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FrontAccess
FrontAccess is an AppleScript module to obtain information for application process and its frontmost document using GUI Scripting. FrontAccess can help building a script which does not depend on a certain application.
The features of FrontAccess are..
- Obtain the file reference of the frontmost document of the frontmost application process.
- Save and close of the frontmost document of the frontmost application process.
- Obtain information about the frontmost application process.
use FrontAccess : script "FrontAccess"
use GUIScriptingChecker : script "GUIScriptingChecker"
if not GUIScriptingChecker's do() then
return
end if
tell (make FrontAccess) -- Making an instance of FrontAccess
(* Obtain application name and file alias *)
log application_name()
log application_alias()
(* Obtain the file alias of the front document *)
log document_alias()
end tell
History
- 1.4.1 -- 2020-02-01
- OpenHelpBook.scptd is used to display a help book instead of HelpBook.osax.
- 1.4 -- 2017-02-09
- OS X 10.9 or later is required.
- URI Escape.osax is not required.
- ModuleLoader.osax is not required.
- SmartAcrivate.osax is not required.
- Added compatibility with AppleScript Libraries introduced in OS X 10.9.
- 1.3.1r2 -- 2014-10-01
- Fixed : the "edit" button of the sample code in the HelpBook does not work.
- 1.3.1 -- 2013-09-17
- Fixed : error of document_alias() with AppleScriptObjC.
- 1.3 -- 2012-06-13
- Added "check_osax".
- Improved the layout of the help book for small Help Viwer's windows.
- 1.2.1 -- 2010-09-10
- Fixed : Correct error does not raise when front window is not for the document.
- 1.2 -- 2010-08-09
- Added "main_window".
- 1.1.1 -- 2010-03-30
- Removed dependency on "ShowHelpBook"
- Improve coompattibility with some applications.
- 1.1 -- 2009-10-20
- Added method "bundle_identifier".
- Added method "is_current_application".
- Added method "set_keytype_emulation".
- Added method "paste_text".
- app_name() will return short name instead of disyplayed name.
- 1.0.2 -- 2009-04-29
- Fixed a problem when front window is not saved, second window is processed.
- When front window is not saved, error number 1751 will raise.
- 1.0.1 -- 2008-11-10
- Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5.
- Added document_url().
- 1.0 -- 2008-04-20
- First release.