Language Guide

APPENDIX B

Scriptable Text Editor Dictionary

Scriptable Text Editor Object Class Deﬁnitions 327

point. The other coordinate, known as the y-coordinate, speciﬁes the distance

from the top of the display to the point. (These distances are measured in

pixels, which are the picture elements that make up the display.) Figure B-1

illustrates the Bounds and Position properties of a sample window.

Figure B-1 Bounds and Position properties of a Scriptable Text Editor window

You specify points in AppleScript with lists. Figure B-1 shows that the point for

the Position property is speciﬁed by the list {100, 100}. The ﬁrst item in this

list is the x-coordinate value of the point, and the second is the y-coordinate

value. The ﬁgure also shows that the Bounds property is speciﬁed by the list

{100, 100, 400, 400}. You specify the two points that define a rectangle

in a single list. In this list, {100, 100} are the coordinates of the upper-left

corner, and {400, 400} are the coordinates of the lower-right corner.

(100,0)

(0,0)

(0,100)

(400,0) (Pixels)

(0,400)

Position of document

"Introduction" {100,100}

(Pixels)

Bounds of document

"Introduction"

{100,100,400,400}