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GetTextSoapText/SetTextSoapText actions were removed.
The mechanims for calling using workflows inside a custom cleaner changed starting in v6.3 and these two actions became obsolete. Both actions simply remained as placeholders to allow users time to remove them.
Automator actions (in general)
TextSoap Automator actions have been updated to support 64-bit + Garbage collection. This is a new requirement in Snow Leopard's Automator. Earlier versions of TextSoap's automator actions will not work under Snow Leopard. The new actions will also work under Leopard (10.5).
GetTextSoapText/SetTextSoapText Automator actions
When using an Automator workfow inside of a custom cleaner, the workflow's initial input is the text to work with and its final output is returned to the custom cleaner for continued processing. These two actions are no longer needed in TextSoap 6.3 and now just return the input unchanged. You can remove these actions from any workflows called from within a custom cleaner.
The Scripting Addition
The Scripting Addition commands are deprecated. Use the textsoapAgent scripting instead. textsoapAgent scripting has been available since 6.1, with some minor additions in 6.2 and 6.3.
The Contextual Menu Module / Eudora plug-in
The technologies used by these two plugins are deprecated. The improved OS X Services support in Snow Leopard will replace the need for Contextual Menu Modules (CMMs) and Eudora app plug-in. Apple does not support CMMs in 64-bit apps. You can still use them in apps running in 32-bit mode (via Finder's Get Info). The Eudora plugin is also being deprecated. It relies on the a much older binary format (CFM) which has become more difficult to support with each passing year.
Both these implementations will be superseded with the OS X Services, which will contineu to offer similar functionalty.
OS X Services
Under 10.6, Service names no longer are prefixed with numbers to maintain order. Under 10.6, The "Push Services to the top of OS X Services menu" option is hidden as it no longer applies.
Under 10.6, it is recommended that you limit the items in a group as it will clutter up the Services menu if you have 20 or 30 items in it. For best results, select 5-10 common cleaners. You can easily change groups in the app's preferences if you need more.
TextSoap 6.3 will display a cautionary note at the bottom of the preference panel if you have more than 10 items in the group associated with Services.
Once TextSoap 6.3 has updated your service items (on first launch under 10.6), OS X Services should work without issue.
Note: There are several references to features/implementations being deprecated. What does that mean for you? Right now, not much. Nothing changes for TextSoap 6. The deprecated notation just services as a notification that those features / implementations will not be carried forward in the future (such as a new major version).
Added scripting commands to textsoapAgent. These new commands offer easy access to the new agent via AppleScript, making it easy to tightly integrate TextSoap into any app that supports AppleScript.
Use: tell application "textsoapAgent"
Automator Action "Clean Text Files" now supports defining encoding for both read and write and providing list of extensions for files to allow (as plain text) as well as known text formats.
New Custom Cleaner Editor
New and Improved Actions
New and Improved Cleaners
Plugins