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dragSpeed

set [the] dragSpeed to posInteger

The dragSpeed property returns or sets how many pixels per second the pointer will move when manipulated by all subsequent drag commands. Use 0 to drag as fast as possible.

The dragSpeed affects all of the paint tools except the Bucket and Text tools.

On idle, HyperCard resets the dragSpeed to 0.

Examples

set the dragSpeed to 0

set the dragSpeed to 100

Demo Script

on dragSpeedDemo

 setUpPaint

 displayMessage "Drag speeds" & return & spaces(4) & "50" & ¬

 spaces(11) & "75" & spaces(11) & "150" & spaces(9) & "225" & ¬

 spaces(10) & "450" & spaces(10) & "800" & spaces(6) & "1600" & ¬

 spaces(8) & "2200" & spaces(9) & "0"

 set the textSize of line 2 of bkgnd field "Demo Field" to 14

 show bkgnd field "Demo Field"

 choose rect tool

 drawShape "16,230","59,105","50"

 drawShape "64,105","107,230","75"

 drawShape "113,230","156,105","150"

 drawShape "162,105","205,230","225"

 drawShape "211,230","254,105","450"

 drawShape "259,105","302,230","800"

 drawShape "308,230","351,105","1600"

 drawShape "357,105","400,230","2200"

 drawShape "405,230","448,105","0"

 wait 65

 domenu "revert"

 hide bkgnd field "Demo Field"

 choose browse tool

end dragSpeedDemo

on drawShape  startTopLeft, endBotRight, theDragSpeed

 set dragSpeed to theDragSpeed

 drag from startTopLeft to endBotRight

end drawShape

on setUpPaint

 show card picture

 set centered to FALSE

 set lineSize to 2

 set filled to FALSE

 set grid to FALSE

 set multiple to FALSE

end setUpPaint

Related Topics

drag

Placeholders

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

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