Re: Show Emoji & Symbols GUI access (and another issue)
Re: Show Emoji & Symbols GUI access (and another issue)
- Subject: Re: Show Emoji & Symbols GUI access (and another issue)
- From: David Gregg <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:41:26 -0700
Ed,
The App Store indicates that the app "Display Menu" has an in-app purchase that
will upgrade the app to one that has AppleScript capabilities. I downloaded it,
since I have been looking for something similar, and can confirm that the
in-app purchase provides regular AppleScript capabilities, including detecting
and selecting display resolution, through a script dictionary.
Hope this helps.
David
> On Nov 8, 2017, at 2:40 PM, Stockly, Ed <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> I like this script. I'm wondering if an error trap and dialog alerting the
> user to turn on "Show Keyboard, Emoji, & Symbol Viewers in menu bar" might be
> a good idea. Also, on my mac that preference panel is strange. If you set
> Emojis to show then go to the Keyboard pane and change that menu setting, it
> effects the emojis menu. There also seems to be a long pause when the menu
> options are first displayed.
>
> So this script has inspired me to revisit another issue I've been having.
>
> I have an FBA downloaded from the AppStore called "Display Menu." It put a
> menu icon on the menu bar that allows the user to change the monitor
> resolution to a custom value, overriding the standard values.
>
> I use this on macs attached to big HDTV monitors mounted on walls in our
> newsroom that cycle through web pages. Often the ideal setting for the
> monitor is not available in the Displays preference panel but is with
> "Display Menu."
>
> The problem is that when the mac restarts the display returns to the default.
> I've been trying to use GUI scripting to select Display Menu option for the
> specific monitor, but I can't.
>
> I've tried SD's Explorer and UI Browser, but neither is seeing those menu
> options.
>
> I've noticed that apps that place items on the menu bar often have their own
> way of doing things, even Apple's own apps. In some cases they become
> windows, in other cases buttons or action areas.
>
> So the first question, is there a way to control these items from GUI
> scripting.
>
> The second question is it possible (without adding any third party software)
> to change the display preference from an appleScript?
>
> Ed
>
>
>
>
>
> From: AppleScript-Users
> <applescript-users-bounces+ed.stockly=email@hidden> on behalf
> of Jim Underwood <email@hidden>
> Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 4:16 PM
> To: AppleScript Digest <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Show Emoji & Symbols GUI access
>
>> set emojiViewerMenu to first item of ¬
>> (menu bar items of menu bar 1 ¬
>> whose value of attribute "AXDescription" = "text input")
>>
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