Scripts for the OS X Script Menu

This is the beginning of a collection of Applescript scripts that I use from the Script Menu on OS X.

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About the Script Menu
About Osaxen or Scripting Additions
Google-Search and Google-Search-Clipboard

About the Script Menu [TOC]

The Script Menu by Apple (available only for OS X) is a script menu that is installed on the menu bar on the top of your screen. Its very convenient because you can select a script from any applications. Beside AppleScript scripts, the Script Menu can also use Shell and Perl scripts.

The scripts in this collection have to be installed at either HardDrive:Library:Scripts or HardDrive:Users:username:Library:Scripts. You can also select in the Script Menu Open Scripts Folder to find where is your Scripts folder.

About Osaxen or Scripting Additions [TOC]

Here's a description of what is an osaxen or scripting additions from MacScripter.net.

Scripting additions (also known as osaxen) are compiled C/C++ code that enhance the functionality of Applescript.
http://osaxen.com/

You can search MacScripter.net if you want to find other osaxen. Beware that osaxen that were not updated for OS X will not work in this environment.

These osaxen have to be installed in a folder called ScriptingAdditions. If the folder doesn't exists, create the folder either at HardDrive:Library:ScriptingAdditions or HardDrive:Users:username:Library:ScriptingAdditions.

Google-Search and Google-Search-Clipboard [TOC]

The script Google-Search, when selected from the Scripting Menu, will prompt a window dialog asking for a search string. You can use accented characters in the search string if you want. The script will ask your preferred browser - as determined in System Preferences->Internet->Web - to open a new window and go to Google and display the result of your search string. The script Google-Search-Clipboard is similar to Google-Search, but it will put the content of the clipboard in the window dialog asking for a search string.

Requirement

To use Google-Search and Google-Search-Clipboard, you have to install the TEX OSAX in your ScriptingAdditions folder.

Version History

First release: November 27 2002

Download Google-Search and Google-Search-Clipboard

Google-Search + Google-Search-Clipboard