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24U Appearance OSAX is an AppleScript Scripting Addition. It gives you the user interaction functions you always missed when writing scripts.
This OSAX is useful especially for scripters who:
- need to interact with user
- feel too limited with the standard "display dialog"
- prefer tools which are easy to understand and easy to use
- want to try the software before paying for it
24U Appearance OSAX allows AppleScript to communicate with user in many more ways than those offered by basic installation. While preserving maximum easiness of use, 24U Appearance OSAX extends AppleScipt with the following features:
- dialog boxes for user data input, including text fields, password fields, checkboxes, and radio buttons
- modern Appearance savvy alerts with explanation text, help button, non-blocking, movable, switchable to background
- floating progress bars, Mac OS 8 Appearance savvy
- text messages floating above all other screen objects
- system notifications, such as alerts, sounds or blinking icons in the menu bar
Features of the version 1.3:
- Default height of message windows is now equal to the minimum height
- The "display alert" command now returns result the same way as the standard "display dialog" command
- The "display better dialog" command now also returns "values returned" from all dialog fields, including empty values
- It is now possible to check registration status (registered/demo/expired)
Advantages:
- very easy to use
- simple way for scripts to obtain information from user
- fully compliant with the Mac OS 8's Appearance
- availability of development and bundling license
- does not require reading difficult manual
Minimum requirements:
- Macintosh with at least 68020 processor, or any Power Macintosh
- Mac OS 7.5 or newer with Appearance installed
- at least Mac OS 8.6 and AppleScript 1.3.7 for floating text messages and progress indicators
Type: freeware
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