Add-ins can make use of the Showcase menu system to:
- Invoke Showcase functionality via one of its menu items.
- Launch the add-in from the menu system.
- Make parts of add-in functionality available from a Showcase menu.
To these ends, the SDK provides a number of sample add-ins that illustrate how to interact with the Showcase menus.
Workflow, Samples and Tools
| Workflow |
Related samples and tools |
Details |
| Invoking built-in Showcase menu functionality |
Python: Messages:
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Adds items to the Help menu that show the message formats for invoking built-in menu functionality. Also adds a new menu called “Local Menu” to the right of the Showcase Help menu. Illustrates proper use of the MENU_INVOKE_ITEM message.
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| Adding custom items to Showcase menus |
Python:
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A bare-bones add-in that creates new menu items, and a new menu called “Local Menu”. Also creates hotkeys for the items. |
| Triggering your add-in from a Showcase menu |
Python: Messages:
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Triggers a custom script from a menu. |
| Linking to a web page from a Showcase menu |
Python:
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A model for adding hyperlinks to the online help for your add-in, to the home page of your company, etc. |
