Creating "Smart" or contextual buttons

[aguptaweb]

Hi all,

I have a very cluttered GUI and it's full of buttons inside a case structure. I was wondering if there was a way to selectively show buttons from the selected case.
For example, I have "thumb," "index," and "MRP" cases in a ring selector. As you will see in the attachment, I have three sets of buttons, one for each case. How do I only show the appropriate buttons for the case when the case is selected, and hide (or gray out, even... anything to show they're not usable) the others?

Thanks!

[altenbach]

Try a tab control.

[Ray.R]

I'm not sure if I understand the problem correctly, but there are tricks you could do.  The simplest is to use a TAB control which displays a group of controls & indicators based on certain selections.  The selection would index the appropriate TAB page.

Another trick is to use a combination of hide / display controls along with super-imposed controls (or indicators).  This one would have to be used with a lot of care, and therefore it is not recommended..  Why mentioning it?  Well, it is an approach that I have had to use in order to meet a design specification for a particular client.

R

[aguptaweb]

Got it guys, thanks a lot! 🙂