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Program to display menus like windows operating system and also can add as many as user want

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Write a program that displays menu like windows operating system and also can add as many menus as user want by changing some of the parameters.

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#include <conio.h>
#include<dos.h>
#include <graphics.h>
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#define NO 0
#define YES 1
#define NONE -1
#define MAX_MENU 7//change this according to maximum no. of items in the menuint X,Y;
int Selection;
int button,x,y;
void *p;
size_t area;
struct MENU
{
      int x;
      int y;
      int x1;
      int y1;
      unsigned char Active[MAX_MENU];// Item Activation flagchar *head;// name of menu ( can be eliminated)
};

int MouseOn(struct MENU *t);
void Process();
void Xorbar(int sx,int sy,int ex,int ey,int c);
void Show();
void Hide();
void Status();

// To change the position of button just change these values here,no need// to touch rest of the code.struct MENU File={200,110,250,130};
struct MENU Edit={295,110,345,130};
struct MENU Help={390,110,440,130};
struct MENU Close={600,10,620,30};
struct MENU Synt={380,300,460,315};

void main()
{
 int gd = DETECT,gm;
 initgraph(&gd, &gm,"");
 Selection=NONE;
 for(gd=0;gd<MAX_MENU;gd++)
 {
    File.Active[gd]=YES;
    Edit.Active[gd]=YES;
    Help.Active[gd]=YES;
    Close.Active[gd]=YES;
 }
 File.head="[ File Menu ]";
 Edit.head="[ Edit Menu ]";
 Help.head="[ Help Menu ]";
 Close.head="[ Exit ]";
 area=imagesize(0,0,150,150);
 p=malloc(area);
 if(p==NULL)
 {
    closegraph();
    restorecrtmode();
    printf("Not Enough Memory !\n try to reduce the area used.\n");
    exit(1);
 }
 setfillstyle(1,7);
 bar(0,0,640,480);
 X=2;Y=2;
 Process();
 End();
 closegraph();
 printf("GUI-MENUS\n");
 getch();
}

void Process()
{
    char *fm[]={"New","Open","Save","Save as","Exit"};
    char *em[]={"Undo","Cut","Copy","Paste","Delete","Select All"};
    char *hm[]={"Help Topics","About Menus"};
    // if you chage no. of items here then you need to chage that in// function PullMenuDown(char *,int);char KEY;
    // draw buttons
    Win(140,100,500,140);
    DrawBtn(&File,"File");
    DrawBtn(&Edit,"Edit");
    DrawBtn(&Help,"Help");
    settextstyle(0,0,0);
    outtextxy(Close.x+7,Close.y+7,"x");
    Comments();
    Show();
    // you can set active & disable item in the menu as shown below,// here 'save as' is set to be disable.
    File.Active[3]=NO;// Save as
    Edit.Active[0]=NO;// undowhile(1)
    {
        if(kbhit())
        {
            KEY=getch();
            if(KEY==27|| KEY==45) break;
        }
        Status();
        if(button==1)
        {
          if(MouseOn(&Close)) break;
          if(MouseOn(&File))
          {
              PullMenuDown(fm,5,&File);// no. of items = 5if(Selection==NONE) Msg("No Selection !");
              else Msg(fm[Selection]);
              if(Selection==4) break;
          }
          if(MouseOn(&Edit))
          {
              PullMenuDown(em,6,&Edit);// no. of items = 6if(Selection==NONE) Msg("No Selection !");
              else Msg(em[Selection]);
          }
          if(MouseOn(&Help))
          {
              PullMenuDown(hm,2,&Help);// no. of items = 2if(Selection==NONE) Msg("No Selection !");
              else Msg(hm[Selection]);
              if(Selection==1) Msg("* Syntax-Example *");
          }
        }
        else
        {
            if(MouseOn(&File)) Hlight(&File);
            if(MouseOn(&Edit)) Hlight(&Edit);
            if(MouseOn(&Help)) Hlight(&Help);
            if(MouseOn(&Close)) Hlight(&Close);
            if(MouseOn(&Syntax-Empl))
            {
                Msg("http://www.syntax-example.com");
                while(MouseOn(&Syntax-Empl))
                {
                    Status();
                    if(button!=0) break;
                    if(kbhit()) break;
                 }
                 Msg("");
            }
        }
    }
    Msg(":: Bye Bye ::");
}

DrawBtn(struct MENU *tm,char *txt)
{
    setcolor(0);
    settextstyle(2,0,4);
    outtextxy(tm->x+15,tm->y+4,txt);
}

Hlight(struct MENU *t)
{
 winp(t,0);
 Msg(t->head);
 while(MouseOn(t))
 {
    Status();
    if(button!=0) break;
    if(kbhit()) break;
 }
 setcolor(7);
 Hide();
 rectangle(t->x,t->y,t->x1,t->y1);
 Msg("");
 Show();
}

int MouseOn(struct MENU *t)
{
 int flag;
 flag=0;
 if(x>=t->x && x<=t->x1 && y>=t->y && y<=t->y1) flag=1;
 return flag;
}

void Xorbar(int sx,int sy,int ex,int ey,int c)
{
 int i;
 setwritemode(1);
 setcolor(c);
 Hide();
 for(i=sy;i<=ey;i++)
 line(sx,i,ex,i);
 Show();
 setwritemode(0);
}

Push(struct MENU *tm)
{
    winp(tm,1);
    while(button==1)
    {
        Status();
        if(kbhit()) break;
    }
}

Up(struct MENU *tm)
{
    setcolor(7);
    Hide();
    rectangle(tm->x,tm->y,tm->x1,tm->y1);
    Show();
    while(button==1)
    {
        Status();
        if(kbhit()) break;
    }
}

