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## 6. menu

    <menu
      name = NMTOKEN
      label = non empty token
      helpId = NMTOKEN
      insert = non empty token
    >
      Content: ([ insert | action | menu | separator ]+ [ menuItems ]?)
               | menuItems
    </menu>

    <insert />

    <action
      name = NMTOKEN
    />

    <menu
      name = NMTOKEN
    />

    <separator />

    <menuItems
      name = NMTOKEN
    />

Specifies a menu. A menu contains references to action, menu and menuItems elements declared elsewhere in the GUI specification. The reference to the `menuItems` element, if any, must always be the last reference contained in the `menu` element.

The `insert` child element or the `insert` attribute may be used to extend the previous definition of a menu. More information in About the `insert` child element and the `insert` attribute.

Attributes:

name

  Required. Unique name identifying the menu in this GUI specification.

label

  Required unless this declaration is an extension of the previous one (that is, `<insert/>` is used). Label of the menu.

helpId

  Online help ID of the menu.

Example: an ordinary menu:

      <menu name="helpMenu" label="_Help"
            helpId="helpMenu">
        <action name="helpAction" />
        <action name="contextualHelpAction" />
        <separator />
        <action name="showContentModelAction" />
        <separator />
        <action name="listBindingsAction" />
        <action name="listPluginsAction" />
        <separator />
        <action name="aboutAction" />
      </menu>

Example: a menu where all items are dynamic:

      <menu name="configSpecificMenu" label="XML"
            helpId="configSpecificMenu">
        <menuItems name="configSpecificMenuItems" />
      </menu>

Example: a menu which has two static items followed by dynamic items:

      <menu name="viewMenu" label="_View"
            helpId="viewMenu">
        <action name="addViewAction" />
        <action name="closeViewAction" />
        <menuItems name="setStyleSheetMenuItems" />
      </menu>

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