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formats as possible so that the user can find it and take advantage of
it in the easiest way possible.
Because of its importance, AppleScript is documented well on Ap-
ple's developer Web site. There are many constants defined for use
in the grammar files. This chapter walks you through a very simple
grammar to show you how to get started.
AppleScript Overview
The intensely interactive point-and-click/typing interface
was a welcome breath of fresh air to computer users who
were tired of typing obscure commands into their computers.
For certain tasks (among them, content creation~that is, ...