def _show_menu
      return if @_menuitems.nil? || @_menuitems.empty?
      list = @_menuitems
      menu = PromptMenu.new self do |m|
      list.each { |e| 
        m.add *e
      }
      end
      menu.display_new :title => 'Widget Menu (Press letter)'
    end
def _show_menu
      return if @_menuitems.nil? || @_menuitems.empty?
      list = @_menuitems
      menu = PromptMenu.new self do |m|
      list.each { |e| 
        m.add *e
      }
      end
      menu.display_new :title => 'Widget Menu (Press letter)'
    end
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