drop-down/pop-up menu

Audio and Graphics
#1

I am not sure what this is called, but in every hand held device I see popup menus that open and point to a button. I am guessing there is a native way to do this the way there is a native “show alert” popup but I can’t figure it out.

Is there a built-in way to do this with Corona or do I need to make my own pop-up menu that points to a button?

Thanks in advance.

#2

Can you post a screen shot of what you’re referring to?

Rob

#3

Like this.

#4

I’d say you need to make your own!

#5

I’m not sure that’s a standard iOS interface element any more, or at least it used to be preferred and now the date picker style element is preferred.

#6

I’m not trying to make a calendar, I’m trying to make a list of options. At any rate, making my own menu is fine, I was just trying to find out if it was a native.* thing or a widget.* thing since I have seen similar designs on Android and Kindle Fire. Thanks for the advice.

#7

This tutorial basically covers the idea of a flyout slider:  http://coronalabs.com/blog/2014/08/19/tutorial-building-a-sliding-menu/

You basically need a display group, an image for the background (or you could use rounded rectangle for the background and a display.newPolygon for the pointer).  Add your other artwork in to the group and your touch handlers.

There isn’t a built in API to magically make this happen.

Rob

#8

Thanks for the advice.

____________________

Fut coins

Fut 15 coins

#9

Can you post a screen shot of what you’re referring to?

Rob

#10

Like this.

#11

I’d say you need to make your own!

#12

I’m not sure that’s a standard iOS interface element any more, or at least it used to be preferred and now the date picker style element is preferred.

#13

I’m not trying to make a calendar, I’m trying to make a list of options. At any rate, making my own menu is fine, I was just trying to find out if it was a native.* thing or a widget.* thing since I have seen similar designs on Android and Kindle Fire. Thanks for the advice.

#14

This tutorial basically covers the idea of a flyout slider:  http://coronalabs.com/blog/2014/08/19/tutorial-building-a-sliding-menu/

You basically need a display group, an image for the background (or you could use rounded rectangle for the background and a display.newPolygon for the pointer).  Add your other artwork in to the group and your touch handlers.

There isn’t a built in API to magically make this happen.

Rob

#15

Thanks for the advice.

____________________

Fut coins

Fut 15 coins