AppleScript: The Missing Manual
Index[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Z] Safari icons Make New AppleScript command preferences Run as AppleScript command running JavaScript code in Save All command Save As command 2nd Save As PDF command 2nd Save command 2nd saving all documents at once TextEdit and Save for Web command (Photoshop) say command 2nd saving to option .scpt files screen saver, enabling screen zooming feature Script Assistant script bundles Script Bundles Script Debugger Script Editor 2nd .scpt files adding your own shortcut menus alternatives Application Bundles black text blue text colored text in Compile button 2nd copying code divider bar Event Log folder Get Result of AppleScript command gray text icon Info Field Library window Navigation Bar plain text files plug-ins preferences Editing Formatting General History Preferences command Record button Run button Script Bundles Script Field [See Script Field] script formats applications 2nd script files text documents 2nd shortcut menus starting Stop button Tabs section toolbar Script Field 2nd shortcut menus script files script formats applications 2nd script files text documents 2nd Script menu About Finder scripts submenu adding new scripts Address Book scripts Basics submenu AppleScript Help script AppleScript Website script Open Script Editor script ColorSync submenu Build profile info web page script Mimic PC monitor script Remove profile from image script customizing Finder scripts submenu Add to File/Folder Names script Change Case of Item Names script Finder Windows -; Hide All script Finder Windows -; Show All script Replace Text in Item Names script Switch to Finder script Trim File/Folder Names script Folder Actions submenu FontSync Scripts submenu hidden tricks Info Scripts submenu Current Date & Time script Font Sampler script Internet Scripts submenu About Internet Services scripts Current Temperature by Zipcode script Stock Quote script Mail Scripts submenu Count Messages in All Mailboxes script Crazy Message Text script Create LDAP Server script Create New Mail Account script Create New Message script Display All Accounts and Preferences script Get Size of IMAP Mailbox script Import Addresses script Manage SMTP Servers script Rule Actions script Navigation Scripts subfolder Printing Scripts submenu About Convert/Print Window scripts Convert to PDF/PostScript script Print Window/Window with Subfolders script rearranging submenus 2nd Script Editor submenu Sherlock Scripts submenu tricks UI Element Scripts submenu URLs submenu Apple Stock Quote (Yahoo) script Apple Store script AppleScript Related Sites script CNN script Download Weather Map script Macintouch script MacWeek script script samples About Convert/Print Window 2nd About Internet Services Add to File Names Add to File/Folder Names 2nd Apple Stock Quote (Yahoo) Apple Store AppleScript Help 2nd AppleScript Related Sites AppleScript Website Build profile info web page Change Case of Item Names CNN Convert to PDF/PostScript 2nd Count Messages in All Mailboxes 2nd Crazy Message Text 2nd Create LDAP Server 2nd Create New Mail Account 2nd Create New Message 2nd Current Date & Time Current Temperature Current Temperature by Zipcode Display All Accounts and Preferences 2nd Download Weather Map Finder Windows -; Hide All 2nd folder action scripts [See folder action scripts] Font Sampler Get Size of IMAP Mailbox 2nd Import Addresses 2nd Macintouch MacWeek mail scripts Manage SMTP Servers 2nd Open Script Editor Print Window/Window with Subfolders 2nd printing scripts Remove profile from image Replace Text in Item Names Rule Actions 2nd Script Editor Sherlock scripts Stock Quote Switch to Finder Trim File/Folder Names UI scripts URL scripts scripting programs that don't have dictionaries ScriptingAdditions folder ScriptMaker 2nd scripts activating program from dialog box adapting existing script to be droplet adapting TextEdit scripts to Microsoft Word adding items to list one at a time adding multiple items to list automating typing function keys from batch renaming beeping changing network name checking for existence of file extension checking for new messages in Mail checking whether TextEdit has dictionary choose application command example cleaning desktop coercion example common list commands count command item keyword concatenation converting Clipboard text into audio converting images converting iTunes files using drag and drop counting words creating Address Book group creating database record creating lists creating new email message in preferred email program default application property discovering errors displaying iChat status message displaying lists displaying name of every running program in a dialog box displaying other dialog box downloading files eliminating oversized buttons emulating keystrokes encoding database records extending AppleScript's menu control to any program filtering images finding Address Book contacts finding best Internet signal finding mailboxes with unread messages finding unrated songs fit to pages command example folder action [See folder action scripts] getting image dimensions getting list of only modified documents from TextEdit getting lists from TextEdit getting selected item from list getting synonyms of a word from Microsoft Word handling errors identifying name of program that's designated to open particular file if statement example including movies with integrating Address Book with FileMaker Pro it statement example kind property list processing listing passwords saved in Keychain loading multiple web sites automatically logging notifications merging file lists moving old desktop files name property nested lists notifying iChat when screen saver is on noting important events open location command example opening a file in pico opening folder packaging blob-creating Unix command padding an image pausing playing iTunes tracks playing slideshow QuickTime movie playing modes random numbers recording referring to specific pixel on screen repeat statement example retrieving password to Keychain key rotating movies running cal from AppleScript running in Safari's Address bar running JavaScript code in Safari running one script from another running Unix program without Terminal running uptime from AppleScript running uptime in current Terminal window saving all documents saving all TextEdit documents every 10 minutes saving in TextEdit scheduling with iCal searching AppleScript database selecting tab in tab group sending files to Trash setting status to away only if screen saver is running setting values inside database record showing QuickTime movie full-screen skipping iTunes tracks sorting Filemaker records speaking current date and time speaking from speaking into sound file storing position and size of window onscreen testing exists command Text Suite example uploading files using handlers using open command using Script Editor's Library using speech recognition 2nd using tell statements viewing plain-text version of web site viewing web site code wrapping actions in writing Address Book plug-ins zooming in and out Scripts command Scripts folder 2nd 3rd 4th Select All command 2nd Services menu set command 2nd set the end command setting up Sharing command Sherlock scripts Shopping Lists folder shortcut menus shortcuts, AppleScript Show Info command (Interface Builder) Show Navigation Bar command Show Song File command Show Standard Info script (DVD Player) Show Toolbar command Show View Options command 2nd Show Wide Info script (DVD Player) single-item lists single-line comments slideshows Smart Albums Smile editor web site SOAP scripts Sort Records command (FileMaker Pro) sorting FileMaker records 2nd sound sound and video scripts Sound Effects tab 2nd Sounds folder SpeakToMe speech converting text in Clipboard into audio generation linking to a keyboard shortcut listen for command making a file speak reading multiple emails recognition scripts speaking from a script Speech Recognition tab speech-recognition web site SpeechRecognitionServer program standard accounts Standard Additions dictionary Start Speaking command Startup Items pane Stickies, running services from Sticky Keys feature Stock Quote script String Comparison command (Script Editor) string notation subroutines 2nd 3rd running instead of tell statement superuser accounts Surrealify an Image script Switch to Finder script System Events classes commands |