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Re: Screenshot of Window (using Akua Sweets)
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Re: Screenshot of Window (using Akua Sweets)


  • Subject: Re: Screenshot of Window (using Akua Sweets)
  • From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 01:01:13 -0700

On 9/27/01 12:15 AM, "Alexander Schrieken" <email@hidden> wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 23:47:27 -0500, "Bob.Kalbaugh"
> <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> And to answer Alexanders question,
>>
>> Like Paul said, some of the properties of input
>> state in AKUA are read only. ie: {caps
>> locked:true} but you can still run a script that
>> will do what you want - IF - you make sure the
>> caps lock key is on BEFORE you run the script.
>
> That kind of surprises me since the dictonary
> doesn't indicate any of the variables used to be
> read only:
>
> | Properties:
> |
> | kind button down event/button up event/
> | key down event [r/o]
> | conglomerate integer [r/o]
> | pointer location point
> | modifier keys string
> | transient keys string
> | button down boolean
> | caps locked boolean
> | raw keys down string [r/o]
> | window under mouse string [r/o]
> | window coordinates point [r/o]
> | window part under mouse small integer [r/o]


I looked again at your original example:

> Why doesn't this work?
>
> |tell application "Finder"
> | input state {keys down:"4", transient
> | keys:"CS", caps locked:true}
> |end tell

Maybe it's because you're using 'transient keys' where you should be using
'modifier keys'?

I'm in OS X at the moment so I can't test it.

--
Paul Berkowitz


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