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Article #330Re: 4th Dimension -- Disable Button
From: ST25370
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 21:14
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 21:14
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In article <MATSJ.92Oct6150054@ios.CMD.UU.SE> matsj@ios.CMD.UU.SE (Mats Johnson) writes: > > >I've tried disabling buttons from the startup script (since I didn't >find a way to set the button disabled by default). That didn't work >however, it seems that the layout must be displayed before the buttons >can be disabled. I don't think it should matter what kind of procedure >is doing the disabling, but then, you never know with 4D... > >A related question, I guess there is no way to disable a popup menu? >-- >Mats Johnson, CMD, Uppsala University, Laegerhyddsvaegen 18, S-752 37 UPPSALA >Mats.Johnson@CMD.UU.SE The earliest point available for disabling a button is during the 'before' state of the layout execution cycle. You can test for this using 'IF (BEFORE)' of placing ':(BEFORE)' in a case of. 'BEFORE' is a function that returns true during the before part of the execution cycle and false otherwise. Example: if (before) disable button (<button name>) end if Bill Jamison rwj@engr.latech.edu st25370@vm.cc.latech.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!newshost.latech.edu!VM.CC.LATECH.EDU!ST25370 From: ST25370@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU Subject: Re: 4th Dimension -- Disable Button Message-ID: <1687BD665.ST25370@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU> Sender: usenet@engr.latech.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: vm.cc.latech.edu Organization: LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY References: <genPA6q00iUzA1VVBc@andrew.cmu.edu> <MATSJ.92Oct6150054@ios.CMD.UU.SE> Date: Fri, 09 Oct 92 15:14:41 CST Lines: 34