Win32Menu

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Introduction

Highly encapsulated Win32 native menu implementation

MIT LICENSE

Built with 『CsWin32』

Shared publicly - feel free to try it!

By AuthorZiXi ❤️

How to Use

1. Reference the Win32Menu project or download via NuGet (will be uploaded soon)
2. The core class NativeMenu is fully documented - check the comments
3. For detailed examples:
   • Download the project or visit 『GitHub』
   • Review two demos demonstrating usage in WinForms and WPF
   • Prefer Win32MenuWinFormsDemo for more comprehensive menu styles

Limitations?

• Initially designed without support for popup menu methods
• Does not currently support menu icons
• Not recommended to interfere with menu class through external methods

Rant

Honestly, Win32 API feels anti-human by modern standards, especially in OOP languages.

It's bizarre how modifying submenu items requires parent menu intervention.

Developing this revealed odd behaviors in GetMenuItemInfo/SetMenuItemInfo - even when returning success, data was incorrect.

Ultimately resorted to ModifyMenu for synchronization despite its limitations.

Motivation

The concept originated from:

1. Observing menu implementations in some krkr games
2. Dissatisfaction with default WinForms menu styling
3. Partial implementations in abandoned project 『LeafFallEngine』