Re: ASCII questions (but not quark)
Re: ASCII questions (but not quark)
- Subject: Re: ASCII questions (but not quark)
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 11:28:27 -0800
On 2/9/01 7:45 AM, "JJ" <email@hidden> wrote:
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We talked about ASCII not enough. So, I ask (oh, applescript users!):
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1- Can I simulate typing F1, F2... with ASCII characters or they don't
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exist?
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Strangely. There's an ASCII number that covers all 15 of them:
ASCII character 16
I don't know what that means, nor how to get just one. When I just tried
type text (ASCII character 16) -- Sigma's Additions
in Smile, I got the action to which I've set F5. I have no idea why that one
and not another - maybe because it was the last one I'd used? Nope, because
i just did F6, then tried the above again, and again I got F5. Interesting.
Using Smile's own
press key (ASCII character 16) -- Smile dictionary
I get
-- a square, maybe mangled by the server
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2- Can I simulate ASCIITyping characters "1, 2, 3..." of numeric keyboard?
That's a good question. You _can_ do that, I think with Smile's 'press key'.
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3- In OSAMenu Lite, can I shortcutting my scripts with ASCII characters? -
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like Command + Return or Backspace (ASCII characters 3, 8).
First of all, get the proper OSA Menu 1.2.2, not Lite. It's free at
http://www.lazerware.com
It might work, but I'd be very wary about using special keys with each other
that way. You might get a conflict with a built-in Apple shortcut. I'd
avoid it. It might not work anyway: have you tried it? (I'd recommend saving
all documents first!)
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Paul Berkowitz