Enabling a window or control

enable, enable_tabstop

Enable a window or control

SYNTAX

enable | enable_tabstop object_id [, object_id]…

Enable the object or objects specified..

The enable command alters the appearance of a previously disabled object. Disabled objects, unless disabled by the disable_tabstop command or the WS_NOTABSTOP style flag, are displayed in faint text. The enable command brings such an object into normal focus,

The enable_tabstop command has no effect on the appearance of an object. The effect of this command is identical to that of removing the style flag WS_NOTABSTOP - it permits the object to receive input focus.

All windows and window controls are initially enabled unless assigned the style flag WS_DISABLED in their definition. The disable and enable commands are used to change this state at run time.

Different object types may be freely mixed. The object(s) to be enabled may be any of the following:

window_id	A window.
group_id	A textbox group or button group. All the objects within the group are enabled.
box_id, button_id, listbox_id, table_id	An enabled textbox, button, listbox or table may receive input focus in the dialog command, and input from the input command.
item_id	An enabled menu item is available for selection. enable_tabstop cannot be used on a menu item.
text_id	A static text item cannot receive input focus whether enabled or not, but enabling it makes its hotkey available.

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EXAMPLE

Enable a window

enable Window21

Enable all controls in a group

enable MyWindow.PBGroup

Enable input focus for a single textbox

enable_tabstop Box54

Enable or disable menu options after testing value of a variable

switch (CurrentFile) {
      case = "":               /* No file is selected */
           disable MenuDelete, MenuRename, MenuCopyNewName
           break
      default:
           enable MenuDelete, MenuRename, MenuCopyNewName
           break
}

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RELATED TOPICS

close

create

disable

hide

show