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textFontset [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. Examplesthe 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"
Related Topics Placeholders
textAn 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 chunkOne 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. fieldAn 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. buttonHyperTalk 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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