{"id":20797,"date":"2018-03-05T15:48:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T20:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=20797"},"modified":"2018-03-15T10:55:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T14:55:15","slug":"script-debugger-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/05\/script-debugger-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Script Debugger 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/latenightsw.com\/\">Late Night Software<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/latenightsw.com\/script-debugger-7-press-release\/\">press release<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"http:\/\/latenightsw.com\/\"><p>The biggest change in Script Developer 7 is the release of our new &ldquo;lite&rdquo; mode, which offers all the basic editing, debugging and dictionary functions that you need to write your code. Even without Script Debugger&rsquo;s advanced features, it represents a significant improvement over the Script Editor which comes with your Macintosh.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>Script Debugger 7 offers a new way of deploying AppleScripts as standalone applications with an improved interface for your users, support for automatic software updates via Sparkle and much more.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>Script Debugger 7&rsquo;s Dictionary Explorer lets you move, copy or delete objects. Script Debugger 7&rsquo;s lets you explore much more of an application&rsquo;s scripting abilities without writing a single line of AppleScript code.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>Script Debugger 7 offers an entirely new way of generating AppleScript code: Explorer recording. Start recording a script, and then begin exploring an application using Script Debugger&rsquo;s Dictionary Explorer. As you alter property values or move, copy or delete objects, the corresponding AppleScript code is added to your script.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>More changes are listed <a href=\"http:\/\/latenightsw.com\/sd7\/feature-comparison\/\">here<\/a>. I also really like the redesigned Web site and the new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brentsimmons\/status\/969696645951537152\">application<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brentsimmons\/status\/969697365950062592\">document<\/a> icons. This is a great app.<\/p>\n\n<p>Update (2018-03-15): <a href=\"https:\/\/latenightsw.com\/enhanced-applets\/\">Mark Alldritt<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/latenightsw.com\/enhanced-applets\/\">\n<p>The standard applet shell provided by Apple has been with us since AppleScript&rsquo;s inception. It is a minimal means of deploying a script as a stand alone application. Our objective with the Enhanced Applet shell is to provide additional functionality for scripters and to improve the user experience, especially when developing droplets (scripts that open files).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/thetalkshow\/2018\/03\/09\/ep-216\">The Talk Show<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late Night Software (press release): The biggest change in Script Developer 7 is the release of our new &ldquo;lite&rdquo; mode, which offers all the basic editing, debugging and dictionary functions that you need to write your code. 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