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: