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tool

the tool

Value returned: a text string equal to the name of the currently chosen tool (that is, the toolName)

(Click toolName for a list of all the tool names.)

Examples

if the tool is not "browse tool" then ...

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Placeholders

toolName

One of the following:

browse
brush
bucket
button
curve
eraser
field
lasso
line
oval
pencil
poly[gon]
rect[angle]
reg[ular] poly[gon]
round rect[angle]
select
spray [can]
text

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