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