I'm going to send out a link to a zip file when I'm all done with everything - right now, though the four I have are working properly, I'd consider this to still be in alpha testing. It shouldn't be too long, though.
Bluetooth is one thing I considered, but had not looked into. I'll do that and see if it is possible. Volume is really simple, though - I'll make a script that gives you everything, and you can use the template to choose what you want to hear. On May 24, 2013, at 11:58 PM, Chris Gilland <[email protected]> wrote: > Alex, this is great! Where would I obtain the scripts that you so far have > done? I'd like a script that would tell me if bluetooth was enabled or > disabled, discoverable enabled or not enabled, and what devices if any are > currently connected. > > The other thing that would be, especially in my professional audio production > environment to know is if you could have v o read the percentage value of the > input volume slider under system prefs/sound/input tab. > > This way, at any time, with one keystroke, I could know exactly what my mike > level is set to on my input. > > Chris. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Fischler" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: What would you all like to see in scripts to speak system status? > > > Hey Alex, > > Very cool. I would love something if possible to make using the widgets more > accessible not sure if that is possible through scripts. Also for us dummies > is there anywhere we can read up on starting out with scripts. I have never > used any except the time one that you can use through keyboard commanders and > would like to become more familiar with them. Thanks, > On May 24, 2013, at 11:03 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> Now that I have four of them consistently working, I feel ready to share >> what I've been working on for the last couple days. I am putting together a >> series of Apple scripts that will speak information, using VO if it is on or >> the default system speech if it is not. The ones I have so far are CPU, ram, >> wifi, and date/time. The really cool bit, though, is that each starts out by >> setting up a template. You can change this template, using keywords to >> define what is spoken where. >> >> Let's look at the time script as an example, since everyone likes to have >> the date and time spoken differently. Right now, I have my template set to: >> $24hours:$minutes, $weekday, $month $dayOfMonth, $year >> which yields, right now: >> 22:55, Friday, May 24, 2013 >> Don't like 24 hour time? All you need to do is change your template: >> $12hours:$minutes $ampm, $month $dayOfMonth, $year >> and you'd hear something like: >> 10:56 PM, Friday, May 24, 2013 >> >> My other scripts do the same thing - one keystroke, for instance, and I know >> which wifi network I'm on and at what signal strength. Again, all of these >> have templates with certain keywords, so you can change how the script's >> information is spoken to exactly how you want it. >> >> So, my question: what else would you all like to see? I plan one for the >> space on the startup disk, and probably all other attached volumes, plus one >> for battery, but what else would be handy? These scripts are really meant to >> focus on quick bits of information that sighted people can use the status >> menus or dashboard to quickly look at - they have immediate access, and now >> we do too, plus we can fully customize the output. I make no promises that >> all the ideas I receive will make it, but if enough people ask for a certain >> feature, I'll try to add it in. I've thought about weather, but I really >> want to just distribute the scripts and not have any additional libraries or >> anything that you'd have to install. I'll look more into weather at some >> point. So, any small pieces of information you'd like to have one-key access >> to, let me know. thanks. >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> [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]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > 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?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > 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?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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