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lockText
set [the] lockText of field to trueOrFalse
The lockText property returns or sets whether the user can edit the text within a specified field. It corresponds to the Lock Text check box in a Field Info dialog box. The default value is false (meaning the field is unlocked).
When a field is locked, it can receive the system messages mouseDown, mouseDoubleClick, mouseStillDown, and mouseUp when the user clicks it.
Before a field can act as a list field, its lockText property must be set to true.
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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”):
For example:
When used inside a field script in HyperTalk: me
When a field receives a message: [the] target
A field can also be referred to as a part when you’re talking about its position among all buttons and fields within the same card or background.
trueOrFalse
Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants true or false.
For example:
