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dontWrap

set [the] dontWrap of field ¬

     to trueOrFalse

The dontWrap property returns or sets whether a field wraps text that is longer than the width of the field or instead truncates the viewable text at the right edge of the field. (In HyperTalk, a return character determines a line.)

This property corresponds to the Don’t Wrap option in a Field Info dialog box.

Truncated viewable text isn't lost. If you set the dontWrap to true, the “missing” text appears in the field.

This property is set to true when autoSelect is set to true; and it sets autoSelect to false when it is set to false.

Examples

set the dontWrap of card field "Index" of last card to false

Demo Script

on toggleWrap

 set the cursor to watch

 set the dontWrap of me to true

 wait 2 sec

 set the dontWrap of me to false

end toggleWrap

-- Here is some text that will illustrate the dontWrap feature:

-- Normally, when dontWrap is set to false, the text wraps to the next display line of the field.

-- When dontWrap is set to true, the text does not wrap to the next line; the field looks more like a list.

Placeholders

field

An expression that identifies a field by name, number, or id using one of the following forms (in AppleScript, use “background” in place of “bkgnd”):

dontWrap

Examples

Demo Script

Related Topics

Placeholders

field

trueOrFalse