hidePalettes

Type

property

Summary

Determines whether palette windows are hidden while LiveCode is in the background.

Syntax

set the hidePalettes to {true | false}

Description

Use the hidePalettes property to change the behavior of palettes.

If the hidePalettes is true, palette windows--including stacks opened as palettes--are hidden when another application comes to the front, and are shown when LiveCode is brought back to the front.

If the hidePalettes is false, palette windows are always shown, regardless of which application is active.

Examples

set the hidePalettes to false

Value

Name	Type	Description
value	bool	The hidePalettes is true or false. By default, the hidePalettes property is set to true on Mac OS and OS X systems, false on Unix or Windows systems.

Related

command: palette

function: stacks

glossary: property, palette, OS X, Windows, Mac OS, Unix, behavior

property: activatePalettes, raiseWindows

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop

server