RE: Recommendations for AppleScript Formatting
RE: Recommendations for AppleScript Formatting
- Subject: RE: Recommendations for AppleScript Formatting
- From: "Stockly, Ed" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:36:58 -0700
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>>I recall a discussion on the list some months back about the preferred
"modern" settings for AppleScript Formatting on this list a while back.
In the past I've recommended using Monaco as the font for all compiled script. It is best at handling the differences between easily confused characters: 1l|I, 0O and its numbers and operators are nice and fat and easily distinguishable. It also does a good job of maintaining its readability when bolded or italiced or when boldy italiced.
Also, if you're using Scripter or Script Editor (or if you may be opening scripts with either of these) you will find that the number of style changes, particularly font changes, will increase the size of your scripts. If you have large scripts a lot of differentiation between fonts in styles could push you over the 32k limit. I recomend a minimum of font/color/size differences, and judicious use of bold/italic.
HTH,
Ed