Applescript action -- how to have third pane automatically go in text mode

[fffred]

In a previous topic, I asked about how to create a three-panes applescript action.

Now, how do I force the third pane to be automatically starting in text mode (where the user can enter plain text) ?

I have the following in the applescript:

    on get indirect types
        return {"NSStringPboardType"}
    end get indirect types

which I thought should be forcing the text mode. But it does not.
I want to use that in a trigger where the third pane is selected by default and is in text mode.

Thanks for your help.

[Patrick Robertson]

Unfortunately this isn't' possible right now. Your best bet is to get a blank third pane (by returning some unknown type, like:

return {"QSUnknownType"}

and then enter text mode.

It's on my list of todos to make 'text mode' more easily accessible, but I'm not sure when.

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[Rob McBroom]

On Tue Jun 18 2013 at 07:16:00, Patrick Robertson wrote:

Unfortunately this isn't' possible right now.

Are you sure you’re not over-thinking this based on your new fancy changes that I don’t understand? :-)

I have a trigger that calls up an AppleScript and immediately goes to text mode in the third pane. It predates the “get indirect types” stuff. The script is in ~Library/Scripts/ and is really simple:

using terms from application "Quicksilver"

on process text theText

set logEntry to the quoted form of theText

do shell script "/Users/rob/bin/tlog " & logEntry

end process text

end using terms from

I most likely had to hit ⌘X to clear the third pane when creating the trigger.

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[Patrick Robertson]

I thought the OP was asking about 3 pane AppleScripts (AppleScript actions that you pull up in the 2nd pane), not triggers.

Maybe try following Rob's steps, and if they don't work then fall back to what I said :)

[Frédéric Perez]

I indeed want to use the script in a trigger which has an empty third pane where I can put some text.

I don't understand really Rob's technique. Is the script in the first pane? Then how do you get a third pane available at all?

For now I'm using Patrick's technique.

Thanks

[Rob McBroom]

On Tue Jun 18 2013 at 20:04:34, Frédéric Perez wrote:

> I don't understand really Rob's technique. Is the script in the first pane?

Yes.

> Then how do you get a third pane available at all?

I should have mentioned that the trigger will use the “Process Text…” action (but that should be the default for a script that uses `on process text`).

That action requires text in the third pane, and since you haven’t supplied it yet, the interface will appear to ask for it.

[Frédéric Perez]

I did not know the "process text ..." action. That works like a charm. Thanks