ARPUS/ce, Version 2.6.2 (03/10/05)    (SCCS 1.2)
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 pd <pdname>
 "Pull Down"
 
 DESCRIPTION:
    'pd' is used to cause the named pulldown menu to be displayed. It
    can  be  executed  from another pulldown, a  key  definition,  an
    alias, a command file, or by typing the command at the 'Command:'
    prompt.   When  a  pulldown appears input to the  Ce  session  is
    blocked until the pulldown is closed.

    A pulldown is closed when a menu item in the pulldown is selected
    or  a  selection  is made outside the pulldown area  to  make  no
    selection.   Dragging  the mouse cursor through menu items  while
    holding  the left mouse button down causes cascading pulldowns to
    be  activated.  Releasing the mouse button in a menu item  causes
    the commands under the menu item to be activated.

 ARGUMENTS:    
     <pdname>
              This is the name of the pulldown to be activated. It is
              1 to 8 alphameric characters. It was previously created
              via  the execution of 'mi' commands.  The names of  the
              pulldowns  found in the default menu bar are from  left
              to right:
                   File
                   Edit
                   Modes
                   Macro
                   Help
              Their  names  are  the  same as  their  title  in  root
              pulldown  whose  name  is Menubar.  Note  that  in  the
              processing of the root pulldown Menubar, item 'Help' is
              treated as a special case for purposes of display.  The
              menu bar  can  be  toggled  on and off  with  the  'pdm'
              command.
    

 EXAMPLES:
 1.  USING PULLDOWNS WITHOUT THE MENUBAR:

     Suppose  a user feels that pulldowns are nice, but doesn't  want
     to give up the screen real estate occupied by the menu bar. They
     would rather have an extra line of data visible.  They would put
     the line:
     
     Ce.pdm : no

     in  their .Xdefaults file.  This would cause the menu bar to not
     be  displayed unless they executed the 'pdm' command or  started
     the ce session with the '-pdm y' argument.  This user might want
     to add the line:

     kd F11 pd Menubar;tmb ke

     to  their .Cekeys file.  This will cause the menu bar (minus the
     Help  item)  to appear as a normal pulldown when the F11 key  is
     pressed.   The mouse cursor will be moved to this window.  Note:
     Make sure you know where the F11 key is before you try this out.
     On  Sun type 5 keyboards, F11 is the key marked Stop and not the
     key marked F11.


 RELATED HELP FILES:
     mi            (Menu Item)            
     lmi           (Local Menu Item)      
     pdm           (Pull Down Menus)      
     tmb           (To Menu Bar)          
     pd            (Pull Down)            
     kd            (Key Definition)       
     cmdf          (Command File)         
     commands      (List of Commands)     
     
     menubarCon    Menu Bar Concepts      

     support       (customer support)     


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