which itself can execute not just applescripts, but also shell scripts (bash, perl, etc). FastScripts does the same thing for items in the Script Menu. Spark can accommodate and run AppleScript code, while providing the ability of assigning it a keyboard shortcut. Similarly, double-clicking those '.command' files causes Terminal to launch, and (needlessly) open one of its windows.Ī better approach is to use the Script Menu (along with FastScripts) or Spark. scpt file itself (sans needing to 'launch' the app). AppleScript applets are slower to execute than directly running the same code in the. But, even with the aid of a stack (or the dock) to obviate finding the object. The popular VLC media player has become one of the first to join the ranks of Windows applications with native ARM64 support (via Engadget MSPU). It can be used on multiple platforms such as the Mac, Windows, Solaris, Linux, Ubuntu and a lot more. Why are folks still enamored of double-clicking stuff in Finder? Stacks can conveniently house such items (to preclude us from having to go fish around in Finder windows). VLC Player is a cross-platform player that is open source making it free to download from the internet.
bglnelissen:You can save shell scripts with the '.command' extension to execute them with a doubleclick. Now I just have to double-click and QuickTime Player starts playing the stream. Lsequeir:I saved this script as an application to my Desktop.
