editMenu.setItalic

Syntax editMenu.setItalic (setting)
Params setting is a boolean determining if selected text should be italicized (true) or have the italics removed (false) if it is presently italicized.
Action Turn italic style on or off for the current text selection, depending on value of setting.
Returns True if a change was made, false otherwise.
Examples edit (@examples.styleTest)

   » true

Select any line that is not italics. Now type and execute:
editMenu.setItalic (true)


   » true

Notice that the text is now italicized. Type and execute:
editMenu.undo ()


   » true

Text returns to its original style.

edit (@examples.styleTest)

   » true

Select the second line in the document. Now type and execute:
editMenu.setItalic (true)


   » false

This text was already italic, so no style change took place. Verb returns false to let you know that.

Notes Performs the same action as selecting the Italic command from the Style sub-menu of the Frontier Edit menu.

This verb, like all of the others related to styled text, only works in word processing text windows, not in outlines or tables.
See Also editMenu.plainText

editMenu.setBold

editMenu.setOutline

editMenu.setShadow

editMenu.setUnderline

editMenu.undo

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