NativeMenubar

Enterprise Browser 1.4

Overview

The NativeMenubar API lets you customize the Windows Mobile/CE native menu buttons.

Enabling the API

There are two methods of enabling the NativeMenubar API:

  • Include all ebapi modules or
  • Include only the API modules you need

For either of these methods, you'll need to include files from the /Enterprise Browser/JavaScript Files/Enterprise Browser directory on the computer that you installed the Enterprise Browser.

Include all JS API modules

To include all JS APIs, you must copy the ebapi-modules.js file to a location accessible by your app's files and include the JavaScript file in your app. For instance, to include the modules file in your index.html, with the file in the same directory as your index.html, you would add the following line to the section of your index.html:


<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="ebapi-modules.js"></script>

Note: that the pathing for this file is relative to the current page.

This will define the EB class within the page. Any page you need to use the modules will need to have the .js file included in this fashion.

Include only the modules you need

To include single APIs, you must first include the ebapi.js in your HTML as well as the API file you want to use. For instance, to use the NativeMenubar API, I would add the following code to my HTML file(s), assuming the API files have been copied to the same directory as the HTML.


<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="ebapi.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="eb.nativemenubar.js"></script>

The ebapi.js file is necessary for all single API inclusions.

Properties

extraButton

Type

HASH

Description

Defined behavior of the Left menu button for Windows Mobile applications. This takes the same HASH as a menu item {label: 'Left Button', action: 'alert("You pressed the left button")'}. If your menu is using menu items via mainMenu, then be sure to not set an action for the extraButton. Setting an action for the extraButton will cause the mainMenu setting to be ignored.

Access

  • Class: This property can only be accessed via the API class object.
    • EB.NativeMenubar.extraButton

Platforms

  • Windows Mobile

extraMenu

Type

ARRAY

Description

The Left menu items for Windows Mobile applications. This defines the list of menu choices when the extraButton is pressed.

Params

  • Object : HASH

    Same values as for mainMenu.

    • Access

    • Class: This property can only be accessed via the API class object.
      • EB.NativeMenubar.extraMenu

    Platforms

    • Windows Mobile

    mainButton

    Type

    HASH

    Description

    Defined behavior of the Right menu button for Windows Mobile applications. This takes the same HASH as a menu item {label: 'Right Button', action: 'javascript: alert("You pressed the right button");'}. If your menu is using menu items via mainMenu, then be sure to not set an action for the mainButton. Setting an action for the mainButton will cause the mainMenu setting to be ignored.

    Access

    • Class: This property can only be accessed via the API class object.
      • EB.NativeMenubar.mainButton

    Platforms

    • Windows Mobile

    Type

    ARRAY

    Description

    The Right menu items in Windows Mobile applications. This defines the list of menu choices when the mainButton is pressed.

    Params

  • Object : HASH

    • label : STRING

      Visible label.

    • action : STRING

      URL to page which will be loaded into tab. It may be a JavaScript method to call: 'javascript: methodOnTab();'. Or path to html page to load.

    • disabled : BOOLEAN Default: false

      Menu item will be displayed as disabled. Platforms: WM

    Access

    • Class: This property can only be accessed via the API class object.
      • EB.NativeMenubar.mainMenu

    Platforms

    • Windows Mobile