Script Menu script to open dictionaries by name
Script Menu script to open dictionaries by name
- Subject: Script Menu script to open dictionaries by name
- From: "Neal A. Crocker" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 15:07:45 -0700
Hi.
Many people on this list who are primarily using Script Editor have
expressed some frustration with the effort involved in opening
dictionaries. Since I am similary frustrated, I wrote a vanilla
applescript that may be installed in the Script Menu to open
application dictionaries by application name when invoked. I have
posted it to
http://homepage.mac.com/nealackercrocker/FileSharing.html. It also
opens scripting additions by name and offers a list of recently
opened dictionaries of which you may choose one or more to open. To
open application disctionaries using only the app name, it takes
advantage of the way Applescript will resolve 'path to application
"foobar"' to an alias to the application file of foobar, which then
may be opened by telling Script Editor to open the alias or telling
Finder to open the alias using Script Editor. To open scripting
addition dictionaries, it gets the paths to the system, local,
network and user domain scripting addition folders and tries to find
an item of the specified name with and without an added ".osax"
extension. This script was tested under OS 10.2. If anybody
actually tries it under other systems, please let the list know how
it performs. Also, anybody should feel free to modify it or use any
or all of it for other projects. I would certainly welcome a
discussion of possible refinements as well, although any such
refinements are likeliest to be implemented if the suggestor does the
implementing. Finally, if anybody does make significant
improvements, I'd be willing to post the improved version in the same
location I've posted my intial version.
Neal.
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