Core commands status
New Alpha commands
Commands reimplemented in AlphaTcl
Annex
- List of the Alpha core commands
- List of the AlphaX core commands

Core commands status

This section indicates the status of the reimplementation of the Alpha core Tcl commands.

Name	Status
Bind	obsoleted
Menu	obsoleted
abbrev	obsoleted
abbreviateText	done
abortEm	obsoleted -> replaced by [status abort]
addHelpMenu	obsoleted
addMenuItem	obsoleted
alert	done
alertnote	done
alpha::blink	obsoleted -> replaced by [blinkPos]
alpha::copyRegion	obsoleted -> replaced by [text copy]
alpha::cutRegion	obsoleted -> replaced by [text cut]
alpha::executeURL	done (renamed executeURL)
alpha::pasteRegion	obsoleted -> replaced by [text paste]
ascii	obsoleted
backSpace	done
backwardChar	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
backwardCharSelect	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
backwardDeleteWord	done
backwardWord	done
backwardWordSelect	done
balance	done
beep	done
beginningBufferSelect	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
beginningLineSelect	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
beginningOfBuffer	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
beginningOfLine	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
binding	done
bindingList	obsoleted
bringToFront	done
buttonAlert	done
capitalizeRegion	obsoleted
capitalizeWord	done
centerRedraw	done
clearUndo	done
colorTagKeywords	obsoleted -> replaced by [modeColoring]
colorTriple	obsoleted -> replaced by [colorRef pick]
coreKeyPrompt	obsoleted -> replaced by [getKey -m -u]
createTMark	obsoleted -> replaced by [mark add -temp]
cvttime	obsoleted. Can easily be implemented in AlphaTcl
deleteChar	done
deleteMenuItem	obsoleted
deleteModeBindings	obsoleted
deleteSelection	obsoleted -> replaced by [selection delete]
deleteText	obsoleted -> replaced by [text delete]
deleteWord	done
describeBinding	obsoleted -> replaced by proc [binding::describe]
dialog	obsoleted -> replaced by [view]
display	obsoleted -> replaced by [displayPos]
displayEncoding	obsoleted
displayMode	done
displayPlatform	done
downcaseWord	done
dumpColors	obsoleted
dumpObj	done
enableMenuItem	obsoleted (use [menuItem set])
endBufferSelect	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
endLineSelect	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
endOfBuffer	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
endOfLine	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
execAbbrev	obsoleted
execute	obsoleted -> replaced by [status execute]
floatIcon	obsoleted (use the [view] command instead))
floatMenu	done
forwardChar	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
forwardCharSelect	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
forwardWord	done
forwardWordSelect	done
getChar	obsoleted -> replaced by [getKey -c]
getColors	obsoleted -> replaced by [getEscapes]
getDirectory	done
getFile	done
getFileInfo	done
getGeometry	done
getLocation	done
getMainDevice	done
getModifiers	done
getNamedMarks	obsoleted -> replaced by [mark list]
getPin	done
getPos	done
getPosOfMark	obsoleted -> replaced by [mark pos]
getPosOfTMark	obsoleted -> replaced by [mark pos -temp]
getScrap	obsoleted -> replaced by [pasteboard read]
getSelect	obsoleted -> replaced by [selection get]
getStandardFolder	done
getTMarks	obsoleted -> replaced by [mark list -temp]
getText	obsoleted -> replaced by [text get]
getTextDimensions	done
getVolume	deprecated
getWinInfo	done
goto	done
gotoColumn	done
gotoLine	done
gotoMark	obsoleted -> replaced by [mark goto]
gotoTMark	obsoleted -> replaced by [mark goto -temp]
hiview	renamed [view] -> done
