AutoType
AutoType
- Subject: AutoType
- From: Thomas England <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 05:35:36 -0500
Arthur Knapp reported:
>
I've recently had great success with a scripting addition called AutoType,
>
for emulating keystrokes
Have you had such success in OS X? AutoType has not worked for me in X in my
very limited tests.
Where it does work for me (in OS 9x) I see a lot of screen blinks while it
activates an already active application. So it is not quite as smooth,
seamless or quick as I would hope for.
Which brings me to my underlying question: I read this & other scripting
sources trying to learn. Most of what I see is too esoteric for my simple
needs. I want to be able to use Applescript primarily to trigger everyday
menu commands to place on DragThing Docks, or to react to key commands.
That's why I've been trying to find a reliable method to simulate typing,
since so many of the menu commands have keyboard equivalents.
Could anybody explain to me why this is so tricky? If Applescript is ever
going to achieve real popularity & widespread usage, shouldn't such simple
needs be easy to accomplish?
I may as well admit it now: I am a refugee from OneClick's EasyScript, now
in the Brave New World of OS X and longing for some of the customs of the
Old World.
--
Thomas S. England
Decatur GA 30030
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