MacTech AppleScript Essentials Column > Building Automator Actions with AppleScript

August, 2005 - Building Automator Actions with AppleScript.

There has been a lot of excitement in the developer community around the release of Mac OS X 10.4. Unique technologies like Automator, Dashboard, and Spotlight are providing new opportunities for Mac developers to build unique tools that appeal to users everywhere. This month, we are going to walk through the process of developing for one of these great new technologies, Automator.  [Read more at MacTech.com...]

MacTech AppleScript Essentials Column > What’s New with AppleScript in Tiger

May, 2005 - What's New with AppleScript in Tiger.

Lately, there has been a lot of buzz about Tiger, the latest version of Mac OS X. This new operating system version is full of new features and other goodies. With new applications and utilities like Dashboard, Spotlight, and Automator, Tiger is breathing still more new life into the steadily maturing Mac OS X.

While many of the new features in Tiger are geared toward the user level, there is also plenty that is new under the hood for developers. For AppleScripters, Tiger brings with it a number of bug fixes and new features with the latest release of AppleScript, version 1.10. In this month's article, we will walk through a number of these changes and enhancements. [Read more at MacTech.com...]