icGetPref	obsoleted
icOpen	obsoleted
icon	obsoleted -> replaced by [windowVisibility]
iconref	obsoleted -> replaced by [imageRef]
insertAscii	obsoleted -> replaced by [insertUnicode]
insertColorEscape	renamed [insertEscapes] -> done
insertMenu	obsoleted -> now defined in AlphaTcl in coreFixes.tcl
insertText	obsoleted -> replaced by [text insert]
insertToTop	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
iterationCount	obsoleted
keyAscii	obsoleted -> replaced by [getKey -c]
keyCode	obsoleted -> replaced by [getKey -k]
killLine	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
killWindow	done
largestPrefix	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
lineStart	obsoleted -> replaced by [linePos start]
linkVar	done
listpick	done
lookAt	done
macro::__current	obsoleted -> replaced by [macroRef script]
macro::__endRecording	obsoleted -> replaced by [macroRef stopRecording]
macro::__startRecording	obsoleted -> replaced by [macroRef startRecording]
markMenuItem	obsoleted
matchBrace	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
matchIt	done
maxPos	done
menuBar	done
menuItem	done
menuNames	obsoleted
menuRef	done
mousePos	done
moveInsertionHere	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
moveWin	done
mtime	done
nameFromAppl	obsoleted -> replaced by [getAppInfo path]
new	renamed [openWindow] -> done
nextLine	done
nextLineSelect	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
nextLineStart	obsoleted -> replaced by [linePos next]
now	done
oneSpace	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
openFile	done
openLine	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
pageBack	done
pageForward	done
pageSetup	done
posToRowCol	done
prefixChar	renamed [prefixBinding] -> done
prevLineSelect	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
prevPos	done
previousLine	done
print	done
progressBar	done
prompt	done
putScrap	obsoleted -> replaced by [pasteboard write]
quit	done
rectangularHiliteToPin	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
redo	done
refresh	done
regModeKeywords	obsoleted -> replaced by [modeColoring]
regPrefixChar	obsoleted -> replaced by [prefixBinding -infix]
removeColorEscapes	renamed [removeEscapes] -> done
removeMenu	obsoleted -> now defined in AlphaTcl in coreFixes.tcl
removeNamedMark	obsoleted -> replaced by [mark remove]
removeTMark	obsoleted -> replaced by [mark remove -temp]
renameMenuItem	obsoleted
replaceText	obsoleted -> replaced by [text replace]
responsiveness	obsoleted
revert	done
rowColToPos	done
save	done
saveAll	done
saveAs	done
saveResources	obsoleted -> replaced by [resourceData]
scrollDownLine	obsoleted -> replaced by [scroll down]
scrollLeftCol	obsoleted -> replaced by [scroll left]
scrollRightCol	obsoleted -> replaced by [scroll right]
scrollUpLine	obsoleted -> replaced by [scroll up]
search	done
selEnd	done
selectText	obsoleted -> replaced by [selection set]
setFileInfo	done
setNamedMark	obsoleted -> replaced by [mark add]
setPin	done
setRGB	obsoleted -> replaced by [colorRef create]
setTabSize	implemented as proc in AlphaTcl
setWinInfo	done
showFontPanel	done
sizeWin	done
specToPathName	obsoleted
startEscape	obsoleted
status::flash	obsoleted
status::msg	implemented as proc (see [status message])
statusPrompt	obsoleted -> replaced by [status prompt]
switchTo	done
tab	obsoleted
ticks	done
toolbar	done
unBind	obsoleted
unascii	obsoleted
undo	done
unicodeNormalize	done
upcaseWord	done
version	obsoleted -> replaced by [getAppInfo version]
watchCursor	obsoleted
winCurrent	done
winNames	done
winPane	done
winStatus	obsoleted
windowVisibility	done
wins	obsoleted
yank	obsoleted
zapNonPrintables	obsoleted

