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Re: UI Scripting Display's Resolution
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Re: UI Scripting Display's Resolution


  • Subject: Re: UI Scripting Display's Resolution
  • From: Robert Poland <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:37:48 -0700

Trying to create an applescript that changes the monitor's resolution to 1280x1024 but it's buried in so many UI elements that can't quite get it right. Here's what I have:

tell application "System Preferences"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
click menu item "Displays" of men "View" of menu bar 1
delay 3
select text field "1280 x 1024" of column 1 of table 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of tab group 1
delay 1
end tell
end tell

but no matter how I try to reword the actual selection of the 1280 x 1024 I keep getting "NSReceiverEvaluationScriptError: 4" so I realize my path to the text field isn't liked but don't know the proper command. Any help greatly appreciated.

Aaron

After much trial and error I found what works for me;

tell application "System Preferences"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
click menu item "Displays" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
delay 4
tell window 1 -- "iMac"
click radio button "Display" of tab group 1
delay 1
tell tab group 1
tell group 1
tell scroll area 1
tell table 1
select row 1 -- 640 x 480
delay 1
select row 2 -- 800 x 600
delay 1
select row 3 -- 1024 x 768
delay 2
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
beep 2
--
Bob Poland - Englewood, CO
http://www.ibrb.org/
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