<doc>
  <legacy_id>2380</legacy_id>
  <name>wideMargins</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the wideMargins of <i>field</i> to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <field/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <property tag="margins">margins Property</property>
    <property tag="firstIndent">firstIndent 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 the amount of blank space at the edges of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the wideMargins of field "Info" to true</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>wideMargins</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to set all the margins of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> to 20 pixels.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>wideMargins</b> of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>wideMargins</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>The <b>wideMargins</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> sets the blank space at the edges of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> to 20 <property tag="pixels">pixels</property>.</p><p/><p>You can use the <property tag="margins">margins property</property> instead to set all four <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> margins to any value. The <b>wideMargins</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is included in <glossary tag="LiveCode">LiveCode</glossary> for compatibility with imported <keyword tag="top">HyperCard</keyword> stacks.</p><p/><p>The <b>wideMargins</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> interacts with the <property tag="margins">margins</property>: setting the <property tag="margins">margins</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to 20 sets the <b>wideMargins</b> to true, and setting the <b>wideMargins</b> to true sets the <property tag="margins">margins</property> to 20.</p>
  </description>
</doc>