Re: Another FMP question
Re: Another FMP question
- Subject: Re: Another FMP question
- From: David Graham <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 22:35:47 -0800
At 10:12 PM -0800 11/7/00, Paul Berkowitz wrote:
But there's no good reason why each line of the "pocket" version of the
containment procedure, which you quote above, shouldn't be in the
appropriate definition in the Dictionary. i had already noticed that
"frontmost database" and "frontmost document" were assumed, and would have
liked to see it confirmed.
One thing that I have noticed quite often is that application
dictionaries rarely provide enough information. It seems that you
must either be an experienced scripter to understand what the
developer had in mind, or you must have a reference guide complete
with samples in order to make heads or tails of it.
Is this a problem due to AppleScript's English syntax? The problem
with basing a computer language on a spoken language is that there
are too many ways to say what you mean, and it appears to be a
challenge of AS to present the information in a fashion that makes
sense to everyone at first blush.
- Dave
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