Name: menuLines

Type: property

Syntax: set the menuLines of <button> to <number> 

Summary: Specifies the number of visible lines in a drop-down list menu belonging to a <button>.

Associations: button

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
set the menuLines of button "Options" to 10

Value:
The <menuLines> of a <button(keyword)> is a positive <integer>.
By default, the <menuLines> <property> of newly created <button(object)|buttons> is set to 5.

Description:
Use the <menuLines> <property> to control the appearance of <combo box> or option <menus>.

When a menu containing a drop-down list opens, it displays a fixed number of lines (with a scrollbar to access any additional lines). The <menuLines> <property> specifies how many lines are displayed at a time.

This property affects only buttons whose <menuMode> <property> is set to "option" (on <Unix> and <Windows|Windows systems> only) or "comboBox". Other <menu> types are not affected by the setting of the <menuLines>.

If the button's style <property> is not menu, the setting of the <menuLines> <property> has no effect.

References: menuMode (property), integer (keyword), menu (keyword), button (keyword), option (command), menus (function), property (glossary), Unix (glossary), Windows (glossary), combo box (glossary), button (object)

Tags: menus
