hi there,
I am not sure if this is correct place to enquiry about this.
Recently we have found and able to use the PrimeNG component in our application.
It is great 3rd party !
Q1 - how to use the context menu in dock item when user onclick on the icon.
Thanks
Hi,
I can provide you with some general guidance on how to use the context menu in a PrimeNG dock item when a user clicks on the icon. PrimeNG doesn't natively support context menus on dock icons, so you'll need to implement this feature manually.
You may refer to the official PrimeNG documentation on how to implement it:
https://primeng.org/contextmenu
Here are the general steps to achieve it:
Create a Context Menu Component: You can create a custom context menu component using PrimeNG's p-contextMenu component. This component allows you to define a context menu with menu items.
Open Context Menu on Icon Click: When a user clicks on the icon, you can programmatically open the context menu. To do this, you can use a reference to the p-contextMenu component and call its show() method.
Position the Context Menu: You'll need to determine the position where the context menu should appear, typically near the icon. You can get the click event coordinates and use them to position the context menu.
Handle Context Menu Actions: Define the actions or operations that should be performed when a user selects an item from the context menu.
Here's an example of how you can create a basic context menu for a dock icon using PrimeNG:
<!-- Your dock icon -->
<i class="pi pi-icon-name" (click)="showContextMenu($event)"></i>
<!-- Context menu definition -->
<p-contextMenu #contextMenu [model]="items"></p-contextMenu>
import { Component, ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { ContextMenu } from "primeng/contextmenu";
@Component({
selector: "app-dock-icon",
templateUrl: "./dock-icon.component.html",
})
export class DockIconComponent {
@ViewChild("contextMenu") contextMenu: ContextMenu;
items = [
{ label: "Item 1", command: () => this.handleItem1() },
{ label: "Item 2", command: () => this.handleItem2() },
// Add more menu items as needed
];
showContextMenu(event: MouseEvent) {
this.contextMenu.show(event);
}
handleItem1() {
// Perform actions for Item 1
}
handleItem2() {
// Perform actions for Item 2
}
}