{"identifier":19769,"topic":"System messages","name":"idle","text":"<code><pre>idle\n<\/pre><\/code> Handler: <br><br>\n\n <code><pre>on idle\n   <i>statements<\/i>\nend idle\n<\/pre><\/code> HyperCard repeatedly sends the<code> idle <\/code>message to the current card when no other events are occurring (that is, when all handlers have finished running and HyperCard itself isn\u2019t sending other messages). <br>\n","related":{"4312":"Message sending orders","6031":"Where messages are sent initially"},"examples":"","demo":"","debug":{"9":["idle\r\rHandler:\r\ron i"]}}