thanks to you.......i wrote my first applescript. see here:
http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver/browse_thread/thread/9b4652aaeb06bbce#
On Sep 19, 5:52 pm, Sesquipedalian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh, I forgot to say that when you have made a script that does what
> you want, save it in the Scripts folder of your user Library folder,
> and QS will add it to the catalogue (unless you've changed the default
> catalogue settings).
>
> On Sep 19, 12:54 am, Sesquipedalian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Applescript is really easy to use. Even if you know nothing about it,
> > you can at the very least write a script to simulate keystrokes for
> > you so that you can execute a whole series of actions with a single
> > trigger in QS.
>
> > Telling Applescript to simulate keystrokes for you is as simple as
> > opening Script Editor.app and entering something like this into it:
>
> > tell application "System Events" to keystroke "P" using {command down}
>
> > This line of code will press ⌘P for you. You can string a series of
> > keystrokes together using code like this:
>
> > tell application "System Events"
> > keystroke "A" using {command down}
> > keystroke "S" using {command down, option down}
> > keystroke "1"
> > keystroke ";" using {shift down}
> > keystroke ":"
> > end tell
>
> > The first keystroke is ⌘A, the second is ⌘⌥S, the third is simply 1,
> > and the fourth and fifth both type a colon, since holding the shift
> > key makes the semicolon key type a colon.
>
> > Now, so far we have only tried typing letters, numbers, and
> > punctuation. What if you want to press an arrow key, the return key, a
> > function key, etc.?
>
> > Instead of the "keystroke" command, use the "key code" command. That
> > will allow you to press just about any key on the keyboard. Here is
> > an example:
>
> > tell application "System Events" to key code 35 using {command down}
>
> > This line of code also presses ⌘P for you. 35 is the actual numeric
> > code for the P key. You can learn the key code for any key on your
> > keyboard by downloading a little app called Full Key Codes
> > fromhttp://softwares.bajram.com/utilities/. Open this app, press any key,
> > and it will show you the key code in blue in the lower right corner of
> > its window. (It will also show you some other information, but you can
> > ignore the rest.) Use that code number in your Applescript, and you
> > can simulate just about any series of keyboard commands you want.
>
> > As a note of explanation, the reason these commands always start with
> > 'tell application "System Events"' is because only the background
> > process named System Events can simulate pressing keys on your
> > keyboard. As you start learning Applescript, you will discover that
> > many applications can each be told to do many different things.
