I have a list of running programs in a managment console. The console list is updated on a timer. You can remote control select items by right clicking on the item in the list. I have a dynamic popup/context menu that is appropriate for each list. if the list updates after you make your selection; Worst case: the message is sent to the wrong program Best Case: you have a confusing visual representation in the UI. So I pause the update while the user makes his selection. Everything is cool until you don't make a menu selection. That is you right click the list, the menu comes up, and for whatever reason you click outside the menu and it goes away.

Problem: No way to let the app know restart the timer.

I thought I could check for next level menu items since the top level menu was so bleak by using code below;

    Friend Function MenuVisible(ByVal mnuMenu As ContextMenu) As Boolean

        'Dim itm As MenuItem
        'For Each itm In mnuMenu                        'Check all items
        ' Of course mnuMenu is not a collection type 
        'Next

        Dim iCount As Int16 = mnuMenu.MenuItems.Count   ' Menuitem count
        Dim iMenuLoop As Int16                          ' Loop counter    

        For iMenuLoop = 0 To iCount                     ' Start counting
            If mnuMenu.MenuItems.Item(iMenuLoop).Visible Then ' if visible 
                Return True                             ' its visible say so
            End If
        Next                                            ' check the next one.

    End Function

But this doesn't work because every item shows as visible wether you see it or not.

Thanks in advance,

>Joe,
>
>What do you mean by "pause the update" and exactly what ".selected issues" are you trying to avoid?
>
>~~Bonnie
>
>
>>Hi Gang,
>> I have a regularly updated list that has a context menu. When you open the menu, I pause the update to avoid .selected issues. All is great unless you click off of the menu. And it goes away without a .click. There seems to be no .lostfocus nor a .visible...
>>
>>Any help?
>>
>>Thanks in advance,