- closeWidget
- The closeWidget action closes the part, but the connections are
maintained and the widget can be reopened.
- contentsHelp
- The contentsHelp action requests that the contents of the help
file for the part be displayed.
- deIconify
- The deIconify action opens the part from the icon to the size
it was before it was minimized.
Note: | The window is opened but it is not necessarily brought to the foreground and
made active.
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- destroyPart
- The destroyPart action destroys the part and its children, and
releases all associated resources. You can use this action for both
visual and nonvisual parts. All connections to the destroyed part are
removed.
- disable
- The disable action makes the part unavailable for
selection.
- enable
- The enable action makes the part available for
selection.
- help
- The help action requests that the general help associated with
the part be displayed. General help is the main help panel associated
with the part. You usually access general help through a help button on
a window. From the general help panel you can access other help panels
(such as menu and field help).
- helpForHelp
- The helpForHelp action requests that help for help be
displayed. The help for help panel provides instructions for using a
help system. You usually access this help panel from the
Help menu. It can contain information such as the structure
and organization of the help library.
- helpIndex
- The helpIndex action requests that the help index be
displayed. The help index lists key words or phrases that, when
selected, link you to the help panel that explains the word or phrase.
- hide
- The hide action makes the part invisible.
- iconify
- The iconify action minimizes the part to an icon.
- keysHelp
- The keysHelp action requests that the keys help be
displayed. The keys help panel explains the function and use of certain
keyboard keys in an application.
- openApplicationModalWidget
- The openApplicationModalWidget action opens the window modal to
the application. Modal means a user must interact with the window
before continuing with an operation.
However, even though the window is modal the underlying application code
can still be run. To suspend the application code, after connecting to
this action, also connect to the suspendExecutionUntilRemoved
action. When the window is closed, the code continues to run.
- openFullApplicationModalWidget
- The openFullApplicationModalWidget action opens the window
modal to all applications. Modal means that a user must interact with
the window before continuing an operation on any of the currently running
applications.
However, even though the window is modal the underlying application code
can still be run. To suspend the application code, after connecting to
this action, also connect to the suspendExecutionUntilRemoved
action. When the window is closed, the code continues to run.
- openOwnedWidget
- The openOwnedWidget action prevents the parent window from
covering the dialog when the parent is selected. This action is used
for dialog windows only.
- openSystemModalWidget
- The openSystemModalWidget action opens the window modal to the
system. Modal means that a user must interact with the window before
continuing with an operation.
However, even though the window is modal the underlying application code
can still be run. To suspend the application code as well, after
connecting to this action, also connect to the
suspendExecutionUntilRemoved action. Code execution will
resume when the window is closed.
- openWidget
- The openWidget action opens a modeless window with respect to
its parent window.
- resetCursor
- The resetCursor resets the cursor to its state before setting
it.
- setFocus
- The setFocus action sets input focus to the part. Focus
determines whether or not keyboard input is directed to the part.
The setFocus action acts differently depending on which part is
receiving the action. For example, if you connect the
setFocus action to a Window part, the window comes to the
foreground and is the active window. Or, if you connect the
setFocus action to a Text part in a window, the cursor is moved to
this field.
- show
- The show action makes the part visible.
- showBusyCursor
- The showBusyCursor action sets the current cursor to the busy
cursor. Use the resetCursor action to return the cursor to
its previous state.
- suspendExecutionUntilRemoved
- The suspendExecutionUntilRemoved action blocks the current code
path from executing but enable the user to interact with the user
interface. The code will resume execution when the window is
closed.
If this action is used in conjunction with the
openApplicationModalWidget,
openFullApplicationModalWidget, openOwnedWidget, or
openSystemModalWidget actions, the user interface will also become
suspended, giving you full modality. Code execution will resume when
the window opened with one of the actions is closed.