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Properties of the Message Watcher
By default, the Message Watcher shows only those messages that your scripts actually handle. You can change what the Message Watcher shows using the following properties:
returns or sets whether the Message Watcher shows all messages, other than idle, that HyperCard sends or just the ones handled by scripts. If set to false, unused messages appear in parentheses.
returns or sets whether the Message Watcher shows the idle messages that HyperCard sends continuously.
indents the proper number of spaces and adds a line to the Message Watcher. (You can’t get this property.)
Placeholders
trueOrFalse
Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants true or false.
For example:
text
An expression that evaluates to a text string.
A text expression can be a literal string surrounded by quotation marks or the value of a container.
For example:
See also: background, bkgnd, button, card, field, menu, menuItem, and stack
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