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Learning AppleScript
AppleScript is the leprechaun of OS X. If you can catch him, you'll get a pot of gold. However, as we all know, leprechauns are elusive little beasties. AppleScript can seem daunting when you first try to tackle it, especially if you are just working ...
Automator actions: Attach Applescripts
Automator Actions for PreFab UI Actions allows you to attach AppleScripts to any application, which can be triggered automatically when the user performs an action in the target application, such as opening a window or choosing a menu item. Pretty ...
AppleScript: saving scripts
Just as there are multiple ways to save Automator workflows, there are also multiple ways to save AppleScripts. In this how-to, I will show you ways in which you can save your AppleScripts for future use. Read on for all the details. ...
Applescript to arrange your desktop
Here's a very cool tip we first saw at Lifehacker. Jeff Kelley is a MacBook Pro user who, like many others, connects it to several displays, depending on context and the task at hand. If you've done this, you may be familiar with the same irritation ...
Learn some AppleScript
I am
an unabashed lover of AppleScript. It is a wonderful thing, and
I wish that more Mac user were comfortable using it. Lucky, Macworld has just posted and excerpt from Andy Ihnatko's book,
'The Mac OS X Tiger Book,' which focuses on learning ...
TUAW Tip: enable the AppleScript menu
As I was working on an AppleScript-related post this morning, I couldn't seem to find any TUAW Tips in our vast archives that explained how to enable that AppleScript menubar item (pictured) that is mentioned so often in Mac software circles. This, ...
Apple Remote + AppleScript = Sofa Remote
It's nice to see more developers making use of the Apple Remote that comes with so many Macs these days, and Sofa Remote is a great example. This handy app from CASE Apps (whose tagline is 'Applications that should have been in the box' - nice) uses ...
Great beginner's guide to AppleScript
Many years ago I started playing with AppleScript. For some reason, it failed to hold my attention, though I know you can do many cool tricks with it. Perhaps I'd still be at it if I had found an overview like the one posted at AppStorm. This ...
Make slideshows using AppleScript
I'll save my hate for Automator another day. Meanwhile, I will profess my love for AppleScript. While Automator is great for the MacNoobs, I find AppleScript, for those willing to learn, can greatly enhance your life. Automator plus AppleScript will, ...
Ruby + AppleScript = RubyOSA
Our friends at Download Squad have discovered a melding of two scripting worlds: AppleScript and Ruby. RubyOSA is the darling scriptenstein of these two languages, and while I don't know a lick of either, I'm willing to bet this could be a popular ...
Mail to iPod AppleScript
Every now and then, I'll get an email with a lot of handy info that I'd like to have access to without having to take out my PowerBook. I usually save the message as a PDF and sync it with my phone, but this can be cumbersome and slow. Lucky for me, ...
AppleScript Pro sessions edge closer to NYC
AppleScript Pro Sessions is a week long conference and workshop event
that very thoroughly covers working with Applescript. Scheduled sessions include: Starting Out
With AppleScript AppleScript and Applications Scripting InDesign Graphics, ...
AppleScript: The Definitive Guide 2nd Edition
My love of AppleScript knows no bounds. I often tell people that they should be using AppleScript to help them
automate everything from mass file renaming to making their beds (well, not so much that last one. Wouldn't that be
cool though?). With ...
PackRat dev calls for AppleScripters
Rod Schmidt, developer of PackRat, has issued a call for AppleScripters who are interested in automating his rocking Backpack client. PackRat, to my knowledge, doesn't have AppleScript support yet, but that does seem to be at the top of the request ...
iTunes AppleScript to batch edit video metadata
iTunes 7 ushered in some great new video metadata, but editing this information, especially when in batches, can sometimes be a pain. For example: iTunes can differentiate between "movies" and "tv shows," (just check your Sources list on the left) ...
