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Source: Mac OSX Hints
[Original Article: Use AppleScript to count words and characters in text • comment by: robleach]
Just did this for any selected text (without having to copy)…set debug to false
–Get the highlighted text
set selecTxt to getHighlight(debug)
set myCount to count (selecTxt)
set myWords to count words of (selecTxt)
set myParas to count paragraphs of (selecTxt)
display dialog “Characters: ” & myCount & ”
Words: ” & myWords & ”
Paragraphs: ” & myParas
on getHighlight(debug)
–Save the current contents of the clipboard
set theSpare to the clipboard as record
–Save a text version of the contents of the clipboard if possible
set spareTest to “”
try
set spareTest to the clipboard as text
end try
–Declare the variable we’re going to return
set selecTxt to “”
tell application “System Events”
–Initiate the copy
keystroke “c” using {command down}
–Wait up to 2 seconds for the copy to finish
set done to “no”
set waitnum to 0
set waitInterval to 0.02
set maxwaits to 100
–Repeat while the clipboard contents have not changed
repeat while done = “no”
–Get the contents of the clipboard
set selecTxt to the clipboard as text
–See if we’re done or need to wait
if waitnum is equal to maxwaits then
set done to “yes”
else if spareTest is equal to selecTxt then
delay waitInterval
set waitnum to waitnum + 1
else
set done to “yes”
end if
end repeat
if debug is true then
display dialog “Copied text: ” & (the clipboard as text)
end if
end tell
–Restore the original clipboard contents
set the clipboard to theSpare as record
–Return the highlighted text
return selecTxt
end getHighlight
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Source: Mac OSX Hints
[Original Article: 10.4: A simple way to copy the path to a file or folder • comment by: AlwaysLearning]
@barrysharp is correct. Go to Finder >> View >> Show Path Bar (Alt+Cmd+P)
For example: you can click-drag any drive or folder icon shown in the Path Bar into a Terminal Window to have its full path typed automagically for y …
Source: Mac OSX Hints
[Original Article: 10.5: Find current Space number via AppleScript • comment by: glusk]
You could use a stay-open applescript that checks the current space periodically and logs …
Source: Mac OSX Hints
[Original Article: Getting Java client apps to run the way you want • comment by: rbenezra]
Been a fan for years but taking this one off my bookmark list for now. No one seems to care anymore, it’s been 1.5 months since the last published hint and many similar breaks for awhile now. Rob G where are you when we need you? Hopefully doing what you do best. Adios MOs …
Source: Mac OSX Hints