Re: Atomic scripts
Re: Atomic scripts
- Subject: Re: Atomic scripts
- From: has <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 23:16:27 +0100
Paul Skinner wrote:
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Have you ever wanted to avoid some OSAX intruding on your script
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and quietly coercing things or the like? Do you hate all OSAX even that
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darn 'Standard Additions'? If so, then get some counseling. But if you
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just want to isolate a script from all additions you can try this...
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>
property parent : me
Not entirely sure I like the look of that there 'me' ("Object Becomes Its
Own Parent!" sounds like a heading from the Weekly World News:). However,
you can just as easily get the same effect from using something like:
property parent : missing value
Whether there's any issues to be had with messing with the Natural Order Of
Things in this way, I dunno; I doubt anyone outside of the AS team could
really tell you for sure. I don't think this sort of use of the parent
property is really documented (though I might be wrong; anyone else know if
it is?), so I guess if it jumps up and bites you one day it'll be your own
fault; otoh, I've also done this sort of thing myself, so I'm the last
person you should look to for responsible adult advice.:)
Meantime, I'm fervently hoping X.2's replacement to Scripting Additions
will make all the current horrors go away. Anyone for a prayer vigil?:)
has
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