Re: Process whose frontmost *was* true?
Re: Process whose frontmost *was* true?
- Subject: Re: Process whose frontmost *was* true?
- From: David Durkee <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 09:48:30 -0500
You might try using a different triggering program. I tried this script:
tell application "System Events"
set apps to application processes
repeat with anapp in apps
if frontmost of anapp is true then
set aname to name of anapp
display dialog aname
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
end tell
Executed from iKey, it currently displayed whatever was in front at the
time I pressed the key. There might be a reason why Key Xing is
discontinued.
David
On May 24, 2004, at 12:02 AM, Jeff Porten wrote:
First, apologies. I'm sure I've seen this discussed before, but I
can't find it in a fulltext search of AS-Users, or in Google efforts.
If my answer is easily found by a search I forgot to try, consider the
wet noodle already applied in 30 lashes.
I have an AppleScript that I'm calling with a keystroke (via Key Xing,
a discontinued SysPrefs hot-key app), and which I want to branch into
different functions depending on what application is frontmost.
Testing works fine by manually activating an app, and telling System
Events to return the process whose frontmost is true.
But when I run the script in real usage, the frontmost app is Key Xing
Listener. And I don't see a secondmost boolean.... I've tried
telling Key Xing Listener to hide, but since it's faceless, no dice.
I've also tried a delay (on the theory that the Listener just needed a
second to get out of the way), but further lack of dice resulted.
My rummage through AS-Users found a command to tell the Finder to
return a frontmost, which looked promising until it always returned
"Finder".
My gut says I'm complexifying this -- what am I missing?
Thanks,
Jeff
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