Tiger is Just Too Cool

[DoTheFandango]

Simple stuff thus far:

Runs VPC:XPpro
Gets mail
Opens Firefox (checks updates)

but all of this done without one click is SUPREMELY helpful.

I'm trying to teach myself AppleScript, but it seems like I really need some help.

[Sarien]

Best way to learn with the script editor is to just open dictionaries for various apps and see various things you can tell it to do.
By the way, if you want to try something very neat,
1. Write a couple simple scripts for something like say, iTunes.
2. Name it something command worthy, like for say telling iTunes, skip to the next track, name it "Next Track" or something, then
3. Put that script in your speakable items folder. Turn on speech recognition, and tell your Mac "Next Track" or whatever you named it. It'll run the script.

Lots of fun can be had with that. If you have a regional accent like I do, you might need to try to name your speech scripts phonetically.

[Jason]

that's pretty fucking neat

[DoTheFandango]

Where do I work on these Scripts?

[Sarien]

Script Editor:
/Applications/Applescript/Script Editor.app

Can write and open dictionaries for various apps with that.

[DoTheFandango]

So I wrote my first one, I compile it and then I hit run...
and nothing happened.



Is this is Perl?

[Sarien]

No, it's a lot more like English, actually.

A for instance of a simple telling iTunes "next track".

tell application "iTunes"
     next track
end tell

It can get lots more involved than that, that's just a for instance of what a very basic script could look like. Another for Opening TrenchWars Forums with Safari:

tell application "Safari"
     activate
     Open Location "http://forums.trenchwars.org"
end tell

In the script editor, under the file menu, choose open dictionary, and choose an app you want to work with, you'll see some of the custom commands you can pass to it.

[DoTheFandango]

So say I wanted to have it play a certain playlist.

I would make it say:

tell application "iTunes"
	play [playlist, "Make Believe"]
	
end tell

EDIT: Wrong again. Argh, this is frustrating.

[scumbag]

MAC, BOO HISS, i cant use macs they creep me out

[DoTheFandango]

Because they own you?

[Sarien]

Try This DTF:

tell application "iTunes"
	run
	play user playlist "Make Believe"
end tell

And of course you only need the run if it's not running, and if you want to make it the frontmost window, toss in an "activate" after the run.

Edit: And Yes you could name that script "Play Make Believe" no quotes, and put it in your speech stuff, and when you tell your mac that command, it'd play it. A friend of mine actually wants me to write a script that Orders a Pizza through online ordering, for speech recognition. "Mac, Order Me A Pizza"

[DoTheFandango]

Thanks alot, that worked well.

I made one for each command in iTunes. This is awesome. I'm making one that signs me on to Flickr and uploads the last 5 uploaded pictures from iPhoto. And then I'm handing it in as my Computer Science final.

Wish me luck.