On 6/7/02 12:51 am, "Allen Watson" wrote: > On or near 7/5/02 2:38 PM, Barry Wainwright at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > >> In a few of my scripts I have got round this by checking to see if a keyword >> is selected when the script is run. All the user has to do is select a word >> in an existing 9or new) message, note etc., and then run the script. >> > You mean, when the script is run normally, somewhere it tells him or her, > "To reset preferences, type the word 'reset' in a window, select it, and run > this script."??
Yes, precisely that. This method is taken furthest in my 'steal-a-sig' script. > > The separate preferences script is really a much more elegant solution, in > my mind. For one thing, having the user hold down Command or Option while > running the script is bound to run into some kind of conflict eventually. I > found that in at least one case it kept me from assigning a keyboard > shortcut I wanted to use. I've tried both methods. Steal a sig version 2 used to have such a 'control' script for setting the preferences, but I got feedback from several users that it was confusing - they didn't realise what the other script was supposed to do, when they wanted to change a pref they forgot how to do it, or lost the control script etc. When I updated SaS for vX I used the new method. Just about everyone can remember to select the word 'help' and run the script to get a help message that details all the options that are available and how to access them. -- Barry Wainwright <http://www.barryw.net> When you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities, remember, things could be worse - you could be them." -- Unknown -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
