[macvoiceover] Re: Scripting
- From: Bryan Smart <bryansmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:24:18 -0500
I'll try, but the few times that I've written them, they haven't responded.
If I get anything back, I will share with the list, though.
Bryan
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[mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ignasi Cambra
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:01 PM
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Scripting
I think the best way to get some info about this would be to write
accessibility@xxxxxxxxxx Please let us know what you find out!!
Ignasi
On Nov 10, 2009, at 11:44 AM, Bryan Smart wrote:
> I'm trying to get started with VO scripting, but information is very thin. My
> short-term goal while learning VO scripting is to speed up operations in
> Garage Band by making macros for lengthy VO procedures and directly
> controlling Garage Band from script when VO UI processes can't accomplish a
> task.
>
> For starters, I tried to track down the pre-installed VO scripts to use for
> study, but can't find them on the hard drive. I can see the Time of Day
> script listed in the Keyboard Commander table of the VO Utility, but it
> doesn't show the path, and selecting to add a new script starts out in my
> home folder, so this way of tracking them down was a bust. I checked the VO
> manual, but it doesn't say anything about where default scripts are or should
> be stored.
>
> Since I couldn't study any examples, I tried to just have a look at what VO
> commands are available from scripts. To do that, I went to the AppleScript
> editor and attempted to use Open Dictionary from the File menu to have a look
> at what methods/properties are exposed from VO. When I open VO's dictionary,
> though, the window seems mostly blank. I see a search box, a few unlabeled
> check boxes, and some dimmed unlabeled buttons. Is this part of script editor
> broken? Perhaps I'm doing something incorrectly?
>
> Finally, I tried Googling for VO scripting info or examples, but came up dry.
> It doesn't seem like many people are experimenting with this VO feature yet.
>
> It has been over 10 years since I last did anything with AppleScript, and
> that was on OS9. I catch on to new languages quickly, but it just seems that
> there isn't much available for study as relates to VO scripting. Can anyone
> assist with a link to some info?
>
> Bryan
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