how to get current selected text

[Mathieu.Lafourcade@imag.fr (Mathieu Lafourcade)]

I don'tt think this question is specific to Lisp, but I know there are many
mac wizards around here.

How can I get the current selected text of the current application and send
it (with ae) to a background appl?

Other related questions : how can I get the text content of the front
window of any application ? Is it possible to get to text pointed (but not
clicked) by the mouse in any application (finder included) and send it to a
background appl?


Any pointers would be very appreciated.


Btw: my bck appl is written in lisp, but the front appl is any std appl
(finder, msword, excel, etc.)


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