Re: 2nd attempt: copying-Snax
Re: 2nd attempt: copying-Snax
- Subject: Re: 2nd attempt: copying-Snax
- From: garrett <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:21:10 -0600
The application I referred to is SNAK not SNAX. Snak is an irc app.
Hehehehehe
Sometime 'round 03/27/2002 11:19 AM, Craig Sutherland at
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Garrett-
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Following up on the example sent earlier which echoed Mr. Tea's
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questions, Snax does have the Duplicate (reference) command and there
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are classes for text, words, etc. that are objects that can be
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referenced by Duplicate.
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You also might explore if you can drag and drop from Snax to the irc
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application. Snax is Cocoa so there are lots of possibilities.
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HTH
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Craig
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On Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at 10:05 AM, garrett wrote:
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> Well I was hoping that something like puppet menu made the transition -
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> I guess not - and the app I wanna use - Snak - does not have a copy
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> in its dictionary which is really pretty weak. I'm trying to take data
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> irc and pass it out of Snak - but I guess I'm out of luck.
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> Sometime 'round 03/27/2002 05:29 AM, Mr Tea at email@hidden described:
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>> This from garrett - dated 27/3/02 07.09 am:
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>>> In os x:
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>>> I want to highlight some text in a program, doesn't matter which one,
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>>> then
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>>> invoke a script from the Apple script menu that will basically
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>>> perform a
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>>> command C for copy. Any ideas?
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>> The thing is, Garrett, it *does* matter which programme...
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>> If the app you are directing the copy instruction at doesn't
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>> (ie, doesn't have an AS dictionary containing 'copy' terminology) then
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>> amount of invoking will make it happen. Similarly, telling an app to
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>> the clipboard to selection of window 1' will be fruitless if the app
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>> understand script terminology like 'selection' and 'window'.
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>> Additionally, you need to identify in your script which App you are
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>> the instruction to. Getting the frontmost application when running a
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>> from the OS X script menu returns the SystemUIServer, which no use to
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>> man
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>> nor beast - so it's very difficult to make a universal menu script that
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>> For earlier OSes there are scripting additions that let you simulate
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>> strokes (don't know which ones, I used OneClick), but I don't know if
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>> these have evolved to survive in the X environment yet.
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>> If you have a specific task that you want to accomplish with specific
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>> applications, post it here for appropriately specific advice.
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>> Mr Tea
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> garrett
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