Re: Applescript commander acting strange.

A script workss the same in eeither. I suggest you join and ask the script question in this mailing list: applescript-us...@lists.apple.com On Mon, 7 Jun 2021, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > OK yes, but there is still a need for scripting to work consistently. > Best wishes, > >

Re: Applescript commander acting strange.

OK yes, but there is still a need for scripting to work consistently. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Jun 7, 2021, at 15:00, dan d. wrote: > > > > A key commander can use all 26 letter keys and all numbers if you use the > numpad commmander version. > > On Mon, 7 Jun

Re: Applescript commander acting strange.

A key commander can use all 26 letter keys and all numbers if you use the numpad commmander version. On Mon, 7 Jun 2021, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > =Hello, > > I was listening to the communication about Voiceover issues on Saturday and > somebody complained about the difficulty of using

RE: Applescript

Hey Tim, That was my thought Also, -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn Sent: Monday, 23 January 2017 5:03 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Applescript Hi, When you originally

RE: Applescript

10:41 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Applescript Hi, It sounds like your MacOS is not recognizing that your new keyboard has a left and right option key. It may be the keyboard's fault, in that the left and right option keys are sent as exactly the same key-stoke, or it may

Re: Applescript

Yes a few times. Just now I changed from right option key to left in VO Utility, Commanders, Keyboard. I will see if any conflicts arise from that as I use the Mac. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . I have seen the truth and it makes no sense. E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 1/22/2017 8:03

Re: Applescript

Hi, When you originally set up the keyboard, did it ask you to press the key to the right of the left shift, and the key to the left of the right shift key? If not, try going into System Prefs, Keyboard, and see if it can properly identify your keyboard in the Setup Keyboard area. Later...

Re: Applescript

Ok I did the VO K on all the keys. The right option key is silent. The left and right arrow keys actually will move left or right but VO does speak the up and down arrow keys. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . I have seen the truth and it makes no sense. E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On

Re: Applescript

Hi, It sounds like your MacOS is not recognizing that your new keyboard has a left and right option key. It may be the keyboard's fault, in that the left and right option keys are sent as exactly the same key-stoke, or it may be something to do with the way the MacOS maps third party

Re: AppleScript

Thanks. I will start there. > On Aug 15, 2016, at 10:29 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Larry, > > If you start up Script Editor on your macintosh, than under the help area is > an AppleScript guide. > Essentially you send messages to an application and they will send

Re: AppleScript

Larry, If you start up Script Editor on your macintosh, than under the help area is an AppleScript guide. Essentially you send messages to an application and they will send back replies that can then be stored in variables. In the more recent Apple OS's you can also use JavaScript for the base

Re: Applescript Use Voiceover Find

Are you getting an error? I am pasting a code snippet I used to move the VO cursor to the sound menu extra a while back. I gave up on the script because I wanted to option click the sound menu, but could not get that step to work. tell application "VoiceOver" tell vo cursor

Re: AppleScript and TimeMachine

Indeed there is. I don't like having to open System Preferences just to do this, and I hoped there would be a cleaner way. After all, if you're going to run a script that has to open the Time Machine preference pane anyway, it's little different from opening and reading the pane yourself, at

Re: Applescript basics

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

Re: Applescript basics

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

Re: Applescript basics

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 mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Time Machine is something I looked into, but it turned out that

RE: Applescript to double click at voiceover cursor

I would be interested in scripting for apple also From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniela Rubio Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 07:51 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Applescript to double click at voiceover cursor

Re: Applescript to double click at voiceover cursor

Thanks for sharing, Jonathan, this will be really handy. And I, for one, would be interested in the call to discuss AppleScript. I've always wanted to learn it, but figuring out how to get started seems sort of daunting. Cheers, Donna On Feb 26, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Jonathan C Cohn

Re: Applescript challenge

Did you try a three finger swipe up and down when interacted with the e-mail content? Jürgen Am 27.02.2015 um 13:59 schrieb David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com: I guess I should set this up as a project for myself but I know nothing about Applescripts. One of the really frustrating

Re: Applescript challenge

I do not routinely use trackpad commander but unless I am mistaken I understand this command to be a command to read a page? Actually the way I use my mac I normally sit about 10feet away from it in an armchair with headphones and keyboard and never use a trackpad so I will have to try it out

Re: Applescript challenge

Well, there might be issues with Rich Text / HTML e-mails. But in general you would want to use the text object of the current object. basically if you change the text I know that the Text object provides paragraph and sentence access, but I am not sure about line numbers. If you bring up the

