Customizing the Main MenuBar Feature

IMPORTANT!  Starting with BlueZone version 5.1, by default, the Macro menu item will no longer be displayed on the BlueZone MenuBar.  If you want to enable the Macro menu item, you will have to create and include a GLOBAL.INI file in your installation image.

SEE  Enabling the Macro Menu Item below.

Overview

Starting with BlueZone version 5.1, it's possible to "control" the appearance of the main BlueZone MenuBar located at the top of the BlueZone application desktop.  By control, we mean that you can choose which MenuBar items you want to be displayed or hidden.  You also have the option of hiding the MenuBar altogether.

This is accomplished by creating and editing settings stored in the GLOBAL.INI file.  The following is a screenshot of the current default main BlueZone MenuBar that is shipped with BlueZone.

You can remove one or all of the items that appear on the MenuBar.  In addition, there is also a View Properties pop-up menu that can be accessed from the main BlueZone application window by placing the mouse anywhere on the main window and right clicking.  This pop-up menu can also be turned off via a setting in the GLOBAL.INI file.

How it Works

When a BlueZone Session is launched, the BlueZone program checks to see if there is a GLOBAL.INI file in either the BlueZone Installation Directory or the \Configs folder of the user's BlueZone Working Directory.  If the GLOBAL.INI file exists, the contents will be read in and the BlueZone application desktop will be changed accordingly.

NOTE  When you include a GLOBAL.INI file as part of your BlueZone Distribution Image, the BlueZone Installation Wizard will automatically place the GLOBAL.INI file in the end user's BlueZone Installation Directory.

Procedure

The GLOBAL.INI file is not shipped with BlueZone.  To take advantage of this feature, simply create a file called GLOBAL.INI with Notepad, copy the following items including the [Menu] heading, as shown in the following example, save the file and place the file in the BlueZone Installation Directory.  The example shows all the syntax for controlling the appearance of the BlueZone MenuBar.

Example:

[Menu]

HideMenuAll=Yes - Hides the entire MenuBar plus the right click pop-up menu

HideMenuMain=Yes - Hides the entire MenuBar

HideMenuPopup=Yes - Hides only the right click pop-up menu

HideMenuFile=Yes - Hides the File menu

HideMenuEdit=Yes - Hides the Edit menu

HideMenuSession=Yes - Hides the Session menu

HideMenuOptions=Yes - Hides the Options menu

HideMenuTransfer=Yes - Hides the Transfer menu

HideMenuView=Yes - Hides the View menu

HideMenuMacro=No - Displays the Macro menu

HideMenuScript=Yes - Hides the Script menu

HideMenuHelp=Yes - Hides the Help menu

 

All the other MenuBar items are enabled by default.  Therefore, if you do not wish for a particular MenuBar item or items to appear, you will have to create a GLOBAL.INI file, and add the desired item or items.

You only have to include the items that you wish to change.  For example, if you want to remove the Script item from the MenuBar.  All you have to do is create a GLOBAL.INI file that contains the following:

[Menu]

HideMenuScript=Yes

 

As mentioned above, there is a View Properties pop-up menu that can be accessed via a right mouse click.  To disable this pop-up menu, create a GLOBAL.INI file that contains the following:

[Menu]

HideMenuPopup=Yes

Enabling the Macro Menu Item

As mentioned above, starting with BlueZone version 5.1, by default, the Macro menu item is no longer displayed on the MenuBar.  If you do nothing, that is you do not create a GLOBAL.INI file, the Macro menu item will NOT be displayed on the MenuBar.  If you want the Macro menu item to be displayed, you will have to create a GLOBAL.INI file with Notepad, add the following entry and add the GLOBAL.INI file to your BlueZone Distribution Image.

[Menu]

HideMenuMacro=No

 

The BlueZone Installation Wizard will read the No entry, and allow the Macro menu item to be displayed on the BlueZone MenuBar.