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  DEFINE MENU ENTRY

  Adds an EVE command to to a pull-down or pop-up menu for the DECwindows
  interface.

  Steps:

  1.  Use the DEFINE MENU ENTRY command.

  2.  Type the name of the menu to which you want to add a command.
      DECwindows EVE menus have the following names:

         File Pulldown       Search Pulldown        Help Pulldown
         Edit Pulldown       View Pulldown          Select Popup
         Format Pulldown     Options Pulldown       Noselect Popup

      Put the name in quotes or let EVE prompt you for it. You need only use
      the first term of the menu name, but you cannot abbreviate this term.

  3.  Type the name of the EVE command you want the menu item to execute.
      Put the name in quotes or let EVE prompt you for it.

  4.  Type the name that you want to appear on the menu. Put the name in
      quotes or let EVE prompt you for it. If you simply press RETURN at the
      prompt, without typing anything, the label is the same as the command
      name.

  5.  Type Yes or No to specify whether you want a separator line to appear
      above the name, as a visual aid or for aesthetics. Put the response in
      quotes or let EVE prompt you for it.

  Example:

     The following command adds SHOW BUFFERS to the File menu, labeling the
     item "Buffer List," and adds a line separator above the item:

        Command: DEFINE MENU "File" "SHOW BUFFERS" "Buffer List" "Yes"

  Usage notes:

  o  Because of the number of parameters, it may be easier to let DEFINE
     MENU ENTRY prompt you, rather than typing each parameter on the command
     line. Alternatively, choose Extend Menu from the Options menu.

  o  You cannot use DEFINE MENU ENTRY on character-cell terminals.

  o  To save menu definitions for future editing sessions, use SAVE
     ATTRIBUTES to create a section file or to create or update a command
     file---see help on Attributes.

  Related topics:

     DECwindows     Menus     UNDEFINE MENU ENTRY
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