Re: Type Text(Sigma) question
Re: Type Text(Sigma) question
- Subject: Re: Type Text(Sigma) question
- From: Xandra Lee <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 16:40:18 -0500
ORIGINAL POST
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>The following works fine when saved as an applet (either dbl-clicked in
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>Finder, or called by Quickeys) :
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>tell application "Scripter." to activate
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>type text "a" holding down command
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>type text "c" holding down command
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>However, I tried using identical syntax at beginning of an Applet which
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>goes on to do other things (Beginning with a Tell app "Tex-Edit" ) and it
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>failed. Wouldn't compile at the type text command?....
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>So whats the differnce.
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>Although I can easily work round this by using Quickeys, I'd prefer to
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>stick with pure AppleScript.
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>xandra
JJ responded:
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This works fine for me:
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tell application "Tex-Edit Plus"
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activate
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type text "a" holding down command
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end tell
etc....
Yes this would work fine in Tex-Edit. I need the OSAX to copy all text
from Scripter (which is NOT Scriptable -- I really should have been clear
about this.)
I'd understand if using Sigma didn't work at all with Scripter, but it
Does IF, the applet stops there, but fails if I continue
on...why?...workarounds?
still very confused,
xandra
Alixandra Leigh
AceDesign
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