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.. _WindowDisabler:

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|phoenix_title|  **WindowDisabler**
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This class disables all windows of the application (may be with the exception of one of them) in its constructor and enables them back in its destructor.          

This is useful when you want to indicate to the user that the application is currently busy and cannot respond to user input. 







         



.. seealso:: :ref:`BusyCursor`    







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|class_hierarchy| Inheritance Diagram
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Inheritance diagram for class **WindowDisabler**

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|method_summary| Methods Summary
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:meth:`~WindowDisabler.__init__`                                                 Disables all top level windows of the applications.
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|api| Class API
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.. class:: WindowDisabler(object)

   This class disables all windows of the application (may be with the exception of one of them) in its constructor and enables them back in its destructor.
   
   **Possible constructors**::

       WindowDisabler(disable=True)
       
       WindowDisabler(winToSkip)
       



   .. method:: __init__(self, *args, **kw)



      |overload| **Overloaded Implementations**:

      **~~~**

      
      **__init__** `(self, disable=True)`
      
      Disables all top level windows of the applications.                  
      
      If `disable`  is  ``false``   nothing is done. This can be convenient if the windows should be disabled depending on some condition. 
      
                      
      
      
      :param `disable`: 
      :type `disable`: bool
      
      
      
      
      
      
      .. versionadded:: 2.9.0 
           
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      **~~~**

      
      **__init__** `(self, winToSkip)`
      
      Disables all top level windows of the applications with the exception of `winToSkip`  if it is not ``None``.                  
      
      Notice that under MSW if `winToSkip`  appears in the taskbar, the user will be able to close the entire application (even though its main window is disabled) by right clicking on the taskbar icon and selecting the appropriate "Close" command from the context menu. To prevent this from happening you may want to use ``FRAME_TOOL_WINDOW``, if applicable, or ``FRAME_NO_TASKBAR`` style when creating the window that will remain enabled.                  
      
      
      :param `winToSkip`: 
      :type `winToSkip`: Window
      
      
      
      
      
      
      **~~~**