Re: Simple applescriptable diagram maker
Re: Simple applescriptable diagram maker
- Subject: Re: Simple applescriptable diagram maker
- From: Rob Lewis <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2016 12:18:10 -0700
Well, it’s not a “mini-app” and I wouldn’t necessarily call it “simple”, but OmniGraffle is very scriptable and I’ve done some pretty interesting things with it.
One feature that can be a godsend is the command to “Copy as AppleScript”. You can just make a selection in your drawing and then use this command. It will place the AppleScript code to recreate the item(s) on the clipboard. From there you can paste it into your script and tweak as desired. (I suppose you could store the code in a field in your database, too.)
Also, every object comes with a data table that you can fill with user definable name:value pairs, which can be accessed from scripts.
Just as an example, I wrote a script to create and print a bunch of serialized forms, with the serial numbers printed on them both as text and as 2D barcodes.
Making it do tricks is actually kind of addictive.
> I am trying to find an applescriptable diagram mini-app that I can configure for meeting room table & chairs layouts, embedded in a Filemaker Pro database.
>
> Would anyone have a recommendation?
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