How Does One Display A Leadind "-" In A PopUp Menu?

Wouter wouter.abraham at pi.be
Thu Dec 4 19:09:38 EST 2003


On 03 Dec 2003, at 22:19, use-revolution-request at lists.runrev.com wrote:

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> Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:04:20 -0700
> From: Rob Cozens <rcozens at pon.net>
> Subject: Re: How Does One Display A Leadind "-" In A PopUp Menu?
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> But I'm not asking "-" to be sent, I want "-09" & "---".  And if I
> had some arcane interface where I wanted "-" as a menuPick, why
> shouldn't I be able to have it?...and if there is a good reason why I
> can't have "-", why should that lock me out of ALL strings beginning
> with "-"?

If it is "-09"  and other negativities you want to be able to display 
in menu's,
insert a space before the -09 .  No quotes are necessary only if you 
want them
displayed too.
In the menuPick you can strip the space.

> Rob Cozens
> CCW, Serendipity Software Company
> http://www.oenolog.net/who.htm
>
> "And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
> Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."
>
> from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)

May be not the issue, may be too late, anyway have also a good night.
Greetings,
WA



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