Re: Applescript to double click at voiceover cursor

Hello all! I am very pleased to see this topic on the list about scripts. I am very interested as well. I used to do some scripting, but I lost my grip on it dew to lack of time and other situations. So, If you make the discussion group about Apple Scripts, count on me! Thank you again! Daniela

Re: Applescript to double click at voiceover cursor

A big thanks to Jonathan for this script. It helped me in two ways: Firstly I can perform a „real“ double mouse click now. I experienced issues sometimes using VO + Shift + Space twice under certain conditions. It sometimes simply didn’t work and I had to switch off Trackpad Commander to

Re: Applescript help

I’ve come to this script late. I would like to know what the “package” is and if it is geared towards teaching apple script creation? I’m an old Cobol, RPG, Bal, Pascal, APL, Basic etc … programmer from way back and wouldn’t mind getting back into it for the odd script writing need. thanks On

Re: Applescript help

If we're still talking about Talking Dashboard, I know it works since I use it all the time. Have you modified the script in any way at all? Do other commanders work? On Feb 25, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Jonathan C Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com wrote: Send me a copy of the script and I can give it a

Re: Applescript help

Glad you got it working, and sorry I didn't think to check that all the scripts were together. Note that a warning about exactly this problem is already in the Readme file. I'll paste it here: ##Q: None of the scripts are working! What is going on? A: The most likely cause is that you have

Re: Applescript help

Alex, I think this topic got sidetracked. Well I did resolve my issue. To be honest, while your readme was very informative. what would have been helpful to me new to Applecript would have been an outline of the steps necessary. The missing step was to put the utilities.scpt and

Re: Applescript help

Send me a copy of the script and I can give it a try. Is output using the output command or the say command? Or perhaps the code from the Apple version was taken, which checks if VoiceOVer is running and also makes sure that applescripts can control voiceover. in any case the first thing to

Re: Applescript help

Hi! I have the same problem. THe voiceover date and time script does not work. Not even my right command v for muting speech. That is not a script though. /A 25 feb 2015 kl. 20:21 skrev The Believer ancient.ali...@icloud.com: Using scripts from the Talking Dashboard, placed in

Re: Applescript help

My brain is an old sponge, not so plastic any more. It was too much information to absorb at one time but now that its working, its good. I will be moving on to a couple other scripts and see what I can do with them. Thanks for putting this together with all the scripts. From The

Re: applescript or command line which should I us

The open-source Sox package can convert audio files to ogg. If you need to convert a whole pile of them then you can just make a loop in a shell script. Googling around I found this: for i in *.wav; do sox $i `echo $i|sed 's/wav$/ogg/'`;done In the above example the source files are assumed

Re: applescript or command line which should I us

The core services in OS X might be able to handle this; have a look in Automator, and on applevis.com for my guide on how to do it. If you do need the command line, and you want to use AppleScript, just use the so shell script command. On Dec 25, 2014, at 9:40 AM, Scott Berry

Re: AppleScript (was calendar questions)

Could I make one to dconvert files to certain formats if necessary? Sent from my iPad On Jul 5, 2014, at 4:01 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: It's pretty easy, yes. I learned everything from simply googling, starting with basics of AppleScript and moving on from there. It helps to

Re: AppleScript (was calendar questions)

Yes, though a workflow might be better for that. Check out the Automator app built into every Mac to create workflows. If you get stuck using it, let us know; it is easy to use, but only once you know some tricks that are not apparent going in. On Jul 5, 2014, at 4:04 PM, Jessica D

Re: AppleScript (was calendar questions)

There are certainly graphic conversion commands in Apple Script. You can also use the save as directive and I believe in most applications there is a type argument that can be specified. I can look a bit further if you let me know source and destination and if I have a program that can handle

Re: AppleScript to Open the Current Safari Tab in Google Chrome

By the way, How can I uninstall Flash player? Best Daniela Rubio T iPhone: +34662328507 El 28/04/2014, a las 14:29, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com escribió: If your'e like me, you keep you're Mac that much safer and don't bother installing Adobe Flash Player. Most of the

Re: AppleScript to Open the Current Safari Tab in Google Chrome

Find Adobe Flash Player in the apps folder and press command-backspace to remove it. HtH, teresa Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com Facebook On Apr 29, 2014, at 12:38 AM, Daniela Rubio mabuha...@gmail.com wrote: By the way, How can I uninstall Flash player? Best Daniela Rubio T iPhone:

Re: AppleScript to Open the Current Safari Tab in Google Chrome

thanks! I'll give it a look later today. automation and scripting are interesting to me, but I don't know anything about either yet! Cait On Apr 28, 2014, at 8:59 PM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Kait, It's as Phil said. But here's the link again if that's

Re: AppleScript to Open the Current Safari Tab in Google Chrome

So, Nick.. Can you give the link for your blog? thanks, Cait On Apr 28, 2014, at 8:29 AM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com wrote: If your'e like me, you keep you're Mac that much safer and don't bother installing Adobe Flash Player. Most of the time this works fine, but every

Re: AppleScript to Open the Current Safari Tab in Google Chrome

In Adobe Flash player settings, you can get Flash Player to ask if you want information to be stored on to your computer. I told it to ask each time which enables me to keep my computer safe. On 28 Apr 2014, at 01:29 pm, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com wrote: If your'e like

Re: AppleScript to Open the Current Safari Tab in Google Chrome

There is also Click To Flash which turns any flash into a non-operating widget which you must action before it will load. That way you can leave Flash installed and only enable it when you want it. http://hoyois.github.io/safariextensions/clicktoplugin/ CB On 4/28/14, 10:12 AM, Kawal

Re: AppleScript to Open the Current Safari Tab in Google Chrome

if you follow the link to download the script, it will bring you to his blog where you can read more and subscribe if desired. On Apr 28, 2014, at 8:58 AM, Caitlyn and Maggie caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: So, Nick.. Can you give the link for your blog? thanks, Cait On Apr 28, 2014,

Re: AppleScript to Open the Current Safari Tab in Google Chrome

Hi Kait, It's as Phil said. But here's the link again if that's easier. Kawal and Chris, I've heard about those solutions too, and was interested. I'm sure they're great. I just feel better knowing my Mac is free of Adobe Flash Player (and Java too for that matter). I like not having to deal

Re: applescript

I learned by googling it. It is really simple, as close to a plain English programming language as I've ever seen... Tell application Finder to set the clipboard to the path of the selected file stuff like that. Basically, identify a task you want to do in Aplescript, then google that particular

Re: applescript

Cool, thanks, Alex. I just have some tasks that I'd like to do and looking at automator or scripting to do these tasks. Thanks, jg On Apr 16, 2014, at 10:14 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: I learned by googling it. It is really simple, as close to a plain English programming

Re: applescript

Jim, There's a book or two specifically addressing Apple Scripting on bookshare.org. I know I downloaded one @ some point in the past. Good luck, CJ On Apr 16, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Jim Gatteys jgatt...@gmail.com wrote: Cool, thanks, Alex. I just have some tasks that I'd like to do and

Re: AppleScript to batch export from Pages to Word [Re: :pages export annoyance]

Hi Esther group of exclamation marks :) Thanks so much for taking the time to look into it. Will try it out after mug of coffee, and dissect the script. Have a great sunday when it comes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: AppleScript to move files [was Re: problem moving files to another folder]

Dear list, I'm new at using scripts. This is my first attempt. I retrieved the Move script and I thought followed the directions correctly but when I press the command for the short cut nothing happens. Is there a place where I can find a step by step guide to installing a script

Re: AppleScript to move files [was Re: problem moving files to another folder]

Wow, what a treasure chest Tim put together. I hope it continues somewhere, though I nabbed a lot! On Nov 9, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Esther wrote: Hi David, Yes, I use the original Automator script that Greg Kearney wrote quite a long time ago (when he was still in the U.S. and could host a web

Re: AppleScript to move files [was Re: problem moving files to another folder]

Hi, I have moved my pages from the HomePage portion of my me.com to what is now called the web portion of me.com. Therefore, you can use the following address/link to get at the same information: http://web.me.com/kilburns/voiceover/ One of these days, if work ever slows down (yah right),

Re: AppleScript for Jumping to specific time in iTunes [was Re: Playback Counter in Itunes?]

Hmm good idea. I haven't looked at at AppleScript objects for iTunes. I expect with a couple of properties a iTunes script could be written that prompts for a bookmark name and then creates a a sdifferent dialog could then pull up a combo box or list box of bookmarks. If a audio bookmark

Re: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline

Hi, I would wait until the new os or the fix or whatever comes out. I honestly don't see the point in being able to get loops into a project, since one or 2 or however many bars the loops are are all we get. Once a loop is in the timeline, we can't see it so we can't manipulate it in any way,

Re: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline

No you are not stupid, and just as you are entitled to your opinion, i am entitled to try and find a solution. It's only advantageous to me as it allows me to learn the intricacies of not only the garage band workflow but also of applescript, which itself will lead me to figure a mental map on

Re: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline

Hi, Lol. Not really. You can extend the loops as long as you desired once your have dropped it into the timeline. You just cut and paste. Here goes a tutorial on how to do it. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5326929/How%20to%20import%20your%20own%20samples%20into%20a%20garageband%20project.mp3 On

RE: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline

-Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Yuma Antoine Decaux Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 5:06 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline No you

Re: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline

Applescript is object oriented just as objective c is. This is how i could progress, from simple English understanding the concept of countenance and in parallel explore objective c. So yes, they are actually related to what i do, since i work on automating things at my work place and learn

RE: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline

: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Yuma Antoine Decaux Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 12:39 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline Applescript is object oriented just as objective c

Re: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline

I know i like confusion, it allows me to put order in it :) Cnsidering that i know 7 languages fluently, written and read, having applescript and objective c as my night table books or ipad in my case, is like strolling through another set of idions to decipher I'm sure there are myriads

Re: Applescript for automatically dragging a loop to the timeline

I would like to test this out when you get a chance... I am not at all a programmer but I will do my part to help. I don't know if its just better to wait a few days or so for the update though.. GF On Jun 5, 2010, at 3:08 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: Hi listers, I went rapidly through

Re: applescript

Hi, One thing I can say here, is that VoiceOver doesn't require it. It's important, in my opinion, to make the distinction between a screen reader that is practically dependent on them, and a screen reader for which it is not required to run applications or even use. I don't even believe

Re: applescript

hello, The voiceover applescript is much different from the jaws script. Mainly you won't be actually controling the reader as much as just sending output back to it. One issue I've noticed with it, is that it seems a bit slower than it shoudl be when running a command that accesses

Re: applescript

I don't believe applescript was used before 10.6, and as nick pointed out, voiceover is actually hard coded to work with the system rather than relying on functions and scripts to run the whole thing. If you look at jaws without it's scripts, it's essentially useless because most of the new

Re: applescript

While VO works very well in most cases without scripting, I would assume that one could add the really interesting augmentations that JAWS and WE provide in a lot of programs to make their users interactions more efficient. I really want to explore doing this but I haven't had the time or

Re: applescript

I had to jump in on this one. I think the inclusion of voice over specific commands in the applescript library has been implemented not to releave the workload to Apple, but to allow solutions for fast accessing of data, productivity and to pair various applications to streamline all your

Re: Applescript Editor help

Hi James, You can go to the following for a full guide on applescripting http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide/introduction/ASLR_intro.html If you want to dabble a bit on some scripting with a tutorial starting from the basics:

Re: applescript idea

or you can just do the voice switcher on the fly to go to your french voice, that's what I do On 7 Sep 2009, at 23:58, Justin Harford wrote: That would be neat. J On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: Hi everyone, I was just hacing a milkshake and thought of a

Re: applescript idea

i love this one! wont mind to see it on the iphone as well. rk Il giorno 08/set/2009, alle ore 00.17, Anne Robertson ha scritto: Hello Yuma, To switch languages on the fly, hold down Control-Option-Command then use the left or right arrow until you reach Default voice (name), then use the

Re: applescript idea

Hello Yuma, To switch languages on the fly, hold down Control-Option-Command then use the left or right arrow until you reach Default voice (name), then use the down arrow to change the voice. If you don't move to another setting, the next time you press these modifier keys, you will be

Re: applescript idea

I think if you did this, you would need to write it too its own function. Generally the events I have seen for AppleScript are not as widely available as for example in jaws. There are Folder Action scripts that can do special functions when a file is added to or removed from a folder. (

Re: applescript idea

Yuma, I think you have to have Snow Leopard for this combination to work. Best wishes, Simon On 7 Sep 2009, at 23:34, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: Hi Anne, I tried it and it only gives me rate, intonation, pitch and volume. control option command and left or right arrow, right? Hmm, i

Re: applescript idea

That would be neat. J On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: Hi everyone, I was just hacing a milkshake and thought of a possible script to help polyglotts in this list? I believe this should be possible, bbut since i am not acquainted enough with applescript, please

Re: applescript idea

Hi Anne, I tried it and it only gives me rate, intonation, pitch and volume. control option command and left or right arrow, right? Hmm, i had my apple script editor up and took a shower to delve into this. Thought it would be a good idea for a first apple script :) Thanks though, if i can

Re: applescript idea

Hi John, Thanks for some insight on this :) I've decided to start with something a bit simpler and work from there. i want to start something like this: variable=language Language=voice type in voice over menu variable=french french=margaux infovox ivox hq tell voice over open tab voices if