName: string;
 
     FontSize: integer;
 
     FontSize: integer;
     IndentMinPercents: integer;
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    //indents in percents of average char width
     IndentBigPercents: integer;
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     IndentMinPercents: integer; //indent from edges to separator line
     IndentRightPercents: integer;
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     IndentBigPercents: integer; //indent from left edge to caption
     IndentSubmenuArrowPercents: integer;
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    IndentIconPercents: integer; //indents around the icon
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     IndentRightPercents: integer; //indent from right edge to end of shortcut text
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     IndentSubmenuArrowPercents: integer; //indent from right edge to submenu '>' char
 
   end;
 
   end;
  

Latest revision as of 21:21, 8 June 2022

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This article applies to Windows only.

See also: Multiplatform Programming Guide

About

This is unit win32menustyler, which helps to theme TMainMenu/TPopupMenu for Lazarus Windows apps. Sometimes app has dark theme, so it's needed to make TMainMenu also dark.

win32menustyler .png

Author: Alexey Torgashin

License: MPL 2.0 or LGPL

Detailed info

What it paints for menu items:

  • background, caption, also for disabled state
  • checked state, also for radio-items
  • separator line
  • shortcut text right-aligned
  • sub-menu arrow
  • icons from ImageList
  • icons from menuitem.Bitmap
  • underlines for accelerators, and only when OS requires it (not painted until menu is activated)

What is not supported:

  • menuitem.SubMenuImages
  • menuitem.RightJustify
  • white frame is painted for PopupMenus (cannot find a way to fill it, even if I call MenuStyler.ApplyBackColor in OnPopup)
  • horizontal white line is painted under menu bar (non-client area, must handle WM_NCPAINT somehow)

About other OS: GitHub repo has cross-platform "lazmenustyler" unit, but it don't give any effect on gtk2 demo app. And it should not work on macOS, macOS has very special theming and menu is located on the screen top.

Usage

  • add win32menustyler to "uses" section
  • in form's OnShow, call:
    • MenuStyler.ApplyToForm(Self) to theme MainMenu
    • MenuStyler.ApplyToMenu() for all needed PopupMenus
  • when needed to apply different colors later:
    • change them in global theme var
    • call MenuStyler.ApplyToForm(Self)
    • not needed to call again MenuStyler.ApplyToMenu() for PopupMenus
  • to cancel theming, call MenuStyler.ResetForm() and MenuStyler.ResetMenu()

Unit gives global var to change all theming details:

type
  TWin32MenuStylerTheme = record
    ColorBk: TColor;
    ColorBkSelected: TColor;
    ColorBkSelectedDisabled: TColor; //used only if <>clNone
    ColorSelBorder: TColor; //used only if <>clNone
    ColorFont: TColor;
    ColorFontSelected: TColor; //used only if <>clNone
    ColorFontDisabled: TColor;
    ColorFontShortcut: TColor;
    CharCheckmark: WideChar;
    CharRadiomark: WideChar;
    CharSubmenu: WideChar;
    FontName: string;
    FontSize: integer;
    //indents in percents of average char width
    IndentMinPercents: integer; //indent from edges to separator line
    IndentBigPercents: integer; //indent from left edge to caption
    IndentIconPercents: integer; //indents around the icon
    IndentRightPercents: integer; //indent from right edge to end of shortcut text
    IndentSubmenuArrowPercents: integer; //indent from right edge to submenu '>' char
  end;

var
  MenuStylerTheme: TWin32MenuStylerTheme;

Download

GitHub: https://github.com/Alexey-T/Win32MenuStyler