@@ -42,13 +42,19 @@ suggested file name is provided in the defaultFilePath, it appears in
4242the file name box.
4343
4444types:
45- The types parameter specifies which extensions are available at the
45+ The types parameter specifies which extensions are available at the
4646bottom of the dialog box. A file type consists of an optional
4747description, a line feed or comma, and a file extension specification:
48- [description],*.extension You can include more than one file type by
49- separating the file types with commas.>*Cross-platform note:* The types
50- parameter applies only to Windows systems. On Mac OS and Unix systems,
51- this parameter has no effect.
48+
49+ [description],*.extension
50+
51+ You can include more than one file type by separating the file types
52+ with commas.
53+
54+ >*Cross-platform note:* The <types> <parameter> applies only to
55+ > <Windows|Windows systems>. On <Mac OS> and <Unix|Unix systems>, this
56+ > <parameter> has no effect.
57+
5258
5359It:
5460The absolute file path of the file the user chose is placed in the it
@@ -59,18 +65,14 @@ If the user cancels the <dialog box|dialog>, the <it> <variable> is set
5965to empty, and the <result> <function> <return|returns> cancel.
6066
6167Description:
62- Use the <ask file> <command> to let the user provide the <file path|name
63- and location> of a new <file>.
64-
65- >*Cross-platform note:* The <types> <parameter> applies only to
66- > <Windows|Windows systems>. On <Mac OS> and <Unix|Unix systems>, this
67- > <parameter> has no effect.
68+ Use the <ask file> <command> to let the user provide the
69+ <file path|name and location> of a new <file>.
6870
6971The dialog box is the same one most applications use for the "Save"
7072command in the File menu. (If the systemFileSelector <property> is set
7173to true on <Mac OS> and <Windows|Windows systems>, and always on
72- <Unix|Unix systems>, the <application> displays its own built-in <dialog
73- box>, instead of the one provided by the operating system.)
74+ <Unix|Unix systems>, the <application> displays its own built-in
75+ <dialog box>, instead of the one provided by the operating system.)
7476
7577>*Important:* The ask file command does not create the file. It only
7678> displays the dialog box and retrieves the path to the file the user
@@ -87,8 +89,8 @@ dialog box appears normally. Attempting to open a sheet from within
8789another sheet displays the second stack as a <modal dialog box> instead.
8890
8991If the systemFileSelector <property> is set to false, LiveCode's
90- built-in <dialog box> is used instead of the operating system's <file
91- dialog box|standard file dialog>.
92+ built-in <dialog box> is used instead of the operating system's
93+ <file dialog box|standard file dialog>.
9294
9395>*Cross-platform note:* On <Mac OS|Mac OS systems> where Navigation
9496> Services is in use, if you don't specify a default file name, the file
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