[Qt-interest] Need to show a menu item with disabled look but functional

[Esben Mose Hansen]

On Wednesday 21 October 2009 08:37:24 livubuntu at lalescu.ro wrote:
> I would like to present to the user of my software a menu, with a few  
> actions disabled. But I want that if the user presses these disabled  
> actions, he gets a message box to say that they must be enabled from  
> the settings.
> 
> So, I want an enabled action, but with disabled look. Is that possible?
> 

As others have indicated, this is a probably a bad solution. Instead, leave 
the actions enabled, and have a confirm box (with a "don't show this dialog 
again"). 

Alternatively, make it a "tip of the day" entry that there are extra options 
that can be enabled.

Alternatively, make the actions undoable. (my favorite)


-- 
kind regards, Esben