<doc>

<legacy_id>1108</legacy_id>

<name>enable menu</name>

<type>command</type>

<syntax>

<example>enable [menuItem <i>itemNumber</i> of] menu {<i>menuName</i> | <i>menuNumber</i>}</example>

<example>enable menuItem <i>itemNumber</i> of <i>button</i></example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>Menus</category>

</classification>

<references>

<property tag="disabled">disabled Property</property>

<command tag="doMenu">doMenu Command</command>

<command tag="enable">enable Command</command>

<property tag="enabled">enabled Property</property>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary>Enables a <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword> or <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary> so that it can be chosen by the user.</summary>

<examples>

<example>enable menu 2</example>

<example>enable menuItem 3 of menu "Text" <code><i>-- menu in menu bar</i></code></example>

<example>enable menuItem 4 of button "Edit"</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Use the <b>enable menu</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to enable a <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword> or <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary> so it can be chosen.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>itemNumber</i> is the number of a <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary>, from top to bottom of the <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword>. The first <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary> is numbered 1. (Horizontal lines count.)</p><p/><p>The <i>menuName</i> is the name of a <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword> in the current <glossary tag="menu bar">menu bar</glossary>.</p><p/><p>The <i>menuNumber</i> is the number of a <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword>, from left to right.</p><p/><p>The <i>button</i> is any button.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If a <i>menuItem</i> is specified, only that <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary> is enabled; otherwise, the entire <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword> is enabled.</p><p/><p>When used to enable an entire menu at once, the <b>enable menu</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> applies only to <function tag="menus">menus</function> in the current <glossary tag="menu bar">menu bar</glossary>. To disable a <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword> associated with a <keyword tag="button">button</keyword>, use the <command tag="enable">enable</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>.</p><p/><p>On Mac OS systems, the Apple menu does not have a number and cannot be enabled or disabled. Menu numbering starts with the menu to the right of the Apple menu.</p><p/><p>Since a LiveCode menu bar is implemented as a group of buttons (one button per menu, with the menu items as lines in the button's <b>text</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary>), you can indicate a <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword> by specifying its <keyword tag="button">button</keyword>. <property tag="disabled">Disabled</property> <glossary tag="menu item">menu items</glossary> have an open parenthesis<code> ( </code>at the beginning of the line for that menu item. When used to <command tag="enable">enable</command> a <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary>, the <b>enable menu</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> removes the open parenthesis from the beginning of the specified line.</p>

</description>

</doc>