Open Umenu without using mouse

mistabu's icon

Is there anyway to show the content of a umenu withou using the mouse and clicking over the it? I mean if possible using a message or any other method.
Thanks

Source Audio's icon

sure, it only depends where you want to show menu items.
for example dump to console, to message, comment ?

11OLSEN's icon

You probably mean to make it popup without clicking. afaik only with the Max C Api you can call the mousedown method of the umenu programmatically.

Source Audio's icon

or use 11.clicks to place mouse over umenu and execute click(s) ?

mistabu's icon

Yes I mean to make it popup without clicking. I`ve been trying to test 11.clicks but I couldn`t get it working for what I need.

I don`t want to select any specific item from the menu, just to show the popup menu (to see all items included) on screen without clicking the umenu object.

11OLSEN's icon

yes maybe, but not very elegant..

mistabu's icon

Is it possible also to popup hovering the mouse over the umenu (without clicking)?

Source Audio's icon

you only chance is to dump umenu and display it's contents
in some other object, it also depends how many items it holds.
dump message can be trigerred by any action, being hover, script ...

hover exampe made with this objects


mistabu's icon

Thanks Source Audio