{"identifier":82724,"topic":"Properties","name":"showPict","text":"<code> set <\/code>[<code>the<\/code>]<code> showPict of <i>card<\/i> \u00ac     to <i>trueOrFalse<\/i> set <\/code>[<code>the<\/code>]<code> showPict of <i>bkgnd<\/i> \u00ac     to <i>trueOrFalse<\/i><u> <br><br>\n\n <\/u><\/code>The<code> showPict <\/code>property returns or sets whether HyperCard shows any graphics or paint text for a card and background. The default value is true, meaning that all graphics and paint appear. <br>\n<br>\n When a card picture or background picture is hidden and you try to use a Paint tool on it or paste a picture onto it, a dialog box appears asking if you want to make the picture visible. Clicking OK shows the picture; clicking the Cancel button cancels the action.  <br><br>\n\n If you draw on a hidden picture from a handler, you do not get the dialog box, and whatever you draw will appear after you set<code> showPict <\/code>to true. <br>\n","related":{"39797":"hide","47827":"show","88724":"visible"},"examples":"","demo":"on flashPicture\n    -- Flash the background picture 3 times:\n    repeat 6 times\n       set <b>showPict <\/b>of this bkgnd to not the <b>showPict <\/b>of this bkgnd\n    end repeat\n end flashPicture\n <br><br>\n\n ","debug":{"9":["\rset [the] showPict "],"10":["\rWhen a card picture"]}}