Re: UI Scriptibility of Cocoa
Re: UI Scriptibility of Cocoa
- Subject: Re: UI Scriptibility of Cocoa
- From: Bill Cheeseman <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 06:12:56 -0400
on 03-09-26 3:25 PM, Yang, Liu at email@hidden wrote:
>
s it true that if you write a cocoa application, it automatically has
>
scriptable UI? Meaning a script developer will be able to say something like
>
"Tell Application X to click button "ok" "?
Yes, although the form of the script must be just a little more complex than
your example. It is also true if you write a Carbon application. GUI
Scripting is based on the Accessibility API, which is built into Cocoa and
Carbon widgets at a very low level.
In Jaguar, this requires downloading and installing some special software
from Apple. In Panther, it will be built-in. For details, the Jaguar
download, a free Apple utility, and a number of sample scripts, go to
<
http://www.apple.com/applescript/GUI/>.
There is also some information and a commercial utility, PreFab UI Browser,
at <
http://www.prefab.com/uibrowser>.
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