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set [the] lockRecent to trueOrFalse
The lockRecent
property returns or sets whether HyperCard displays miniature pictures for the last 42 cards visited by the user (or a handler) in the Recent card dialog box. (LockRecent
does not affect the trail of cards you can go back to.)
The default setting is false, meaning HyperCard does display miniature pictures of the cards visited.
Setting lockRecent
to true speeds up scripts that go to cards.
HyperCard sets lockRecent
to false on idle.
Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants true
or false
.
For example: