This modules provides a react API to create and manage electron's menus.
$ npm install react-electron-menu --save
This module provides 2 types of menu: WindowMenu
and PopupMenu
.
This menu type is displayed only for the currently focused window.
const React = require('react');
const { render } = require('react-dom');
const { WindowMenu, MenuItem } = require('react-electron-menu');
const electron = require('electron');
render(
<Provider electron={electron}>
<WindowMenu>
<MenuItem label="File">
<MenuItem label="Open ..." onClick={...} />
</MenuItem>
</WindowMenu>
</Provider>,
document.body
)
This menu is shown on screen at x
and y
.
const React = require('react');
const { render } = require('react-dom');
const { PopupMenu, MenuItem } = require('react-electron-menu');
const electron = require('electron');
render(
<Provider electron={electron}>
<PopupMenu x={200} y={100}>
<MenuItem label="Open ..." onClick={...} />
</PopupMenu>
</Provider>,
document.body
)
This module also provides helper to replicate default system's menus:
const { DefaultEditMenu, DefaultFileMenu, DefaultWindowMenu, MenuItem } = require('react-electron-menu');
// Menu file (app menu on Mac): includes window controls
<DefaultFileMenu>
<MenuItem label="Check for updates..." />
</DefaultFileMenu>
// Menu edit: includes undo, redo, cut, copy, paste, select all
<DefaultEditMenu>
<MenuItem.Separator />
<MenuItem label="Entry at the bottom" />
</DefaultEditMenu>
// Menu view: includes minimize, close, Bring All to Front
<DefaultWindowMenu>
<MenuItem.Separator />
<MenuItem label="Toggle an app view" />
</DefaultWindowMenu>