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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

2513.0. "lock pulldown menus for pictures?" by HAACK::HAACK () Mon Mar 26 1990 16:09

    I Need to take photographs and screen snapshots of working products.
    
    In several cases I want to have pull down menus in the pictures.  
    
    How can I "lock" the pull downs (one or several) without holding the
    mouse button down?
    
    Thanks for any assistance. (why do I think this is an undoumented
    feature)
    
    Dave
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2513.1Use the keyboard simulated mouse (AKA Ctrl-F3)VINO::WITHROWMass. recall petitions available here!Mon Mar 26 1990 17:532
For example, to put up a button2 menu, put your pointer where you want
it and do a CTRL-F3 followed by hitting the ``insert-here''.
2513.2Here's how to do it ...CSC32::RESKELife's a mystery & I haven't a clueMon Mar 26 1990 17:5511
    
    Hi Dave .... how's southern Cal????
    
    
    To answer your question, yes there's a way to do it.  Use Control/F3
    to toggle the mouse/keboard.  At this point you use the arrow keys
    to move the mouse around.  Move the mouse to the menu you want to
    pull down and then use the FIND key to bring the menu up.
    
    
    Donna
2513.3STAR::MFOLEYPump up the jellyMon Mar 26 1990 18:255

	No,no... Use UTOX. It has a /PAUSE switch specifically for this..

						mike
2513.4vote for UTOXMARX::FLEMINGX, lies and videotapeWed Mar 28 1990 15:4211
  	Yes, UTOX is the way to go.  With the CTRL F3, FIND method
  	you lose the use of your pointer (you can't move it off the
  	pulldown or it will snap back up).  In UTOX you just 
  	type "$ utox/delay=5 node::0".  Then you've got 5 seconds
  	to pull down the menu and get things set up before it takes
  	the picture and puts in on your screen.  Now you have the
  	flexibility of using your mouse to "cut" out portions of
  	the screen and maybe print that section or create a postscript
  	file that you can include into documentation.

  	John
2513.5However, in the base note:VINO::WITHROWMass. recall petitions available here!Wed Mar 28 1990 16:396
the user states:

    I Need to take photographs and screen snapshots of working products.
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^

UTOX will not help with the photography part....
2513.6Manual laborDECWIN::KLEINWed Mar 28 1990 20:416
>UTOX will not help with the photography part....

Just have someone there holding down the mouse button.  This is what I
do to get photos of the screen.  Or is this too simple?

-steve-
2513.7some comments....SICVAX::GRAHAMprimal screamsThu Mar 29 1990 02:1816
        >Just have someone there holding down the mouse button.
    
        Steve, that was funny ;-)
    
        Motif has pulldown menus that will stay on the screen without
        having to call your grandmother for help ;-)
    
        Probably, the most elegant implementation of menus for this
        kind of work, is Sun's 'push-pin' menus - This menu widget
        is provided with OpenLook/XView; it allows the user to move
        the menu system to anywhere on the screen or workspace.  Very
        clever indeed.  The Xview kit is somewhere in the 'pub' direct-
        ories on DECWRL.  Any takers, to clone this for DECwindows?
    
    Kris..             
                          
2513.8Ctrl/yLEOVAX::TREGGIARIMon Apr 02 1990 20:575
An easy way to do it on VMS is to start the application from a terminal,
pull down the menu, go back to the terminal and hit Crtl/Y.  The menu can stay
down *forever*...

Leo
2513.9SMAUG::MENDELIn some strange power's employMon Apr 02 1990 21:163
        Or suspending the process from another terminal (?). 

        Kevin