<doc>
  <legacy_id>1390</legacy_id>
  <name>dontUseNS</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the dontUseNS to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Windows &amp; Dialog Boxes</category>
    <category>The System Environment</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="answer file">answer file Command</command>
    <command tag="ask file with type">ask file with type Command</command>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies whether LiveCode uses old-style <glossary tag="file dialog box">file dialog boxes</glossary> or Navigation Services <glossary tag="file dialog box">file dialog boxes</glossary> on <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS systems</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the dontUseNS to true</example>
    <example>set the dontUseNS to not the hilited of button "Navigation Services"</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>dontUseNS</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to change the <glossary tag="behavior">behavior</glossary> and <glossary tag="appearance">appearance</glossary> of <glossary tag="file dialog box">file dialog boxes</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>dontUseNS</b> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>dontUseNS</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false if the system version is 8.6 or later, true otherwise.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>On Mac OS systems with Navigation Services installed, applications can use a new implementation of the standard file dialog boxes. Navigation Services dialogs have a title bar and are movable. By default, LiveCode supports Navigation Services and uses the new dialog boxes. To disable this feature and use the old-style modal dialog boxes for file actions, set the <b>dontUseNS</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to true.</p><p/><p>The setting of this property affects all file dialog boxes used in LiveCode, including the dialogs displayed by the <b>ask file</b>, <command tag="answer file">answer file</command>, and <command tag="answer folder">answer folder</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary>, as well as <glossary tag="dialog box">dialog boxes</glossary> displayed by <glossary tag="menu item">menu items</glossary> such as "Save" and "Open Stack".</p><p/><p><code/><img src="202650"/> <b>Caution!</b><code/> Navigation Services version 1.1.2 is part of <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS</glossary> version 8.6 and later. Earlier versions may optionally be installed on systems with <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS</glossary> versions 8.1 and 8.5. Versions of Navigation Services earlier than 1.1.2 may not display <glossary tag="file dialog box">file dialogs</glossary> correctly in LiveCode.</p>
  </description>
</doc>