For some reason I'm getting the error
Can't get menu bar 1 of process SystemUIServer". Invalid index
Here is my code:
set AirPodsName to "Joris's Aripods Pro"
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "ControlCenter"
set volMenu to menu bar item "volume" of menu bar 1
tell volMenu to click
set btCheckbox to checkbox 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of window "ControlCenter" whose title contains AirPodsName
set btCheckboxValue to value of btCheckbox
tell btCheckbox to click
delay 0.1
set checkbox_anc to checkbox 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of window "ControlCenter" whose title contains "Noise Cancellation"
if exists checkbox_anc then
if value of checkbox_anc is 1 then
set checkbox_transparent to checkbox 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of window "ControlCenter" whose title contains "Transparency"
tell checkbox_transparent to click
else
tell checkbox_anc to click
end if
end if
tell volMenu to click
end tell
end tell
I'm expecting the code to Toggle between the 2 settings.
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I can open the bluetooth dropdown menu item with this code but I don't know how to actually click on any of the items in the menu.
tell application "System Events" to tell process "ControlCenter"
click menu bar item "Bluetooth" of menu bar 1
end tell
What would be a command to click on something in the open bluetooth menu?
This following AppleScript code should accomplish what you are trying to achieve. Just replace the "Mac Pro" part of the code with the name of the item you want to click.
tell application "System Events" to tell process "ControlCenter"
click menu bar item "Bluetooth" of menu bar 1
repeat until exists of checkbox 1 of scroll area 1 of window 1
delay 0.1
end repeat
click checkbox "Mac Pro" of scroll area 1 of window 1
key code 53 -- Press escape key
end tell
This following AppleScript code will return the names of the checkboxes so you can easily know your options to use in the first code.
tell application "System Events" to tell process "ControlCenter"
click menu bar item "Bluetooth" of menu bar 1
repeat until exists of checkbox 1 of scroll area 1 of window 1
delay 0.1
end repeat
set checkBoxNames to name of checkboxes of scroll area 1 of window 1
end tell
I want to implement a alfred workflow to control my AirPods Pro to switch between "Transparency Mode" and "ANC Mode". How can I write an apple script to simulate click on "audio" menu bar to switch noise-canceling. Or there is a better solution?
I also had this problem, so I solved it in this way (with the error handling if the AirPods are not connected + popups):
tell application "System Events"
tell process "SystemUIServer"
click (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 whose description contains "volume")
try
click menu item "nestim AirPods Pro" of menu 1 of result
if value of attribute "AXMenuItemMarkChar" of menu item "Transparency" of menu 1 of result is "✓" then
click menu item "Noise Cancellation" of menu 1 of result
display notification "Noise Cancellation active" with title "Noise control:"
return "Noise Cancellation active"
else
click menu item "Transparency" of menu 1 of result
display notification "Transparency mode active" with title "Noise control:"
return "Transparency mode active"
end if
on error
tell application "System Events"
key code 53
display notification "Something went wrong" with title "Noise control:" sound name "Submarine"
return "Something went wrong"
end tell
end try
end tell
end tell
I found a simple apple script solution after trying.
tell application "System Events"
tell process "SystemUIServer"
click (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 whose description contains "volume")
click menu item "your AirPods name" of menu 1 of result
click menu item "noise control mode" of menu 1 of result
end tell
end tell
Change the your AirPods name to your AirPods name and change the noise control mode to which you want to (like Off, Noise Cancellation, or Transparency, or to your language as 关闭,降噪,通透模式 in Chinese).
Inspired by anton-uspehov's answer. I updated the script to automatic connect AirPods when it is not connected.
tell application "System Events"
tell process "SystemUIServer"
click (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 whose description contains "volume")
try
click menu item "your AirPods name" of menu 1 of result
click menu item "noise control mode" of menu 1 of result
on error
key code 53
click (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 whose description contains "bluetooth")
click menu item "your AirPods name" of menu 1 of result
click menu item "Connect" of menu 1 of result
end try
end tell
end tell
Or if your want to auto switch between Noise Cancellation and Transparency
tell application "System Events"
tell process "SystemUIServer"
click (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 whose description contains "volume")
try
click menu item "your AirPods name" of menu 1 of result
if value of attribute "AXMenuItemMarkChar" of menu item "Transparency" of menu 1 of result is "✓" then
click menu item "Noise Cancellation" of menu 1 of result
else
click menu item "Transparency" of menu 1 of result
end if
on error
key code 53
click (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 whose description contains "bluetooth")
click menu item "your AirPods name" of menu 1 of result
click menu item "Connect" of menu 1 of result
end try
end tell
end tell
For macos Big Sur (10.14) users, use the following script
set AirPodsName to "Your AirPods name"
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "ControlCenter"
set volMenu to menu bar item "volume" of menu bar 1
tell volMenu to click
set btCheckbox to checkbox 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of window "ControlCenter" whose title contains AirPodsName
set btCheckboxValue to value of btCheckbox
tell btCheckbox to click
delay 0.1
set checkbox_anc to checkbox 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of window "ControlCenter" whose title contains "Noise Cancellation"
if exists checkbox_anc then
if value of checkbox_anc is 1 then
set checkbox_transparent to checkbox 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of window "ControlCenter" whose title contains "Transparency"
tell checkbox_transparent to click
else
tell checkbox_anc to click
end if
end if
tell volMenu to click
end tell
end tell
I am trying to create a keyboard shortcut action for Preview, namely Draw and Sketch. However, they are are the NON-menued items, which means can't get it done in System Preference I see someone done it from inspiration, it is possible, but when I try to follow alone, here is my code so far and please help me complete this. here are the action.
