• MacPython
• TextEdit
• Terminology

(TextEdit.app terminology, generated from /Applications/TextEdit.app)

Standard Suite

Common classes and commands for most applications.

Commands

• reference.get() -- Get the data for an object.
  

  • Result: Anything -- the reply for the command

  reference.save(...) -- Save an object.
  

  • [as=UnicodeText] -- The file type in which to save the data.
    [in_=Alias] -- The file in which to save the object.
    Result: None

  reference.set(...) -- Set an object's data.
  

  • to=Anything -- The new value.
    Result: None

  application.print_(...) -- Print an object.
  

  • [Alias] -- The file(s) or document(s) to be printed.
    Result: None

  reference.duplicate(...) -- Copy object(s) and put the copies at a new location.
  

  • to=InsertionLoc -- The location for the new object(s).
    [with_properties=AERecord] -- Properties to be set in the new duplicated object(s).
    Result: None

  reference.exists() -- Verify if an object exists.
  

  • Result: Boolean -- the reply for the command

  reference.delete() -- Delete an object.
  

  • Result: None

  application.make(...) -- Make a new object.
  

  • [with_properties=AERecord] -- The initial values for properties of the object.
    new=Type -- The class of the new object.
    [with_data=Anything] -- The initial data for the object.
    [at=InsertionLoc] -- The location at which to insert the object.
    Result: ObjectSpecifier -- the reply for the command

  application.open(...) -- Open an object.
  

  • [Alias] -- The file(s) to be opened.
    Result: None

  reference.close(...) -- Close an object.
  

  • [saving=k.yes | k.no | k.ask] -- Specifies whether changes should be saved before closing.
    [saving_in=Alias] -- The file in which to save the object.
    Result: None

  reference.count(...) -- Return the number of elements of a particular class within an object.
  

  • [each=Type] -- The class of objects to be counted.
    Result: SInt32 -- the reply for the command

  reference.move(...) -- Move object(s) to a new location.
  

  • to=InsertionLoc -- The new location for the object(s).
    Result: None

  reference.quit(...) -- Quit an application.
  

  • [saving=k.yes | k.no | k.ask] -- Specifies whether changes should be saved before quitting.
    Result: None

Classes

• document -- A /TextEdit document.

  • Parent:

    • item

    Properties:

    • modified (r/o) Boolean -- Has the document been modified since the last save?
      path UnicodeText -- The document's path.
      name UnicodeText -- The document's name.
      text k.text -- The text of the document.
      

  item -- A scriptable object.

  • Children:

    • character paragraph application color document attribute_run window word text

    Properties:

    • class_ (r/o) Type -- The class of the object.
      properties AERecord -- All of the object's properties.
      

  window -- A window.

  • Parent:

    • item

    Properties:

    • zoomed Boolean -- Whether the window is currently zoomed.
      miniaturized Boolean -- Whether the window is currently miniaturized.
      name UnicodeText -- The full title of the window.
      floating (r/o) Boolean -- Whether the window floats.
      modal (r/o) Boolean -- Whether the window is the application's current modal window.
      miniaturizable (r/o) Boolean -- Whether the window can be miniaturized.
      visible Boolean -- Whether the window is currently visible.
      closeable (r/o) Boolean -- Whether the window has a close box.
      resizable (r/o) Boolean -- Whether the window can be resized.
      zoomable (r/o) Boolean -- Whether the window can be zoomed.
      id (r/o) SInt32 -- The unique identifier of the window.
      bounds QDRectangle -- The bounding rectangle of the window.
      titled (r/o) Boolean -- Whether the window has a title bar.
      index SInt32 -- The index of the window in the back-to-front window ordering.
      document (r/o) k.document -- The document whose contents are being displayed in the window.
      

  application -- TextEdit's top level scripting object.

  • Parent:

    • item

    Properties:

    • version (r/o) UnicodeText -- The version of the application.
      frontmost (r/o) Boolean -- Is this the frontmost (active) application?
      name (r/o) UnicodeText -- The name of the application.
      

    Elements:

    • windows -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      documents -- name | index | relative | range | test
      

  color -- A color.

  • Parent:

    • item

Text Suite

A set of basic classes for text processing.

Classes

• attachment -- Represents an inline text attachment. This class is used mainly for make commands.

  • Parent:

    • text

    Properties:

    • file_name UnicodeText -- The path to the file for the attachment
      

  text -- Rich (styled) text

  • Parent:

    • item

    Children:

    • attachment

    Properties:

    • size SInt32 -- The size in points of the first character.
      font UnicodeText -- The name of the font of the first character.
      color k.color -- The color of the first character.
      

    Elements:

    • characters -- index | relative | range | test
      attribute_runs -- index | relative | range | test
      attachment -- index | relative | range | test
      words -- index | relative | range | test
      paragraphs -- index | relative | range | test
      

  attribute_run -- This subdivides the text into chunks that all have the same attributes.

  • Parent:

    • item

    Properties:

    • size SInt32 -- The size in points of the first character.
      font UnicodeText -- The name of the font of the first character.
      color k.color -- The color of the first character.
      

    Elements:

    • characters -- index | relative | range | test
      attribute_runs -- index | relative | range | test
      attachment -- index | relative | range | test
      words -- index | relative | range | test
      paragraphs -- index | relative | range | test
      

  character -- This subdivides the text into characters.

  • Parent:

    • item

    Properties:

    • size SInt32 -- The size in points of the first character.
      font UnicodeText -- The name of the font of the first character.
      color k.color -- The color of the first character.
      

    Elements:

    • characters -- index | relative | range | test
      attribute_runs -- index | relative | range | test
      attachment -- index | relative | range | test
      words -- index | relative | range | test
      paragraphs -- index | relative | range | test
      

  word -- This subdivides the text into words.

  • Parent:

    • item

    Properties:

    • size SInt32 -- The size in points of the first character.
      font UnicodeText -- The name of the font of the first character.
      color k.color -- The color of the first character.
      

    Elements:

    • characters -- index | relative | range | test
      attribute_runs -- index | relative | range | test
      attachment -- index | relative | range | test
      words -- index | relative | range | test
      paragraphs -- index | relative | range | test
      

  paragraph -- This subdivides the text into paragraphs.

  • Parent:

    • item

    Properties:

    • size SInt32 -- The size in points of the first character.
      font UnicodeText -- The name of the font of the first character.
      color k.color -- The color of the first character.
      

    Elements:

    • characters -- index | relative | range | test
      attribute_runs -- index | relative | range | test
      attachment -- index | relative | range | test
      words -- index | relative | range | test
      paragraphs -- index | relative | range | test