Menu Manager
Provides a registry for menu items that you'd like to appear in the application menu.
Available as env.menu on the Environment passed to activate(env).
Menu JSON Format
Here is an example from the inkdrop-paste-as-markdown:
[
{
label: 'Plugins',
submenu: [
{
label: 'Paste as Markdown',
command: 'paste-as-markdown'
}
]
}
]
Use in your package's menu .json file requires that you place your menu structure under a menu key.
{
"menu": [
{
"label": "File",
"submenu": [
{
"label": "Import",
"submenu": [
{ "label": "from HTML files..", "command": "import-html:import-from-file" }
]
}
]
}
]
}
See ::add for more info about adding menu's directly.
add(items)
Add Menu Items
Add items to the application menu.
Parameters
- Name
items- Type
- array
- Required
- Description
An array of menu item objects containing the following keys:
- Name
label- Type
- string
- Description
The String menu label.
- Name
submenu- Type
- object
- Description
An optional Array of sub menu items.
- Name
command- Type
- string
- Description
An optional String command to trigger when the item is clicked.
item object
Returns
Returns a Disposable on which .dispose() can be called to remove the added menu items.
Adding Menu Items Example
env.menu.add([
{
label: 'Hello',
submenu: [{ label: 'World!', command: 'hello:world' }]
}
])
update()
Refresh the Menu
Refresh the currently visible menu to reflect any changes.