How can I make the »Text Box« blend with the background?
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Should I use the “Stamp” tool in this case or is there a setting (with the text box tool) that I’m missing?
It seems that I found the solution. Is the only way to avoid the before mentioned edit box that I use the TouchUp Text tool to add text?
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--{code}
--[SCRIPT write_vertically]
Enregistrer le script en tant que Script : write_vertically.scpt
déplacer le fichier ainsi créé dans le dossier
<VolumeDeDémarrage>:Utilisateurs:<votreCompte>:Bibliothèque:Scripts:Applications :Numbers:
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ATTENTION, il ne faut pas sélectionner la cellule mais le mot qui doit apparaitre surligné.
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--=====
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L’Utilitaire AppleScript permet d’activer le Menu des scripts :
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aller dans le panneau “Général” du dialogue Préférences de l’Éditeur Applescript
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--=====
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--=====
The Finder’s Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
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Select the “Show Script Menu in menu bar” checkbox.
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go to the General panel of AppleScript Editor’s Preferences dialog box
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--=====
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
2011/12/17
2012/01/01 no longer use a local variable, use result
--=====
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Clear the clipboard *)
set the clipboard to ""
Copy the selection in the clipboard *)
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Loop waiting that the clipboard is really filled *)
repeat
try
if (the clipboard as text) is not "" then exit repeat
on error
end try
end repeat
Extract the clipboard's content *)
the clipboard as text
Insert return between every characters *)
my recolle(every character of result, return)
Fill the clipboard with the edited string *)
set the clipboard to result
Paste in the cell *)
my raccourci("Numbers", "v", "cas")
end run
--=====
on recolle(l, d)
local oTIDs, t
set oTIDs to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to d
set t to l as text
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
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--=====
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(* to be sure than GUI scripting will be active *)
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end tell
end activateGUIscripting
--=====
==== Uses GUIscripting ====
This handler may be used to 'type' text, invisible characters if the third parameter is an empty string.
It may be used to 'type' keyboard raccourcis if the third parameter describe the required modifier keys.
I changed its name « shortcut » to « raccourci » to get rid of a name conflict in Smile.
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local k
tell application a to activate
tell application "System Events" to tell application process a
set frontmost to true
try
t * 1
if d is "" then
key code t
else if d is "c" then
key code t using {command down}
else if d is "a" then
key code t using {option down}
else if d is "k" then
key code t using {control down}
else if d is "s" then
key code t using {shift down}
else if d is in {"ac", "ca"} then
key code t using {command down, option down}
else if d is in {"as", "sa"} then
key code t using {shift down, option down}
else if d is in {"sc", "cs"} then
key code t using {command down, shift down}
else if d is in {"kc", "ck"} then
key code t using {command down, control down}
else if d is in {"ks", "sk"} then
key code t using {shift down, control down}
else if (d contains "c") and (d contains "s") and d contains "k" then
key code t using {command down, shift down, control down}
else if (d contains "c") and (d contains "s") and d contains "a" then
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--[/SCRIPT]
--{code}
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--{code}
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Sous 10.6.x,
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The Finder’s Help explains:
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Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
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2011/06/26 -- No longer use an auxiliary text box. Now keep the text attributes.
2012/01/31 -- edited for Lion
--=====
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Cut*)
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my raccourci("Preview", "l", "c")
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name of buttons
repeat 50 times
delay 0.1
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tell sheet 1 to click button 2
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tell application "Numbers" to tell document dName to tell sheet sName to tell table tName
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end tell
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--=====
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import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
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private JPanel buttonPanel;
private DrawPanel myPanel;
private JButton showButton;
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radioButtonPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, 1, 0, 20));
Container container = getContentPane();
container.setLayout(new BorderLayout(10,10));
container.add(myPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
container.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.EAST);
setSize(500, 400);
setVisible(true);
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test application = new test();
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import javax.swing.*;
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private int shape;
private boolean fill;
private boolean showStatus;
private int shapeSize = 100;
private Color foreground;
// draw a specified shape
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// find center
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int y=(getSize().height-shapeSize)/2;
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g.setColor(foreground);
g.fillOval(x, y, shapeSize, shapeSize);
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g.drawOval(x, y, shapeSize, shapeSize);
else if (shape == SQUARE){
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g.setColor(foreground);
g.fillRect(x, y, shapeSize, shapeSize);
else{
g.setColor(foreground);
g.drawRect(x, y, shapeSize, shapeSize);
// set showStatus value
public void setShowStatus (boolean s) {
showStatus = s;
// return showstatus value
public boolean getShowStatus () {
return showStatus;
// set fill value
public void setFill(boolean isFill) {
fill = isFill;
// set shape value
public void setShape(int shapeToDraw) {
shape = shapeToDraw;
// set shapeSize value
public void setShapeSize(int newShapeSize) {
shapeSize = newShapeSize;
// set foreground value
public void setForeground(Color newColor) {
foreground = newColor;
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