---
title: "system.vision.setTouchscreenMode"
description: "Alters a running Client's Touch Screen mode on the fly."
---

# system.vision.setTouchscreenMode

> Alters a running Client's Touch Screen mode on the fly.

:::info Backwards Compatibility
This function replaces [system.gui.setTouchscreenModeEnabled](versioned_docs/version-8.1/appendix/scripting-functions/system-gui/system-gui-setTouchscreenModeEnabled.md). Any scripts containing Vision Client scoped functions that were replaced with system.vision syntax will still work to maintain backwards compatibility.
:::

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](../../../ignition-modules/vision/vision-project-properties/vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.vision.setTouchscreenMode(enabled)`

### Parameters
Type | Parameter | Description 
------- | ------- | ------
Boolean | `enabled` | The new value for Touch Screen mode being enabled.

### Returns
Nothing

### Scope
Vision Client

## Code Example
```python title="Example #1 - Enabling Touch Screen Mode"
# This example could be used on an input heavy window's internalFrameActivated event 
# to remove Touch Screen mode.
  
if system.vision.isTouchscreenMode():
   system.vision.setTouchscreenMode(False)
```