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Re: That darn list!


  • Subject: Re: That darn list!
  • From: Steve Mills <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2016 23:54:08 -0500

> On Oct 8, 2016, at 23:23:07, Brian Christmas <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> G’day Steve
>
> The latter part reads….
>
> So it looks like either the shell or ASObjC is the way to go.
>
> One thing I'd suggest, though, is not using something like:
>
> do shell script "sleep 30"
>
> or:
>
> current application's NSThread's sleepForTimeInterval:30
> But rather:
>
> repeat 30 times
>   do shell script "sleep 1"
> end repeat
>
> or:
>
> repeat 30 times
>   current application's NSThread's sleepForTimeInterval:1
> end repeat
>
>
> Do you suggest I alter the language to be more definitive?

Yes. That reads "do NOT use something like THIS or THIS or THIS." There's no example of what one should use.

--
Steve Mills
Drummer, Mac geek


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