OSX GUI Manipulation?

[Richard Gaskin]

Troy Rollins wrote:

> 
> On Sep 3, 2004, at 12:19 AM, bfr at nwlink.com wrote:
> 
>> It is quite conceivable that somebody who has actively and intensively
>> worked with System Events scripting will know more than me. I am quite
>> experienced in this area but I do not pretend to be the ultimate
>> authority. Perhaps some other expert will be able to describe effective
>> ways to control difficult applications. But if you just read and believe
>> the System Events dictionary - well, it doesn't always work that way. 
>> This
>> is probably the first time in recorded history that Apple technology does
>> not do what it claims to do ;->
> 
> 
> I can confirm that some aspects of some programs are beyond the reach of 
> GUI scripting. I've explored my very own "made with Revolution" 
> application, and found that only about 50% of it could be GUI scripted.
> 
> Mr. or Mrs. bfr, you are correct. As far as I know (and I've researched 
> it and tried it) Revolution (currently anyway) will not provide you 
> everything you need for your app, even with Applescript and GUI scripting.

Unless he writes an external, using the same mechanism that these other 
products he cites use.

I doubt the vendors of iKey, etc. are on this list.  Perhaps asking for 
such info on lists where this mysterious mechanism is used would better 
yield an answer.

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