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System Messages
Reference Index
Messages sent to a button:
deleteButton -- sent just before it disappears
mouseDoubleClick -- sent after the second mouse click
mouseDown -- sent when the mouse button is down while the pointer is inside
its rect.
mouseEnter --sent as soon as the pointer is moved within its rect
mouseLeave --sent as soon as the pointer is moved outside its rect
mouseStillDown --sent repeatedly while mouse button is held down with pointer inside its rect
mouseUp --sent when button is released while pointer is inside rect
mouseWithin --sent repeatedly while pointer is within its rect
newButton -- sent as soon as it is created
Messages sent to a field:
closeField --sent to an UNLOCKED field when it is closed after text editing.
deleteField --sent just before it disappears
enterInField --sent if the enter key is pressed in a field
mouseDoubleClick -- sent after the second mouse click in LOCKED field
mouseDown --sent to a LOCKED field when the mouse button is pressed down
while the mouse pointer is inside it.
mouseEnter --sent as soon as the pointer is moved inside it.
mouseLeave --sent as soon as the pointer is moved outside of it.
mouseStillDown --sent to a LOCKED field repeatedly while the mouse button is
pressed down while the pointer is inside it.
mouseUp --sent to a LOCKED field when the mouse pointer is released while the
pointer is released within it.
mouseWithin --sent repeatedly while the pointer is inside it.
newField --sent as soon as it has been created
openField --sent to an UNLOCKED field when it is opened for text editing, by
clicking the field or moving the text insertion point from the previous field
with Tab.
returnInField --sent if the return key is pressed in a field
tabKey --sent when Tab key pressed while text insertion point is in field.
Messages sent to a card:
appleEvent <class>,<id>,<sender> -- sent to card when Apple
event is received.
arrowKey <var> --sent when an arrow key is pressed. The var can be
left, right, up, down.
closeBackground --sent when Edit Background is unchecked on the Edit menu
or when Command-B is pressed.
closePalette --sent when Palette is closed.
closePicture --sent when Picture is closed.
closeCard --sent when it is closed, or by quitting Hypercard.
closeStack --sent when a stack is closed by opening another stack.
controlKey <var> --sent when a combination of the command key and
another key
deleteBackground --sent when a background is deleted, just before it
disappears.
deleteCard --sent to a card that is being deleted, just before it
disappears.
deleteStack --sent to a card when stack is being deleted, just before it
disappears.
doMenu <var1>,<var2> -- sent to card when menu item selected.
enterKey --sent when the Enter key is pressed.
functionKey <var> --sent when a function key on Apple Extended Keyboard
is pressed. The var can contain 1 to 15.
help --sent when Help is chosen from the Go menu, or Command-? is typed.
idle --sent repeatedly when nothing else is happening.
keyDown <var> --sent when key pressed. The var can contain 1 to 255.
mouseDoubleClick --sent when the second mouse click is released.
mouseDown --sent when the mouse button is pressed down.
mouseDownInPicture --sent when the mouse button is held down within
Picture.
mouseStillDown --sent repeatedly while the mouse button is held down.
mouseUp --sent when the mouse button is released
mouseUpInPicture --sent when mouse button released after being down in
Picture.
moveWindow --sent when you cahange window location property, or drag window.
newBackground --sent as soon as a new background has been created.
newCard --sent as soon as it has been created.
newStack --sent when a stack is created.
openBackground --sent when Edit Background is checked on the Edit Menu, or
command-B is selected to toggle it on.
openCard --sent when it is opened by going to that card.
openPalette -- sent when palette is opened
openPicture -- sent when picture is opened
openStack --sent when a stack is opened.
quit --sent when you choose Quit Hypercard from the File menu, or type Command-Q.
resume --sent when Hypercard resumes running.
resumeStack --sent when you return to already open stack.
returnKey --sent when the Return key is pressed.
show menubar -- sent if menubar is hidden and you press command-spacebar.
sizeWindow -- sent if card window is resized.
startUp --sent to the first card when Hypercard is first started.
suspend --sent when Hypercard is suspended.
suspendStack --sent just before switching to another stack.
TabKey --sent when the Tab key is pressed.
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