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fontStyle
Syntax
member(
whichCastMember
)
.
fontStyle
the fontStyle of member
whichCastMember
member(
whichCastMember
)
.
char[
whichChar
]
.
fontStyle
the fontStyle of char
whichChar
member(
whichCastMember
)
.
word[
whichWord
]
.
fontStyle
the fontStyle of word
whichWord
member(
whichCastMember
)
.
line[
whichLine
]
.
fontStyle
the fontStyle of line
whichLine
Description
Cast member property; determines the styles applied to the font used to display the specified field cast member, character, line, word, or other chunk expression and requires that the field cast member contain characters, if only a space.
The value of the property is a string of styles delimited by commas. Lingo uses a font that is a combination of the styles in the string. The available styles are plain, bold, italic, underline, shadow, outline, and extended; on the Macintosh, condensed also is available.
Use the style plain to remove all currently applied styles. The parameter whichCastMember
can be either a cast member name or number.
For a movie playing back as an applet, plain, bold, and italic are the only valid styles for the fontStyle
member property. The Director player for Java doesn't support underline, shadow, outline, extended, or condensed font styles.
This property can be tested and set.
To see an example of fontStyle
used in a completed movie, see the Text movie in the Learning\Lingo Examples folder inside the Director application folder.
Example
This statement sets the variable named oldStyle
to the current fontStyle
setting for the field cast member Rokujo Speaks:
oldStyle = member("Rokujo Speaks").fontStyle
Example
This statement sets the fontStyle
member property for the field cast member Poem to bold italic:
member("Poem").fontStyle = [#bold, #italic]
Example
This statement sets the fontStyle
property of the third word of the cast member Son's Names to italic:
member("Son's Names").word[3].fontStyle = [#italic]
Example
This statement sets the fontStyle
member property of word 1 through word 4 of text member myNote to bold italic:
member("myNote").word[1..4].fontstyle = [#bold, #italic]
See also
alignment
, font
, lineHeight (cast member property)
, fontSize, text
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