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Disable a menu item in schematic window but enable it in layout window

Martinsh

A pull down menu is created and loaded in schematic and layout windows. One of the menu item is just for layout. So I'd like it being enable in layout window and disabled in schematic window. How to do?

Best regards,

Martin

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  • You may use conditional expressions based on the currently active window to deactivate a menu item in the schematic window but enable it in the layout window. The specific menu item can be enabled or disabled in your code based on whether the active window is the schematic window or the layout window.

    Here is a simple pseudo-code illustration:

    if active_window == "schematic":
    menu_item.enable = False
    elif active_window == "layout":
    menu_item.enable = True


    Users won't be able to interact with the menu item since it will be disabled in the schematic window (menu_item.enable = False). The menu item will be made usable by being enabled in the layout window (menu_item.enable = True).

    you identify the presently active window in your particular programming environment or framework, be sure you replace active_window with the proper code or function call.

    Hope this is useful!

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  • You may use conditional expressions based on the currently active window to deactivate a menu item in the schematic window but enable it in the layout window. The specific menu item can be enabled or disabled in your code based on whether the active window is the schematic window or the layout window.

    Here is a simple pseudo-code illustration:

    if active_window == "schematic":
    menu_item.enable = False
    elif active_window == "layout":
    menu_item.enable = True


    Users won't be able to interact with the menu item since it will be disabled in the schematic window (menu_item.enable = False). The menu item will be made usable by being enabled in the layout window (menu_item.enable = True).

    you identify the presently active window in your particular programming environment or framework, be sure you replace active_window with the proper code or function call.

    Hope this is useful!

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