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Appendix B - Guide Script Commands and Parameters Quick Reference

A summary of all Guide Script commands and their parameters, in alphabetical order, follows.
Table B-1 Commands quick reference
CommandParameters
<3D Button>buttonUpPict, buttonDownPict, buttonLoc, buttonEvent
[,b&wUp] [,b&wDown]
<Allow Prompts>allow
<App Creator>creator
<App Logo>colorLogo [, B&WLogo ]
<App Text>string
<Balloon Menu Text>balloonText
<Build Sequence>sequenceName, seqResID
<Checkbox>checkBoxTitle, checkBoxState
[,
seqTrue] [, seqFalse]
[,
checkBoxAnchor]
[,
checkBoxFont]
<Coach Mark>coachMarkName
<Comment> or # 
<Default Format>formatName
<Default Nav Button Set>navButtonSetName
<Default Prompt Set>promptSetName
 
<Define AppleScript Coach>coachMarkName [, coachStyle]
,
AppleScriptID
<Define Context Check>contextCheckName, codeResSpec
[,
targetApp] [,additionalParam]
[,
additionalParam] [, ... ]
<Define Event>eventName, targetApp, eventClass, eventID
[,
IOPTData] [, optKey]
[,
optData]
<Define Event List>eventListName, event1
[,
event2] [, event3]
[,
event4] [, event5]
[,
event6]
<Define Format>formatName, columnCoords
[,
txFnt] [, txSize]
[,
txStyle]
[,
txColor] [, txAlign]
[,
alignPrompt]
<Define Item Coach>coachMarkName [, targetApp]
[,
coachStyle]
[,
targetWindow] ,targetItem
[,
itemRectangle]
<Define Menu Coach>coachMarkName [, targetApp]
[,
coachStyle] , targetMenu
[, t
argetItem]
[,
itemCoachColor]
[,
itemCoachStyle]
<Define Nav Button>buttonName, buttonUpPict, buttonDownPict,dimmedButtonPict,buttonEvent [, b&wUp]
[,
b&wDown] [, b&wDimmed]
<Define Nav Button Set>navButtonSetName
[, leftNavButton]
[,
midNavButton]
[,
rightNavButton]
<Define Object Coach>coachMarkName, targetApp
[,
coachStyle] [, objectName]
<Define Panel>panelName
<Define Prompt Set>promptSetName,
promptFirstPanel, promptMiddlePanel,
promptLastPanel, promptForPanelsWithControls
<Define Sequence>sequenceName [, seqDisplayTitle ]
<Define Text Block>textBlockName
<Define Transparent Format>formatName, columnCoords
[, txFnt] [, txSize]
[,
txStyle] [, txColor]
[,
txAlign] [, alignPrompt]
<Define Window Coach>coachMarkName [, targetApp] [, coachStyle] [, targetWindow]
,
windowRectangle [, rectOrigin]
<Delete Index>indexTerm
<Delete Index Header>indexTerm, indexHeader
<Delete Index Topic>indexTerm, indexTopic
<Delete Topic Area>topicArea
<Delete Topic Area Header>topicArea, topicAreaHeader
<Delete Topic Area Topic>topicArea, topicAreaTopic
<Dimmable Button Data>buttonName, sequenceName
<Else> 
<End If> 
<End Making Sure> 
<End Panel> 
 
<End Sequence> 
<End Text Block> 
<Exception>exceptionWord
<Format>formatName
<Gestalt>selector, requiredValue
<Header>headerPhrase
<Help Menu>itemString, helpType
[,
helpCmdKey]
<Hot Object>eventFunction
<Hot Rectangle>hotRect, eventFunction
<Hot Text>hotText, whichOccurrence, eventFunction
<Howdy>howdyTextBlockName
<If>condition
<Ignore>ignoreWord
<Include>sourceFileName
<Index>indexTerm [, visible] [, key]
<Index Instruction>indexInstruction
<Index Sorting>orderingKey
<Insert Index Header>header, indexTerm [, sortOrder]
<Insert Index Topic>topic, seqName, indexTerm
[,
sortOrder]
<Insert Sequence>sequenceName
<Insert Topic Area Header>header, topicArea [, sortOrder]
<Insert Topic Area Topic>topic, seqName, topicArea
[,
sortOrder]
<Jump Sequence>sequenceName
<Launch New Sequence>sequenceName
<Look For Instruction>lookForInstruction
<Look For Results Instruction>resultsInstruction
<Look For Search Btn Instruction>buttonInstruction
<Look For String>searchPhrase
<Make Sure>condition, oopsOrContinueSequenceName
<Max Height>height
<Min Height>height
<Mixin>symNameOrStartResNum
<Mixin Match>matchingCreator
<On Panel Create>eventFunction
<On Panel Destroy>eventFunction
<On Panel Hide>eventFunction [, firstOrAlways]
<On Panel Show>eventFunction [, firstOrAlways]
<Panel>panelName
<Panel Prompt>promptSetName
<PICT>pictGraphic, location [, b&wPict]
<QuickTime>QTMovie, location, QTcontroller
[,
moviePict]
<Radio Button>buttonTitle, buttonState
[,
seqTrue] [, seqFalse]
[,
buttonAnchor] [, buttonFont]
 
<Radio Button Launch New Seq>buttonTitle, buttonState
[,
seqTrue] [, seqFalse]
[,
buttonAnchor] [, buttonFont]
<Replace Sequence>oldSequenceName, newSequenceName
<Resource>fileName, resType
[,
whichResource]
<Seq Nav Button Set>navButtonSetName
<Sequence Prompt Set>promptSetName
<Skip If>condition
<Sorting>method
<Standard Button>buttonTitle, buttonLoc, buttonEvent [, buttonFont]
<Starting Res Number>resID
<Start Making Sure>condition, oopsOrContinueSequenceName
<Startup Window>windowType, accessScreenOptions
<Synonym>indexTerm, synonym
<Topic>topicPhrase, sequenceName
<Topic Area>topicAreaPhrase [, mixinOrder]
<Topic Areas Instruction>topicAreaInstruction
<Topics Instruction>topicsInstruction
<Version>longVers1BottomOfGetInfo,
shortVers1ForFinderListViews
[, longVers2TopOfGetInfo]
<World Script>scriptCode, regionCode


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