Re: menus ....

[Mark Leisher <mleisher crl nmsu edu>]

    Jim> 1) How do I keep track of where I am in the menu structure ?  I know
    Jim> how to get the current menu, but not its parent.

Breaking menu creation into separate functions per (sub)menu helps.

    Jim> 2) If you have a reoccuring sub menu, do I have to rebuild it for
    Jim> each instance, or is there an easy way to write a function to call
    Jim> over again ?

In general, widgets cannot be "reused" without reparenting them.  It is easier
to create one for every instance.
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