centered

set [the] centered to trueOrFalse

The centered property returns or sets whether HyperCard draws shapes from the center rather than from a corner. It corresponds to the Centered command in the Options menu (which appears when you select a Paint tool).

The centered property affects the Line, Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, and Oval tools. Its default value is false.

Examples

set the centered to true

Demo Script

on mouseUp

  show bkgnd field "demo field"

  setUpPaint  -- See Below

  displayMessage "Drag with centered set to TRUE:"

  set the centered to true

  drag from 240,160 to 305,225 with optionKey

  wait 2 seconds

  displayMessage "The same drag with centered set to FALSE:"

  set the centered to false

  drag from 240,160 to 305,225

  wait 2 seconds

  doMenu "Revert"

  put empty into bkgnd field "demo field"

  hide bkgnd field "demo field"

  choose browse tool

end mouseUp

on setUpPaint

  choose rect tool

  set pattern to 22

  set the linesize to 2

  set filled to false

  set the dragSpeed to 100

  set multiSpace to 4

  set multiple to true

end setUpPaint

Placeholders

trueOrFalse

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

For example:

true

false

the hilite of bg btn "Yes"

fld "Zip" contains "95014"

the short name of this stack is "Fred"

HyperTalk Reference

Version 0.8b4 (July 4, 2025)

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centered

Examples

Demo Script

Related Topics

Placeholders

trueOrFalse