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titleWidth

set [the] titleWidth of button to integer

The titleWidth property retrieves or sets the width in pixels of a pop-up button's title area. (The pop-up button's name appears as the menu title to the left of the collapsed button.)

You can also change the space allocated to the title by dragging the left side of the button's content area with the Button tool or by changing the Title Width setting in the Button Info dialog box.

Examples

get the titleWidth of bg button 6

set the titleWidth of button Maps to 36 -- about 1/2 inch

Placeholders

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”.