{"identifier":34993,"topic":"Commands","name":"disable","text":"<code>disable <i>menu<\/i><\/code> <code><pre>disable <i>menuItem<\/i> of <i>menu<\/i>\ndisable <i>button<\/i> \n<\/pre><\/code> The<code> disable <\/code>command dims menu items, entire menus, and buttons. It\u2019s a shortcut for setting the<code> enabled <\/code>property of a menu item,  menu, or button to <code>false<\/code>.   <br><br>\n\n Users cannot choose dimmed menu items. <br>\n<br>\nDisabled buttons don't receive<code> mouseDown, mouseStillDown, mouseUp<\/code>, or <code>mouseDoubleClick <\/code>messages when you click them. <br>\n","related":{"34927":null,"69523":"checkMark","70039":"commandChar","34045":"create","35579":"doMenu","61996":"enable","71193":"enabled","76221":"markChar","58014":"menus","76567":"menuMessage","45460":"put","45965":"reset"},"examples":"disable menu \"File\"\ndisable menu 2\ndisable second menu\n\ndisable menuItem \"New\" of menu \"File\"\ndisable menuItem 2 of menu 2\ndisable second menuItem of second menu\n\ndisable button 1\ndisable background button id 1234","demo":"on disableTalkMenu\n   if there is a menu \"Reference\" then\n     <b>disable<\/b> menuItem \"HyperTalk Reference\" of menu \"Reference\"\n   end if\n end disableTalkMenu\n ","debug":{"9":["disable menu\rdisable"],"10":["Disabled buttons don"]}}