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Netscape 7.0.1 Dictionary

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1. Required suite
   • Events:
     1. open
     2. print
     3. quit
     4. run
2. Core Suite
   • Classes:
     1. alias
     2. application
     3. document
     4. file
     5. insertion point
     6. selection-object
     7. window
     8. info
   • Events:
     1. close
     2. count
     3. data size
     4. delete
     5. duplicate
     6. event info
     7. exists
     8. get
     9. make
     10. move
     11. open
     12. print
     13. quit
     14. reopen
     15. run
     16. save
     17. select
     18. set
     19. suite info
3. URL suite
   • Events:
     1. GetURL
4. Mozilla Suite
   • Events:
     1. Do JavaScript
5. WorldWideWeb suite, as defined in Spyglass spec.
   • Events:
     1. OpenURL
     2. register URL echo
     3. unregister URL echo

Required suite: Every application supports open, print, run, and quit

Events:

open: Open the specified object(s)

open a list of alias -- list of objects to open

print: Print the specified object(s)

print a list of alias -- list of objects to print

quit: Quit Navigator

quit

run: Sent to an application when it is double-clicked

run

Core Suite: Common terms for most applications

Classes:

Class alias: a file on a disk or server. The file must exist when you check the syntax of your script.

Plural form:

aliases

Properties:

POSIX path string [r/o] -- the POSIX path of the file

Class application: An application program

Plural form:

applications

Elements:

window by numeric index, by name, by ID

Properties:

alert application type class -- Most of the alerts will be sent to this application using yet unspecified AE interface. We need a few alert boxes: alert, confirm and notify. Any ideas on how to design this event? mailto:atotic@netscape.com. I’d like to conform to the standard.

kiosk mode integer -- Kiosk mode leaves very few menus enabled

name international text [r/o] -- the name of the application

frontmost boolean [r/o] -- Is this the frontmost application?

selection selection-object -- the selection visible to the user. Use the ‘select’ command to set a new selection; use ‘contents of selection’ to get or change information in the document.

clipboard a list of anything -- the contents of the clipboard for this application

version version [r/o] -- the version of the application

Class document: A document of a scriptable application

Plural form:

documents

Properties:

modified boolean [r/o] -- Has the document been modified since the last save?

Class file: a file on a disk or server

Plural form:

files

Properties:

POSIX path string [r/o] -- the POSIX path of the file

Class insertion point: An insertion location between two objects

Plural form:

insertion points

Class selection-object: A way to refer to the state of the current of the selection. Use the ‘select’ command to make a new selection.

Properties:

contents anything -- the information currently selected. Use ‘contents of selection’ to get or change information in a document.

Class window: A Window

Plural form:

windows

Properties:

bounds bounding rectangle -- the boundary rectangle for the window

closeable boolean [r/o] -- Does the window have a close box?

titled boolean [r/o] -- Does the window have a title bar?

index integer -- the number of the window

floating boolean [r/o] -- Does the window float?

modal boolean [r/o] -- Is the window modal?

resizable boolean [r/o] -- Is the window resizable?

zoomable boolean [r/o] -- Is the window zoomable?

zoomed boolean -- Is the window zoomed?

name international text -- the title of the window

visible boolean [r/o] -- is the window visible?

position point [r/o] -- upper left coordinates of window

URL string [r/o] -- Current URL

unique ID integer [r/o] -- Window’s unique ID (a bridge between WWW! suite window id’s and standard AE windows)

busy integer [r/o] -- Is window loading something right now. 2, window is busy and will reject load requests. 1, window is busy, but will interrupt outstanding loads

class info: (optional) Get information about an object class

class info type class -- the object class about which information is requested

[in 'intl'] -- the human language and script system in which to return information

Result: type class info -- a record containing the object’s properties and elements

Events:

close: Close an object

close reference -- the objects to close

[saving] -- specifies whether changes should be saved before closing

[saving in file] -- the file or alias in which to save the object

count: Return the number of elements of an object

count reference -- the object whose elements are to be counted

[each type class] -- if specified, restricts counting to objects of this class

Result: integer -- the number of elements

data size: Return the size in bytes of an object

data size reference -- the object whose data size is to be returned

[as type class] -- the data type for which the size is calculated

Result: integer -- the size of the object in bytes

delete: Delete an object from its container. Note this does not work on script variables, only on elements of application classes.

delete reference -- the element to delete

duplicate: Duplicate one or more objects

duplicate reference -- the object(s) to duplicate

[to location reference] -- the new location for the object(s)

[with properties record] -- the initial values for properties of the new object that are to be different from the original

Result: reference -- to the duplicated object(s)

event info: (optional) Get information about the Apple events in a suite

event info type class -- the event class of the Apple events for which to return information

[in 'intl'] -- the human language and script system in which to return information

Result: a list of type event info -- a record containing the events and their parameters

exists: Verify if an object exists

exists reference -- the object in question

Result: boolean -- true if it exists, false if not

get: Get the data for an object

get reference -- the object whose data is to be returned

Result: anything -- The data from the object

make: Make a new element

make

new type class -- the class of the new element

[at location reference] -- the location at which to insert the element

[with data anything] -- the initial data for the element

[with properties record] -- the initial values for the properties of the element

Result: reference -- to the new object(s)

move: Move object(s) to a new location

move reference -- the object(s) to move

to location reference -- the new location for the object(s)

Result: reference -- to the object(s) after they have been moved

open: Open the specified object(s)

open reference -- list of objects to open

print: Print the specified object(s)

print reference -- list of objects to print

quit: Quit an application

quit

[saving] -- specifies whether to save currently open documents

reopen: Reactivate a running application. Some applications will open a new untitled window if no window is open.

reopen

run: Run an application. Most applications will open an empty, untitled window.

run

save: Save an object

save reference -- the object to save, usually a document or window

[in file] -- the file or alias in which to save the object

[as type class] -- the file type of the document in which to save the data

select: Make a selection

select reference -- the object to select

set: Set an object’s data

set reference -- the object to change

to anything -- the new value

suite info: (optional) Get information about event suite(s)

suite info type class -- the suite for which to return information

[in 'intl'] -- the human language and script system in which to return information

Result: a list of type suite info -- a record containing the suites and their versions

URL suite: Mac URL standard, supported by many apps

Events:

GetURL: Loads the URL (optionally to disk)

GetURL string -- The url

[to file specification] -- file the URL should be loaded into

[inside reference] -- Window the URL should be loaded to

[from string] -- Referrer, to be sent with the HTTP request

Mozilla Suite:

Events:

Do JavaScript: Execute some javascript text

Do JavaScript string -- The javascript string to be executed

WorldWideWeb suite, as defined in Spyglass spec.:

Events:

OpenURL: Opens a URL. Allows for more options than GetURL event

OpenURL string -- URL

[to 'FSS '] -- file destination

[toWindow integer] -- window ID

[flags integer] -- Binary: any combination of 1, 2 and 4 is allowed: 1 and 2 mean force reload the document. 4 is ignored

[post data string] -- Form posting data

[post type string] -- MIME type of the posting data. Defaults to application/x-www-form-urlencoded

[progressApp 'psn '] -- Application that will display progress

Result: integer -- ID of the loading window

register URL echo: Register a URL echo handler. The handler will get called whenever a new URL is loaded

register URL echo

unregister URL echo: cancels URL echo

unregister URL echo 'sign' -- application signature

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