Re: Looking for Scripts, Snippets, Ideas for Toggling Windows and Tabs of an App
Re: Looking for Scripts, Snippets, Ideas for Toggling Windows and Tabs of an App
- Subject: Re: Looking for Scripts, Snippets, Ideas for Toggling Windows and Tabs of an App
- From: David Gregg <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:19:05 -0600
Jim,
I believe this will handle the window toggling.
tell application "System Events"
set frontmostApp to name of first item of (processes whose frontmost is true)
tell process frontmostApp
set value of attribute "AXMain" of window 2 to true
end tell
end tell
David
> On Mar 29, 2017, at 4:05 PM, Jim Underwood <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Looking for Scripts, Snippets, Ideas for Toggling Windows and Tabs of FrontMost App
>
> Hi guys. I'm starting to write one or more scripts to do this, and thought that before I reinvent the wheel, I'd check with the list to see if this has already been done, or something similar.
>
> Of course, when I finish the script, I'll publish it publicly here and elsewhere.
>
> Objective:
>
> The title says it all. I want to press a hot key (or special button on my TrackBall) that will toggle between the two most recent windows, or tabs, of the frontmost app.
>
> I have this working for a number of apps, including Safari, Chrome, FireFox, and Keyboard Maestro.
> I also already have a script to goto the next or prior window/tab in many apps.
>
> But what I really need now is to TOGGLE between the two most recent ones.
>
> Specific Apps
>
> In particular, I'm looking for snippets and/or ideas for these apps:
> • Script Editor
> • Script Debugger 6
> • Evernote
> My earnest TIA for any/all help on this endeavor.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Jim Underwood
> aka JMichaelTX
>
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