Re: [MacPerl] system( 'clear' ) for interfaces

[Strider <Strider@baka.com>]

>Strider <Strider@baka.com> writes Wed, 9 Sep 1998 15:12:43 -0400:
>
>>Is there or can there be a command, maybe implemented as system( 'clear' )
>>(or MacPerl::Clear if you prefer), which clears a given window quickly?
>>It'd be a tremendous asset. If anyone else has any other way around this
>>problem, please let me know.
>
>It is possible to select all the text in a window using AppleScript and
>then delete the selection with the back-space, chr(8). Effectively, that
>clears the window.

[snip]

This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks much.

- strider


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