Re: Stay Open Script Applications & Events
Re: Stay Open Script Applications & Events
- Subject: Re: Stay Open Script Applications & Events
- From: Andrew Oliver <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 17:11:25 -0800
Stay Open scripts need a 're-open' handler to handle subsequent 'opening' of
the applications.
If I recall, you need:
on reopen
display dialog "I'm already open!"
end reopen
Andrew
:)
On 2/3/03 4:01 PM, "Brett" <email@hidden> wrote:
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I have the need for some script applications that will live in the Finder's
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toolbar. The launch time for these scripts can actually be longer than the
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run time so I wanted to be able to set the application to stay open and be
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re-runnable by clicking it in the Finder's toolbar.
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The app runs great on first launch, but when I next access the application
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(by again clicking the icon in the toolbar) the app comes to the front and
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nothing happens. That should mean that the app is getting an activate event-
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to test that, I put together the following script:
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on open
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display dialog "Open"
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end open
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on run
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display dialog "run"
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end run
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on activate
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display dialog "activate"
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end activate
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--
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activate never gets called, but open works (if I drop something on the app)
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and run works. Nothing seems to get called when the app is simply activated.
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Anyone know what (if any) usable event is sent to the app when it is
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activated?
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-Brett
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