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grid
set [the] grid to trueOrFalse
The grid property returns or sets whether HyperCard constrains the movement of many Paint tools to eight-pixel intervals. It corresponds to the Grid command in the Options menu (which appears when you select a Paint tool). The default value is
false. Examples
set the grid to true
Demo Script
on gridDemo
setUpPaint
show bkgnd field "demo field"
displayMessage "Click the mouse to continue..." & return &¬
"Grid set to false" & spaces(30) & "Grid set to true"
set grid to false
set dragspeed to 200
drag from "20,110" to "165,250"
wait 2 seconds
set grid to true
drag from "265,110" to "410,250"
set the cursor to arrow
wait until the mouseClick
domenu "revert"
hide bkgnd field "demo field"
choose browse tool
end gridDemo
on setUpPaint
choose rectangle tool
set lineSize to 1
set multiple to true
set polysides to 4
show card picture
set centered to false
set filled to false
end setUpPaint
Placeholders
trueOrFalseAny expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants
true or false. For example:
true
false
the hilite of bg btn "Yes"
fld "Zip" contains "95014"
the short name of this stack is "Fred"
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