{"identifier":14008,"topic":"HyperTalk basics","name":"HyperTalk and scripts","text":" HyperTalk\u00ae is HyperCard\u2019s script language. You use it to write English-like statements that respond to<b> <\/b>events (such as when the user clicks a button or goes to a new card). <br><br>\n\n In HyperTalk, responding to an event is called <b>handling<\/b> the event. As a scripter, you write a specific handler for each event that you want your stack to handle. A collection of handlers is called a script. <br>\n<br>\n The following graphic shows a handler for the<code> mouseUp <\/code>event. It\u2019s part of the script of card button id 1. <br>\n","related":[],"examples":"","demo":"","debug":{"9":["\rHyperTalk\u00ae is Hype"],"10":["\rThe following graph"]}}