Re: Variable classes
Re: Variable classes
- Subject: Re: Variable classes
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 09:39:18 -0700
On 9/25/01 8:47 AM, "devmail" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Can anyone shed some light on what allows me to use the variable
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class "fixed" on one machine and not another?
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I assume I'm missing an addition or something but can't for the life
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of me work it out.
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There's no such thing as different variable classes. But there appears to be
an AppleScript class 'fixed' which specifies size for text and graphics in
points. I.e., if the size of some text is 12 (points), the class is actually
'fixed', not 'point'.
For this to be operative, you have to working either in an application (a
text or script editor) or a tell block of an application that implements the
Text Suite or Quick Draw Graphics Suite. 'fixed' will compile as an
"application keyword" in any script editor (maybe due to "AppleScript
Formatting" scripting addition?) but won't do anything when not used
correctly in an application that implements one of the two suites above.
This is in OS 9.2.1, and may be OS-dependant, but I should imagine it's been
around in the Text Suite for a long time.
How exactly are you using it? Your question was singularly devoid of any
details which could help us help you here.
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Paul Berkowitz