Hi Scott, I pressed Option Return to force the download, but it sounds like it would have occurred anyway. I do agree with you that some sort of indication that a download started and completed would be very useful. Even if the download was a small file and happened quickly, some indication of a completion of said download would be useful.
Les On Jun 23, 2013, at 8:43 AM, Scott Rumery <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alex, > > Thank you for these. I want to at some point learn how to write my own Apple > Scripts but as of yet I haven't started that task. > > As I clicked on your link Safari opened but all that I had was an empty html > content area, so thinking that something went wrong, I clicked on it again, > and again, and then one more time before I got the bright idea to check my > Downloads folder to see if what I was actually doing was downloading this > file over, and over again. > > Sure enough, I had about 4 copies of the file which brings me to my question > for you. Would it be possible for you to write an Apple Script that could > give the user some confirmation when a download had actually started and > ended? This would be a great piece > of information to have. > > Thanks and have a great day, > Scott Rumery > > On Jun 23, 2013, at 7:48 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> As promised some weeks ago, I have finished initial work on a collection of >> Applescripts to speak useful information when you want it. Until I can come >> up with a better name, I am calling this project "Talking Dashboard". >> >> This zip file includes scripts for time and date, wifi status, bluetooth, >> ram, CPU, battery, the clipboard content, sound information (sorry, not the >> sound device name yet), and mounted disk information. There is also a >> readme.rtf file which i ask that you read completely before asking me any >> questions, since it explains the template system and everything else you >> should need to get started. >> >> I still welcome suggestions for improving the existing scripts and for >> creating new ones. Also, the below link is not the final resting place of >> these scripts; once I have an actual website set up I will let you all know. >> So please don't pass this link around to everyone as it will eventually be >> broken; keep it on the list only for now. Thanks in advance for your >> cooperation. >> >> Here's the link: >> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17005121/talking%20dashboard.zip >> >> 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. >> 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. > 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
