AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

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object

     attributes

         accessing

         chain of ofs and tells

     coercion, by scriptable application 2nd

     creating

     multiple, applying command to

     multiple, fetching attribute of 2nd

     reference as means of access to

     specifier

         "reference," in dictionary

     string specifier

     target

     viewing with Script Debugger 2nd

object model 2nd

     defective

     figuring out, crucial 2nd

     graphical interface, might not match

     internal implementation, need not match

     viewing in script editor application

         Script Debugger 2nd

object specifier

object string specifier

     alias

     application 2nd

         getting the name right

     coercion vs.

     date

     file

     file URL

     machine

     POSIX file

     string can be literal or variable 2nd

     XML-RPC or SOAP server

object-based programming, polymorphism and

object-first dispatch

object-oriented

     AppleScript not really

     classes with inheritance not really

Objective-C

     Apple events, sending with 2nd

     calling AppleScript from 2nd

     calling AppleScript Studio from

     calling from AppleScript 2nd

     learning

objectSpecifier method

observable events

October (constant)

of (preposition)

     direct object of command

of operator

     accessing attribute of target object

     accessing top-level entity

     chain of ofs and tells

     preposition before direct object vs.

     value containing is a reference

     when to use, vs. tell block 2nd 3rd

off styles

offset command

     BBEdit terminology conflict with

on (preposition)

on keyword 2nd

on styles

OneClick

onto (preposition)

open command (droplet)

open command (Unix)

open event handler (droplet)

open for access command

open location command

     example

operand

operation

     boolean test specifier

     direct

     order of

operator

     arithmetic

     boolean

     coercion, may perform implicitly

     comparison

     concatenation

     containment

     scriptable applications may interpret differently from AppleScript

or (alternative value types in dictionary) 2nd

or operator

order of operations

ordinal numeric literals

orphan class

OSA (Open Scripting Architecture)

     compiling and running scripts

     component

         getting a list of

     languages

         AppleScript Debugger

         JavaScript OSA

         OSABridge

         QuicKeys Script

         selecting

         UserTalk

OSABridge 2nd

osacompile command

osascript command 2nd

     dialogs illegal

osax, osaxen

out of (preposition)

outline (constant)

over (preposition)

overshadowed

     global properties

     global, by local

     names, accessing

     not (free variable)

     top-level entity, by local