Thanks Alex I guess I will need to continue to go to the extras menu for the Time Machine and option command l for downloads. Hey, at least I can do it.
Gigi > On Feb 28, 2015, at 8:42 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Time Machine is something I looked into, but it turned out that little to no > TM information is available to AppleScript, unfortunately. I just had a look > in Safari's scripting dictionary, and downloads aren't mentioned once, so it > looks like a script couldn't access that information either. >> On Feb 28, 2015, at 8:01 AM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> Hi guys: >> I am beginning to see the advantages of learning Apple script, or, if I find >> it too technical for me, cheering on someone else with those skills. I >> definitely cheer you on, Alex, for having given me my favorite ones, >> checking the time and date and checking battery status. I would like another >> one, and I would like to know first, if it would work, and second, how could >> I make a copy of and edit a script to do it. When I do my Time Machine >> backups, I want to check the status. How can that be done with an Apple >> script so it would work like the battery checking one? Checking download >> status would be nice, too, but I am doing the other more often lately. >> >> All this brings another question. Has anybody written instructions as to how >> to do this or has the instructions been put into a podcast somewhere or on >> iTunes U? >> Gigi >> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
