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Display Dialog with Password

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:29:59 +0000

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This script presents a text entry dialog where the text entered by the user is encrypted as bullets so that nosy people, for instance, cannot see what is being entered on your screen.

Seriously, though, the main purpose of this type of dialog is as a security measure to restrict [...]

Display Alert Dialogs

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:24:00 +0000

These are a type of dialog, introduced in OS 10.4 (Tiger), which are similar to regular dialogs (in use as well as syntax), the noteable difference being that their purpose is to expand upon the standard ‘display dialog’. They are used when it is important to impart further information on the state of the Finder [...]

More on List Dialogs

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:07:47 +0000

This post will deal with what I consider a very concrete use of the ‘choose from list’ dialog. After reading this (and perhaps trying it out in the Script Editor) you will probably be totally confused (just kidding!!) It gets a little complicated, but it is basically a cut-and-paste script.

If you pay close attention [...]

Using AppleScript Dialogs to Invoke actions

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:41:21 +0000

If you remember from my last post, we ended up with this dialog which had to be encompassed by a ‘try clause’ to prevent an error message from being generated by activating the ‘Cancel’ button. In this post, I will begin by modifying the script below to show you how you can use data returned [...]

Getting Started with AppleScript Dialogs

admin — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:32:26 +0000

Dialogs are essential when you want to communicate with users so that they can make decisions on a course of action when notified of the state of an application or the system itself. Well written dialogs that are informative and clear are vital to any credible software solution.

Furthermore, as you’ll see, I will try [...]