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Sample AppleScript + Bash uninstaller

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Dae

Should you ever need to write an uninstaller for your macOS app, feel free to base it on our project—written entirely in AppleScript and Bash: https://github.com/SmoothMouse/Uninstaller

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Paste text even when prohibited in macOS (password dialogs etc)

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Dae

I wrote a tiny AppleScript application which pastes text into fields which do not allow Cmd+V pasting (like password prompts). This may come in handy when working through VNC/remote desktop or virtualization software (such as Apple Screen Sharing, Parallels Desktop … Continue reading →

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AppleScript to mount/unmount a drive

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Dae

On my Mac Pro I have two internal hard drives I rarely use. Some times they “sleep” and while doing so, every file opening dialog, search in Spotlight or search in Dictionary might wake them up and that takes some … Continue reading →

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Permission error of AppleScript in iTunes

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Dae

I was getting a permission error (code -54) when trying to set an id3 tag of a track using AppleScript. The solution was to add a delay between each operation: delay 1 Note that the track will remain “locked” until … Continue reading →

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Launch character palette using AppleScript in Snow Leopard

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Dae

tell application “CharacterPalette” to activate There is an issue though: the new character palette doesn’t get “bound” to any of the applications, therefore double-clicking a symbol doesn’t paste it automatically to the text field. You’d have to drag-and-drop. I’m posting … Continue reading →

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