drag

drag from point to point
drag from point to point with key1
drag from point to point ¬
   with key1, key2
drag from point to point ¬
   with key1, key2, key3

The drag command simulates the user dragging the mouse manually (except that you must use the with shiftKey option in order to select text in a field).

The with key options specify combinations of the commandKey, the optionKey, and the shiftKey, simulating the user holding down the key or keys while dragging.

Demo Script

on mouseUp
   set the cantModify of this stack to true
   show bkgnd field "Demo Field"
   show card picture
   dragChart "13,184,98,268",70 -- Pile One
   dragChart "100,184,185,268",133 -- Pile Two
   dragChart "185,184,270,268",93 -- Pile Three
   dragChart "270,184,355,268",140 -- Pile Four
   dragChart "355,184,440,268",175 -- Pile Five
   choose browse tool
   wait 50
   hide card picture
   hide bkgnd field "Demo Field"
   set cantModify of this stack to false
 end mouseUp
 

 on dragChart theRect, theHeight
   put item 1 of theRect into theLeft
   put item 2 of theRect into theTop
   put item 3 of theRect into theRight
   put item 4 of theRect into theBottom
   choose select tool
   set the dragSpeed to 0
   drag from theLeft,theTop to theRight,theBottom with optionKey
   put round((theRight - theLeft)/2 + theLeft) into locH
   put round((theBottom - theTop)/2 + theTop) into locV
   doMenu "opaque"
   set the dragSpeed to 200
   drag from locH,locV to locH,(locV - theHeight) ¬
   with optionKey,commandKey
 end dragChart

Placeholders

point
HyperTalk 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

AppleScript DefinitionAn expression that evaluates to a specific screen location, in the form of a list with two integer elements. For example:

{ 91, 303 }clickLoc

key
In HyperTalk, one of the following:

cmdKey  
commandKey 
optionKey 
shiftKey

In AppleScript, one of the following:

  
command key 
option key 
shift key

drag

Demo Script

Placeholders

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