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StringMorph is a "lightweight" Morph to display a String. It supports only a single font, color, and emphasis combination. For multiple text styles, use TextMorph.

Structure

instance var
- Type
  - Description
font
- font or nil
  - (normally nil; then the accessor #font gives back TextStyle defaultFont)
emphasis
- SmallInteger
  - bitmask determining character attributes (underline, bold, italics, narrow, struckout)
contents
- String
  - The text that will be displayed.
hasFocus
- Boolean
  - Do I have the keyboard focus or not?

If you shift-click on a StringMorph you can edit its string. This is accomplished the following way: StringMorph can launch a StringMorphEditor if it receives a #mouseDown event.

A StringMorph may also be used like a SimpleButtonMorph to do an action when clicked. Use the menu 'extras' / 'add mouseUpAction'.

The following propery will be defined:
aStringMorph valueOfProperty: #mouseUpCodeToRun

see Morph mouse up action