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create a linkable heading for MenuItem roles

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Zeke Sikelianos 2017-03-30 11:07:25 -07:00
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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ See [`Menu`](menu.md) for examples.
* `browserWindow` BrowserWindow
* `event` Event
* `role` String (optional) - Define the action of the menu item, when specified the
`click` property will be ignored.
`click` property will be ignored. See [roles](#roles).
* `type` String (optional) - Can be `normal`, `separator`, `submenu`, `checkbox` or
`radio`.
* `label` String - (optional)
@ -36,12 +36,16 @@ See [`Menu`](menu.md) for examples.
* `position` String (optional) - This field allows fine-grained definition of the
specific location within a given menu.
### Roles
Roles allow menu items to have predefined behaviors.
It is best to specify `role` for any menu item that matches a standard role,
rather than trying to manually implement the behavior in a `click` function.
The built-in `role` behavior will give the best native experience.
The `label` and `accelerator` are optional when using a `role` and will default
to appropriate values for each platform.
The `label` and `accelerator` values are optional when using a `role` and will
default to appropriate values for each platform.
The `role` property can have following values:
@ -63,11 +67,10 @@ The `role` property can have following values:
* `resetzoom` - Reset the focused page's zoom level to the original size
* `zoomin` - Zoom in the focused page by 10%
* `zoomout` - Zoom out the focused page by 10%
* `editMenu` - Whole default "Edit" menu (Undo, Copy, etc.)
* `windowMenu` - Whole default "Window" menu (Minimize, Close, etc.)
On macOS `role` can also have following additional values:
The following additional roles are avaiable on macOS:
* `about` - Map to the `orderFrontStandardAboutPanel` action
* `hide` - Map to the `hide` action
@ -81,8 +84,8 @@ On macOS `role` can also have following additional values:
* `help` - The submenu is a "Help" menu
* `services` - The submenu is a "Services" menu
When specifying `role` on macOS, `label` and `accelerator` are the only options
that will affect the MenuItem. All other options will be ignored.
When specifying a `role` on macOS, `label` and `accelerator` are the only
options that will affect the menu item. All other options will be ignored.
### Instance Properties