Hiding item-specific commands in submenus

This document describes the changes required to your application's code for hiding item-specific commands in submenus.

Steps

• You can hide item-specific commands in submenus in either of the following ways:

  Add the EEikMenuItemSpecific flag to submenu resource definitions. As a result, the submenu items are displayed in the stylus pop-up menu at the same level as main menu items.

  RESOURCE MENU_PANE r_calendarapiexample_entries_menu_option
      {
      items =
          {
          MENU_ITEM 
              { 
              command = ECalendarAPIexampleOption;
              txt = qtn_options_option; 
              cascade = r_calendarapiexample_entries_menu;
              // ----Add the following line-----
              flags = EEikMenuItemSpecific;  
              //--------------------------------------
              },
          MENU_ITEM 
              { 
              command = ECalendarAPIexampleDeleteAll;
              txt = qtn_options_delet_all;  
              }
          };
      }
  RESOURCE MENU_PANE r_calendarapiexample_entries_menu
      {
      items =
          {
           MENU_ITEM { command = ECalendarAPIexampleCmdDelete; txt = qtn_options_delete;}
          };
      }

  For example, the following illustrations show how the item-specific submenu item (Delete) is hidden in the options menu and displayed in the stylus pop-up menu by setting the EEikMenuItemSpecific flag.

  

  Figure: Before setting the EEikMenuItemSpecific flag

  

  Figure: After setting the EEikMenuItemSpecific flag

  OR

  Add the EEikMenuItemSpecificListQuery flag to submenu resource definitions. As a result, the submenu items are displayed in a list query dialog box within stylus pop-up menus.

  RESOURCE MENU_PANE r_calendarapiexample_entries_menu_option
      {
      items =
          {
          MENU_ITEM 
              { 
              command = ECalendarAPIexampleOption;
              txt = qtn_options_option; 
              cascade = r_calendarapiexample_entries_menu;
              //----Add the following line----------
              flags = EEikMenuItemSpecificListQuery;  
  				 //---------------------------------------
              },
          MENU_ITEM 
              { 
              command = ECalendarAPIexampleDeleteAll;
              txt = qtn_options_delet_all;  
              }
          };
      }
  

  For example, the following illustration shows how the Delete command is displayed in the list query dialog box under option by setting the EEikMenuItemSpecificListQuery flag.

  

  Figure: After setting the EEikMenuItemSpecificListQuery flag