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Ah, it seems my Google-foo is strong. I think I found a modified #Automator #ShellScript to not add the line feed.

Any #Automator #ShellScript experts care to help?

I created the following script to copy the first 6 characters of a selected filename to the clipboard. But the clipboard item ends up with a hard return after the characters. Is there a way to put a stop to that?

Went #mechanical a little while back and now that my Devooper Keycap set comes tomorrow, spent some time tinkering with #Macros. #Automator is definitely a better option than #Shortcuts for Mac right now but it’s not that great either.

Tracked down and old Stack issue suggesting #BetterTouchTool, and holy hat does it work well for setting up key combinations to perform very specific actions, including other key combos. (1/2)

Simpler languages like #HyperTalk don't have this problem. They scan a source file for lines beginning with `on methodName` or `function methodName` and build your navigation from that, even when swaths of invalid code lie between them.

Similarly, properties are either built in, or part of the image, so there is an explicit creation/deletion step that doesn't allow for any temporarily invalid syntax.

Languages with a graphical editor like #Scratch or #Automator don't have that problem either.