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penPattern

Type

property

Summary

Specifies the pattern used for painting with the paint tool|paint tools.

Syntax

set the penPattern to {<patternNumber> | <imageID> | empty}

Description

Use the penPattern property to change the pattern used with the pencil, line, and curve paint tools, and for the borders of shapes.

Pattern images can be color or black-and-white.

Cross-platform note

To be used as a pattern on Mac OS systems, an image must be 128x128 pixels or less, and both its height and width must be a power of 2. To be used on Windows and Unix systems, height and width must be divisible by 8. To be used as a fully cross-platform pattern, both an image's dimensions should be one of 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128.

If the penColor has been set since the last time the penPattern was set, the color is used instead of the pattern specified by penPattern. In other words, the last-set property takes priority.

Examples

set the penPattern to empty
set the penPattern to 1013

command: choose

function: stacks

glossary: property, Windows, paint tool, Mac OS, Unix, current stack

keyword: image, line, curve, pencil

property: width, height, pixels, foregroundPattern, penColor, brushPattern

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile

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