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Add useful keyboard text shortcuts for exponents and fractions to your System Preferences. With iCloud enabled, these shortcuts will sync with your iOS devices. Tested on OS X 10.9.1 and iOS 7.0.4. Requires GUI Scripting Access: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5914 (Based partially on this script: https://gist.github.com/Zettt/7724258)
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| set clickDelay to 0.3 | |
| set textReplaceList to {} | |
| set exponentsListName to "Exponents (replaces ^0-^9 with ⁰-⁹)" | |
| set fractionsListName to "Fractions (replaces 1/2-7/8 with ½-⅞)" | |
| set exponentsList to {{"^0", "⁰"}, {"^1", "¹"}, {"^2", "²"}, {"^3", "³"}, {"^4", "⁴"}, {"^5", "⁵"}, {"^6", "⁶"}, {"^7", "⁷"}, {"^8", "⁸"}, {"^9", "⁹"}} | |
| set fractionsList to {{"1/2", "½"}, {"1/3", "⅓"}, {"1/4", "¼"}, {"1/5", "⅕"}, {"1/6", "⅙"}, {"1/7", "⅐"}, {"1/8", "⅛"}, {"1/9", "⅑"}, {"1/10", "⅒"}, {"2/3", "⅔"}, {"2/5", "⅖"}, {"3/4", "¾"}, {"3/5", "⅗"}, {"3/8", "⅜"}, {"4/5", "⅘"}, {"5/6", "⅚"}, {"5/8", "⅝"}, {"7/8", "⅞"}} | |
| set chosenLists to (choose from list {exponentsListName, fractionsListName} with title "Useful Keyboard Text Shortcuts" with prompt "Choose one or more sets of keyboard text shortcuts to add to your System Preferences. | |
| This may take a minute to complete." OK button name "Add text shortcuts" cancel button name "Cancel" default items {exponentsListName, fractionsListName} with multiple selections allowed) |