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Dictionaries

Open dictionary...

Select "Open dictionary..." to open and display the dictionary of any scriptable application, control panel, etc., or the dictionary of any scripting addition (osax), or the basic dictionary of AppleScript (the dialect). Applications that cannot be selected in the chooser window are not scriptable.
Smile'dictionary may be opened using the "Open dictionary..." menu as described here. It is easier to open the Smile dictionary from the Apple menu.

Dictionary windows

Dictionaries open in special text windows with a pop-up menu named "Index". This menu displays the list of the suites (bold, underlined), of the verbs (plain text) and of the classes (italics). Selection of any of these items will scroll the window to make it visible.

Easier dictionaries

- If a text or script window already targets an application , you can access its dictionary through a special menu at the bottom of the window, named according to the name of the application. Linking a window to the app, then choosing 'Dictionary' in the bottom bar, may be easier than using 'Open dictionary' and then select the file of the application, possibly many folders deep.
- If you use the menu command "Find definition" (   F) when some verb, or class definition, belonging to a scripting addition is selected, this will open its dictionary.
- If you use the menu command "Find definition" when some verb, or class definition, belonging to an application is selected, this will open its dictionary, provided the window was linked to the application with the 'tell ...' menu. If the window is linked to no application, its target dictionary is Smile's dictionary.
- Still more powerful is some circumstances, the 'Balance' user script copies the syntax found in the dictionary into your script.

The basic dictionary of AppleScript (or dialect)

This dictionary can be opened, depending on your version of AppleScript, by opening a dialect, or the unique dialect, or the AppleScript extension. You will find there, in a short form, some information available in the official documentation of AppleScript.
For instance, if you use "Find definition" (   F) on the word "list", you will view immediately all the properties of lists, 'length', 'reverse' and 'rest', which you may need if you do not remember all of them. If you use the same command on the "+" sign, you will view the list of all the operators AppleScript supports.
Thus, this dictionary is very precious to avoid syntax errors, and to benefit fully of the features offered by AppleScript. But be cautious ! All the terms given in this dictionary will not necessarily be supported by AppleScript and by the applications. Some of them can even be discontinued by Apple.

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