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Re: delay doesn't work when applet is not frontmost
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Re: delay doesn't work when applet is not frontmost


  • Subject: Re: delay doesn't work when applet is not frontmost
  • From: "S. J. Cunningham" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:11:07 -0500

Works fine in Snow Leopard elsewhere.

On Mar 4, 2015, at 7:06 PM, Stockly, Ed wrote:

> Has anyone else noticed this in Yosemite (or elsewhere)
>
> If I save this script as an applet, the delay 20 command seems to be
> ignored as soon as the script is no longer frontmost.
>
> If you remove the finder activate command, the delay works, but if you
> bring another app to the front, it stops delaying and goes on with the
> script.
>
> Can anyone repeat see this? Is it new?
>
> ES
>
> repeat with x from 1 to 20
> tell me to activate
> display dialog x giving up after 3
> tell application "Finder" to activate
> delay 20
> end repeat
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