zoomed

get [the] zoomed of window

set [the] zoomed of window to trueOrFalse

When the zoomed is true, window is full sized and centered on the current display. The zoomed becomes false when the user drags the window from its original position and/or resizes it.

Window is any window with a zoom box. If window is straddling two displays, setting the zoomed to true opens window to its full size and centers it on the display holding more than half of the window's image.

Clicking the zoom box toggles the zoomed between true and false.

Examples

get the zoomed of the card window

get the zoomed of window "My Picture"

set the zoomed of the card window to true

set the zoomed of window "Zoomer" to true

Demo Script

on mouseUp

  set the zoomed of card window to true

  set the zoomed of card window to false

end mouseUp

Placeholders

window

One of HyperCard’s built-in windows, the window containing the current stack (called the card window), or any other window containing a stack, as follows:

card window

tool window

window "tools"

pattern window

window "Patterns"

scroll window

window "scroll"

[the] message [window]

[the] message [box]

[the] msg [window]

[the] msg [box]

window "message"

message watcher

window "message watcher"

variable watcher

window "variable watcher"

window "Home"

window "Readymade Buttons"

-- if longWindowTitles is true:

window "My HD:Home"

window 6

window ID 21403082

Note: If a window containing a stack is inactive, you can set only its location and visible properties.

Important: External windows can’t be substituted for the window placeholder (see the externalWindow placeHolder).

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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