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blindTyping
set [the] blindTyping to trueOrFalse
The blindTyping global property returns or sets whether you can type into the Message box and send messages from it even when it isn't visible.
HyperCard determines the default setting for blindTyping at startup (and when HyperCard resumes after being suspended) from the Blind Typing option on the Preferences card of the Home stack.
Examples
set the blindTyping to true
Related Topics
Placeholders
trueOrFalse
Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants true or false.
For example:
truefalsethe hilite of bg btn "Yes"fld "Zip" contains "95014"the short name of this stack is "Fred"
blindTyping
