AppleScript Studio Terminology Reference
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Introduction
Who Should Read This Document
Organization of This Document
See Also
Terminology Fundamentals
Version Information
Building AppleScript Studio Applications
Sources of AppleScript Studio Terminology
Script Suites, aetes, and Sdefs
How Suite Information Is Organized
Terminology Supplied by the Cocoa Application Framework
Terminology Supplied by AppleScript Studio
Standard Key Forms
Naming Conventions for Methods and Handlers
Accessing Properties and Elements
Event Handler Parameters
Connecting Key and Mouse Event Handlers
Scripting Error Messages
Using the Sample Scripts
Panels Versus Dialogs and Windows
A Word on Unicode Text
Application Suite
Terminology
Classes
application
bundle
data
default entry
event
font
formatter
image
item
movie
pasteboard
responder
sound
toolbar
toolbar item
user-defaults
window
Commands
call method
center
hide
load image
load movie
load nib
load sound
localized string
log
path for
register
select
select all
show
size to fit
update
Events
activated
awake from nib
became key
became main
clicked toolbar item
closed
deminiaturized
document nib name
exposed
idle
keyboard down
keyboard up
launched
miniaturized
mouse down
mouse dragged
mouse entered
mouse exited
mouse moved
mouse up
moved
opened
open untitled
resigned active
resigned key
resigned main
resized
right mouse down
right mouse dragged
right mouse up
scroll wheel
should close
should open
should open untitled
should quit
should quit after last window closed
should zoom
shown
update toolbar item
was hidden
was miniaturized
will become active
will close
will finish launching
will hide
will miniaturize
will move
will open
will quit
will resign active
will resize
will show
will zoom
zoomed
Enumerations
Alert Return Values
Alert Type
Bezel Style
Border Type
Box Type
Button Type
Cell Image Position
Cell State Value
Cell Type
Color Panel Mode
Control Size
Control Tint
Coordinate System
Drag Operation
Drawer State
Event Type
Go To
Image Alignment
Image Frame Style
Image Scaling
Matrix Mode
QuickTime Movie Loop Mode
Rectangle Edge
Scroll To Location
Sort Case Sensitivity
Sort Order
Sort Type
Tab State
Tab View Type
Table View Drop Operation
Text Alignment
Tick Mark Position
Title Position
Toolbar Display Mode
Toolbar Size Mode
Container View Suite
Terminology
Classes
box
clip view
drawer
scroll view
split view
tab view
tab view item
view
Commands
close drawer
lock focus
open drawer
unlock focus
Events
bounds changed
resized sub views
parameters updated
selected tab view item
should select tab view item
update parameters
will resize sub views
will select tab view item
Control View Suite
Terminology
Classes
action cell
button
button cell
cell
color well
combo box
combo box item
control
image cell
image view
matrix
movie view
popup button
progress indicator
secure text field
secure text field cell
slider
stepper
text field
text field cell
Commands
animate
go
highlight
increment
pause
perform action
play
resume
scroll
start
step back
step forward
stop
synchronize
Events
action
begin editing
changed
clicked
double clicked
end editing
selection changed
selection changing
should begin editing
should end editing
will dismiss
will pop up
Data View Suite
Terminology
Classes
browser
browser cell
data cell
data column
data item
data row
data source
outline view
table column
table header cell
table header view
table view
Commands
append
item for
Events
accept outline drop
accept table drop
cell value
cell value changed
change cell value
change item value
child of item
column clicked
column moved
column resized
item expandable
item value
item value changed
items changed
number of browser rows
number of items
number of rows
prepare outline drag
prepare outline drop
prepare table drag
prepare table drop
rows changed
should collapse item
should expand item
should select column
should select item
should select row
should selection change
will display browser cell
will display cell
will display item cell
will display outline cell
Document Suite
Terminology
Classes
document
Events
data representation
load data representation
read from file
write to file
Drag and Drop Suite
Terminology
Classes
drag info
Events
conclude drop
drag
drag entered
drag exited
drag updated
drop
prepare drop
Menu Suite
Terminology
Classes
menu
menu item
Events
choose menu item
update menu item
Panel Suite
Terminology
Classes
alert reply
color-panel
dialog reply
font-panel
open-panel
panel
save-panel
Commands
close panel
display
display alert
display dialog
display panel
load panel
Events
alert ended
dialog ended
panel ended
Plugin Suite
Terminology
Classes
plugin
Events
plugin loaded
Text View Suite
Terminology
Classes
text
text view
Revision History
Index