[OS X TeX] Neat trick: Embedding applescript source code in LaTeX

[Ramón Figueroa-Centeno]

Aloha,

Here is a neat trick. You can embed in a link in LaTeX an applescript. When
the link is clicked the Applescript Editor opens with the code inserted. Try
the following,

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{hyperref} 
\begin{document}
\href{applescript://com.apple.scripteditor?action=new\%26script=display\%20dialog\%20\%22hello\%22}{Click
me!}
\end{document}

You can use a utility named ApplescriptHTML
<http://homepage.mac.com/tkurita/scriptfactory/en/index.html> to do most of
the conversion for you (it generates HTML so you have to escape % to \% for
it to work in LaTeX).

I am adding similar functionality to my "TeXShop Webpage Helper" so we could
embed TeX in links in web pages and PDFs that open in TeX. Imagine having a
symbols list in a PDF or favorite snippets and clicking on a link and then
having the code inserted into your current document or a new one. You do not
have to worry about the encoding because I have already written a TeXShop
macro that does all the ugly work: you select some text, run the macro and
an encoded URL for the protocol texshop:// is placed in the clipboard. We
could write live LaTeX manuals and tutorials for our students. Anyway I am
geeked :)

Mahalo,

Ramón

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