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textFont

set [the] textFont to text

set [the] textFont of [chunk of] field to text

set [the] textFont of button to text

set [the] textFont of the message box to text

where text is the name of a font available from the current stack.

The textFont property returns or sets the current font of the Paint Text tool, text in a field, a button name, or the Message box.

The default value is Geneva for fields, Paint text, and the Message box; the default value is Chicago for buttons.

Note: if a chunk of a field contains a mixture of fonts, HyperCard returns mixed when you ask for the textFont.

Examples

the textFont of field 1

the textFont of the clickChunk

the textFont of the foundChunk

if the textFont of the clickChunk is "Monaco" then ...

set the textFont to "Geneva" -- for the text tool

set the textFont of field 1 to "New York"

set the textFont of card button 1 to "Geneva"

set the textFont of char 1 to 19 of line 2 of field 3 to "Monaco"

Placeholders

text

An expression that evaluates to a text string.

A text expression can be a literal string surrounded by quotation marks or the value of a container.

For example:

"Hello"

"The sum is:" && 3

card field 1

line 1 of bg fld "Address"

the Message box

the selection

myVar -- a variable

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

chunk

One of the following forms (or combinations thereof):

ordinal character

character posInteger [to posInteger]

ordinal word

word posInteger [to posInteger]

ordinal item

item posInteger [to posInteger]

ordinal line

line posInteger [to posInteger]

For example:

first character

second item

middle line

character 1

char 1 to 10

word 3

item 5 to (the number of items of me)

line 1 to 10

char 1 to 10 of word 2 to 4 of ¬

line 3 to 6

A chunk combined with of and a container is called a chunk expression. For example: line 1 of card field "index"

Important: You can’t combine a stack name with a chunk expression—you can only refer to a chunk in the current stack.

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.

`button`

HyperTalk Definition

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

[card] button id posInteger [of card]

[card] button text [of card] -- name

[card] button posInteger [of card]

ordinal [card] button [of card]

bkgnd button id posInteger [of card]

bkgnd button text [of card] -- name

bkgnd button posInteger [of card]

ordinal bkgnd button [of card]

For example:

card button id 3894

card button "Return"

card button 1

first card button

bkgnd button 2 of card 2

last bkgnd button

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”.

HyperTalk Reference

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