Am 04.01.2011 um 23:38 schrieb eveningnick eveningnick:
- If you really want System Preferences to quit, you could use
NSAppleScript
and do something like:
tell application "System Preferences" to quit
You can do the same using AppleEvents.
Peter, could you hint me on how to do it using App
2011/1/4 eveningnick eveningnick :
>> - If you really want System Preferences to quit, you could use NSAppleScript
>> and do something like:
>> tell application "System Preferences" to quit
>> You can do the same using AppleEvents.
>
> Peter, could you hint me on how to do it using AppleEvents?
>
>
Leaving aside for the moment the wisdom of all this...
Preference panes run in the same process as the System Preferences application.
That means they can directly call methods of the objects that make up System
Preferences.
A simple way to get System Preferences to "Show All" is to simply call
> - If you really want System Preferences to quit, you could use NSAppleScript
> and do something like:
> tell application "System Preferences" to quit
> You can do the same using AppleEvents.
Peter, could you hint me on how to do it using AppleEvents?
Googling, i have found some references to Om
s/installer/uninstaller/
Dave
On Jan 4, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Dave DeLong wrote:
> Another option would be to have your preference pane launch a little
> installer that won't proceed until the user quits System Preferences.
> Something like "In order to uninstall MyAwesomeFoo, please quit System
Another option would be to have your preference pane launch a little installer
that won't proceed until the user quits System Preferences. Something like "In
order to uninstall MyAwesomeFoo, please quit System Preferences". Then wait
until the app quits, then dismiss the dialog and proceed. Y
Though almost everybody seems to disagree you should do something
like this here some ideas:
- If you want to press the "Show All"- or "Back"- button, you could
do this using the Accessibility API; take a look at Apple's
"Accessibility Inspector" app.
- If you really want System Preferenc
On Jan 4, 2011, at 3:20 PM, eveningnick eveningnick wrote:
> Hi Nick
> Thank you
> I've an unusual application that is mainly located in System
> Preferences (its gui part), and which can be uninstalled by clicking a
> button "Uninstall" in that prefpane
>
> better solution would be to programma
1:56 PM, eveningnick eveningnick wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to close System Preferences programmatically from
>> within a custom preference pane?
>
> Yes.
>
>> What would be the correct way?
>
> You could just call -[NSApplication terminate:], though I'
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:56 PM, eveningnick eveningnick
wrote:
> Is it possible to close System Preferences programmatically from
> within a custom preference pane? What would be the correct way?
> Is it possible to programmatically press button "Show all"?
You should neve
Hi Nick
Thank you
I've an unusual application that is mainly located in System
Preferences (its gui part), and which can be uninstalled by clicking a
button "Uninstall" in that prefpane
better solution would be to programmatically press "Show All" button
("back" in System Preferences), but that se
On Jan 4, 2011, at 1:56 PM, eveningnick eveningnick wrote:
> Is it possible to close System Preferences programmatically from
> within a custom preference pane?
Yes.
> What would be the correct way?
You could just call -[NSApplication terminate:], though I'm wondering why
Is it possible to close System Preferences programmatically from
within a custom preference pane? What would be the correct way?
Is it possible to programmatically press button "Show all"?
Thanks
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