When I try to send the picture in iPhoto '11, the e-mailer choices are confined to the iphoto itself, Mail, and Outlook something.
I'm using Sparrow as a default Mail client in my Mac. Can I use it as a defaut e-mailer in iPhoto as well?
Thanks.
iPhoto '11, Mac OS X (10.6.7), Setting Sparrow as Default Email
No - the only choices are the ones listed in the iPhoto preferences - you can request Apple to address - iPhoto menu ==> provide iPhoto feedback
LN
No - the only choices are the ones listed in the iPhoto preferences - you can request Apple to address - iPhoto menu ==> provide iPhoto feedback
LN
Is Sparrow scriptable? If so, make a feature request
IPhoto menu -> Provide iPhoto Feedback
To have Sparrow added to the list. If it's not scriptable then there's no point.
Regards
TD
Thank you, LarryHN and Terence.
I coded up a quick solution to this that works well enough, for Aperture. It might need some tweaking, but should work with iPhoto as well.
http://traviscj.com/blog/integrating_sparrow_and_aperture.html
Save the following with Applescript Editor, works with iPhoto:
on mail_images(email_subject, default_address, image_count, new_files, new_captions, new_comments, cancel_string)
try
tell application "Sparrow"
activate
set theMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:email_subject, content:"Check out my sweet pictures!"}
tell theMessage
repeat with image_idx from 1 to image_count
set this_imagefile to item image_idx of new_files
set attachmentfilename to POSIX file this_imagefile
make new mail attachment with properties {filename:attachmentfilename as alias}
end repeat
compose
end tell
end tell
on error error_message number error_number
log error_message & " " & error_number
if the error_number is not -128 then
tell application "Finder"
beep
display dialog error_message buttons {cancel_string} default button 1
end tell
end if
end try
end mail_images
Save the file as Sparrow.scpt and place in: applications > iphoto > contents (right click & select show package contents) > resources > scripts
Now go to iPhoto preferences and from the dropdown menu select Sparrow (including icon!) and start mailing your pictures with Sparrow!
ps this is not my handywork. Credit goes to the original poster.
Travis, this no longer seems to be working after updating to 10.7.5. I understood that this has to do with the limitations of sandboxing. I've tried using the default mail.scpt and changing tell application to Sparrow. But then I get a Syntax Error: Expected expression, etc. but found “:” regarding this: file name:POSIX file. Any ideas on how to get this back working again?
I also can not get this to work. I have tried a slight change that was recommended on the site below but to no avail.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4153836?start=0&tstart=0
-- Mail from Sparrow.app instead of Mail.app
-- Travis Johnson (Edited)
on mail_images(email_subject, default_address, image_count, new_files, ¬
new_captions, new_comments, cancel_string)
try
tell application "Sparrow"
activate
set theMessage to make new outgoing message with properties ¬
{subject:email_subject, content:"Check out my sweet pictures!"} ¬
tell theMessage
repeat with image_idx from 1 to image_count
set this_imagefile to item image_idx of new_files
set thisimagefilepath to (POSIX file this_imagefile) as string
make new attachment with properties {file:(thisimagefilepath)}
end repeat
compose
end tell
end tell
on error error_message number error_number
log error_message & " " & error_number
if the error_number is not -128 then
tell application "Finder"
beep
display dialog error_message buttons {cancel_string} ¬
default button 1
end tell
end if
end try
end mail_images
Can I use Sparrow as a default emailer in iPhoto '11?
