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Monday, March 10, 2003
Apple: Java 1.4.1 available
"This release incorporates over 60% more features than the previous release, 1.3.1." ... "Now Java applications are scriptable on Mac OS X, thanks to the new UI Scripting facility in AppleScript (currently in Beta). You can automate your Java applications, selecting menu items, pushing buttons and exchanging data. It's the perfect tool for testing and including Java applications in your workflow solutions."
5:36:36 PM
Purgatory Design: Intaglio demo available
A demo version of Intaglio, a Macintosh drawing and illustration application developed exclusively for Mac OS X, is now available for download. It takes full advantage of technologies such as ColorSync, QuickTime and Quartz and its AppleScript support allows all graphic operations to be scripted and recorded.
4:43:18 PM
WebTunes 1.0
This OS X script lets you convert iTunes playlists to HTML files ready for the web. It requires iTunes 3.0.1 and BBEdit 7.0. [d/l]
2:04:09 PM
NetRestore 1.1.1
NetRestore is a software deployment tool developed in AppleScript Studio. You can use NetRestore to restore a master disk image to a computer's hard disk while that disk image is hosted locally, on a network via AFP, or on the internet via HTTP. NetRestore can also be used in conjunction with NetBoot to fully automate the deployment of a lab full of machines. No release notes were found on the web site.
12:11:49 PM
Mac OS X Hints: Return the short username in AppleScript
Mac OS X Hints readers offer a couple of scripts to display the current short username in a dialog. Here's a one-liner that works for me (tested with OS X 10.2.4):
11:34:21 AM
ScriptBuilders News
Updates: Drop 'n Mail 3.11 - Easily send files via Entourage or Mail.
10:53:07 AM
"This release incorporates over 60% more features than the previous release, 1.3.1." ... "Now Java applications are scriptable on Mac OS X, thanks to the new UI Scripting facility in AppleScript (currently in Beta). You can automate your Java applications, selecting menu items, pushing buttons and exchanging data. It's the perfect tool for testing and including Java applications in your workflow solutions."
5:36:36 PM
Purgatory Design: Intaglio demo available
A demo version of Intaglio, a Macintosh drawing and illustration application developed exclusively for Mac OS X, is now available for download. It takes full advantage of technologies such as ColorSync, QuickTime and Quartz and its AppleScript support allows all graphic operations to be scripted and recorded.
4:43:18 PM
WebTunes 1.0
This OS X script lets you convert iTunes playlists to HTML files ready for the web. It requires iTunes 3.0.1 and BBEdit 7.0. [d/l]
2:04:09 PM
NetRestore 1.1.1
NetRestore is a software deployment tool developed in AppleScript Studio. You can use NetRestore to restore a master disk image to a computer's hard disk while that disk image is hosted locally, on a network via AFP, or on the internet via HTTP. NetRestore can also be used in conjunction with NetBoot to fully automate the deployment of a lab full of machines. No release notes were found on the web site.
12:11:49 PM
Mac OS X Hints: Return the short username in AppleScript
Mac OS X Hints readers offer a couple of scripts to display the current short username in a dialog. Here's a one-liner that works for me (tested with OS X 10.2.4):
display dialog "The current user is " & last word of (path to current user folder as text) & "."
11:34:21 AM
ScriptBuilders News
Updates: Drop 'n Mail 3.11 - Easily send files via Entourage or Mail.
10:53:07 AM