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showLines
set [the] showLines of field ¬ to trueOrFalse
The showLines property returns or sets whether the text baselines of a field appear. It corresponds to the Show Lines check box in a Field Info dialog box. The default value is false (meaning that the baselines are invisible).
Setting the
showLines property to true sets the fixedLineHeight property to true. Setting the showLines to false has no effect on the fixedLineHeight. Note: The
showLines property has no effect for scrolling fields. Examples
set the showLines of bkgnd field "First Name" to true
Demo Script
on showMyLines
set showLines of bkgnd field "demo script" to "true"
set the style of bkgnd field "demo script" to rect -- to show lines
wait 2 seconds
set the style of bkgnd field "demo script" to scrolling
set showLines of bkgnd field "demo script" to "false"
end showMyLines
Placeholders
fieldAn expression that identifies a field by name, number, or id using one of the following forms (in AppleScript, use “background” in place of “bkgnd”):
card field id posInteger [of card ]card field text [of card ] -- namecard field posInteger [of card ]ordinal card field [of card ]
bkgnd] field id posInteger [of card ]bkgnd] field text [of card ] -- name[bkgnd] field posInteger [of card ]ordinal [bkgnd] field [of card ]For example:
card field id 3894
card field "My Notes"
card field 1
first card field
background field 3 of card 1
me
[the] targetA field can also be referred to as a part when you’re talking about its position among all buttons and fields within the same card or background.
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"
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