[MacPerl] app glue alpha online

[Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>]

Come and get it:

    ftp://pudge.net/pub/pudge/macperl/glue.19980916.sit.hqx

Two sample modules and a sample script included.  Very little
documentation.  Feel free to ask me questions on the list, as I think this
is something that affects many people on the list, even if they don't want
to download the alpha.

Quick Overview:
---------------

This is for controlling any scriptable app with MacPerl, using language
similar to AppleScript instead of the raw Apple Events we've had to use all
this time.

This thing is comprised of two portions, a droplet (glue_me.dp) and a
module (Mac::Glue).  The aete resource is parsed by the droplet (thanks to
David C. Schooley's original droplet) and a module is created that uses
Mac::Glue, and is appropriately subclassed under Mac::Glue.

Two test glue modules are included: Mac::Glue::Finder and
Mac::Glue::Anarchie_Pro.  They have not been changed at all except for one
manual change in Mac::Glue::Finder, I changed the second open event (there
are two) to C<open2>.

Mac::Glue is where most of the work is done.  The other modules just
provide the parameters required for Mac::Glue to do the right thing.

The Glue.pm file should be placed in your MacPerl Ä:site_perl:Mac:
directory, and then this short script needs to be run:

  #!perl -w
  use AutoSplit;
  $dir = "$ENV{MACPERL}site_perl";
  autosplit("$dir:Mac:Glue.pm","$dir:auto",0,1,1);

The two other modules need to be placed in the MacPerl
Ä:site_perl:Mac:Glue: directory.  Same thing goes for any new modules you
create.

It is alpha, and is not very close to being feature complete.  I have done
quite a bit, but I have more to do, and feedback on this is welcome.

The sample script, plus the discussion of the last few weeks, should be
able to get you started.  Of course, please send me any input you have, and
feel free to send discussion to the list.  And please, test it out on
scriptable apps you know fairly well; that way you can better guage the
thing.

Oh, and one more thing, you need brand-new versions of
Mac::AppleEvents::Simple and Mac::Apps::Launch, too, which are on their way
to CPAN and on my site.

Thanks,

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