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click at
click at point click at point with key1 click at point with key1, key2 click at point with key1, key2, key3 The
click at command clicks the mouse from within scripts. It acts exactly as if the user had clicked the mouse on the screen. If
point is within the rectangle of a button, a locked field, or anywhere else on the card, HyperCard sends the mouseDown, mouseStillDown, and mouseUp messages to the object. If
point is within the rectangle of an unlocked field, HyperCard sets the insertion point in the field. The
with key options specify combinations of the commandKey, the optionKey, and the shiftKey, just as if the user were holding down the key or keys while clicking the mouse. Examples
click at 0,0
click at the mouseLoc
click at the mouseLoc with shiftKey,optionKey -- Option-Shift-click
Demo Script
on clickAtCloseBox
-- Close this demo field.
click at the loc of bkgnd button "close"
end clickAtCloseBox
Placeholders
pointHyperTalk DefinitionAn expression that evaluates to a specific screen location, in the form of two integers separated by a comma.
Item 1 of a point is the horizontal offset (in pixels). Item 2 of a point is the vertical offset (in pixels). For example:
91,303
"91,303"
"30" & "," & "100"
the clickLoc
{ 91, 303 }clickLoc
key
In HyperTalk, one of the following:
cmdKey
commandKey
optionKey
shiftKey
command key
option key
shift key
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