Messages · Value
Layout menu
A drop-down menu from a list of choices; a pick starts When a layout button is clicked.
layout.menu
In a flow
“Works out layout menu whenever a step wired to it needs the answer.”
List roles → Layout menu → Send layout; When clicked pick → Give role Choice.
What it does
A drop-down menu from a list of choices; a pick starts When a layout button is clicked. It's a value node: no white pins, it works out its answer when a step wired to it needs it. It gives 1 value later steps can use. Find it under Messages in the palette.
When to use it
Use it when the flow needs to A drop-down menu from a list of choices; a pick starts When a layout button is clicked.
When not to
For a value that never changes, type it into the setting instead of wiring a node.
Typical wiring
Sockets: settings you can wire
- Options List
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The choices, up to 25, like a list of roles or games.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in a list. e.g. Hello there, and more like it
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, the step runs without it.
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- Or choices Text
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The choices with commas between, when nothing is wired into Options.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in text. e.g. Hello there
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses Red, Green, Blue.
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- Placeholder Text
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Grey text shown before anyone picks.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in text. e.g. Hello there
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses Pick one.
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Values it gives
- Part Text
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This piece of the layout, for Send layout, Reply with layout or a Card. e.g. {"type": "text", "content": "Hi"}
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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