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How to set up Apple's Script Menu. Part of my introduction to script runners.
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1 year ago 0 + -Open "AppleScript Utility" (in /Applications/AppleScript/).
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1 year ago 0 + -Check "Show Script Menu in menu bar" and configure to suit.
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1 year ago 0 + -Here is the Script Menu.
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1 year ago 0 + -Create a "Scripts" folder in your ~/Library folder (if there is not one already).
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1 year ago 0 + -Install an example script that can be run anywhere.
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1 year ago 0 + -Observe that scripts in ~/Library/Scripts/ are available in any program.
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1 year ago 0 + -Create an "Applications" subfolder for application-specific scripts.
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1 year ago 0 + -Create a "Finder" application subfolder for scripts specific to the Finder application.
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1 year ago 0 + -Install a script intended for the Finder in ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Finder/.
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1 year ago 0 + -Application-specific scripts do not appear in the Script Menu when other applications are active.