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Applescript `document` method not recognized
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Create an Applescript that opens MacVim and calls
document 1. Eg:
tell application MacVim
activate
set my_path to get path of document 1
end tell
- Execute script with
osascript script_name. - Find the error:
Can’t get document 1. Invalid index. (-1719)
See more details here.
Expected behaviour
get path of document 1 should return the file path of the first document being currently displayed. I believe it's also called the 'front document'.
Version of Vim and architecture
9.0.65 (173)
Environment
Operating System: Bug Sur version 11.6.8 (20G730)
Terminal: Using MacVim GUI, not a terminal. It's version shows the Vim version 9.0.65 (173). It also says c2007 Bjorn Winckler.
Value of $TERM: xterm-256color
How MacVim was installed
brew install macvim
Logs and stack traces
Don't find any log or other error besides what's displayed. Maybe I don't know how to turn on verbose logging?
Vim configuration where issue is reproducable
No response
Issue has been tested with given configuration
- by running MacVim.app from GUI macOS interface
- by running vim/gvim/etc installed by MacVim
- by running other versions of vim (e.g. /usr/bin/vim)
Issue has been tested with no configuration
- by running
mvim --clean(orgvim, supplied by MacVim distribution) - by running
vim --clean(in terminal, supplied by MacVim distribution) - by running
vim --clean(in terminal, other suppliers, e.g. /usr/bin/vim)
Other conditions
- The both Homebrew packages "vim" and "macvim" are installed
Contributor guide
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file or test is identified. Start by reproducing the failure with the shown AppleScript and inspect MacVim's AppleScript dictionary and document handling; done means get path of document 1 returns the path of the front document without the invalid-index error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- vim
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100