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Note: This is a work in progress and will be formatting errors. Read more about the project on the home page.
Open a script window
You can have more than one script window open at a time, and you can leave the script window open while you work on your stack.
As you write handlers in a script window, place each HyperTalk statement on a single line. Press Option-Return to break a statement across more than one line. Press Tab to reformat the script.
A button
To open a script window for a button, use any of these methods:
- Select a button using the Button Tool, choose Button Info from the Objects menu, and then click Script.
- With the Browse tool active, hold down Command-Option to peek at visible buttons; then click one.
- With the Button tool active, hold down Command-Option to peek at both visible and hidden buttons; then click one.
- With the Button tool active, Shift-double-click a button.
A field
To open a script window for a field, use any of these methods:
- Select a field using the Field Tool, choose Field Info from the Objects menu, and click Script.
- With the Browse tool active, hold down Command-Shift-Option to peek at the visible fields; then click one.
- With the Field tool active, hold down Command-Shift-Option to peek at both visible and hidden fields; then click one.
- With the Field tool active, hold down Shift while you double-click a field.
A card
To open a script window for a card, use any of these methods:
- Choose Card Info from the Objects menu, and click Script.
- Hold down Shift while you choose Card Info from the Objects menu.
- Press Command-Option-C. Pressing Command-Option-C again closes the script.
A background
To open a script window for a background, use any of these methods:
- Choose Bkgnd Info from the Objects menu and click Script.
- Hold down Shift while you choose Bkgnd Info from the Objects menu.
- Press Command-Option-B. Pressing Command-Option-B again closes the script.
A stack
To open a script window for a stack, use any of these methods:
- Choose Stack Info from the Objects menu, and click Script.
- Hold down Shift while you choose Stack Info from the Objects menu.
- Press Command-Option-S. Pressing Command-Option-S again closes the script.
Related Topics
« Move between open scripts | HyperTalk Reference
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