How to create a popup menu anywhere on screen?

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Fabian. (Posted 2005) [#1]

I found function PopupWindowMenu(window,menu), but this command only can open a menu at current mouse position. Is there anyway to open it anywhere on screen? (For example something like PopupWindowMenu(window,menu,x=MENU_MOUSEX,y=MENU_MOUSEY))

Bremer (Posted 2005) [#2]

How about moving the mouse there, then pop the menu, then move the mouse back to where it was.

Fabian. (Posted 2005) [#3]

But what if user moves the mouse after MoveMouse and before PopupWindowMenu? The menu wouldn't appear at the correct postion. Isn't there any other way?

Beaker (Posted 2005) [#4]

I agree that it would be good to be able to specify a position as you suggest in your first post.

skidracer (Posted 2005) [#5]

Why would you want to place the menu anywhere else and hence make the user have to move the mouse to get there?

Beaker (Posted 2005) [#6]

You might want to tweak the position ever so slightly, or have the user push a small button to get the menu and you want the menu to popup relative to the button and not the mouse position.

Beaker (Posted 2005) [#7]

Here is a simple example:

Fabian. (Posted 2005) [#8]

Exactly for this reason I need this command. Another example is if you want to create something equal to the windows system menu: