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Is it possible to disable an object/button that is on a master page? Ideally. I'd like to be able to hide the button I don't want available.

Thinking about it, I could create multiple master pages with the elements I want hidden not there, but would it be useful to ba able to say that we don't want to have certain elements from a master page on a certain page?

Opus ProXE 2.81

I don't know whether this thread is any help:

viewtopic.php?t=537&highlight=master

This uses a frame on the masterpage above the button which stops mouse-clicks from passing through and is initially hidden. Don't know if that helps...

I think the option of being to base MasterPages on other MasterPages would be very useful but currently not available - maybe one for the wishlist!

Also - maybe you could try show() or hide() the button using script on the Masterpage according to the pagename. I haven't tried it, but does this sound like what you want?

Best

Melanie

Let me know if this is any use:

It uses script on the master page to check for a string in the pagename and shows a frame which stops clicks through to the button...Pub level variable pagename.

I've looked for the strings "TypeA" and "TypeB" in the pagename to denote pages that behave differently (access to different buttons) ...but you could also allow buttons according to username or security level or settings in a database...


Cheers


Melanie

PS... if you substitute the following in the script and make the buttons initially hidden, the buttons appear and disappear according to page:

Melanie,

I'll give it a shot. I hadn't thought about using scripts and page name strings to disable buttons.

Thanks for taking the time to pull this together.

No problem, Tom - I'm learning myself as I go. And this is one of my own functionality requirements for the publication I'll start once I've learnt enough Opus...

I've played around some more tonight and got something that doesn't use frames anymore, but shows/hides/disables buttons according to a field in an Access database, and changes to using arrow keys to navigate according to another.

It may well be more than you want or need at this stage, but I'll load it up on this thread in case it's useful to anyone else, now or in the future.

I'd be grateful if any experienced OpusScripters would check it for errors or suggest improvements - I know my clunky, ugly code must have you wincing...!

Ideally I would have liked a case statement or an elsif gizmo, but I can't seem to find either in script...

Thanks,

Melanie

Hi Melanie
There is no switch statement in Opus, but you can use a series of if and if else statements to achieve the same thing.

Switch
case:
case:
case:
case:
case:
default

is the same as

if (){}
if else (){}
if else (){}
if else (){}
if else (){}
else {}

cheers
Paul

Thanks Paul, I'm inwardly digesting...

If anyone has time could they cast an eye of the script on

viewtopic.php?p=2587#2587

See if it looks ok?

Thanks

Melanie

Thanks Melanie

I really appreciate your help....I have just looking for how to hide objects from master page, I will give it a try!

Leonardo