Re: solutions to scripting addition terminology confilicts [goi
Re: solutions to scripting addition terminology confilicts [goi
- Subject: Re: solutions to scripting addition terminology confilicts [goi
- From: Mr Tea <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 12:21:29 +0000
This from Nigel Garvey - dated 28/1/02 05:38 am:
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> When some newbie comes on the list and asks "How do I do... [something
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> common]?", it ought to be a simple case of replying "use doSomething() from
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> library so-and-so".
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Rubbish. If a newbie asks how to do something, you lighten their darkness. If
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it's obvious they're only looking for a quick fix for a one-off project,
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*then* you refer them to a library or to a complete script.
I tend to agree with you here, Mr Garvey. Learning AppleScript by pasting
together bolt-on modules & handlers would be like attempting to master
oil-painting techniques using paint-by-numbers kits.
Mr Tea
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