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multipleLines

set [the] multipleLines of field to trueOrFalse

The multipleLines property returns or sets whether a user can extend the range of highlighted lines in a list field.

When the multipleLines is true, the user can extend highlighted lines either by shift-clicking any point before or after the insertion point in a field or by dragging through text.

MultipleLines appears as the “Multiple Lines” option in the Field Info dialog box, where it is disabled if autoSelect is set to false.

To learn which lines are selected, get the selectedLine of field.

To learn the contents of those lines, get the selectedText of field.

To preselect lines, use select line x [to y] of field

Examples

get the multipleLines of field 6

if the multipleLines of field list is true

then answer "You may choose three items in this list."

Placeholders

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] -- name

card 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:

card field id 3894

card field "My Notes"

card field 1

first card field

background field 3 of card 1

When used inside a field script in HyperTalk: `me`

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.

`trueOrFalse`

Any 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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                        address
                            autoHilite
                            autoSelect
                            autoTab
                            blindTyping
                            bottom
                            bottomRight
                            brush
                            cantAbort
                            cantDelete
                            cantModify
                            cantPeek
                            centered
                            checkMark
                            commandChar
                            cursor
                            debugger
                            dialingTime
                            dialingVolume
                            dontSearch
                            dontWrap
                            dragSpeed
                            editBkgnd
                            enabled
                            environment
                            family
                            filled
                            fixedLineHeight
                            freeSize
                            grid
                            height
                            hilite
                            icon
                            ID 
                            itemDelimiter
                            language
                            left
                            lineSize
                            location
                            lockErrorDialogs
                            lockMessages
                            lockRecent
                            lockScreen
                            lockText
                            longWindowTitles
                            markChar
                            marked
                            menuMessage
                            messageWatcher
                            multiple
              multipleLines
              multiSpace
                            name
                            number (property)
                            numberFormat
                            owner
                            partNumber
                            pattern
                            polySides
                            powerKeys
                            printMargins
                            printTextAlign
                            printTextFont
                            printTextHeight
                            printTextSize
                            printTextStyle
                            rectangle
                            reportTemplates
                            right
                            script
                            scriptEditor
                            scriptingLanguage
                            scriptTextFont
                            scriptTextSize
                            scroll
                            sharedHilite
                            sharedText
                            showLines
                            showName
                            showPict
                            size
                            stacksInUse
                            style
                            suspended
                            textAlign
                            textArrows
                            textFont
                            textHeight
                            textSize
                            textStyle
                            titleWidth
                            top
                            topLeft
                            traceDelay
                            userLevel
                            userModify
                            variableWatcher
                            version
                            visible
                            wideMargins
                            width
                            zoomed

multipleLines

Examples

Related Topics

Placeholders

field

trueOrFalse

`trueOrFalse`