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From: dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Preventing menubar and message box hiding
Message-ID: <1990Jan4.200726.6221@smsc.sony.com>
Date: 4 Jan 90 20:07:26 GMT
References: <1990Jan2.154142.5638@smsc.sony.com> <1297@amethyst.math.arizona.edu>
Reply-To: dce@Sony.COM (David Elliott)
Organization: Sony Microsystems Corp.
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In article <1297@amethyst.math.arizona.edu> face@arizona.edu (Chris "Face" Janton) writes:
>on hide what
>  if what = "menubar" then
>    put foo into temp
>  else if what is in "234" then
>    put foo into temp
>  else
>    pass hide
>  end if
>end hide

All the solutions I got were similar to the above.

This brings up a fundamental problem.  I get the feeling that I missed
something in my reading.  Is it the case that any command passes a
message that can be trapped for by "on"?  I am guessing this because
there is no "hide" system message documented.

In addition, how does one find the range of arguments sent to these
traps?  That, why is the message box 4, and what are 2 and 3?

BTW, I have the Goodman book, and have decided that this book should
win a prize for the world's lousiest index.  Is there a good reference
book for HyperCard with a really good index?
-- 
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