polySides

set [the] polySides to posInteger

where posInteger is 0 or a number from 3 to 50.

The polySides property returns or sets the number of sides of a polygon created by the Regular Polygon tool. Set polySides to 0 to draw a circle.

(You can also select one of six standard polygons by choosing Polygon Sides from the Options menu.)

If you set polySides to a number lower than 3 (other than 0) or higher than 50, it automatically reverts to 3 or 50.

Examples

set the polySides to 0 -- circle

set the polySides to 4

set the polySides to 28

on polySidesDemo

 show bkgnd field "demo field"

 setUpPaint

 set dragspeed to 250

 put "50,16,12,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3" into theSides

 repeat with itemNum = 1 to the number of items in theSides

   set polysides to (item itemNum of theSides)

   drag from "240,160" to "240,250"

 end repeat

 displayMessage "Click the mouse" & return & "to continue . . ."

 set the cursor to arrow

 wait until the mouseClick

 domenu "revert"

 hide bkgnd field "demo field"

 choose browse tool

end polySidesDemo

on setUpPaint

 show card picture

 set lineSize to 1

 choose regular polygon tool

 set the pattern to 1

 set centered to true

 set filled to true

 set grid to false

end setUpPaint

An expression that evaluates to a positive integer.

For example:

3

67 mod 13

the number of bg fields

the number of backgrounds

the number of cards div 2

See also: background, bkgnd, button, card, chunk, field, menu, and menuItem

Version 0.8b4 (July 4, 2025)