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Re: selecting from dialog list by typing
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Re: selecting from dialog list by typing


  • Subject: Re: selecting from dialog list by typing
  • From: Christopher Nebel <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:11:29 -0700

On Oct 26, 2005, at 9:14 AM, Michelle Steiner wrote:

On Oct 26, 2005, at 1:40 AM, Mikael Byström wrote:

In this type of dialog or similar, how can I move the current selection
in the list by typing the first letter, or even better several letters,
to get to the first fitting line?:


set newStorage to (choose from list thefolders with prompt "Move to which
folders")


Is there something built into Applescript or Mac OS X I can use or do I
have to handle this on my own? Any suggestions?

You don't have to do anything; it's already built in.

Assuming you're using 10.4 (Tiger), that is. Of course, the fact that "choose from list" won't attempt to sort the list for you can make type-select sort of confusing to use, but it does work.



--Chris Nebel AppleScript and Automator Engineering

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