How to trigger PopupMenuButton from another element's click/long-press?

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I want to open a PopupMenuButton when clicking or long-pressing a different element (e.g., a message bubble). Currently, the menu only appears when clicking the PopupMenuButton itself.

Is there a way to programmatically open the popup menu from another control's event (like on_click or on_long_press)?

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import flet as ft
import flet.canvas as cv
import math

class PiApp(ft.Control):
def init(self, page: ft.Page):
super().init()
self.page = page
self.containers_init()

def containers_init(self):
	self.dm_screen_content_main()
	self.base_containers()
	
def base_containers(self):
	self.dm_screen = ft.Container(
		padding=20,
		expand=True,
		bgcolor='#282828',
		content=self.dm_screen_content
	)
	
def dm_screen_content_main(self):
	self.msg_hover_emoji = ft.PopupMenuButton(
		tooltip=None,
		content=ft.Container(
			height=24,
			width=24,
			border_radius=25,
			margin=ft.margin.only(top=16),
			content=ft.Image(
				src='assets/icons/smile.png',  # Adjusted path
			),
		),
		items=[
			ft.PopupMenuItem(
				content=ft.Row(
					controls=[
						ft.Container(
							content=ft.Image(
								src='assets/icons/smile.png',
							),
							height=24,
							width=24,
							on_click=lambda e: print("sm 1")
						),
						ft.Container(
							content=ft.Image(
								src='assets/icons/smile.png',
							),
							height=24,
							width=24,
							on_click=lambda e: print("sm 2")
						),
						ft.Container(
							content=ft.Image(
								src='assets/icons/smile.png',
							),
							height=24,
							width=24,
							on_click=lambda e: print("sm 3")
						),
						ft.Container(
							content=ft.Image(
								src='assets/icons/smile.png',
							),
							height=24,
							width=24,
							on_click=lambda e: print("sm 4")
						),
					]
				),
				height=32,
				padding=ft.padding.all(0),
				disabled=True,
			)
		],
		bgcolor="#526BF6",
		shape=ft.RoundedRectangleBorder(radius=6),
		clip_behavior=ft.ClipBehavior.ANTI_ALIAS,
		visible=False  # Start hidden
	)

	message = "Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy ft.Text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy ft.Text ever since the 1500s"
	
	# Calculate container width more accurately
	max_width = 500
	min_width = 200
	approx_char_width = 8.5
	text_width = len(message) * approx_char_width
	container_width = min(max(text_width, min_width), max_width)

	# Main message content
	message_content = ft.Column(
		spacing=4,
		controls=[
			ft.Text(
				value=message,
				selectable=True,
				color="#cddfdb",
				weight=ft.FontWeight.W_400,
				size=16,
			),
		],
	)

	# Message header with timestamp
	message_header = ft.Container(
		content=ft.Row(
			spacing=2,
			alignment=ft.MainAxisAlignment.END,
			controls=[
				ft.Text(
					'You',
					size=12,
					weight=ft.FontWeight.W_600,
					color="#C3C3C3"
				),
				ft.Text(
					'11:26 AM',
					size=12,
					weight=ft.FontWeight.W_600,
					color="#C3C3C3"
				),
			]
		),
		margin=ft.margin.only(bottom=4)
	)

	# Message bubble container
	message_bubble = ft.Container(
		padding=ft.Padding(left=12, right=12, top=12, bottom=12),
		clip_behavior=ft.ClipBehavior.ANTI_ALIAS,
		gradient=ft.LinearGradient(
			colors=["#711FAD", "#FB315C"],
			rotation=math.pi / 3,
		),
		border_radius=ft.border_radius.only(
			top_left=12, 
			bottom_left=12, 
			top_right=12, 
			bottom_right=12
		),
		content=ft.Column(
			spacing=0,
			controls=[
				message_header,
				message_content,
			]
		),
		width=container_width
	)

	# Speech bubble triangle
	speech_triangle = cv.Canvas(
		[
			cv.Path(
				[
					cv.Path.MoveTo(20, 20),      # Top-left corner
					cv.Path.LineTo(12, 0),     # Top-right corner
					cv.Path.LineTo(0, 20),      # Bottom-left corner
				],
				paint=ft.Paint(
					style=ft.PaintingStyle.FILL,
					color="#DC316D",
				),
			),
		],
		width=20,
		height=20,
	)

	# Stack for message bubble with triangle
	self.msg_container = ft.Stack(
		controls=[
			message_bubble,
			ft.Container(
				content=speech_triangle,
				right=0,
				bottom=0,
				margin=ft.margin.only(right=-6)
			)
		]
	)

	# Main message row
	self.msg_obj = ft.Container(
		on_long_press=self.show_msg_menu,
		on_hover=self.msg_hovered,
		content=ft.Row(
			spacing=0,
			alignment=ft.MainAxisAlignment.END,
			controls=[
				self.msg_hover_emoji,
				self.msg_container,
			]
		),
		margin=ft.margin.only(bottom=16)
	)

	# Main screen content
	self.dm_screen_content = ft.Container(
		content=ft.Column(
			scroll='auto',
			spacing=0,
			controls=[
				ft.Container(
					padding=ft.padding.only(left=20, right=20, top=10),
					expand=True,
					bgcolor='#1a343434',
					content=ft.Column(
						scroll='auto',
						spacing=0,
						controls=[
							self.msg_obj,
						]
					),
				)
			]
		),
		expand=True
	)

def msg_hovered(self,e):
	if e.data == 'true':
		self.msg_hover_emoji.visible = True
		self.msg_hover_emoji.update()
	else:  
		self.msg_hover_emoji.visible = False
		self.msg_hover_emoji.update()

def show_msg_menu(self, e: ft.LongPressEndEvent):
	print(e.target)

def main(page: ft.Page):
page.padding = 0
page.spacing = 0
app = PiApp(page)
page.add(app.dm_screen)
page.update()

ft.app(target=main, assets_dir='assets')
`

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def show_msg_menu(self, e: ft.LongPressEndEvent):
print(e.target)