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add_menuitem

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Simulator Command Reference ModelSim EE/PLUS Reference Manual

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 (p377).

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