button bar and menu items

[adacom]

You can display drop downs on buttons by inserting a bar onto a button. So in consequence you'll have no menu bar at all (when you hide it) - just the buttons you need.

i understand what you mean but cannot see how to achieve it - can you explain a little more

[MVV]

adacom,
He means that it is possible (with external tools like my TCFS2) to hide menu bar and leave buttonbar only with drop-down nested bars instead.

[Lefteous]

2adacom

i understand what you mean but cannot see how to achieve it - can you explain a little more

Unfortunately it's very difficult and cumbersome to use the integrated button bar editor in order to create drop down menus. Here is how it works:

1.) Click 'Add' to add a button to button bar.
2.) Click 'Change' and 'Add subbar'to add a new drop down menu to the button.
3.) A browse dialog is opened. Type a file name for the drop down menu (which is actually just another button bar file).
4. A new 'change button bar' dialog is opened. Click 'Add' to add the desired commands to the drop down menu.
5. Press 'OK' to close the dialog.
6. Back in the main 'Change button bar' dialog check 'Show as menu'.
7. Press 'OK' to close the dialog.

[adacom]

thanks - again simple when you know how - not too complicated and looks as though that will do what i want

i had gone a different route - had a number of different button menus and could go backwards and forwards but your method gives a better - easier result

[ts4242]

2adacom

Try Button Bar Editor, it is perfect to edit multiple bars at once.