Properties of the Message Watcher

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By default, the Message Watcher shows only those messages that your scripts actually handle. You can change what the Message Watcher shows using the following properties:

the hideUnused of window ¬

   "message watcher"

set the hideUnused of window ¬

   "message watcher" to trueOrFalse

returns or sets whether the Message Watcher shows all messages, other than idle, that HyperCard sends or just the ones handled by scripts. If set to false, unused messages appear in parentheses.

the hideIdle of ¬

   window "message watcher"

set the hideIdle of window ¬

   "message watcher" to trueOrFalse

returns or sets whether the Message Watcher shows the idle messages that HyperCard sends continuously.

set the nextLine of window ¬

   "message watcher" to text & return

indents the proper number of spaces and adds a line to the Message Watcher. (You can’t get this property.)

Placeholders

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"

text

An expression that evaluates to a text string.

A text expression can be a literal string surrounded by quotation marks or the value of a container.

For example:

"Hello"

"The sum is:" && 3

card field 1

line 1 of bg fld "Address"

the Message box

the selection

myVar -- a variable

See also: background, bkgnd, button, card, field, menu, menuItem, and stack

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