HyperTalk.txt

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[…], respectively, and the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys take you forward and backward, […], through the cards you've already viewed.

When the `textArrows` property is `false`, the Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys take you to the next and previous cards in the stack, […]

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`set textArrows to _boolean_` The `textArrows` property alters the function of the Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, and Down Arrow keys.

_Alignment_ is an expression that yields one of the words `left`, `right`, or `center`. (418)

You use the `textAlign` property to determine or change the way characters are aligned around the insertion point as you type them. (418)

`set [the] textAlign [of _object_] to _alignment_` […]

Some useful peculiarities of radio buttons and check box buttons are described under the `hilite` property, in this chapter. (417)

Field styles are `transparent`, `opaque`, `rectangle`, `shadow`, or `scrolling`. (417)

Button styles are `transparent`, `opaque`, `rectangle`, `roundRect`, `checkBox`, or `radioButton`. (417)

You use the `style` property to determine or to change the style of any button or field in the current stack. (417)

`set [the] style of _object_ to _objectStyle_` […]

If the message-passing hierarchy hasn't been altered with the `start using` command, `stacksInUse` returns empty. (416)

`StacksInUse` returns a return-delimited list of the stacks in the current message-passing hierarchy. (416)

You use the `stacksInUse` property to determine the stacks that have been added to the current message-passing hierarchy. (416)

`put [the] stacksInUse [into _container_]` […]

(You must then compact the stack for the deletions to affect its size.) (415)

The `size` property can't be changed with the `set` command; it's changed only by adding things to and deleting things from the stack. (415)

The minimum stack size is 4096 bytes; the theoretical maximum is 512 megabytes. (415)