Technical data

add_menuitem

CR-30 ModelSim Commands ModelSim EE/SE Command Reference

add_menuitem

The add_menuitem command creates a menu item within the specified menu of

the specified window. May be used within a submenu. Returns nothing.

Syntax

add_menuitem

<window_name> <menu_path> <Text> <Cmd> [<accel_key>]

Arguments

<window_name>

Tk path of the window containing the menu. Required.

<menu_path>

Name of the Tk menu widget plus submenu path. Required.

<Text>

Text to be displayed. Required.

<Cmd>

The command to be executed when the menu item is selected with the left mouse

button. To echo the command and display the return value in the Main window,

prefix the command with the transcribe command

(CR-157). Transcribe will also

echo the results to the transcript window. Required.

<accel_key>

A number, starting from 0, of the letter to underline in the menu text. Used to

indicate a keyboard shortcut key. Optional. Default is to pick the first character in

<Text> that is unique across the menu items within the menu.

If accel_key = 1, no letter is underlined and no acceleration key will be defined.

Examples

add_menuitem $wname user "Save Results As..." $my_save_cmd