• What Is AppleScript Studio?

• What Makes AppleScript Studio Special?

• AppleScript

• Integrated Development Environment

• Application Framework

• Strengths and Limitations

• How AppleScript Studio Works

• AppleScript Studio’s Components

• AppleScript Studio Applications

• Connecting Actions to Scripts

• Putting It All Together

• Creating a Hello World Application

• AppleScript Studio Sample Applications

• AppleScript Overview

• How AppleScript Is Implemented

• Scripting in AppleScript Studio

• Terms for Classes and Objects

• Xcode Features for AppleScript Studio

• AppleScript Studio Application Templates

• AppleScript Studio Xcode Plug-in Template

• Default Project Contents

• AppleScript Application Template

• Document-based Application Template

• AppleScript Droplet Template

• The Targets Group

• Source Code Editor

• Debugging Features

• Terminology Browser

• Interface Builder Features for AppleScript Studio

• Interface Creation

• Interface Connections

• Cocoa Framework Overview

• Cocoa Scripting Support

• Cocoa User Interface Objects

• Cocoa Application Framework

• AppleScriptKit Framework Overview

• Additional Information on AppleScript Studio

• Organizing an AppleScript Studio Project

• Deciding How Many Script Files to Use

• Deciding How Many Nib Files to Use

• Naming Conventions for Methods and Handlers

• Accessing Code From AppleScript Studio Scripts

• Persistent Script Properties

• Accessing Script Globals

• Overridden Scripting Additions

• How Xcode Formats Scripts

• Switching Between AppleScript Studio and Script Editor

• Scripting AppleScript Studio Applications

• Using Script Editor to Test AppleScript Studio Terminology

• AppleScript Studio Terminology

• Overview

• General Sources of Scripting Terminology

• Terminology From the AppleScriptKit Framework

• Terms From Cocoa’s Built-in Suites

• Terms from The AppleScriptKit Framework

• Finding Terminology Information

• Examine Scripting Dictionaries

• Investigate the Sample Applications

• Experiment With Script Editor to Find Terminology

• Programming Tips

• Targeting an AppleScript Studio Application

• Using Make, Not Create, to Create New Objects in Scripts

• Using the Log Command to Track Your Scripts

• Basic Tips and Reminders

• Comment AppleScript Studio Handlers

• Save Your Work

• Occasionally Do a Clean Rebuild

• Give All Important Objects an AppleScript Name

• Troubleshooting

• My Script Statements Aren’t Working

• Several Windows in My Application Have ID 0

• I Can’t Script My UI to Do QA Testing

• Performing User Interface Actions

• Specifying Minimum Requirements for an Application

• Adding AppleScript Studio Support to Your Cocoa Application

• Setting the Keyboard Focus

• Obtaining the Path to the Current Application

• Design the Application

• Create a Project

• Build the Interface

• Launch Interface Builder

• Adjust the Title, Size, and Other Attributes of the Currency Converter Window

• Add Text Input Fields and Labels

• Add a Result Field and Label

• Add Number Formatters to the Input and Result Fields

• Add a Convert Button

• Add a Horizontal Separator

• Finalize the Layout

• Connect the Interface

• Write Event Handlers

• Build and Run the Application

• Where To Go From Here

• Before You Start This Tutorial

• Identify a Goal for the Application

• Examine Mail’s Scripting Dictionary

• Specify Operations for Mail Search

• Design the Interface

• Identify Objects for the User Interface

• Arrange the User Interface

• Plan the Code

• Event Handlers in Mail Search

• Additional Handlers and Scripts in Mail Search

• The Controller Script

• The Status Dialog Script

• Create a Project

• Add an Image File to the Project

• Build the Interface

• Examine the Default Menus

• Create the Message Window

• Create a Nib File

• Add the Message Window to the Nib File

• Set Up Interface Objects in the Message Window

• Create a Status Dialog

• Adjust the Size and Attributes of the Status Dialog

• Set Up a Progress Bar

• Set Up a Text Field

• Create the Search Window

• Set Up a Popup Button

• Set Up a Text Field

• Set Up a Button

• Set Up an Outline View

• Set Up a Table View

• Group the Outline View and Table View in a Split View

• Connect the Interface

• Connect the Application Object

• Connect Interface Items in the Search Window

• Connect the Search Window

• Connect the Text Field

• Connect the Find Button

• Connect the Search Results View

• Provide a Data Source Object for the Mailboxes View

• Examining an Object Hierarchy in the Nib View

• Provide a Data Source Object for the Search Results View

• Obtaining the Code for the Mail Search Tutorial

• Define Global Variables and Properties

• Write Event Handlers for the Interface

• Application Object Handler

• Search Window Handlers

• Text Field Handler

• Find Button Handler

• Search Results Table View Handler

• Write Scripts and Additional Handlers

• Write the Controller Script

• Controller Script Properties and Initialization

• Finding and Displaying Accounts and Mailboxes

• Finding and Displaying Messages

• Opening Message Windows

• Write Handlers for Working With Controllers

• Write Handlers for Working With the Status Dialog

• Write Handlers for Working With Message Windows

• Write Utility Handlers

• Build and Run Mail Search

• Check for Syntax Errors

• Customize Menus

• Rename Menus and Menu Items

• Set Menu Attributes

• Remove Menus and Menu Items

• Customize the About Window

• Customize Version and Copyright Information

• Customize Icons

• Add an Icon Resource File to the Project

• Supply a Creator Code

• Mail Search Copyright Notice