I cannot get any reference for the context menu and its child elements.
Accessibility Inspector reads
AXApplication
AXWindow:AXStandardWindow
AXMenu
but ASE always returns an invalid index. Also tried UI Browser to no avail.
Any ideas?
MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
iamsudo wrote:
I cannot get any reference for the context menu and its child elements.
Nor do I. However, with at least one track selected in the iTunes window, it is not too difficult, using GUI Scripting in conjunction with cliclick, to open the contextual menu and select a menu item. For example:
tell application "iTunes" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "iTunes"
tell window "iTunes"
tell outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1
tell (row 1 whose selected is true)
set {x, y} to position
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
do shell script "/usr/local/bin/cliclick kd:ctrl c:" & (x + 5) & "," & (y + 5) & " ku:ctrl"
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "Get Album Artwork" & return
Tested under OS X 10.8.3 with iTunes 11.0.2 and cliclick 2.2. (When using GUI Scripting, you must enable access for assistive devices in the Accessibility System Preference pane.)
I meant accessing the > context menu in a (focused) row like in the above screenshot.
The button even has an AXPress action.
If not accessible by its hierarchy, I thought I could get the size of the actual text of a song — not the text field — to click right next to it, but I still couldn't figure it out.
I thought I could get the size of the actual text of a song — not the text field — to click right next to it, but I still couldn't figure it out.
Good idea! I tried it, but was unable to find a way to get that size. Maybe you could try something else: temporarily reduce the text field to its minimum width and then click right next to the end of it. It should work for most songs, except those whose title is very short.
Thanks for the idea, but that'd be too much hassle.
If any alternative comes to mind please post it here.
In the meantime I'll keep thinking about how to link that button to a row.
applescript - cannot reference iTunes context menu
