private bool ItemDisabled(FxtTypes ft, bool isFiltered)
{
//enable unless the type is pathway & pathway is not installed, or if the type is lift and it is filtered, but there is no filter available, or if the filter excludes all items
bool fFilterAvailable = DetermineIfFilterIsAvailable();
return (ft == FxtTypes.kftPathway && !PathwayUtils.IsPathwayInstalled) ||
(ft == FxtTypes.kftLift && isFiltered && fFilterAvailable);
}