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The Linguist graphics package

These are the keywords currently supplied for special graphics operations:

actor browse browser clear create
dispose draw enable find hide
image lock move on scroll
set show speechbubble stage textbox
unlock update      

Numeric values
Conditional expressions


Numeric Values

These values can be used in either a numeric or string expression:

the left/right/top/bottom/width/height of <actor>/<stage>
Returns the current attribute of the specified actor or stage.

the mouse left/top in <actor>
Returns the X or Y coordinate of the mouse in the specified actor.

the view of <actor>
Returns the current view specified actor. An actor can have any number of views, each with its own image. The view is set when the show view command is given.

the document/viewport width/height of {browser}
Returns the width or height (in pixels) of the viewport or the entire document associated with the specified browser.

the scroll left/top of {browser}
Returns the X or Y component of the current scroll position in the specified browser.

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Conditional Expressions

There are currently no extra conditional expressions associated with the graphics package.

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