On 11/7/04 8:23 AM, "Stephen Rayment" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would like to write a simple script to allow me to alter the Columns that > are Viewed for my monthly mail folders, differently than the defaults, eg. > no "Links", no "Online Status", etc. It takes me an annoying 30 mouse clicks > to do this every month - perfect scripting task! > > Two questions... > >> From looking at the Entourage Dictionary, I can't see any easy way to do > this with AppleScript - did I miss something? No. > > This seems like an ideal application for UI Scripting - has anybody tried UI > scripting with Entourage - does it work OK? It works fine as long as you script menus and menu items, not buttons. Buttons and other window controls are not available (in any MS app - they seem to have non-standard windows and controls). Fortunately, almost everything in Entourage is available from a menu. You won't be able to drag the columns around by GUI script, but you should be able to add them using View menu/Columns. I strongly recommend your getting and using UI Browser from PreFab Software, Inc. <http://www.prefab.com/uibrowser/> for GUI scripting. Without it, it's much too hard to figure out what to script. -- Paul Berkowitz MVP MacOffice Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html> AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using - **2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
