Re: Dissatisfied with Display Dialog command
Re: Dissatisfied with Display Dialog command
- Subject: Re: Dissatisfied with Display Dialog command
- From: Paul Skinner <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:28:02 -0400
on 10/17/01 5:52 PM, Irwin Poche wrote:
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The word "soon" bothers me because it doesn't really mean anything. Of
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course I prefer "later" rather than "never" but I'd really prefer an actual
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date. But the semantics don't really matter - I'll be happy when it's
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available.
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The previous poster said AS Studio would be free but Apple's web site makes
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no mention of cost of freeness. Might you happen to know when/where Apple
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made the "free" statement ?
From an earlier post re:AppleScript Studio...
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Did Apple say it was going to be free?
Not in so many words. But...
from
http://www.apple.com/applescript/macosx/
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AppleScript features in Mac OS X version 10.1:
Note the phrase "in Mac OS X version 10.1:".
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Scriptable Applications Take advantage of enhanced Finder scripting as well
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as new scriptable apps including Print Center, Internet Connect and even the
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Terminal.
All parts of the OS. No third party apps or purchasable products are listed
here.
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Toolbar Scripts Place these scripts on the Finder Toolbar to give you
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drag-and-drop, click-and-run power tools available in any open Finder window.
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Web Services This exciting enhancement allows you to use AppleScript to
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query and command XML-aware applications on any platform, over the Internet or
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local networks.
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Script Menu Get easy access to the scripts you use the most. The Script Menu
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turns on the power of AppleScript anytime, anywhere, and it can execute Perl
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and Shell scripts, too.
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AppleScript Studio 3The power of UNIX with the ease of Macintosh2 comes to
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life in AppleScript Studio, Apple9s development tools for using AppleScript to
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easily create stunning native Mac OS X applications with complete user
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interfaces.
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QuickTime Scripts Marry two powerful technologies to let you do lots of cool
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things with QuickTime and AppleScript.
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Every item listed is freely available on the Apple site, except for Studio.
Which will be available "soon". : )
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Paul Skinner