Re: menu bar 1 in 10.8?
Re: menu bar 1 in 10.8?
- Subject: Re: menu bar 1 in 10.8?
- From: Bill Cheeseman <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:44:43 -0400
3. I provide the easiest way. Download the 30-day free trial version of my UI Browser product at <http://pfiddlesoft.com/uibrowser>. Among other things, it shows the AppleScript index of all UI elements in any running target application. It also generates GUI Scripting scripts for you automatically. (To find 'menu 1' requires a few more steps even in UI Browser, but the techniques are fully explained in its Help book.)
That would be a great idea if GUI scripting was something I did more than once or twice. This was just a one-off where I was trying to make an improvement to someone else's script. Didn't know what I was getting myself into.
You're right to suggest that GUI Scripting is a bit of a specialized technology. If you're a dedicated scripter, it's a lifesaver, because there are still applications out there that are not scriptable using normal techniques or that can't do particular things with normal techniques. For those applications, GUI Scripting is powerful and very useful, and UI Browser makes it easier.
Actually, GUI Scripting isn't UI Browser's main focus. It is primarily a testing utility for software developers, to help them ensure that their own applications comply with Apple's Accessibility API for users with disabilities. GUI Scripting, VoiceOver and UI Browser are all based on the Accessibility API. |
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