Re: Scripting Sidebar Adding

Subject: Re: Scripting Sidebar Adding

From: Nick Hearn <email@hidden>

Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:19:47 +0000

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Hi Chris,

Not sure if this will help, it removes items from the sidebar.

Nick

on chooseItems from theList under prmpt

tell application (path to frontmost application as Unicode text)

return (choose from list theList with prompt prmpt with multiple selections allowed)

end tell

end chooseItems

set computerName to computer name of (system info)

set desktopName to displayed name of (info for (path to desktop))

set networkName to displayed name of (info for alias "Network:")

set userName to displayed name of (info for (path to current user folder))

tell application "Finder"

if ((count each Finder window) is 0) then make new Finder window

end tell

tell application "System Events"

tell application process "Finder"

set frontmost to true

tell list 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1

set sidePanelNames to name of UI elements

set itemsToDelete to my (chooseItems from sidePanelNames under "Choose which side panel items to delete:")

if (itemsToDelete is false) then error number -128

repeat with i from 1 to (count itemsToDelete)

set thisItem to item i of itemsToDelete

--select UI element thisItem

perform action "AXShowMenu" of UI element thisItem

if (thisItem is computerName) then

key code {125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 49}

else if (thisItem is networkName) or (thisItem is userName) then

key code {125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 49}

else if (thisItem is desktopName) then

key code {125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 49}

else

key code {125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 125, 49}

end if

delay 0.5 -- Lengthen if necessary.

end repeat

end tell

On 23 Mar 2007, at 12:55, Chris Tangora wrote:

Does anybody have a pre-made script that will add a specific folder to the sidebar, or something i can re-code a little to do it. Before I go off writing anew, I figured I'd just ask.

any suggestions always welcome.

chris
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