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Document Revision History

This table describes the changes to AppleScript Studio Programming Guide.

Date	Notes
2011-01-07	Deprecated document.
2006-04-04	Corrected sample script that checks for AppleScript Studio version and added links between sections.
	Updated script in Listing 4-2 to work with versions of AppleScript greater than 1.9.
2005-04-29	Made minor changes to first two chapters and minor corrections throughout. Changed title from "Building Applications With AppleScript Studio."
	Added descriptions of Studio sample applications that became available in Mac OS X version 10.4. See AppleScript Studio Sample Applications.
	Minor corrections to Figure 1-15 and Figure 1-17 in Creating a Hello World Application and Figure 5-5, Figure 5-6, and Figure 5-7 in Build the Interface.
2004-04-19	In Add an Icon Resource File to the Project, replaced the illustration in Figure 11-9 and corrected the text in the step that refers to it.
	Replaced the illustrations in Figure 2-2 and Figure 7-1, which showed a document-based project containing a Classes group (which is no longer created automatically, starting with AppleScript Studio version 1.2).
	In Overridden Scripting Additions, added note that usage of stop, note, and caution icons is discouraged.
	In AppleScript Studio Xcode Plug-in Template, elaborated on information describing plug-in search locations.
2003-09-16	Notes of this date are consolidated with revision notes from August 21, 2003 to reflect changes for the final shipping version of AppleScript Studio version 1.3.
	Changed illustrations to reflect current user interface for Xcode and Interface Builder, as well as Mac OS X version 10.3.
	Changed descriptions of Script Editor, where necessary, to reflect changes in new Script Editor released with Mac OS X version 10.3. For example, see How Xcode Formats Scripts.
	Added information on new feature added in AppleScript Studio version 1.3: AppleScript Studio Xcode Plug-in Template
	Added Table 3-2.
	Updated Table A-1 for Mac OS X version 10.3 and AppleScript version 1.9.2.
	Removed most documentation for line-by-line debugging with breakpoints, pending completion of the feature.
	Added descriptions for sample applications that were added in AppleScript Studio 1.2.1.
2003-02-01	Updated for latest publishing format.
	Added capability to be linked from other documents.
	Minor text corrections.
	Converted Revision History appendix to standard format.
2002-06-01	Preliminary draft of revised document.
	Added descriptions for sample applications that are new in AppleScript Studio 1.2.
	Converted “Watson” to “Mail Search” to coincide with renamed sample application. Includes new screenshots for tutorial chapters and others.
	Some new, revised, and reorganized programming tips and recipes.
	Added some information about differences between AppleScript Studio versions.
	Revised AppleScript Studio System Requirements and Version Information and added table with release information through AppleScript Studio 1.2.
2002-03-01	Preliminary draft of revised document, updated for AppleScript Studio 1.1.
	Added chapter Currency Converter Tutorial. Moved some introductory material there from Mail Search tutorial chapters.
	Added chapter AppleScript Studio Cookbook, as a placeholder for recipes for common tasks.
	Created separate chapter AppleScript Studio Components from “Components” sections in previous “AppleScript In Detail” chapter.
	Created separate chapter Programming With AppleScript Studio from “More On AppleScript Studio” section in previous “AppleScript In Detail” chapter. Includes (not yet fully populated) sections on “Programming Tips” and “Troubleshooting”.
	Added material and corrections from previous Release Notes.
	Broke up Watson tutorial chapter “Creating and Connecting the Interface” into two chapters. Note that for a future release, Watson will be renamed Mail Search to match the sample application.
	Broke up Mail Search tutorial chapter “Writing and Debugging the Code” into two chapters.
	Expanded descriptions in AppleScript Studio Sample Applications to include Archive Maker, Assistant, and Currency Converter applications.
	Small additions and changes to address new or revised features in AppleScript Studio 1.1.
	Many small changes to address developer feedback.
2001-12-01	First release.