AppleScript Info

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 Thursday, September 5, 2002
CronoTask 1.3

- CronoTask is a tool to manage unattended tasks on a Macintosh server. Administrators can schedule the launch of applications, AppleScript applets and documents. Version changes: Now Carbon native.
4:02:46 PM    

FruitMenu 2.5.1

- FruitMenu gives users the ability to customize the Apple Menu and contextual menus. It can display the contents of the FruitMenu Items folder inside of your Library folder, and it launches applications and shell scripts from the Apple and contextual menus, allowing easy file navigation and launching. Hot keys can be assigned to particular menu items. Version changes are listed on the product page and include fixes, tweaks and new features.
2:34:24 PM    

BBEdit 6.5.3

- BBEdit is a scriptable, high-performance HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. It is designed and crafted for the editing, searching, transformation, and manipulation of text. This update includes several fixes related to AppleScript and is recommended for all BBEdit 6.5 customers, especially those who are using Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar). [release notes] [download page]
1:49:05 PM    

ATPM: Roll Your Own

- Charting Your Success by Charles Ross. "This week we're going to cover some generic programming topics in addition to some specific AppleScript syntax. I had mentioned last month that I was planning to delve further into the try...on error...end try block this time, but the topic of algorithms and flowcharts is so large that we'll leave try blocks for next time."
1:25:44 PM    

MacCentral: DayChaser coming to Mac OS X on Sept. 23

- "The US$20 DayChaser will let you create and manage multiple calendar documents simultaneously. You can schedule appointments and events, record memos and automate common system tasks, according to Joseph Japes of Econ."
The DayChaser feature list has this to say regarding AppleScript integration: Execute Tasks - In addition to appointments and events, you can schedule system tasks to occur at any time of any day. Tasks to copy/delete files, launch documents, send emails, quit a program, execute AppleScripts, run a command line tool or shutdown the computer are included.

12:58:31 PM    

OSXFAQ Reader Tips: Jaguar - AppleScript and UNIX

- by Jim Williamson. "Here's a very customizable and easy time-saving tip for reaching in and using those powerful UNIX tools without having to remember lengthy strings of commands."
12:23:23 PM    

Stone Studio 9-4-2002

- Stone Studio is a suite of Mac OS X native applications for design to web, design to print and much more. It consists of Create, PhotoToWeb, PStill, GIFfun, SliceAndDice, PackUp&Go and TimeEqualsMoney. Updates are also available for individual applications as needed. [release notes]
12:09:21 PM    

QuicKeys X 1.5.3

- QuicKeys is an automation utility for Mac OS X. It takes tasks that would normally take several steps and turns them into a simple, one-step shortcut. It provides a variety of scripting options to integrate AppleScript and QuicKeys functions and it allows users to run scripts or control applications that do not support AppleScript. Version changes: Addresses some issues with Mac OS X 10.2. [release notes]
11:55:47 AM    

InCatalog Pro 2.0b2

- InCatalog Pro is a tool for creating bi-directional links between Adobe InDesign documents and external databases. The tool supports interactive updating, batch updating, AppleScript, tagged text, and more. [changes unknown]
11:46:03 AM    

MacASP 0.99 dev version

- MacASP is a cgi that provides server side processing to Macintosh web servers. It includes OSA support (AppleScript). [version history and d/l]
9:25:04 AM