Digital Workshop

I'm amazed that such a common object as the Combo Box (or drop down menu) is not part of Opus!!!!!! I can't recall any other program or application that does not include this basic object.

Opus gives us a List Box, but no drop menu, which I think is essential when creating any type of forms. People are used to drop down combo boxes, it speeds up data entry, avoids spelling mistakes and helps the user choose an entry.

Maybe Im not looking in the right places.. I looked in the manual, Ive searched the web, I see you can create a combo box object yourself.. But I can't understand why such a high end product such as OPUS does not have one included as standard???

What do others use?

Yeah, I think Opus is like that... it provides the 'tools objects' at a certain level. I think it is just about right to give me more control and flexibility. There are times when I want something a bit beyond the 'tools' level, so I just build it once and copy it to my Custom Gallery. Those custom objects are very handy and accessible from there.

I'd guess that it's not included as it's not really needed. The listbox provides all the functionality necessary to quickly build combos and menus with the major advantage that you don't have to be stuck with somebody else's choice of style.

Here's a sample that takes about a minute to throw together. The principle will allow you to build more advanced examples.

Mack