New Alpha commands

The following commands are new in Alpha:

Name

[mark]

[nslog]

[text]

[view]

Commands reimplemented in AlphaTcl

The following commands are not core commands anymore and are now implemented in the AlphaTcl library:

Name

[backwardChar]

[backwardCharSelect]

[beginningBufferSelect]

[beginningLineSelect]

[beginningOfBuffer]

[forwardCharSelect]

[moveInsertionHere]

[rectangularHiliteToPin]

Annex

List of the Alpha core commands

To get an up-to-date list of Alpha's core commands, one can execute the following command:

    getAppInfo commands

The currently defined commands (as of version 9.1.1) are:
abbreviateText, alert, alertnote, alphaUpdate, appExec, backSpace, backwardChar, backwardCharSelect, backwardDeleteWord, backwardWord, backwardWordSelect, balance, beep, beginningBufferSelect, beginningLineSelect, beginningOfBuffer, beginningOfLine, binding, blinkPos, bringToFront, buttonAlert, capitalizeWord, centerRedraw, clearUndo, colorRef, countLines, deleteChar, deleteWord, displayPos, downcaseWord, dumpObj, endBufferSelect, endLineSelect, endOfBuffer, endOfLine, exchangePointAndPin, executeURL, findBar, floatMenu, forwardChar, forwardCharSelect, forwardWord, forwardWordSelect, getAppInfo, getDirectory, getEscapes, getFile, getFileInfo, getFont, getFontInfo, getFontList, getGeometry, getKey, getLocation, getMainDevice, getModifiers, getPin, getPos, getStandardFolder, getTextDimensions, getWinInfo, goto, gotoColumn, gotoLine, hiliteToPin, hiliteToPreviousPosition, imageRef, insertEscapes, insertToTop, insertUnicode, killLine, killWindow, largestPrefix, linePos, linkVar, listpick, lookAt, macroRef, mark, matchBrace, matchIt, maxPos, menuBar, menuItem, menuRef, minPos, modeColoring, mousePos, moveInsertionHere, moveWin, movieRef, mtime, nextLine, nextLineSelect, now, nslog, oneSpace, openFile, openLine, openWindow, pageBack, pageForward, pageSetup, pasteboard, peekEvent, popover, posToRowCol, predicate, prefixBinding, prevLineSelect, prevPos, previousLine, print, processAsync, progressBar, prompt, quit, rectangularHiliteToPin, redo, refresh, removeEscapes, resourceData, restart, revert, rowColToPos, save, saveAll, saveAs, scanFile, screen, scroll, search, selEnd, selection, setFileInfo, setGeometry, setPin, setPos, setWinInfo, shellExec, showFontPanel, sizeWin, soundRef, speech, spellchecker, status, switchTo, text, ticks, toolbar, toolbarItem, transcode, undo, unicodeNormalize, upcaseWord, view, winCurrent, winExec, winNames, winPane, windowVisibility, yank.

List of the AlphaX core commands

Here is, for the record, the list of the 230 core commands which were defined in AlphaX:
abbrev, abortEm, addHelpMenu, addMenuItem, alert, alpha::blink, alpha::copyRegion, alpha::cutRegion, alpha::executeURL, alpha::pasteRegion, backSpace, backwardChar, backwardCharSelect, backwardDeleteWord, backwardWord, backwardWordSelect, balance, beep, beginningBufferSelect, beginningLineSelect, beginningOfBuffer, beginningOfLine, Bind, binding, bindingList, bringToFront, buttonAlert, capitalizeRegion, capitalizeWord, centerRedraw, clearUndo, colorRegion, colorTagKeywords, colorTriple, coreKeyPrompt, createTMark, cvttime, deleteChar, deleteMenuItem, deleteModeBindings, deleteSelection, deleteText, deleteWord, describeBinding, display, displayEncoding, displayMode, displayPlatform, downcaseWord, dumpColors, dumpTclObj, enableMenuItem, endBufferSelect, endLineSelect, endOfBuffer, endOfLine, ensureTextWasColoured, exchangePointAndPin, execAbbrev, execute, floatIcon, floatMenu, forwardChar, forwardCharSelect, forwardWord, forwardWordSelect, getChar, getColors, getDirectory, getFile, getFileInfo, getGeometry, getLocation, getMainDevice, getModifiers, getNamedMarks, getPin, getPos, getPosOfMark, getPosOfTMark, getScrap, getSelect, getStandardFolder, getTMarks, getText, getVolume, getWinInfo, goto, gotoColumn, gotoLine, gotoMark, gotoTMark, hiliteToPin, hiliteToPrevious, hiview, icGetPref, icOpen, icon, iconref, insertAscii, insertColorEscape, insertMenu, insertText, insertToTop, iterationCount, keyAscii, keyCode, killLine, killWindow, largestPrefix, lineStart, linkVar, listpick, lookAt, mTime, macro::__current, macro::__endRecording, macro::__startRecording, markMenuItem, matchBrace, matchIt, maxPos, Menu, menuBar, menuItem, menuNames, menuRef, mousePos, moveInsertionHere, moveWin, nameFromAppl, new, nextLine, nextLineSelect, nextLineStart, now, oneSpace, openFile, openLine, pageBack, pageForward, pageSetup, posToRowCol, prefixChar, prevLineSelect, prevPos, previousLine, print, printType, progressBar, prompt, putScrap, quit, rectangularHiliteToPin, redo, refresh, regModeKeywords, regPrefixChar, removeColorEscapes, removeMenu, removeNamedMark, removeTMark, renameMenuItem, replaceText, responsiveness, revert, rowColToPos, save, saveAll, saveAs, saveResources, scrollDownLine, scrollLeftCol, scrollRightCol, scrollUpLine, search, selEnd, selectText, setFileInfo, setNamedMark, setPin, setRGB, setTabSize, setWinInfo, sizeWin, specToPathName, startEscape, status::flash, status::msg, statusPrompt, switchTo, tab, ticks, toolbar, unbind, undo, unfloat, unicodeNormalize, upcaseWord, version, watchCursor, winCurrent, winNames, winPane, winStatus, windowVisibility, wins, yank, zapNonPrintables.