Floating Palette For Compiled Scripts ???

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

This week I wrote a number of UI scripts for an otherwise unscriptable app. They’re handy, and I’ve implemented one way of launching them, but being pretty new to X, I’m not familiar with most third party gizmos.

Is there anything out there that can run compiled scripts from one click on a floating window or palette?

I’m specifically trying to avoid mousing for repeated menu items, so menubar launchers aren’t of much interest.

Thanks for any input.

Peter B.

(OS 10.4.3)

#2

If you don’t want to write an XCode application for your script with your own window to do it, then you might consider the “Standard Additions” choose from list, which allows multiple selections, and then run the compiled scripts from the answer.

set apps to {"ScriptA", "ScriptB", "ScriptC"}

choose from list apps with prompt "Hold down the Command button to make multiple selections" with multiple selections allowed without empty selection allowed
#3

Thanks for the reply, Adam.

As mentioned, I already have an implementation that’s fairly usable. (See lower quarter of screenshot linked below). I was just wondering if something like a floating launcher for compiled scripts existed, as it might be more flexible in setup and use.

Each script command (in this case) is a trifle… usually only invoking a menu item… and/or a keystroke. The target app is entirely unscriptable. I just thought having a command ‘console’ for often used functions would save on time and mouse travel.

One of these days, maybe I’ll get around to installing the Developer Tools and have a whack, but wanted to know if there was a third party thingy for this already.

Peter B.

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