PullMenuDown(char *H[],int n,struct MENU *tm)
{
    int i;
    i=n*20;
    // save background
    Push(tm);
    Hide();
    getimage(tm->x+1,tm->y1+2,tm->x+100,tm->y1+i+5,p);
    Win(tm->x+1,tm->y1+2,tm->x+100,tm->y1+i+5);
    setcolor(0);
    settextstyle(2,0,4);
    for(i=0;i<n;i++)
    {
        if(!tm->Active[i])
        {
            setcolor(15);
            outtextxy(tm->x+15,tm->y1+9+i*20,H[i]);
            setcolor(0);
            outtextxy(tm->x+14,tm->y1+8+i*20,H[i]);
        }
        else    outtextxy(tm->x+14,tm->y1+8+i*20,H[i]);
    }
    Show();
    while(button==1)  Status();
    HandleMenu(n,tm);
}

PullMenuUp(int n,struct MENU *tm)
{
    int i;
    //load background
    Hide();
    putimage(tm->x+1,tm->y1+2,p,COPY_PUT);
    Show();
    Up(tm);
}

HandleMenu(int n,struct MENU *tm)
{
    int i;
    char Key;
    setcolor(0);
    Selection=NONE;
    i=0;
    while(1)
    {
        Status();
        if(button==1) break;
        for(i=0;i<n;i++)
        {
            Status();
            if(MouseOn1(tm->x+4,tm->y1+6+i*20,tm->x+97,tm->y1+22+i*20))
            {
                Xorbar(tm->x+3,tm->y1+6+i*20,tm->x+97,tm->y1+22+i*20,14);
                while(MouseOn1(tm->x+4,tm->y1+6+i*20,tm->x+97,tm->y1+22+i*20))
                {
                Status();
                if(button==1)
                {
                    if(tm->Active[i]==YES)
                    {
                        Selection=i;
                        break;
                    }
                    else
                    Selection=NONE;
                }
                if(kbhit()) break;
                }
                Xorbar(tm->x+3,tm->y1+6+i*20,tm->x+97,tm->y1+22+i*20,14);
            }
        }
    }
    PullMenuUp(n,tm);
}

MouseOn1(int cx,int cy,int cx1,int cy1)
{
 int flag;
 flag=0;
 if(x>=cx && x<=cx1 && y>=cy && y<=cy1) flag=1;
 return flag;
}

// Mouse & win routines

union REGS i,o;
struct SREGS ss;
void Show()
{
     i.x.ax=1;
     int86(0x33,&i,&o);
}

void Hide()
{
     i.x.ax=2;
     int86(0x33,&i,&o);
}

void Status()
{
     i.x.ax=3;
     int86(0x33,&i,&o);
     button=o.x.bx;
     x=o.x.cx;
     y=o.x.dx;
}

winp(struct MENU *t,int state)
{
   Hide();
   if(state==1)
   {
    setcolor(0);
    line(t->x,t->y,t->x,t->y1);
    line(t->x,t->y,t->x1,t->y);
    setcolor(15);
    line(t->x1,t->y,t->x1,t->y1);
    line(t->x,t->y1,t->x1,t->y1);
  }
  else
  {
    setcolor(15);
    line(t->x,t->y,t->x,t->y1);
    line(t->x,t->y,t->x1,t->y);
    setcolor(0);
    line(t->x1,t->y,t->x1,t->y1);
    line(t->x,t->y1,t->x1,t->y1);
  }
  Show();
}

Win(int sx,int sy,int ex,int ey)
{
   Hide();
   setfillstyle(1,7);
   bar(sx,sy,ex,ey);
   setcolor(15);
   line(sx,sy,sx,ey);
   line(sx,sy,ex,sy);
   setcolor(0);
   line(ex,sy,ex,ey);
   line(sx,ey,ex,ey);
   Show();
}

Msg(char *m)
{
 int l;
 setcolor(14);
 rectangle(18,438,622,477);
 setfillstyle(1,0);
 bar(20,440,620,475);
 if(MouseOn(&Syntax-Empl))
 {
     settextstyle(2,0,7);
     setcolor(11);
     l=textwidth(m)/2;
     outtextxy(320-l,440,m);
 }
 else
 {
     settextstyle(2,0,8);
     setcolor(15);
     l=textwidth(m)/2;
     outtextxy(320-l,440,m);
     outtextxy(321-l,441,m);
 }
}

Comments()
{
   setfillstyle(1,0);
   bar(140,5,500,40);
   setcolor(14);
   rectangle(140,5,500,40);
   settextstyle(2,0,8);
   setcolor(15);
   outtextxy(260,10,"GUI-MENUS");
   setfillstyle(1,8);
   bar(140,150,502,402);
   setcolor(14);
   rectangle(138,148,502,402);
   Msg("Welcome !");
   settextstyle(2,0,5);
   setcolor(10);
   outtextxy(158,180,"Hello Friends !");
   settextstyle(2,0,4);
   outtextxy(260,200,"Here i am with my menu program.");
   outtextxy(158,220,"As you can see it's like windows menu,you can");
   outtextxy(158,240,"add more menus to it. It's just a concept for");
   outtextxy(158,260,"building more menus. I hope you will like my effort,");
}

End()
{
  int i,j;
  setcolor(0);
  Hide();
  for(j=0;j<40;j++)
  {
    for(i=0;i<481;i+=20)
       line(0,0+i+j,640,j+0+i);
    delay(100);
    if(kbhit()) if(getch()==27) break;
  }
  settextstyle(2,0,5);
  setcolor(15);
  outtextxy(220,180,"Thanks for being with us !");
  Show();
  delay(3000);
}

  
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7C Ubislate from United States Comment on: Apr 21
when eva i compile this program i get 4 errors.please help!

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