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linkColor

Type

property

Summary

Specifies the color of grouped text.

Syntax

set the linkColor to {<colorName> | <RGBColor>}
set the linkColor of <stack> to {empty | <colorName> | <RGBColor>}

Description

Use the linkColor property to make grouped text look and behave like links in a web browser.

Visited text is text whose visited property is true. This property is set to true when the user has clicked a text group during the current session.

If the linkColor of a stack is empty, grouped text in that stack is shown with the global linkColor property if the text's visited property is false.

If the linkColor of a stack is not empty, unvisited grouped text in that stack is shown with the stack's linkColor property, regardless of the global setting. property, regardless of the global setting.

Examples

set the linkColor to "#99CC00"
set the linkColor of the mouseStack to the hiliteColor of me

Value

NameTypeDescription

value

The linkColor is a color reference. The colorName is any standard color name.

The RGBColor consists of three comma-separated integers between zero and 255, specifying the level of each of red, green, and blue; or an HTML-style color consisting of a hash mark (#) followed by three hexadecimal numbers, one for each of red, green, and blue.

By default, the linkColor is set to "0,0,238" (blue). The linkColor of a newly created stack is set to empty by default.

command: global

function: colorNames

glossary: property, grouped text, hexadecimal, integer, browser, color reference

keyword: link, default

object: stack

property: backgroundColor, colors, visited, foregroundColor

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.1

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile

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