Right. So if I am having to go in and map all the menu string-function pointer pairs anyway, then is there any point in having the external text file? Seems like it would be just as easy to hard code everything and not have to ess with the text file at all. The more I think about it the more it seems like this "Menu Manager" thing is kind of pointless.
Well, it would allow users to customize the user interface. One use could be internationalization (different languages for menus). You could go a step further to include accelerator keys, and possibly toolbar items, if applicable. All of these would have actions specified by the same set of action identifiers (the strings in the aforementioned map). Plugins could expose their actions through the same interface (via. registration with an action manager), so actions not built into the menus could also be customized. It does make much more sense in conjunction with an application hosted programming environment though. All of the programs that I've used with this feature also include a hosted programming language or environment of some sort.Originally Posted by Dark_Phoenix
