What’s this all about then?
rb-appscript is a powerful way to automate your Mac. It's similar to Applescript but it's built in Ruby, which means you get to leverage that language's powerful syntax and libraries. Giving you more time to make toasted sandwiches. You want long-winded explanations? We got those.
Please note that these scripts are by no means bulletproof, and are intended to provide examples of application scripting. I take no resposibility for any loss of data or mishaps; you download and run everything at your own risk. That said, I use all of these scripts in a production environment every day (well – more accurately, I use some of these scripts in a production environment most days).
Open for Business, Yes Sir
You’d be forgiven, of course, for thinking that this blog’s maintainer had just been deported to Russia for spying – such is the rate of updates. This, sadly, is not the case. The real reason is far more prosaic: I have been distracted.
However, the Internet toils tirelessly whether I’m paying attention or not. One tireless toiler is Mike Hall, a guy who has more rb-appscript prowess in his little finger than I have in my entire hand. He kindly pointed me in the direction of his blog, which has a terrific array of ruby scripts. It’s so good that I’m going to put it on its own line:
http://mph.puddingbowl.org/category/ruby/
If you’re jonesing for more
app("Grue").do_some_stuff({:like => "now"})then I highly recommend you check it out. I plan on porting Mike’s scripts over here too, so that they’re preserved for posterity, but mainly so I look like I know what I’m doing.