smScriptNumDate

Header: Script.h

enum {
    smScriptNumDate = 30,
    smScriptKeys = 32,
    smScriptIcon = 34,
    smScriptPrint = 36,
    smScriptTrap = 38,
    smScriptCreator = 40,
    smScriptFile = 42,
    smScriptName = 44,
    smScriptMonoFondSize = 78,
    smScriptPrefFondSize = 80,
    smScriptSmallFondSize = 82,
    smScriptSysFondSize = 84,
    smScriptAppFondSize = 86,
    smScriptHelpFondSize = 88,
    smScriptValidStyles = 90,
    smScriptAliasStyle = 92
};

Constant descriptions

smScriptNumDate

(2 bytes) The numeral code and calendar code for the script. The numeral code specifies the kind of numerals the script uses, and is in the high-order byte of the word; the calendar code specifies the type of calendar it uses and is in the low-order byte of the word. The value of this variable is initialized from the script system’s international bundle resource. It may be changed during execution when the user selects, for example, a new calendar from a script system’s control panel. See “Numeral Code Constants” and “Calendar Code Constants” for the different codes.

smScriptKeys

(2 bytes) The resource ID of the script’s current keyboard-layout ('KCHR') resource. The keyboard-layout resource is used to map virtual key codes into the correct character codes for the script. The value of this variable is initialized from the script system’s international bundle resource. It is updated when the user selects a new keyboard layout, or when the application calls the KeyScript function. You can force a particular keyboard layout to be used with your application by setting the value of this variable and then calling KeyScript.

smScriptIcon

(2 bytes) The resource ID of the script’s keyboard icon family (resource types 'kcs#', 'kcs4', and 'kcs8'). The keyboard icon family consists of the keyboard icons displayed in the keyboard menu. The value of this variable is initialized from the script system’s international bundle resource. Note that, unlike smScriptKeys, the value of this variable is not automatically updated when the keyboard layout changes. (System software assumes that the icon family has an identical ID to the keyboard-layout resource, and usually ignores this variable.)

smScriptPrint

(4 bytes) The print action function vector, set up by the script system (or by the Script Manager if the smsfAutoInit bit is set) when the script is initialized.

smScriptTrap

(4 bytes) A pointer to the script’s script-structure dispatch function (for internal use only).

smScriptCreator

(4 bytes) The 4-character creator type for the script system’s file, that is, the file containing the script system. For the Roman script system, it is 'ZSYS', for WorldScript I it is 'univ', and for World Script II it is 'doub'.

smScriptFile

(4 bytes) A pointer to the Pascal string that contains the name of the script system’s file, that is, the file containing the script system. For the Roman script system, the string is 'System'.

smScriptName

(4 bytes) A pointer to a Pascal string that contains the script system’s name. For the Roman script system and 1-byte simple script systems, the string is 'Roman'. For 1-byte complex script systems, this name is taken from the encoding/rendering ('itl5') resource. For 2-byte script systems, it is taken from the WorldScript II extension and is 'WorldScript II'.

smScriptMonoFondSize

(4 bytes) The default font family ID and size (in points) for monospaced text. The ID is stored in the high-order word, and the size is stored in the low-order word. The value of this variable is taken from the script system’s international bundle resource. Note that not all script systems have a monospaced font.

smScriptPrefFondSize

(4 bytes) Currently not used.

smScriptSmallFondSize

(4 bytes) The default font family ID and size (in points) for small text, generally the smallest font and size combination that is legible on screen. The ID is stored in the high-order word, and the size is stored in the low-order word. Sizes are important; for example, a 9-point font may be too small in Chinese. The value of this variable is taken from the script system’s international bundle resource.

smScriptSysFondSize

(4 bytes) The default font family ID and size (in points) for this script system’s preferred system font. The ID is stored in the high-order word, and the size is stored in the low-order word. The value of this variable is taken from the script system’s international bundle resource.

This variable holds similar information to the variable accessed through the smScriptSysFond selector. If you need font family ID only and don’t want size information, it is simpler to use smScriptSysFond. Note, however, that changing the value of this variable has no effect on the value accessed through smScriptSysFond.

smScriptAppFondSize

(4 bytes) The default font family ID and size (in points) for this script system’s preferred application font. The ID is stored in the high-order word, and the size is stored in the low-order word. The value of this variable is taken from the script system’s international bundle resource.

This variable holds similar information to the variable accessed through the smScriptAppFond selector. If you need font family ID only and don’t want size information, it is simpler to use smScriptAppFond. Note, however, that changing the value of this variable has no effect on the value accessed through smScriptAppFond.

smScriptHelpFondSize

(4 bytes) The default font family ID and size (in points) for Balloon Help. The ID is stored in the high-order word, and the size is stored in the low-order word. Sizes are important; for example, a 9-point font may be too small in Chinese. The value of this variable is taken from the script system’s international bundle resource.

smScriptValidStyles

(1 byte) The set of all valid styles for the script. For example, the Extended style is not valid in the Arabic script. When the GetScriptVariable function is called with the smScriptValidStyles selector, the low-order byte of the returned value is a style code that includes all of the valid styles for the script (that is, the bit corresponding to each QuickDraw style is set if that style is valid for the specified script). The value of this variable is taken from the script system’s international bundle resource.

smScriptAliasStyle

(1 byte) The style to use for indicating aliases. When the GetScriptVariable function is called with smScriptAliasStyle, the low-order byte of the returned value is the style code that should be used in that script for indicating alias names (for example, in the Roman script system, alias names are indicated in italics). The value of this variable is taken from the script system’s international bundle resource.

Some script systems, such as Arabic and Hebrew, have private script-system selectors that are unique to those scripts. Those private selectors are negative, whereas selectors that extend across script systems are positive.