utilities folder On 1 Sep 2009, at 20:48, Scott Howell wrote:
> > Hi Esther, oddly I dont' seem to have the Apple Script folder in > Applications any longer. WOnder where it wandered off too? GUess I'll > have to poke about for it, but seems odd it has gone missing. > On Sep 1, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Esther wrote: > >> >> Hi Marie, >> >> To find the AppleScript editor, I use Finder (in Leopard) to go the >> Applications folder (Command-Shift-A) and navigate to the >> "AppleScript" folder. Use VO-Backslash (on an English language >> keyboard) to expand the folder or else bring up the Commands menu >> (VO- >> H twice) and select the menu item for "Toggle Disclosure Triangle". >> If >> you open the AppleScript utility a dialog window pops up that has >> checkboxes you can set to "Show Script menu in menu bar" and "Show >> Computer scripts". Checking these options will make the sample >> scripts on your system available to you from an AppleScript menu on >> the status menu bar. On my machine in Leopard, the same Applications >> folder has an alias to the Example Scripts folder so you can examine >> the scripts (e.g., navigate down to a folder like "Address Book >> Scripts" and select a script like "Import Addresses.scpt"; opening >> one >> of the scripts lets you view it in the Script Editor). The Script >> Editor application is also in the Applications folder, but if you >> start it up, it will be blank. >> >> If Scott says that the AppleScript Editor is in the Utilities folder >> this structure may have changed in Snow Leopard. >> >> The way you would have to use AppleScripts to set up options in >> Keyboard Commander is to write or find existing Applescripts and bind >> them to keys. Usually, if you copy an AppleScript to a folder like >> ~/Library/iTunes/Scripts (under your user account) or /Library/ >> iTunes/Scripts (for all users) the AppleScripts show up in an >> additional menu for that application (in this case, for iTunes). >> They >> work like regular menu options -- select a track, and apply the >> AppleScript from its menu. >> >> For example there is the "RestartAt" AppleScript at Tim Kilburn's >> VoiceOver Downloads page: >> >> http://homepage.mac.com/kilburns/voiceover/downloads.html >> >> Under Leopard, I copied this to my user account's Library/iTunes/ >> Scripts folder (which I created) and used the Keyboard Shortcuts tab >> of the Keyboard & Mouse menu under Systems Preferences to assign it a >> shortcut (Command-Option-R), so I could restart play for any selected >> track at the time I wanted by selecting the track and using Command- >> Option-R. Presumably, under Snow Leopard, I could assign the >> AppleScript to a shortcut via Keyboard Commander. >> >> HTH >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> >>> The Apple Script Editor is in the Utilities folder. >>> On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Marie Howarth wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> no developers tools, there was an optional install but x code was >>>> the >>>> only thing there. very confusing. lol >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Aug 31, 2009, at 12:30 PM, Marie Howarth wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> OK, I want to use apple script to set up some options on the >>>>>>>>>> keyboard >>>>>>>>>> commander. But how do I do that? apple script is a folder >>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>> no >>>>>>>>>> matter what I do, I canot get to open. it takes me back to >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> devices >>>>>>>>>> in sidebar for some odd reason, no matter how I try to open >>>>>>>>>> it. >>>>>>>>>> any >>>>>>>>>> help would be greatly appreciated. I want to take advantage >>>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>>> using >>>>>>>>>> apple script with VO to set up commands, but not sure how to >>>>>>>>>> do >>>>>>>>>> it. >>>>>>>>>> any help would be great :) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
