OptionMenu_DirectionSample.py

from direct.showbase.ShowBase import ShowBase
from direct.gui.DirectOptionMenu import DirectOptionMenu
from direct.gui import DirectGuiGlobals as DGG

app = ShowBase()

# Open the item container below the menu
DirectOptionMenu(
    scale=0.1,
    items=["Open Below", "New", "Save", "Load", "Quit"],
    pos=(base.a2dLeft, 0, base.a2dTop-0.08),
    popupMenuLocation=DGG.BELOW)

# Open the item container right to the menu
# Also add enough items to have them scrollable (use mousewheel)
DirectOptionMenu(
    scale=0.1,
    items=["Open Right"] + ["Item {}".format(i) for i in range(50)],
    pos=(base.a2dLeft, 0, 0),
    popupMenuLocation=DGG.RIGHT)

# Open the item container left to the menu
DirectOptionMenu(
    scale=0.1,
    items=["Open Left"] + ["Item {}".format(i) for i in range(20)],
    pos=(base.a2dRight-0.5, 0, 0),
    popupMenuLocation=DGG.LEFT)

# Open the item container above the menu
DirectOptionMenu(
    scale=0.1,
    items=["Open Above"] + ["Item {}".format(i) for i in range(10)],
    pos=(0, 0, base.a2dBottom),
    popupMenuLocation=DGG.ABOVE)

app.run()