Re: Why isn't there a constant called finder?
Re: Why isn't there a constant called finder?
- Subject: Re: Why isn't there a constant called finder?
- From: Bill Briggs <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 23:23:28 -0300
At 7:10 PM -0700 22/06/01, Michelle Steiner wrote:
Well, pi is actually a predefined variable in Applescript. ;)
Well, it's "supposed to be" a constant, but constants aren't
constant in AppleScript. That's not a semantic problem, it's an
execution problem.
Maybe I'm using "constant" incorrectly here,
The way one thinks of constants in any programming language, I'd say
that's the case.
but I'd just like to be able
to type
tell the finder
--do something
end tell
instead of
tell application "finder"
--do something
end tell
I can't understand why. Is it the extra typing? If so, then
TypeIt4Me or some other similar utility can do that for you. I type
all tell blocks with 5 keys maximum. I wasn't kidding when I said I
really wondered why. Surely there must be a motivation that's
stronger than the exchange of an article for an adjective?
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