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sharedHilite

set [the] sharedHilite of button to trueOrFalse

where button is a background button only.

The sharedHilite property returns or sets whether a background button shares its hilite property with every card in the background. The default value for new buttons is true.

Set sharedHilite to false if you want the hilite property for the background button maintained independently for each card.

For example, you might have one check box button in the background for marking and unmarking cards. You would set its sharedHilite to false so that its highlighting can be different on each card.

Examples

Related Topics

• autoHilite
• family
• hilite

Placeholders

button

HyperTalk Definition

An expression that identifies a button by name, number, or id, using one of the following forms:

For example:

When used inside a button script: me

When a button receives a message: [the] target

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 Definition

An 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”.

trueOrFalse

Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants true or false.

For example: