Aahz wrote: >> A couple of outstanding issues/omissions have been frustrating me >> recently, namely the annoying bouncing Dock icon and the inability to >> control multiple instances of the same app, so I've finally dealt with >> those. > > Could you describe your experience with those two issues (or point at > something you've posted elsewhere)?
1. Bouncing icon issue is covered in trunk/README in svn, and is something various appscript users (including me) have groused about over the years on this and other forums. Basically, if you run an appscript-based Python script using the command-line python interpreter, the python process is automatically upgraded to a full GUI process by the OS. This results in a Python.app application appearing in user's Dock. Mostly harmless, but very annoying. I've modified 0.21.0 so that it doesn't use any 10.5+ OS calls known to trigger GUI-fication, though GUI-fication will still happen if you use a python.org framework distro as that is built against 10.4. 2. Ability to launch multiple instances of the same application is a feature I've been wanting myself (makes it easier to parallelise automation workflows), and was a cheap addition once I switched to newer APIs in order to address #1. Main caveat is that OS X apps are normally designed to run as a single instance; some will happily run in parallel, others may not work correctly/at all. (The apps I'd like to parallelise seem to fall into the former camp, which is good news for me. YMMV.) I've updated the relevant API descriptions in the aem and appscript manuals in svn, but haven't gone out of the way to show it off (no new sample scripts). Unless you build heavy-duty automation workflows, it's unlikely to be of any practical use to you. HTH has _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
