userLevel

set [the]

 userLevel to posInteger

where posInteger is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

The userLevel property returns or sets the user level as follows:

1  = Browsing
2  = Typing
3  = Painting
4  = Authoring
5  = Scripting

HyperCard determines the default setting for userLevel from the Preferences card of the Home stack at startup and when HyperCard resumes after being suspended.

Demo Script

on whatUserLevel
   answer "The current user level is:" && the userLevel
 end whatUserLevel

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posInteger
An expression that evaluates to a positive integer.

For example:

3
67 mod 13
the number of bg fields
the number of backgrounds
the number of cards div 2

See also: background, bkgnd, button, card, chunk, field, menu, and menuItem

userLevel

Demo Script

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