Control Your Mac - Apple Script editor tutorial basics

[UssCompany]

Great video!

[Mactipper279]

pls see the downloadable applets (made on applescript) page of my website(link is in the description) and reply if u did

[kitsuneflame]

alright! they seem simple enough, thanks a bunch though

[Mactipper279]

to use the tab key, you can use this command -

tell app "system events" to keystroke tab

if you want to keystroke a letter or a number the command would be

tell app "system events" to keystroke "whatever you want to type"

As far as i know there's no way to click particular coordinates

[kitsuneflame]

Thanks! and another question, is there a way to use the delete key? ive tried keystroke delete, and it always comes up like keystroke (delete), and it never works. any ideas?

[Mactipper279]

yep.... u can use the key code command - the key code for delete (backspace) is 51 so the command is - tell app "system event" to key code 51

[kitsuneflame]

Thanks a whole bunch dude!  is there a list somewhere for all kinds of different keys and commands that you know of? if not, another question would be what the spacebar is.. please and thank you.

[Mactipper279]

yeah.... there is. I'll put in on my website. Go to the applescript tab of the link in the description.

[kitsuneflame]

OK! haha hey im too lazy to watch your video, so just tell me, is there a way to press the tab key? or use the mouse in the program in anyway?

[kitsuneflame]

I just figured out how to use the tab key, but would still wonder if it is possible to use the mouse, like put in commands of the coordinates you want to click or something

[Mactipper279]

to use the tab key, you can use this command -

tell app "system events" to keystroke tab

if you want to keystroke a letter or a number the command would be

tell app "system events" to keystroke "whatever you want to type"

As far as i know there's no way to click particular coordinate

[Mactipper279]

Please comment ppl!!