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powerKeys
set [the] powerKeys to trueOrFalse
The powerKeys property returns or sets whether the you can use keyboard shortcuts for painting actions. HyperCard determines the default setting for
powerKeys at startup (and when HyperCard resumes after being suspended) from the Power Keys option on the Preferences card of the Home stack. Examples
set the powerKeys to true
Placeholders
trueOrFalseAny 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"
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