A menu can have a contemporary or traditional style.
By default, new menus use the contemporary menu style. Imported and migrated menus maintain their style.
| Menu style | Description |
|---|---|
| Contemporary | A 3D-style menu similar to Microsoft Office 2003 and Visual Studio 2005 menus |
| Traditional | Window default menu style, which has a flat appearance |
The contemporary menu style has a three-dimensional (3-D) appearance that can include images and menu title bands. With a contemporary menu, you can use scripts at runtime to set the MenuAnimation, MenuImage, and MenuTitleText.
Select a menu style in the Appearance category of the Properties view for the top-level menu object in the Menu painter. You must select the top-level menu object in the Tree Menu view of the Menu painter to display its Properties view.
If you select contemporarymenu! as the menu style, you can customize the display properties for that style, and apply them to all menu items in the current menu. If you select traditionalmenu! other menu style properties do not apply.
For more about using images for menus and toolbars, see the PowerBuilder Users Guide.