Question about popup menu

[XMCQCX]

Hi, I'm trying to make a popup menu using the code in the examples.

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; Create the popup menu by adding some items to it.
Menu, MyMenu, Add, Item1, MenuHandler
Menu, MyMenu, Add, Item2, MenuHandler
Menu, MyMenu, Add  ; Add a separator line.

; Create another menu destined to become a submenu of the above menu.
Menu, Submenu1, Add, Item1, MenuHandler
Menu, Submenu1, Add, Item2, MenuHandler

; Create a submenu in the first menu (a right-arrow indicator). When the user selects it, the second menu is displayed.
Menu, MyMenu, Add, My Submenu, :Submenu1

Menu, MyMenu, Add  ; Add a separator line below the submenu.
Menu, MyMenu, Add, Item3, MenuHandler  ; Add another menu item beneath the submenu.
return  ; End of script's auto-execute section.

MenuHandler:
MsgBox You selected %A_ThisMenuItem% from the menu %A_ThisMenu%.
return

MButton::Menu, MyMenu, Show

When the menu is open and you click the hotkey again at a new position, nothing happens. How to modify it to behave like window explorer context menu. When you click the hotkey again at a new position, the menu close and reopen at the new mouse position. I tried a few things, but I was not able to do it. Any help is appreciated

[mikeyww]

My understanding is that an open menu essentially suspends the script until the menu is resolved. You might be able to set a timer to check conditions as a workaround, though it sounds clunky.

[WatsonEnterprises]

Instead of using ahk's Menu, you could design a custom GUI that resembles a menu. Unlike a menu, your script hotkeys would still respond while your GUI is open.

Or, you could run the menu as a separate script. Hotkeys from your main script will still respond, since it's not the one showing the menu.

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;MainScript.ahk
;"When you click the hotkey again at a new position, the menu close and reopen at the new mouse position."
F1::Run, % "MenuShower.ahk"

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;MenuShower.ahk
#SingleInstance, force

Menu, MyMenu, Add, Item1, MenuHandler
Menu, MyMenu, Add, Item2, MenuHandler
Menu, MyMenu, Show
return

MenuHandler(){
	MsgBox You selected %A_ThisMenuItem% from the menu %A_ThisMenu%.
}

[XMCQCX]

Or, you could run the menu as a separate script. Hotkeys from your main script will still respond, since it's not the one showing the menu.

Thank you very much, WatsonEnterprises. It's working !