Amazingly, what worked in the end was simply adding -state=> 'disabled'
into the actual $menu->command, hence avoiding the documented "entryconfigure" method or cget altogether
but if anyone has any patience left could you explain: my $state = ($count++ & 1) ? 'normal' : 'disabled'; to me, specifically the "& 1) ? 'x' : 'y'" segment? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
