systemFileSelector

Typeproperty
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
set the systemFileSelector to {true | false}
Summary

Specifies whether the ask file, answer file, and answer folder commands use the standard file dialog boxes built in to the current operating system, or a built-in file dialog box.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows
Platformsdesktop, server
Example
set the systemFileSelector to false
Values
NameTypeDescription
Value

The systemFileSelector is true or false. By default, the systemFileSelector property is set to true.

RelatedKeyword: file
Command: ask file, answer file, answer folder
Function: platform
Glossary: application, property, dialog box, command, platform, Windows, cross-platform, OS X, appearance, menu item, file dialog box, Mac OS, folder
Description

Use the systemFileSelector property to control the appearance of standard file dialogs on Mac OS, OS X, or Windows systems, or to make a cross-platform application use the same file dialog boxes on all platforms instead of using the platform standard.

If the systemFileSelector property is set to true, the operating system's own standard file dialogs are used for selecting or naming a file or folder. If the systemFileSelector is false, the application uses its own file dialogboxes.

The setting of this property affects all file dialog boxes used in LiveCode, including dialogs displayed by the ask file, answer file, and answer folder commands, as well as dialogboxes displayed by menu items such as "Save" and "Open Stack".

The setting of this property has no effect on Unix systems, where the application's built-in dialog box is always used even if the systemFileSelector is set to true.

Tagsfile system