For one day only, Friday November 25th 2016, purchase Script Debugger 6 for 30% off (US$69.99). … Continue Reading ››
Sal Soghoian has left the building
Apple has abolished the position of Product Manager of Automation Technologies https://macosxautomation.com/about.html. What that means for AppleScript is uncertain — it's fair to say that most of us are … Continue Reading ››
No More Caveman Debugging
This video demonstrates how to use Script Debugger 6 to debug your AppleScript scripts without having to resort to caveman debugging techniques such as adding log and display dialog statements to see what’s happening. … Continue Reading ››
Viewing Variables & Values
This video demonstrates how to use Script Debugger 6 to examine your AppleScript script’s variables and view their values in various ways. … Continue Reading ››
False Sense of Security
Applets having a Bundle ID beginning with `com.apple` seem to be given a free pass through App Transport Security. Oooh… … Continue Reading ››
Script Debugger 6.0.3 Released
We are pleased to announce the release of Script Debugger 6.0.3. Script Debugger 6.0.3 is a free maintenance release addressing a series of issues that came to light following the release of Script Debugger 6.0. This maintenance improves Script Debugger compatibility with macOS Sierra (Mac OS X 10.12) and addresses a number of stability and performance issues. … Continue Reading ››
Sierra de Nada?
If you have moved to macOS 10.12 Sierra, you will probably have noticed that the AppleScript version is 2.5, unchanged from that in El Capitan. That doesn't mean nothing has … Continue Reading ››
Script Debugger 5.0.12 Released
We are pleased to announce the release of Script Debugger 5.0.12. Script Debugger 5.0.12 is a free maintenance release addressing a series of issues that came to light following the release of Script Debugger 5.0. This maintenance improves Script Debugger compatibility with El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11) and Sierra (macOS 10.12) and addresses a number of stability and performance issues. … Continue Reading ››
Script Debugger 6.0.2 Released
We are pleased to announce the release of Script Debugger 6.0.2. Script Debugger 6.0.2 is a free maintenance release addressing a series of issues that came to light following the release of Script Debugger 6.0. This maintenance improves Script Debugger compatibility with macOS Sierra (Mac OS X 10.12) and addresses a number of stability and performance issues. … Continue Reading ››
Script Debugger 6 “Expert” Preferences
Script Debugger has a collection of preferences settings which are not alterable via Script Debugger’s Preferences panel. This post documents all of Script Debugger 6’s hidden preferences. … Continue Reading ››