[duetto]

hi all,

i'm building a small app with a tree control (SGTObjectList) and a standard file menu. the New menuItem has a key of newKey.

desired behaviour is to have the tree and File|New menuItem to be disabled at application start and then enabled when File|Open is selected. inspector shows that both items are disabled at time of postBuildWith:. they were set to enabled => false in menu editor.

the first line below does enable the tree control but the second does not enable the menu item. inspector shows the menuItem enabled attribute has a value of enabled. inspector also shows it is the correct menuItem.

anybody have an idea why menuItem is not being enabled? am i missing a step?


((builder componentAt:#SGTObjectList)scrolledView) enable.

menuItem := ((builder componentAt: #ToolBar1) menuHolder) atNameKey: #newKey.
menuItem enable.

i'm working with stx 542 on windows xp.

john cummings

[cgittinger]

[duetto]

claus,

as usual, thanks for the quick reply. i will build a test app using your suggestions. if i still have the problem, i will send the mini app. i'm not a pro coder, so this will take awhile

thanks again,

john