IDLitTool::DisableUpdates

Syntax | Arguments | Keywords | Version History

The IDLitTool::DisableUpdates procedure method disables all drawing updates to the current window and UI updates (menu sensitivity) being passed to the user interface. After this method is called, updates are re-enabled by calling the EnableUpdates method.

Syntax

Obj->[IDLitTool::]DisableUpdates [, PREVIOUSLY_DISABLED=variable]

Arguments

None

Keywords

PREVIOUSLY_DISABLED

Set this keyword to a named variable that upon return will be 1 if the tool had previously been disabled, or 0 otherwise.

Version History

6.0

Introduced

6.1

Added PREVIOUSLY_DISABLED keyword