Re: Hypercard

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From: Paul Molenaar
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1987 08:37

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In article <30594@sun.uucp> chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
>(2) Hypercard seems pretty weak with invisible toys. Say I create a button
>    or a field and make it invisible. How do I get HC to let me select it?
>    It disappears, and HC doesn't seem to want to let me play with it unless
>    I use the message box to make it visible again -- which is very tough if
>    you forget the name you gave it....
>
I might be mistaken (will check just after I log off... HC hates the
Switcher) but typing 

Show all card fields

in the message box might do the trick. I recall reading something about
that in the Help Stack.

	Paul Molenaar

	"Just checking the walls"
		-Basil Fawlty-

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From: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar)
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Subject: Re: Hypercard
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Date: Tue, 13-Oct-87 04:37:57 EDT
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