UI System Elements Keystrokes (Arrows)

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UI System Elements Keystrokes (Arrows)

Hello Applescripters,
I've just come across a good script example that will emulate the enterng of keystrokes. I'm trying to figure our how to tell the Applescript to do an Arrow up or down to navigate through a finder window. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Max

Powerbook 15", Mac OS X (10.4.7), 1GB RAM 80GB HD

Posted on Sep 24, 2006 7:44 PM

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Answer 1

Budgie

Level 4

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Sep 24, 2006 8:37 PM in response to desioner

Hi desioner

try:

tell application "System Events" to key code 31 using control down --down arrow

tell application "System Events" to key code 30 using control down --up arrow

tell application "System Events" to key code 29 using control down --right arrow

tell application "System Events" to key code 28 using control down --left arrow

Budgie

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Answer 2

KOENIG Yvan

Level 8

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Sep 25, 2006 1:10 AM in response to Budgie

Hello

As far as I know, the key code values given to enter arrows are specific to US keyboards and doesn't work for a french one for instance.

Why not use the international ones:

tell application "System Events" to keystroke (ASCII character 31) --down arrow

tell application "System Events" to keystroke (ASCII character 30) --up arrow

tell application "System Events" to keystroke (ASCII character 29) --right arrow

tell application "System Events" to keystroke (ASCII character 28) --left arrow

If I make no mistake, these are OK worlwide.

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE lundi 25 septembre 2006 10:09:56)

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desioner Author

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Sep 25, 2006 6:55 AM in response to KOENIG Yvan

Thanks gentlemen. Thats exactly what I was lloking for. I've got a US keyboard so the first ones will do. But thanks for the ASCII codes as well. Those will be handy for others.

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YPP

Level 1

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Sep 29, 2006 10:31 AM in response to desioner

Is there a list of all the key codes somewhere?

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Answer 5

desioner Author

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Sep 29, 2006 5:19 PM in response to YPP

I don't know of a list but it would be a powerful resource for us to use.

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Answer 6

KOENIG Yvan

Level 8

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Sep 29, 2006 9:34 PM in response to desioner

Hello

Thanks to Niel I got a small application named: Full Key Codes which permit me to build this kind of list for my french keyboard.

You may downoad the app from:

http://softwares.bajram.com/utilities/

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE samedi 30 septembre 2006 06:35:45)

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