Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!bellcore!faline!ulysses!sfmag!sfsup!shap From: shap@sfsup.UUCP (J.S.Shapiro) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Need help with DA/TextEdit Message-ID: <2440@sfsup.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Dec-87 00:28:56 EST Article-I.D.: sfsup.2440 Posted: Thu Dec 3 00:28:56 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 09:58:14 EST Organization: AT&T-IS, Summit N.J. USA Lines: 15 I have in mind a DA to do some automatic text formatting on an editor buffer, as a sort of add-on to 'edit' or whatever your favorite text-editor is. I need to know two things: 1. Is there a way for a DA to do its thing and exit without putting up a window/menu? (Not really necessary) 2. Is there a way for a DA to reach into its host application and gain access to its current TextEdit buffer? I would like the DA to figure out who was on top when it was called (i.e. the current window), and reach in to it to access the textedit buffer. Jon Shapiro AT&T