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
	Shows/hides the text manip.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag 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

import maya.cmds as cmds

# 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)