Re: 3 random typefaces intermixed
Re: 3 random typefaces intermixed
- Subject: Re: 3 random typefaces intermixed
- From: "Stockly, Ed" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:51:50 -0700
- Thread-topic: 3 random typefaces intermixed
> I want to randomly pepper three typefaces throughout a document in a
scriptable app.
Very easy to do via appleScript, depending on the app.
>Repeat loops work, but they're agonizingly slow.
Only if you have a very low threshold for agony, or an incredibly large
document, or are not using repeat loops efficiently.
> I'm also looking for suggestions on an elegant way to program it so that the
computer does the work--not me.
That's the only way to script.
>>> Is it possible to use AS to create three sets of pointers-to-characters, so
each pointer-to-character in the document is only represented once, and then
have AS change
Yes, sort of, but not as you might expect
>
> set{1}=font(1),
> set{2}=font(2), and
> set{3}=font(3)
That's not appleScript.
Set typeFace of character x of textToRuin to y
is closer to what an appleScript solution would look like.
>>Mark>> Solving this is highly dependent on what particular scriptable app
you're using, I'm afraid.
>> Always better to give too much detail than not enough.
>>Ahh...live 'n' learn.
Well, yea, but you still haven't let us know which app you want to use...
>>>Sometimes big blocks, sometimes alternating by character, depending on the
random number generator.
>>> The goal is to have an AS to randomly intermix the three so that the result
is more true-to-life typewriter copy than just using a single typewriter font.
Reminds me of that old ransom note font Macs used to have. They called it
"San Francisco," an allusion to the "Dirty Harry" villain?
>>>Would this be more of a widget than an AS?
Most likely AppleScript, depending on the app.
Of course, if you don't care what app, then TextEdit would be a good pick.
ES
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