Click menu item, get state

Syntax1 - click

men[+] menuid|menupath [window]

Syntax2 - get state

int men(menuid|menupath [window])

Parameters

window - top-level window with menu. Default: active window.

menuid - menu item identifier. Integer.

menupath - path to menu item, like "&File\&Open".

Menu item labels in the path can be partial, but from the beginning.
Underlined characters must be preceded with &. To see underlined characters, show menu with keyboard, e.g. Alt.

Options:

+	system menu (menu that appears when you right click window title bar).

Remarks

Syntax1

Simulates menu click. It posts WM_COMMAND or WM_SYSCOMMAND message. Usually works even if window is inactive or hidden. Doesn't work with most nonstandard menus, especially when used menupath.

You can record menu commands. It is the way to know menu item id. To start recording, click menu Tools -> Record Menu. Not all menus can be recorded. If does not record, it means that men cannot be used with that menu.

The speed depends on spe.

Syntax2

Returns menu item state. It is combination of MF_... flags, eg MF_CHECKED, documented in MSDN library. Often menu items are updated just before showing the menu (not immediately after you click a menu item), therefore to get correct menu item state may need to temporarily show the menu, eg with key, then call men.

Examples

 Click  menu item with id=3 in "Notepad" window:
men 3 "Notepad"
 Click menu "Select All" in "Notepad" window:
men "&Edit\Sel" "Notepad"
 Click menu Options->Font->Large in window with class name "HH Parent":
men "&Options\&Font\&Large" "+HH Parent"