Note: This is a work in progress and will be formatting errors. Read more about the project on the home page. textFontset [the ] textFont to text set [the ] textFont of [chunk of] ¬ field to text set [the ] textFont of button to text set [the ] textFont of the message box¬ to text where text is the name of a font available from the current stack. The textFont property returns or sets the current font of the Paint Text tool, text in a field, a button name, or the Message box. The default value is Geneva for fields, Paint text, and the Message box; the default value is Chicago for buttons. Note: if a chunk of a field contains a mixture of fonts, HyperCard returns mixed when you ask for the textFont . PlaceholderstextAn expression that evaluates to a text string. A text expression can be a literal string surrounded by quotation marks or the value of a container. For example:
See also: background, bkgnd, button, card, field, menu , menuItem, and stack field An expression that identifies a field by name, number, or id using one of the following forms (in AppleScript, use “background” in place of “bkgnd”): card field id posInteger [of card ]card field text [of card ] -- namecard field posInteger [of card ]ordinal card field [of card ] [bkgnd ] field id posInteger [of card ] [bkgnd ] field text [of card ] -- name [bkgnd ] field posInteger [of card ]ordinal [bkgnd ] field [of card ]For example:
When used inside a field script in HyperTalk:
When a field receives a message:[the] target A field can also be referred to as a part when you’re talking about its position among all buttons and fields within the same card or background. button HyperTalk DefinitionAn expression that identifies a button by name, number, or id, using one of the following forms: [ card ] button id posInteger [of card ] [card ] button text [of card ] -- name [card ] button posInteger [of card ]ordinal [card ] button [of card ] button id posInteger [of card ]bkgnd button text [of card ] -- namebkgnd button posInteger [of card ]ordinal bkgnd button [of card ] For example:
When used inside a button script:
When a button receives a message: A button can also be referred to as a part when you’re talking about its position among all buttons and fields within the same card or background.AppleScript DefinitionAn expression that identifies a button by name, number, or id, using the same forms as HyperTalk except that “background” must be used in place of “bkgnd”. Related Topics
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