<doc>
  <legacy_id>2067</legacy_id>
  <name>showLines</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the showLines 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="fixedLineHeight">fixedLineHeight 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 dotted lines are shown on the text baselines of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the showLines of the target to true</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>showLines</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to control the appearance of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>showLines</b> of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>showLines</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 field's <b>showLines</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is true, a dotted horizontal line is drawn across the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>, every lineHeight <property tag="pixels">pixels</property>. The line falls at the text baseline, so descenders (in letters like "p" and "g") extend into or below the line.</p><p/><p>The dotted lines drawn by the <b>showLines</b> appear above the solid lines drawn by the <property tag="hGrid">hGrid</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary>, and are drawn in the <property tag="foregroundColor">foregroundColor</property> (or <property tag="foregroundPattern">foregroundPattern</property>).</p><p/><p>If the field's <b>fixedLineHeight</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false, the <b>showLines</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> has no effect.</p><p/><p>The line does not appear under text that is selected.</p>
  </description>
</doc>