Thomas Jao thomasjao

## gist:9602291
<!-- This snippet demo how to HIDE partial of a division within some range (another division)
     If replace #d2 below with images can make parts of the image shown within #s1 range.
     Also some suggest to add "margin: 0 auto;" within #s1 CSS, don't know why?
-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
  <style>
    #s1, #s2 { width: 300x; height: 200px; }
    #s1 { top: 50px; background-color: blue; overflow: hidden; }  /* assume #s1 is the range */
    #s2 { background-color: brown; left: 100px; position: relative; }

## Assigning Variable
// SIMPLE VARIABLE ASSIGNMENT
// Using syntax: set ... to ...
set a to 1                                -- set a as an integer object with value 1
set PI to 3.14159                         -- set PI as a real object with value 3.14159
set b to "A string"                       -- set b as a text object with value "A string"
set c to {"Thomas", "Sally"}              -- set c as a list object contains two items: "Thomas", "Sally"
set d to {name: "Thomas", sex: "male"}    -- set d as a record object with two properties with values

// To get variable type, in AppleScript, we name variable type as "class"
class of a                                -- return "integer"

## stripComma
// NOTE: ensure numString contains only validate value, e.g. only digits, comma and period allowed
function toReal( numString ) {
  if ( numString.contains('.') ) {                    // deem as real number with period within, regardless if comma exists
    return parseFloat(numString.replace(/,/g, ''));
  } else {
      return parseInt( numSring );                   // deem as integer, without period
  }
}

## gist:7853169
(* Appliction "Dictionary" doesn't support AppleScript.  However, we can control this application via UI elements
   of System Events. Following example show how to access various parts of "Dictionary" *)
tell application "Dictionary"
	activate
	tell application "System Events" to tell process "Dictionary"
		UI elements of window 1
		(* Access Spot light, enter searching word in the spotlight *)
		set value of text field 1 of group 3 of tool bar 1 of windows to "challenge"
		(* Get matched words/phrases list on the side bar of "Dictionary" *)
		value of text field 1 of row 2 of table 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1

## AppleScript list operation
-- using list in AppleScript
-- define a list
set emptyList to {}
set d to {"c", "d"}
set e to {"e", "f"}
set ne to {"a", "b", 1, 3, d, e}

-- count items in a list
count ne
--> 6
	<!-- This snippet demo how to HIDE partial of a division within some range (another division)
	If replace #d2 below with images can make parts of the image shown within #s1 range.
	Also some suggest to add "margin: 0 auto;" within #s1 CSS, don't know why?
	-->
	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<head>
	<style>
	#s1, #s2 { width: 300x; height: 200px; }
	#s1 { top: 50px; background-color: blue; overflow: hidden; } /* assume #s1 is the range */
	#s2 { background-color: brown; left: 100px; position: relative; }
	// SIMPLE VARIABLE ASSIGNMENT
	// Using syntax: set ... to ...
	set a to 1 -- set a as an integer object with value 1
	set PI to 3.14159 -- set PI as a real object with value 3.14159
	set b to "A string" -- set b as a text object with value "A string"
	set c to {"Thomas", "Sally"} -- set c as a list object contains two items: "Thomas", "Sally"
	set d to {name: "Thomas", sex: "male"} -- set d as a record object with two properties with values

	// To get variable type, in AppleScript, we name variable type as "class"
	class of a -- return "integer"
	// NOTE: ensure numString contains only validate value, e.g. only digits, comma and period allowed
	function toReal( numString ) {
	if ( numString.contains('.') ) { // deem as real number with period within, regardless if comma exists
	return parseFloat(numString.replace(/,/g, ''));
	} else {
	return parseInt( numSring ); // deem as integer, without period
	}
	}
	(* Appliction "Dictionary" doesn't support AppleScript. However, we can control this application via UI elements
	of System Events. Following example show how to access various parts of "Dictionary" *)
	tell application "Dictionary"
	activate
	tell application "System Events" to tell process "Dictionary"
	UI elements of window 1
	(* Access Spot light, enter searching word in the spotlight *)
	set value of text field 1 of group 3 of tool bar 1 of windows to "challenge"
	(* Get matched words/phrases list on the side bar of "Dictionary" *)
	value of text field 1 of row 2 of table 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1
	-- using list in AppleScript
	-- define a list
	set emptyList to {}
	set d to {"c", "d"}
	set e to {"e", "f"}
	set ne to {"a", "b", 1, 3, d, e}

	-- count items in a list
	count ne
	--> 6