Re: Option button menuitem disabling
On 1/20/13 6:25 PM, Paul Hibbert wrote: Just tried Win 7 (LC 5.5.3) and it appears to have exactly the same issue. Thanks for the advice everyone, it looks like removing unnecessary menu items is what I need to do. I'm a Mac girl, I should get out more. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Option button menuitem disabling
Oh that's a good idea. Didn't even think of that. This is why I love this list. People think of things that escape my notice. Bob Sneidar IT Manager Calvary Chapel CM Sent from iPhone On Jan 20, 2013, at 16:06, Terry Judd wrote: > I had this same problem a couple of weeks ago. I had to resort to actually > removing the disabled items from the menu (by script) and replacing them when > when they needed to be enabled. > > Terry... > > On 21/01/2013, at 10:29 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > >> On 1/20/13 5:06 PM, Robert Sneidar wrote: >>> I think it's a ui thing. Windows does not provide or define for >>> disabled menu items. I think. >> >> I thought of that, can anyone else verify? It seems kind of stupid, if it's >> true. Would it only be XP or is it all versions of Windows? >> >> -- >> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >> >> ___ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > Dr Terry Judd > Senior Lecturer in Medical Education > Medical Eduction Unit > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences > The University of Melbourne > > > > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Option button menuitem disabling
Just tried Win 7 (LC 5.5.3) and it appears to have exactly the same issue. I tried this for a workaround, it's a bit drastic removing the choice, but it works: ## Store the menu items in a custom property "uText" ## on menuPick pItemName lock screen -- Avoids a momentary flash of different text on the button put the uText of me into me -- Restore the menu items from the custom property delete line lineOffset(pItemName, me) of me -- Delete the chosen item from the menu set the label of me to pItemName -- Show the label as the chosen item // Process pItemName end menuPick Paul On 2013-01-20, at 3:29 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 1/20/13 5:06 PM, Robert Sneidar wrote: >> I think it's a ui thing. Windows does not provide or define for >> disabled menu items. I think. > > I thought of that, can anyone else verify? It seems kind of stupid, if it's > true. Would it only be XP or is it all versions of Windows? > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Option button menuitem disabling
I had this same problem a couple of weeks ago. I had to resort to actually removing the disabled items from the menu (by script) and replacing them when when they needed to be enabled. Terry... On 21/01/2013, at 10:29 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 1/20/13 5:06 PM, Robert Sneidar wrote: >> I think it's a ui thing. Windows does not provide or define for >> disabled menu items. I think. > > I thought of that, can anyone else verify? It seems kind of stupid, if it's > true. Would it only be XP or is it all versions of Windows? > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > Dr Terry Judd Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Medical Eduction Unit Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences The University of Melbourne ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Option button menuitem disabling
On 1/20/13 5:06 PM, Robert Sneidar wrote: I think it's a ui thing. Windows does not provide or define for disabled menu items. I think. I thought of that, can anyone else verify? It seems kind of stupid, if it's true. Would it only be XP or is it all versions of Windows? -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Option button menuitem disabling
On 1/20/13 5:15 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: Ok, this is really dumb, but does it make any difference if you script "enable menuItem xyz..." instead of "set the enabled of..." ? If it's dumb, then so am I because I tried it. No difference. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Option button menuitem disabling
Ok, this is really dumb, but does it make any difference if you script "enable menuItem xyz..." instead of "set the enabled of..." ? Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design Original message ---- Subject: Option button menuitem disabling From: "J. Landman Gay" To: LiveCode Mailing List CC: null ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Option button menuitem disabling
I think it's a ui thing. Windows does not provide or define for disabled menu items. I think. Bob Sneidar IT Manager Calvary Chapel CM Sent from iPhone On Jan 20, 2013, at 14:52, "J. Landman Gay" wrote: > I have some option buttons that enable/disable certain menuitems using this > syntax: > > set the enabled of menuitem "blah" of me to false > > This puts the left-parentheses next to the item, and on OS X it works fine. > On Windows XP, the menu item is not dimmed, it remains selectable, and the > left parentheses is showing like this: > > Button > (MenuItem 1 > (MenuItem 2 > > Is there a way around it? > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Option button menuitem disabling
I have some option buttons that enable/disable certain menuitems using this syntax: set the enabled of menuitem "blah" of me to false This puts the left-parentheses next to the item, and on OS X it works fine. On Windows XP, the menu item is not dimmed, it remains selectable, and the left parentheses is showing like this: Button (MenuItem 1 (MenuItem 2 Is there a way around it? -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
