NSTextMBS.subscript

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Cocoa Text	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	8.4	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

This action method applies a subscript attribute to selected text (or all text if the receiver is a plain text object), lowering its baseline offset by a predefined amount.

NSTextMBS.superscript

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Cocoa Text	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	8.4	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

This action method applies a superscript attribute to selected text (or all text if the receiver is a plain text object), raising its baseline offset by a predefined amount.

NSTextMBS.text as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Cocoa Text	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	7.8	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

The characters of the text.

For performance reasons, this method returns the current backing store of the text object. If you want to maintain a snapshot of this as you manipulate the text storage, you should make a copy of the appropriate substring.
(Read and Write computed property)

NSTextMBS.textColor as NSColorMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Cocoa Text	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	8.4	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

The text color.

(Read and Write computed property)

NSTextMBS.textLength as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Cocoa Text	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	12.5	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns the length of the text in unicode chars.

NSTextMBS.toggleRuler

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Cocoa Text	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	8.4	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

This action method shows or hides the ruler, if the receiver is enclosed in a scroll view.

NSTextMBS.underline

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Cocoa Text	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	8.4	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Adds the underline attribute to the selected text attributes if absent; removes the attribute if present.

If there is a selection and the first character of the selected range has any form of underline on it, or if there is no selection and the typing attributes have any form of underline, then underline is removed; otherwise a single simple underline is added.

Operates on the selected range if the receiver contains rich text. For plain text the range is the entire contents of the receiver.

NSTextMBS.unscript

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Cocoa Text	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	8.4	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

This action method removes any superscripting or subscripting from selected text (or all text if the receiver is a plain text object).

NSTextMBS.usesFontPanel as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Cocoa Text	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	7.8	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

A Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver uses the Font panel.

(Read and Write computed property)

NSTextMBS.writeRTFDToFile(file as folderitem, atomically as boolean) as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	Cocoa Text	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	8.4	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Writes the receiver's text as RTF with attachments to a file or directory at file.

Returns true on success and false on failure. If atomically is true, attempts to write the file safely so that an existing file at path is not overwritten, nor does a new file at path actually get created, unless the write is successful.