<doc>
  <legacy_id>2028</legacy_id>
  <name>lockMenus</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the lockMenus to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Menus</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="lock menus">lock menus Command</command>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies whether the <glossary tag="menu bar">menu bar</glossary> is updated when the <glossary tag="button">buttons</glossary> used for the <glossary tag="menu bar">menu bar</glossary> are changed.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the lockMenus to false</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>lockMenus</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to hide temporary <glossary tag="menu bar">menu bar</glossary> changes from the user, or to "hold" changes until you've finished all of them and are ready to display the new <glossary tag="menu bar">menu bar</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>lockMenus</b> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>lockMenus</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to true. It is <command tag="reset">reset</command> to true when all pending <glossary tag="handler">handlers</glossary> are finished <glossary tag="execute">executing</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If the <b>lockMenus</b> is set to true, changes in the <property tag="menubar">menubar</property> <command tag="group">group</command> do not appear in the <glossary tag="menu bar">menu bar</glossary> itself. To make these changes appear on screen, the <b>lockMenus</b> must be set to false momentarily.</p><p/><p>The setting of this property has no effect on Unix and Windows systems.</p>
  </description>
</doc>