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From: ftdkl@acad3.fai.alaska.edu (LaSota Daniel K)
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Subject: Re: Problem with HyperCard 2.0 Shared Text Fields
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Date: 29 Oct 90 17:39:12 GMT
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In article <1702fordj@yvax.byu.edu>, fordj@yvax.byu.edu writes...
> 
>I was working on a stack this weekend and ran across a problem that I hope you
>can help me with.  I am using HyperCard 2.0 with System (etc.) 6.0.5 on a Mac
>SE.  The question is:  How do you enter/edit text in fields which have the
>SharedText property set to true?
> 
>The fields can be edited when SharedText is not true, but the text disappears
>when SharedText is set to true.  I have made sure that LockText is false and I
>can't think of anything else to do.  Anybody got a fix?
> 
>(BTW I "hacked" around the problem by using Hypertext commands from the message
>box to put text into the field, select parts of it to format, etc.  This was
>incredibly awkward and I'm sure that it isn't "the answer.")
> 
>Please tell me what simple thing I am overlooking. :-)  Email suggestions and I
>will summarize to the net.
> 
When you enter text into Shared background fields you must be working in the
background.  In other words those tire tracks have to be on the menuBar.
I have heard local experts call them huis (hoo-EEEs).  What do other people
call them? 

Dan LaSota
ftdkl@acad3.fai.alaska.edu