Name: show

Type: command

Syntax: show <object> [with visual [effect] <effectName> [<speed>] [to <finalImage>]]

Summary:
Makes an <object(glossary)> visible.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile

Example:
show stack "project1"

Example:
show image "picture" with visual effect "barn door open"

Parameters:
object:
Any open stack, or any control in an open stack.

effectName:
The effectName, speed, and finalImage are described in the visual effect
command. These three parameters operate the same way as they do with the
visual effect command.

speed:


finalImage:


Description:
Use the <show> <command> to show invisible <object|objects>.

Showing an object sets its visible <property> to true. You can also set
the <showInvisibles> <property> to true to override the <visible>
<property> and show all <object|objects>.

You can show a card without causing a script error, but doing so has no
effect. 

Showing a group shows all the controls in the group whose visible
<property> is true.

Changes:
The ability to use QuickTime special effects was introduced in version
1.1. In previous versions, only the built-in visual effects listed under
the visual effect command were available.

The use of <QuickTime> was deprecated in version 8.1 of LiveCode with
new defaults for <dontUseQT> and <dontUseQTEffects> as true on all
systems apart from pre OS X 10.8. The Windows build of LiveCode no
longer supports any <QuickTime> features and setting the <dontUseQT> and
<dontUseQTEffects> will have no effect. Additionally <QuickTime> does 
not include 64 bit support and therefore can not be supported on OS X 64
bit builds of LiveCode.

References: hide (command), answer effect (command),
show groups (command), show cards (command), show taskbar (command),
visual effect (command), object (glossary), command (glossary), 
property (glossary), QuickTime (glossary), black (keyword), 
dontUserQT (property), dontUseQTEffects(property), showPict (property), 
toolTip (property), imageSource (property), showInvisibles (property), 
visible (property)

Tags: ui

