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re: Hiding Application Processes
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re: Hiding Application Processes


  • Subject: re: Hiding Application Processes
  • From: Bruce <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:51:14 +1000

Thank you Walter Ian Kaye and Emmanuel for the heads up on hiding application processes:

tell app "System Events"
set visible of process "Mail" to false
end tell

I didn`t realize it was a "System Event" command. Thanks. This works great. It`s amazing how one clear example like the above can get you going with your own situation. I wish there was a book etc. that had a clear example like the above for every command, process etc. involved with apple script. I`ve got OReilly`s "AppleScript : The Definitive Guide" but I can`t find any mention anywhere about the "set visible" command, let alone an example of how to use it. I guess I`ll have to get some more reference material.

By the way, I`ve got the funniest problem that I`m sure is just limited to my system. In one of my scripts I use the:

set volume 7 --Apparently "set volume" works for values 1~7

but I can only get the system volume to go up to around 2/3rds the total volume. If I push the total volume manually to the limit and then do the "set Volume 7" command again, it drops back down to 2/3rds the volume. I can change it in the menu bar or the system sound preferences, but after running the "set volume command" it always drops back down. Even if I set it for something outrageous like "100" it still drops down to 2/3rds total volume. This happens on both my 800mhz dual and iBook. It`s a little thing but it drives me crazy. Can someone please try "set volume 7" and let me know whether or not it is just my system?

Thanks in advance

Bruce Whitred
Follow Your Dreams
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