On 5/3/2007 4:12 PM, "Paul Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No. "Arrange By" (sort lists by) is not scriptable. In general, > AppleScripting of Entourage is not there to manipulate the appearance of the > User Interface, but for controlling the actual data itself - creating and > sending messages, contacts, calendar events, etc., assigning categories or > projects to items, and so on. > > It is possible to delve into "GUI Scripting" and use that to select > Entourage menu items. Like GUI Scripting in any application, it's not > something you can rely on totally. In the case of Entourage, you can use it > only on menu items, which works pretty well, but not on other controls such > as buttons and arrows. Fortunately in Entourage, almost every control is > duplicated by a menu item. I wouldn't venture into GUI Scripting without the > 3rd-party "UI Browser", which also provides a pretty good tutorial on how to > use it. > > Alternatively you could dispense with AppleScript and get one of the macro > utilities specifically designed to automate UI controls and menu items (iKey > and others). You can also get a certain distance - but not too far - using > the OS's methods for assigning keyboard shortcuts from System > Preferences/Keyboard & Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts/Applications/Entourage. > > -- > Paul Berkowitz Thanks for the update Paul! -- Thanks - RevDave [EMAIL PROTECTED] [db-lists] -- 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/>
