
\chapter Creating Scripts using Qt Script for Applications

In this chapter we'll demonstrate how to use \QS to create scripts for a
scriptable application. 

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\section1 Creating a New Macro

A 'Macro' is simply a global \QS function.

Run the \c spreadsheet application if it isn't already running.

Click the \Toolbutton New button located on the Scripts toolbar to
invoke the \Widget{New Macro} dialog. Once we create a new macro, a
toolbar button will appear on the Scripts toolbar as a shortcut to
execute the macro.

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\caption New Macro Toolbar Button

Follow the steps below to create the new macro:

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\section1 Creating a Dialog

Before we implement our new function, we need to create a dialog which
will allow the user to enter data, select options, and display the
results. It is possible to write macros that the user can execute
directly. But in this example, we want to present the user with a
dialog in which they can: 1) enter their name, 2) Select a pizza
topping, 3)select a pizza size, 4) Order ice cream.

\section2 Creating a New Dialog

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\section1 Adding Widgets and Laying Out the Dialog


\section2 Implementing the Script's Functionality

In \QS, we have some global objects. The most important one for our
example is called Application. This object contains other objects, the
most important being the application objects. These are the objects
that the C++ application makes available to our script. In the \c
spreadsheet example, the sheets are available this way, e.g.
Application.sheet1. Other important objects which the Application
object are the dialogs we create in the project, for example,
Application.######.

We will now implement the script's functionality.



