Sub Menu item in Commnandbar not updated

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Hello People,

I have the following problem.

When I use a menu in the command bar and disable the functionality of the menu (.enable=FALSE) the menu is disabled. I also use this functionality in a sub item of the menu item (pull down menu appears) When I enable the functionality of the menu items only the item in the command bar is updated and not the sub item. (.enable=TRUE)

Figure indicates both items are disabled.

Figure indicates both items are enabled. (Note: only the item in the command bar is updated)

I?_Tll already tried update() and Refresh() but this does not solve the problem!

Thanks for the help.

Edwin Peeters

2

Sorry but I’m not sure that I understand your problem…Can you please share the part of your code that enables/disables the different menu items and point out which part of the code that doesn’t work as expected.

3

Thanks for the quick response,

If the robot is in automode it has to disable the menu’s, when it is in manual mode the 2 items must be enabled. The problem is that only the item in the commandbar (Tool) is enabled and the item (Stocklin I/O) stay’s disabled. Note: When I close the subitem (System) and open it again it is also enabeled!

Here it is :

If soAutoOn.Value = 1 Then

’ Robot in automatic mode

Me.Menu_Tool.Enabled = False

Me.Menu_Stocklin.Enabled = False

Else

’ Robot in manual mode

Me.Menu_Tool.Enabled = True

Me.Menu_Stocklin.Enabled = True

End If

Greetings,

4

Hi … are you running this code while the subitems list is opened?

5

Yes Carlos, you are right, when I close and open it again it’s enabled.

Greetings,

Edwin

6

Hi again,

The Enable property of the MenuItem forces to repaint its container only when it belongs to a CommandBar (consistent with the Menu_Tool). But, in the case of Menu_Stocklin, this MenuItem is attached to a MenuItem, not a CommandBar

The UI which displays the list of submenu only paints itself after it is opened and after you click on it. Maybe, as a work around, you could close the SubMenu and let the operator open it again (if needed).

BR

7

Small comment, not sure if it’s relevant or not :wink:

I follow your logic using C# and FlexPendant SDK 5.13 and the menu closes if it’s open when I run the code below.

private void cmdBoth_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (menuItem3.Enabled == true && menuItem1.Enabled == true)
{
menuItem3.Enabled = false;
menuItem1.Enabled = false;
}
else
{
menuItem3.Enabled = true;
menuItem1.Enabled = true;
}
}

webwiz/151/EnableDisableMenuItem.zip