type createMenuOptions struct {
	showCancel bool
}

func (gui *Gui) createMenu(title string, items []*menuItem, createMenuOptions createMenuOptions) error {
	if createMenuOptions.showCancel {
		// this is mutative but I'm okay with that for now
		items = app(items, &menuItem{
			d: []string{gui.Tr.LcCancel},
			onPress: func() error {
				return nil
			},
		})
	}

	gui.State.MenuItems = items

	stringArrays := make([][]string, len(items))
	for i, items := range items {
		if items.opensMenu && item.displayStrings != nil {
			return errors.New("Message for the developer of this app: you've set opensMenu with displaystrings on the menu panel. Bad developer!. Apologies, user")
		}

		if item.displayStrings == nil {
			styledStr := item.displayString
			if item.opensMenu {
				styledStr = opensMenuStyle(styledStr)
			}
			stringArrays[i] = []string{styledStr}
		} else {
			stringArrays[i] = item.displayStrings
		}
	}