On 1/25/10 3:42 PM, "Brent Simmons" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 6) I could care less about external editors, and actually hate the concept. >>>> (Do YOU get gobs of email composed in Word? I do, and it sucks. It allll >>>> sucks. Bad idea. BAAAAAAD idea.) >>> >>> I don't think anyone's suggesting Word. BBEdit, yes. Word, no. >> >> You do realize that once you say 'external editor', your ability to control >> what that is goes to zero. Quickly. > > It would most likely be limited to apps that support a specific Apple-events > protocol. The list includes BBEdit, TextMate, a few other text editors -- but > not Word. So we do have at least some control over this. What apple events does BBEdit and Textmate support that Word doesn't. Word's got quite extensive support for this, the Mac BU is kind of into automation from a Mac POV. -- John C. Welch Writer/Analyst Bynkii.com Mac and other opinions [email protected] _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
