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Created March 4, 2014 21:09
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Word and Character Count.scpt
# Word and Character Count service for Mac OS X
#
# Adds a Word and Character Count option to the text selection context menu in all apps
#
# Use Automator.app to create a new service, and then select the Run AppleScript action.
# Paste this code in to the text box, and save as Word and Character Count. Now switch to
# a new app, select some text, and open the context menu to find the new option.
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "System Events"
set _appname to name of first process whose frontmost is true
end tell
set word_count to count words of (input as string)
set character_count to count characters of (input as string)
tell application _appname
display alert "" & word_count & " words, " & character_count & " characters"
end tell
return input
end run
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