What is EightyRez?

What is EightyRez for?

In order to create scriptable applications, you have to create AppleScript dictionaries, which are implemented as 'aete' and 'aeut' resources. So far there has been no really satisfactory way to create and edit these complex resources. EightyRez will fill this vacuum, making it easier for developers to create their dictionaries.

How does EightyRez work?

EightyRez displays resources as collapsible outlines. Top-level items are suites, each suite has subheads for events, classes, comparison operators, and enumerations, and these have subheads for their various elements. Entire suites or single elements can be cut and pasted as units. Pop-up menus save you from having to remember all the strange little four-character codes which define your dictionary.

EightyRez can query running applications for their dictionaries. This is very useful with applications which build their dictionaries on the fly.

Resources may be saved as separate files, inserted into existing files, written out as text dictionaries, or converted to Rez format.

McGath, Gary. (2001). EightyRez. www3.shore.net/~gmcgath/EightyRez.html

Download EightyRez for Mac

Architecture

68K + PPC (FAT)

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: Basilisk II