Given a command line command -- could be anything, e.g. 'ls -l'. I would somehow like to run something from the Docker that would execute this command and display it in an alert dialog on the console.
How do I get started on this?
Mac mini Unibody no ODD
Mark,
Just an FYI, but the default Apple dialogs are essentially free format (aka ugly), and will wrap long lines. Too many lines, and the dialog will extend below the Dock, which produces another accessibility issue. This can all be overcome with AppleScript/Objective-C, where one can use formatted, attributed text, HTML, and scrollable content as needed.
Yes, we call it the Desktop too. :)
Variously called Finder Also, do a Get Info, CMD+i on it, then...
https://lifehacker.com/5897796/how-to-customize-any-folder-or-app-icon-using-any-image-in-os-x
Yes, we call it the Desktop too. :)
Variously called Finder Also, do a Get Info, CMD+i on it, then...
https://lifehacker.com/5897796/how-to-customize-any-folder-or-app-icon-using-any-image-in-os-x
You can use Script Editor to save the full AppleScript as an application. I don’t know how the output will end up wrapping.
To get it to be something the user can click on, I have to export it to an application.
You should be able to save it as an Application. I'm not sure if that is what you meant.
There was no 'Save As' option. Perhaps because I had previously saved it as a script. In fact, I had to google for how to subsequently save as an application and the answer I found was 'Export'.
AppleScript's display dialog offers a 'with icon' clause.
If you have the following:
property app_icon : "/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/MultipleItemsIcon.icns"
display dialog "hi there" with icon POSIX file app_icon as alias
return
You get the following:
And from the command-line:
apcaccess | osascript 3<&0 <<'AS'
property app_icon : "/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/MultipleItemsIcon.icns"
on run argv
set stdin to do shell script "cat 0<&3"
display dialog stdin with icon POSIX file app_icon as alias
end run
AS
And the output from apcaccess will appear in a display dialog with custom icon.
Get command line output on console