EnhanceMainMenu Inconsistent results in different c4d versions

chuanzhen

Hi,
My plug- in is displayed in the window, but the results are different in different versions. The c4d version before S22 is arranged at the end of the window, and the version 2023 is arranged before. The code has not changed.

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code:

def EnhanceMainMenu():
    mainMenu = gui.GetMenuResource("M_VIEW_WINDOW")                
    pluginsMenu = gui.SearchPluginMenuResource()                 

    menu = c4d.BaseContainer()                                   
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_SUBTITLE, "Doodle")            # Set the name of the menu
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060253") #switch doodle
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022257") #draw pen
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022286") #eraser pen
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022215") #Add empty frame
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060256")  # active doodle layer
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060254") #before onion
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060255") #after onion
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_SEPERATOR, True);
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022384") #duplicate doodle
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022281") #clear doodle
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022280") #remove doodle

    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_SEPERATOR, True);
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060257") #add doodle layer
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060258") #top doodle layer


    if pluginsMenu:
        # Insert menu after 'Plugins' menu
        mainMenu.InsDataAfter(c4d.MENURESOURCE_STRING, menu, pluginsMenu)
    else:
        # Insert menu after the last existing menu ('Plugins' menu was not found)
        mainMenu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_STRING, menu)

Thanks for any help!

i_mazlov

Hi @chuanzhen,

Thank you for reaching out to us. The gui.SearchPluginMenuResource() function is searching for the category in the M_EDITOR menu. When working with any other menu (e.g. M_VIEW_WINDOW in your exact case), it doesn't make any sense trying to insert custom menu after it (because it points out to a category in a completely different menu).

Hence the following code will be giving consistent results in both S22 and R2023:

def EnhanceMainMenu():
    mainMenu = gui.GetMenuResource("M_VIEW_WINDOW")          

    menu = c4d.BaseContainer()                                   
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_SUBTITLE, "Doodle")            # Set the name of the menu
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060253") #switch doodle
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022257") #draw pen
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022286") #eraser pen
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022215") #Add empty frame
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060256")  # active doodle layer
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060254") #before onion
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060255") #after onion
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_SEPERATOR, True);
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022384") #duplicate doodle
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022281") #clear doodle
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1022280") #remove doodle

    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_SEPERATOR, True);
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060257") #add doodle layer
    menu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_COMMAND, "PLUGIN_CMD_1060258") #top doodle layer

    mainMenu.InsData(c4d.MENURESOURCE_STRING, menu)

Cheers,
Ilia

chuanzhen

@i_mazlov Thanks