Language Guide

APPENDIX B
Scriptable Text Editor Dictionary
334 Scriptable Text Editor Object Class Definitions
Selection B
An object of class Selection is text that is currently selected. A blinking insertion
point is a zero-length selection.
PROPERTIES
Contents The text in the selection (because Scriptable Text Editor
documents only contain text, a selection can only contain text).
Class: Text
Modifiable? Yes
Font The name of the font of the text object. If the font varies within
the object, the Font property specifies the font of the first
character.
Class: String
Modifiable? Yes
Length The number of characters in a text object.
Class: Integer
Modifiable? No
Offset The offset, in characters, from the beginning of the document to
the first character of a text object.
Class: Integer
Modifiable? No
Size The size, in points, of the text object. If the size varies within the
object, the Size property specifies the size of the first character.
Class: Integer
Modifiable? Yes
Style The text styles of a text object. If the text styles vary within the
object, the Style property specifies the styles of the first character.
Class: Text Style Info. Objects of this class have two properties:
On Styles and Off Styles. The On Styles property specifies the
styles that apply to the text object. The Off Styles property
specifies the styles that do not apply to the text object. Both
properties are lists of constants that specify text styles. See
“Elements of Text Objects” on page 314 for information
about how styles are used. The constants that can be used in
Style property lists are bold, italic, outline, underline,
and shadow.
Modifiable? Yes