pymel.core.windows.textManip

textManip(*args, **kwargs)

Shows/hides the text manip. In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags:

Long Name / Short Name Argument Types Properties
visible / v bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
  Shows/hides the text manip. Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.textManip

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# Hide the text manip, then call headsUpMessage to draw a message in the 3d view. You can't see the message now because it's invisible
pm.textManip(v=False)
pm.headsUpMessage('Ouch!', time=5.0)

# Show the text manip
pm.textManip(v=True)