Re: Dictionaries
Re: Dictionaries
- Subject: Re: Dictionaries
- From: Jon Pugh <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 12:14:41 -0700
At 10:35 AM -0700 8/1/03, Christian Boyce wrote:
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Meanwhile, who can I talk to regarding changing the way AppleScript dictionaries are presented? The inclusion of syntax examples would make AppleScript much more accessible to legions of "reasonably smart guys." I want to work on making this better for everyone. Aim me in the right direction and I'll go there.
Stop cracking me up, dude. ;)
We've all known dictionaries are lame since 1993. The oft rumored AppleScript X is supposed to replace the aete resource format with an XML based format. This will probably include the opportunity to include samples and the like.
Until then do what the rest of us have been doing, living with it.
If you would like to see an improved dictionary, check out Script Debugger. In addition to presenting the dictionary nicely, it also includes an object diagram, showing what contains what, and an explorer, which displays the current value of every object and property in a program.
Not to say that you couldn't nag Apple into doing something that hasn't been done yet, but I remain skeptical. ;)
Jon
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