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Even better, for scripts that you really use a lot, it is more convenient to assign keystroke shortcuts to activate them, which is done by simply appending an underscore-character suffix to the script's name. Option click a button to edit its script. Compiled scripts added to the new 'Script Tools' folder will show up as buttons in the palette. Jaguar (10.2) or newer required.' To run a script, you just open the menu and click on a selected script title, or use the aforementioned floating Script Tools palette. There is also a floating AppleScript tool palette (right) that I actually had something to do with.Īs Tom Bender notes in the TE+ Version 4.8 changelog: 'a Handy new floating Script Tools palette thanks to Charles W. When you add new scripts to the folder, they show up in the menu instantly without your having to restart the program.

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Scripts are stored in a folder (logically called 'Scripts') in the Tex-Edit Plus application folder and appear in an AppleScript menu when Tex-Edit is running. Scriptability implies that the programmer has given AppleScript access to major portions of the application's inner workings. Unlike macros, Apple Events bypass the user interface and are exceptionally efficient.

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Most of the time I just work in plain text.Īctually, Tex-Edit Plus itself supports a fair bit of formatting when you need it, and anything you do with this application can be facilitated and streamlined by Tex-Edit Plus' absolutely superb AppleScript support. I rarely use full-featured word processors any more, except in the relatively rare instances when I need a heavily formatted document. Since the mid 90s, I've used TE+ almost exclusively for day-to-day text crunching like drafting articles and correspondence, cleaning up text from emails and downloaded from the Web, and, thanks to AppleScript, also as an HTML markup program for converting and preparing documents for online publishing. I use it as something of a do-all and 'can opener' app - able to open a wide selection of text formats to at least give you a look at what's inside.

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It's just another insanely great advantage that we Mac users enjoy.' TE+ also has a nice inventory of text cleaning tools, a decent find and replace engine, and supports OS X's built-in spellchecker. As Tom Bender puts it: 'AppleScript puts the power of these Apple Events in the hands of the ordinary user. Scripts, which, if you're not familiar with AppleScript, are sort of mini-applets or macros that automate a particular function (actually, they're more than macros). TE+'s AppleScript implementation could hardly be smoother, slicker, or more user-friendly. The combination of the two makes this program a 'killer app' for my purposes. Hopefully, Tom will see his way clear to keep Tex-Edit Plus current, because this application is one reason why I thank myself every day for using a Mac, and AppleScript is another. I'm running 4.9.9b1, and it's stable and reliable under OS X 10.5.8.

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Tom told me late last year that he intended to get back to updating and improving TE+ in 2009, but so far the only update development has been the posting on April 27 of version 4.9.9 beta 1 - a minor tweak that improves memory handling when saving files that contain big resources (e.g. I haven't heard of any problems, but if anyone out there can report, I'd be interested in hearing. Thus, I can't speak to whether there have been any issues with TE+ 4.9.8 - the current final version - in. Developer Tom Bender has been occupied with other things in the meantime, but it's testimony to the solidity and robustness of the program that it continues to work just fine, at least in, which is the version of OS X I'm still using. If you're a fan, or just curious, it should be noted that it's been a while - since Jto be precise - since TE+ received a version update. Bruce That's an excellent idea for a column, so read on to learn how I use AppleScript in (TE+) - but first a few notes about the application itself. Got comments on this?Īs a reply or as a column would be great to hear about. But I'm always curious about how people actually USE AppleScript features. LEM reader Bruce writes: Agreed that Tex-Edit Plus is a great product.

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