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Jon’s Commands 3.0d2 Dictionary

Copyright 1993-2002 by Jon Pugh. All rights reserved.

Index

1. Jon’s Commands 3.0d2
   • Classes:
     1. alias info object
     2. environment info object
     3. screen info object
   • Events:
     1. AE user interaction level
     2. choose color
     3. copyFile
     4. deleteFile
     5. fileIsBusy
     6. keys pressed
     7. machine environment
     8. moveFile
     9. play sound
     10. renameFile
     11. screen list
     12. set cursor to
     13. set sound volume to
     14. snag object
     15. sound volume
     16. the ticks
     17. walk folders

Jon’s Commands 3.0d2: Copyright 1993-2002 by Jon Pugh
jonpugh@frostbitefalls.com
Free for noncommercial use

Classes:

Class alias info object: An alias information object

Properties:

alias zone name string -- The zone of the original item.

alias machine name string -- The machine of the original item.

alias volume name string -- The name of the volume the original item is from.

alias path string -- The path of the original alias.

alias alias -- The alias from the file. This is only present when resolving is true.

alias was changed boolean -- Was this alias changed when resolved? This is only present when resolving is true.

Class environment info object: A machine environment object

Properties:

CPU type string -- The CPU installed.

System version string -- The current System version.

FPU boolean -- Does this machine have an FPU?

keyboard string -- The name of the main keyboard.

physical RAM integer -- Amount of RAM installed in this machine.

active scripts integer -- Number of script systems active.

Jons version extended real -- The version of Jon's Commands.

Class screen info object: A record describing a monitor configuration.

Properties:

name string -- The name of this type of screen.

screen id integer -- The unique id of the screen.

screen size point -- The height and width of the screen.

bounds bounding rectangle -- The boundary rectangle for the screen.

refresh rate integer -- The refresh frequency of this monitor (DM2 only).

color depth small integer -- The screen color depth setting.

in color boolean -- If the screen is in color (versus grayscale).

has menu bar boolean -- If this is the main screen which the menu bar is on.

supported resolutions a list of record -- The resolutions supported by this monitor (DM2 only).

resolution index integer -- The index into the supported resolutions list for this resolution.

safe resolution boolean -- Is this resolution safe or does it require user confirmation?

Events:

AE user interaction level: Change the user interaction level.

AE user interaction level AE interact with self/AE interact with local/AE interact with all -- The new interteraction level.

Result: AE interact with self/AE interact with local/AE interact with all -- The old interaction level.

choose color: Use the color picker to choose a color.

choose color string -- The prompt for the color picker dialog (default is Pick a color:).

[starting color RGB color] -- The color to start from (gray is the default).

Result: RGB color -- The chosen color.

copyFile: Copy a file.

copyFile anything -- The file (or list) to copy as file, alias or string.

to anything -- The destination folder or file.

[replacing yes/no/ask] -- Whether to replace an existing file.

deleteFile: Delete a file or folder.

deleteFile anything -- A file, folder or list as file, alias or string.

unlocking boolean -- Delete locked files (default is to error on locked files).

safety net boolean -- This will only delete empty folders unless “without safety net” is used, in which case it will delete everything in the folder.

fileIsBusy: Return whether or not a file is open.

fileIsBusy alias

Result: boolean -- Whether the file is open or not.

keys pressed: Get the keys that are currently pressed.

keys pressed

Result: a list of string -- A list of key names.

machine environment: Information about the running machine.

machine environment string -- An optional custom Gestalt code.

[check bit integer] -- The bit to check (from 0 to 31 with 0 as lowest bit).

Result: environment info object -- The environment record.

moveFile: Move a file or folder.

moveFile anything -- A file or folder (or list) as file, alias or string.

to anything -- The new folder as file, alias or string.

play sound: Play an snd format sound.

play sound sound -- A sound resource name or ID number, a sound file reference or a sound descriptor.

renameFile: Rename a file or folder.

renameFile anything -- A file or folder as file, alias or string.

to string -- The new name (not a pathname).

screen list: Return a list of screen statistics.

screen list

[starting with main screen/deepest screen/largest screen] -- The first screen in the list.

Result: a list of screen info object -- Current screen configuration.

set cursor to: Change the cursor.

set cursor to arrow cursor/watch cursor/busy cursor/I beam cursor/cross cursor/plus cursor/string/short integer -- The new cursor.

with cursor list string/short integer -- The name or number of an acur resource.

set sound volume to: Sets the current system sound volume.

set sound volume to small integer -- A volume level from 0 to 7.

snag object: Save the object specifier in the direct parameter to a file.

snag object reference -- The object parameter to snag.

in 'file' -- The file to save the object into.

[id integer] -- The resource id for the object (128 by default).

[type string] -- The resource type of the saved object ("obj " by default).

sound volume: Returns the current system sound volume.

sound volume

Result: small integer -- The volume level, from 0 to 7.

the ticks: Return the current tick count.

the ticks

Result: integer -- The number of ticks since the machine was started.

walk folders: Execute a script on each file in a folder subtree.

walk folders a list of file specification -- The folders to walk through.

with script script -- The script object to send the open message to.

[using folders boolean] -- Whether to use folders (default is false).

[using files boolean] -- Whether to use files (default is true).

[only using files of type string] -- The type(s) of files to operate on.

[invisibles boolean] -- Whether to use invisible files (default is true).

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