desdp(1) BSD General Commands Manual desdp(1)
NAME
desdp -- scripting definition generator
SYNOPSIS
desdp application
DESCRIPTION
desdp generates a scripting definition (``sdef'') from the specified
scriptable application and writes it to standard output. The original
dictionary may be either an aete resource or a set of Cocoa suite defini-
tion files (scriptSuite/scriptTerminology pairs).
desdp is primarily useful for developers with an existing scriptable
application who want a shortcut to creating an sdef(5) file. While the
resulting sdef will contain all the information in the original dictio-
nary, it will probably not be perfect, since sdef(5) is more expressive
than either of the older aete or suite definition formats. For instance,
aete cannot specify which commands an object responds to, and suite defi-
nitions cannot specify the ordering of terms.
SEE ALSO
sdef(5), sdp(1)
BUGS
desdp does not yet correctly support Cocoa ``Synonym'' sections or syn-
onymous terms or codes in aete.
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