Re: Copying text from the AS Editor
Re: Copying text from the AS Editor
- Subject: Re: Copying text from the AS Editor
- From: Nigel Garvey <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:30:11 +0100
Jim Brandt wrote on Wed, 31 Jul 2013 17:56:01 -0500:
>I created this script and saved it as an application.
>### Use cut & paste to keep color formatting
>tell application "AppleScript Editor"
> tell document 1
> set WindowName to name
> tell application "System Events"
> tell process "AppleScript Editor"
> click menu item "Select All" of menu 1 of menu bar item
>"Edit" of menu bar 1
> click menu item "Copy" of menu 1 of menu bar item
"Edit" of
>menu bar 1
> end tell
> end tell
> end tell
>end tell
>
>tell application "Tex-Edit Plus"
> make new document with properties {name:WindowName}
> activate
> tell front window
> tell application "System Events" to tell process "Tex-Edit Plus"
> click menu item "Paste" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Edit" of
>menu bar 1
> end tell
> select text of front window
> set size of selection to 8
> select insertion point before character 1
> end tell
>end tell
>
>Any clues as to why I can't get the text from the Editor?
When you run the script applet, it'll be the frontmost application. You
need _AppleScript Editor_ to be frontmost for the GUI stuff to work:
### Use cut & paste to keep color formatting
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "AppleScript Editor"
set frontmost to true
set WindowName to name of window 1
click menu item "Select All" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Edit" of menu bar 1
click menu item "Copy" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Edit" of menu bar 1
end tell
end tell
tell application "Tex-Edit Plus"
make new document with properties {name:WindowName}
activate
tell front window
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Tex-Edit Plus"
click menu item "Paste" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Edit" of menu bar 1
end tell
select text of front window
set size of selection to 8
select insertion point before character 1
end tell
end tell
NG
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