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topLeft
The topLeft property returns or sets a point equal to items 1 and 2 of an element’s rectangle. If you set the topLeft of an object, it moves; the object's size remains the same. You can’t set the topLeft of cards: use the rect, height, and width properties to resize the cards in a stack.
You can’t set the topLeft of the menu bar.
HyperCard determines the topLeft of buttons, fields, and HyperCard’s built-in windows relative to the top-left corner of the current card.
HyperCard determines the topLeft of the card window relative to the top-left corner of the screen with the menu bar.
Examples
Related Topics
Placeholders
card
An expression that identifies a card by name, number, or id using one of the following forms (in AppleScript, use “background” in place of “bkgnd”):
For example:
When used inside a card script in HyperTalk: me
When a card receives a message: [the] target
See also: button and field
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”.
point
HyperTalk Definition
An expression that evaluates to a specific screen location, in the form of two integers separated by a comma.
Item 1 of a point is the horizontal offset (in pixels). Item 2 of a point is the vertical offset (in pixels). For example:
AppleScript Definition
An expression that evaluates to a specific screen location, in the form of a list with two integer elements. For example:
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”):
-- name
card field id 3894
card field "My Notes"
card field 1
first card field
background field 3 of card 1
One of HyperCard’s built-in windows, the window containing the current stack (called the card window), or any other window containing a stack, as follows: Note: If a window containing a stack is inactive, you can set only its Important: External windows can’t be substituted for the window
location and visible properties.window placeholder (see the externalWindow placeHolder).
