Line 6 of fld "test" works but the target does not

[J. Landman Gay]

On 4/23/2016 12:25 AM, Kay C Lan wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 11:29 AM, J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The omission of "the" for properties has always bugged me,
>
>
> ????
>
> The Dictionary says
>
> target = keyword
> the target = target() = function
>
> I guess 'target' gets elevated to a 'keyword' because it behaves like 'the
> target' in all cases except where fields are concerned, and this is 'key'
> to it's use: - from the Dictionary
>
> If the target object is not a field, the 'target' keyword reports the name
> of the object, just like 'the target' function.

Yeah, you're right, "target" isn't a property, it only feels like one, 
so my gripe about properties isn't relevant here. But it does work on 
buttons contrary to what the dictionary says.

Here's an odd thing about my complaint with the omission of "the". For 
the last 20+ years I've routinely written "set cursor to...", without 
any "the". I don't think twice about it and adding "the" sounds 
unnatural and awkward to me. But for all other properties I do use "the" 
and my brain does a skip when I read scripts that don't.

My behavior is inconsistent and illogical. Mr. Spock would do that 
one-eyebrow thing at me.

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