showName

set [the] showName of button to trueOrFalse

The showName property returns or sets whether HyperCard displays the name of a button (if the button has one) within the button’s rectangle. It corresponds to the Show Name check box in a Button Info dialog box.

Examples

set the showName of bkgnd button "Index" to true

Demo Script

on hideBtnName

 set showName of bkgnd button "Run the Script" to "false"

 wait 30

 set showName of bkgnd button "Run the Script" to "true"

end hideBtnName

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”.

trueOrFalse

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

For example:

true

false

the hilite of bg btn "Yes"

fld "Zip" contains "95014"

the short name of this stack is "Fred"

HyperTalk Reference

Version 0.8b4 (July 4, 2025)