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Applescript

NOTE: the new support for AppleScript is a complex feature to add to a mature application. It may take time for key features to stabilise and to be able to give canonical code examples (which likely may be done in a resource other than aTbRef). Patience is advised.

NOTE: scripts can do very bad things to a document; keep good backups.

Tinderbox offers limited AppleScript support, making it easier to automate workflows with other applications. Explaining general AppleScript functionality is outside the scope of aTbRef but the scripting language is well supported with learning resources both online and in book form.

Below are some sample expressions that Tinderbox AppleScripting supports: