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From: keir@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Rick Keir, MACC)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: 'magic' command (the REAL answer)
Message-ID: <1991Apr22.203452.19724@macc.wisc.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 91 20:30:51 GMT
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>>Could somebody explain how to get access to all user levels on the 
>>Hypercard shipped with new macs (using the magic command).  I tried
>>it in the message box, but got the usual 'cannot understand' reply.
> 
>It's case sensitive. Needs to be in upper case.

Nope.  I just tried it, and "magic" and "mAgIc" both work, among
other combinations.  However, you must be at the card 
"Preferences" card for this handler to work.

This is with a 2.0 release of Hypercard copied off of a master
disk, so unless they made it deliberately less easy in the
maintenance release, the problem is probably that the 
"Preferences" card is not showing when you try other tests.

Here's the entire script:
on magic
  if visible of cd btn id 79 then
    hide cd btn id 79
    hide cd btn id 80
  else
    show cd btn id 79
    show cd btn id 80
  end if
end magic