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  • Do you have a sample with the other MergeActions?

    See http://blogs.msdn.com/jfoscoding/articles/472113.aspx
  • How do get items to merge into the middle of a menu, in the right order AND

    There are several factors that contribute to the being a bit tricky. One is the fact that MergeIndex is ignored when MergeAction = Append. The second is the live nature of the merge; incoming items affect the index. To accomplish this, order the items...
  • What does MatchOnly do?

    A MergeAction of MatchOnly simply provides a mechanism to navigate through the menu structure without taking any true action. In a way it provides a path to evaluate the subsequent items.
  • Why is there an empty MenuStrip in my child MDI forms?

    The MenuStrip is visible=true and even though it is empty, we render it. Simply set Visible=false to fix this.
  • How does the MenuStrip work with MDI applications?

    The MDI related features around MenuStrip are described below. Using a MenuStrip in MDI requires Form.MainMenuStrip to be set in order to identiy the controlling MenuStrip. It will be used for child window control menu merging when children are maximized...
  • What is the MenuStrip?

    MenuStrip is the ToolStrip family of control's replacement for MainMenu. It also handles the majority of key handling in the menu activation case and has special logic around Form.MainMenuStrip. There are special MDI features around MDIWindowListItem...


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