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I'd like to have a macro ensure that the Menu Command "View:Show Invisibles" is "On."

I see I can toggle it "On" and "Off" with the simple line of:

View:Show Invisibles

But is there a way to do a conditional?

This example does not work:

#Toggle On Invisible Characters
If ‘View:Show Invisibles’ = ‘False’
View:Show Invisibles
end


What would work?

There is currently no way to check the state of "show invisibles". However, even if there were, your code would not work for two reasons. First "=" is an assignment. If you want to compare two values you should use "==". Also 'False' is a string that is not the same as the keyword false (or False). Thus the hypothetical code would be:

If 'View:Show Invisibles' == false

That said, turning invisibles on unconditionally is possible using this simple line: You can find a list of all available commands in the Nisus Macro Reference, which is distributed in the NWP disk image.

You can find a list of all available commands in the Nisus Macro Reference, which is distributed in the NWP disk image.

Can you tell me where I would find this. I have search "help.pdf" and I see Nisus Macro Reference mentioned in the NWP 1.0.3 release notes under changes for 1.0.2, but I do not find a Nisus Macro Reference anywhere. I have found pp234-264 and pp317-339 of the "help.pdf" useful. While "invisibles" shows up in several places in the "help.pdf" I do not see it in the context of a "list of available commands."

I really appreciate your help. and the "Set Invisibles as true" line is exactly the solution I was looking for.

I'd love to see more documentation. I'd also be happy to participate in indexing and bookmarking "help.pdf" I've been creaking my own as I go. I'm sure other would appreciate bookmarks, too.

'Nisus Macro Reference' file (with bookmarks) was included in the 'Read Me' folder on the same disk image 'Nisus Writer Pro' which contained NWP 1.0.3.