<doc>
  <legacy_id>2527</legacy_id>
  <name>noncontiguousHilites</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the noncontiguousHilites of <i>field</i> to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <field/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>User Interaction</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <property tag="listBehavior">listBehavior Property</property>
    <property tag="threeDHilite">threeDHilite Property</property>
    <property tag="multipleLines">multipleLines Property</property>
    <property tag="toggleHilites">toggleHilites Property</property>
    <property tag="hilitedLine">hilitedLine Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies whether the user can <command tag="select">select</command> non-adjacent <keyword tag="lines">lines</keyword> of a <glossary tag="list field">list field</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the noncontiguousHilites of field "Parties" to true</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>noncontiguousHilites</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to control the <glossary tag="behavior">behavior</glossary> of <glossary tag="list field">list fields</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>noncontiguousHilites</b> of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>noncontiguousHilites</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> of newly-created <glossary tag="field">fields</glossary> is set to false.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If a list field's <b>noncontiguousHilites</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is false, the user can <command tag="select">select</command> multiple lines only if they're next to each other.</p><p/><p>If the <b>noncontiguousHilites</b> is true, the user can <command tag="select">select</command> multiple lines, wherever they occur in the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>. The user makes a multiple choice from a <glossary tag="list field">list field</glossary> by Command-clicking the desired lines (on <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS systems</glossary>) or Control-clicking (on <glossary tag="Unix">Unix</glossary> and <glossary tag="Windows">Windows systems</glossary>).</p><p/><p>If the field's <b>listBehavior</b> is not set to true, this <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> has no effect.</p><p/><p><code/><img src="202653"/> <b>Important!</b><code/> Setting the <property tag="toggleHilites">toggleHilites</property> to true automatically sets the <glossary tag="field">field's</glossary> <b>noncontiguousHilites</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to true. (However, setting the <property tag="toggleHilites">toggleHilites</property> to false does not set the <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> back to false.) To set the <property tag="toggleHilites">toggleHilites</property> to true and the <b>noncontiguousHilites</b> to false, be sure to set the <property tag="toggleHilites">toggleHilites</property> first, then set the <b>noncontiguousHilites</b> to false.</p>
  </description>
</doc>