> On Nov 30, 2017, at 4:28 PM, Christopher Stone <listmeis...@suddenlink.net> > wrote: > > Hey Folks, > > I'm trying to write some efficient AppleScript code to select the WORD the > cursor is IN or next to (right or left). > > Examples would be having the cursor anywhere between the “>” & “<” symbols in > the text below: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Now< is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country > >> Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious< is obviously from “Mary Poppins” if >> you're of a certain age... > > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod > >tempor< > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > I've got some spaghetti code I don't like at the moment and thought I'd ask > before continuing to reinvent the wheel.
Take a look at this article <https://daringfireball.net/2003/09/select_word_script_for_bbedit> from Daring Fireball in 2003. More than you wanted to know. Regards, Neil Faiman -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "supp...@barebones.com" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bbedit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to bbedit@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit.
