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cantPeek

set [the]

cantPeek of stack ¬     to trueOrFalse

The cantPeek property returns or sets whether users can press Command-Option or Command-Shift-Option to peek at the location of buttons and fields and use the Command-Option shortcuts for accessing scripts. It corresponds to the Can’t Peek option in the Protect Stack dialog box.

The default value is false, meaning that you can peek at fields and buttons and use the Command-Option shortcuts for accessing (or peeking at) scripts.

Placeholders

stack
An expression that identifies a stack by its name, using one of the following forms:

this stack
stack text -- name or path name

For example:

stack "Home"
stack "Simonides:School:References"
this stack
stack "HD:Stacks:Addresses alias

When used inside a stack script:

me

When a stack receives a message:[the] target

trueOrFalse
Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants true or false.

For example: