Re: Scripting in OSX: Classic osaxen for Classic apps?
Re: Scripting in OSX: Classic osaxen for Classic apps?
- Subject: Re: Scripting in OSX: Classic osaxen for Classic apps?
- From: Ed Stockly <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 18:06:56 -0700
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Better than just carbonizing them, they should consider repackaging them as
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carbonized scriptable applications. Unless your scripting addition syntax
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would benefit users by being in the global namespace, there's little reason
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not to package it as a scriptable application.
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Speaking for myself, I'm porting most of my scripting additions to
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carbonized scriptable applications (some faceless, some not).
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One of the coolest things about using certain Osax commands (display dialog,
choose from list, choose file) is that they run without requiring the
frontmost application to change. This is a very good thing in cases like
Photoshop or Quark which usually have a number of palletes open.
I have found it's less disruptive for users to be able to see a dialog
without the applications are partially going into the background. Also, in
some cases a user may need visual cues from the pallets and windows in order
to respond to the dialogs or what ever.
So, when migrating those Osax that involve user interaction I'm hoping that
Osax developers will keep the current flexibility that's built into the
system.
ES
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