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Scripting system preferences in OS X 10.2.3
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  • Subject: Scripting system preferences in OS X 10.2.3
  • From: Christian Boyce <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 22:43:44 -0800

I am particularly interested in scripting the Sound level and the Display brightness.

It seems that what I used to know about the Sound level (it is something between 0 and 7) isn't the case anymore because I was able to run scripts like this

set volume 0.15
beep

(The beep is a lot softer than it would be if I set volume 1 first)

So, I can SET volume, though I don't understand the range, but I can't figure out how to GET volume, and I can neither get nor set the display's brightness. Can someone point me in the right direction? What should I be aiming at, System Events or System Preferences or ...?

I'd like to do this without resorting to scripting the GUI, for portability reasons. Are there other reasons (speed?) to attempt to "go direct" rather than through GUI scripting when possible?

Thanks.



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