Here is the error I am facing now
after some researches, does the UI/accessibility inspector help?
activate application "Preview"
delay 0.4
set the menuItem to "Draw"
tell application "System Events"
try
tell application process "Preview" to click radio button menuItem of radio group 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1
on error
try
tell application process "Preview" to click radio button menuItem of radio group 1 of window 1
on error errorM
display dialog errorM
end try
end try
end tell
ideally, trying to make it to work when all bars are hidden,
but if not possible. can we make it to work vwith mark up bar is shown. as below.
This work for me using the latest version of macOS Mojave
tell application "Preview" to activate
repeat while application "Preview" is not running
delay 0.2
end repeat
tell application "System Events"
try
click menu item "Show Markup Toolbar" of menu 1 of menu bar item "View" of menu bar 1 of application process "Preview"
end try
delay 0.5
try
click menu item "Show Toolbar" of menu 1 of menu bar item "View" of menu bar 1 of application process "Preview"
end try
delay 0.5
repeat while not (exists of toolbar 1 of window 1 of application process "Preview")
delay 0.2
end repeat
set description2 to a reference to every checkbox of toolbar 1 of window 1 of application process "Preview"
set theCheckboxes to description of description2
if item 1 of theCheckboxes is "Draw" then
set checkBoxDraw to 1
else
set checkBoxDraw to 2
end if
if item 1 of theCheckboxes is "Sketch" then
set checkBoxSketch to 1
else
set checkBoxSketch to 2
end if
delay 1
-- Below, insert either checkBoxSketch for "Sketch" or checkBoxDraw for "Draw"
click checkbox checkBoxDraw of toolbar 1 of window 1 of application process "Preview"
end tell
-- without these next following lines, the toolbar "Draw" or "Sketch" do not appear to be selected
tell application "Preview" to tell window 1
set visible to false
set visible to true
end tell
delay 3
I'm searching a method to install different voices (2 to be exact) on the system preferences.
The voices are "Alex" for an english voice and "Thomas" for a french voice.
I've tried directly by console but didn't succeed, that's why I've turned to the AppleScript language, but I never used this language.
The code I've for the moment is
set osver to system version of (system info)
if osver is equal to "10.6.8" then
display dialog ("Downloading voices is only available in OS X Lion and higher")
else
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
reveal (pane id "com.apple.preference.speech")
end tell
try
tell application "System Events"
click radio button 2 of tab group 1 of window 1 of process "System Preferences"
repeat until (exists pop up button of tab group 1 of window 1 of process "System Preferences")
delay 2
end repeat
delay 2
click pop up button 1 of tab group 1 of window 1 of process "System Preferences"
delay 2
click menu item -1 of menu 1 of pop up button of tab group 1 of window 1 of process "System Preferences"
delay 2
end tell
on error
display dialog ("An error happend")
end try
end if
This program is opening the voice window but the display dialog appears every time whatever the index I put.
If you have another idea to download the voices, or if you can help me to understand what is not working, I will be grateful.
This worked for me in 10.9:
tell application "System Preferences"
reveal anchor "TTS" of pane id "com.apple.preference.speech"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events" to tell window 1 of process "System Preferences"
tell pop up button 1 of tab group 1
click
click menu item "Customize..." of menu 1
end tell
delay 1
repeat with r in UI element 1 of rows of table 1 of scroll area 1 of sheet 1
if exists static text 1 of r then
if {"Alex", "Thomas"} contains value of static text 1 of r then
if value of checkbox 1 of r is 0 then click checkbox 1 of r
end if
end if
end repeat
click button "OK" of sheet 1
end tell
It took multiple seconds to run the script though.
This is an extension of a previous question
Applescript: on clicking Menu Bar item via gui script
On the highlighted menu item below for the f.lux menu bar, if you click it, there will be a checkmark indicating that the "Disable for an hour" feature has been enabled. What I'm trying to do is write a GUI AppleScript for f.lux where the user can decide to toggle the check mark by typing a keyword in Alfred followed by a 1 or a 0 where 1 serves to enable the "Disable for an hour" and 0, serves to keep it unchecked.
This is a screen shot of the menu bar for f.lux
I am however having a hard time figuring out what attribute to adjust for the "Disable for an hour" menu item in order to toggle the checkmark. Here is the code, but I get an unexpected token error when compiling it via applescript editor. So far what I'm trying to do is target the "menu item mark character" attribute indicated by the arrow in screenshot above, but I'm not sure if this is the right approach to toggle the "Disable for an hour" item. Can someone please give me advice?
on alfred_script(q)
set myOption to q as integer
ignoring application responses
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Flux"
click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
end tell
end ignoring
do shell script "killall System\\ Events"
delay 0.1
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Flux"
tell menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
if myOption is 1 then
set ✓ to value of attribute "AXMenuItemMarkChar" of menu item "Disable for an hour" of menu 1
else if myOption is 0 then
set nil to value of attribute "AxMenuItemMarkChar" of menu item "Disable for an hour" of menu 1
end if
end tell
end tell
end alfred_script
This seems to work:
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Flux"
tell menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
set v to (value of attribute "AXMenuItemMarkChar" of menu item "Disable for an hour" of menu 1) as string
if (v = "" and myOption = 1) or (v is not equal to "" and myOption = 0) then
click menu item "Disable for an hour" of menu 1
else
key code 53
end if
end tell
end tell