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24.4.50; Feature Request -- OSX -- add -- <key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key> <string>YES</string>

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From: Keith David Bershatsky <esq <at> lawlist.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.4.50;
 Feature Request -- OSX -- add -- <key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key>
 <string>YES</string>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 11:45:34 -0700

As a feature request for Emacs versions built `--with-ns`, perhaps the Emacs team would consider adding two (2) lines to `. . . /Emacs.app/Contents/Info.plist` to permit using certain Applescripts to control Emacs.  Just before the very ending of the file -- i.e., just above `</dict> </plist>`, insert:

    <key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key>
    <string>YES</string>

Thanks,

Keith

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In GNU Emacs 24.4.50.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin10.8.0, NS appkit-1038.36 Version 10.6.8 (Build 10K549))
 of 2014-08-15 on MP.local
Repository revision: 117706 rgm <at> gnu.org-20140815043406-p5hbu97cbm7pulcn
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.1038
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Message #10 received at 18283-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Anders Lindgren <andlind <at> gmail.com>
To: 18283-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Keith David Bershatsky <esq <at> lawlist.com>
Subject: AppleScript enabled
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:08:53 +0100

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Enabling AppleScript makes automatic testing of the NextStep user interface
easier.

See
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9f94c709b1bb29e275fe6546d22c58a78072672f
for details.

    -- Anders Lindgren

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Message #13 received at 18283 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Anders Lindgren <andlind <at> gmail.com>
To: 18283 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: More information.
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:07:00 +0100

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Additional information:

This change allows applescripts like the following to work:

    tell application "Emacs"
         set the bounds of the first window to {100, 100, 500, 500}
    end tell

Without the change, the following error message is issued:

    test.oas:23:89: execution error: Emacs got an error: Can’t set bounds
of window 1 to {100, 100, 500, 500}. (-10006)

    -- Anders Lindgren

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Message #16 received at 18283 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Keith David Bershatsky <esq <at> lawlist.com>
To: Anders Lindgren <andlind <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 18283 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: #18283; Feature Request; OSX;
 add -- <key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key> <string>YES</string>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:32:44 -0800

Anders:

I built Emacs --with-ns this evening with "1c25d3712e52cf91f7ca38984aa409e62bd35511".

I did not see `<key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key> <string>YES</string>` within `Emacs.app/Contents/Info.plist`; so I added it manually.

Thanks,

Keith

Message #19 received at 18283 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Anders Lindgren <andlind <at> gmail.com>
To: Keith David Bershatsky <esq <at> lawlist.com>
Cc: 18283 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: #18283; Feature Request; OSX;
 add -- <key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key> <string>YES</string>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 11:29:09 +0100

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Hi,

First, are you using the "emacs-25" branch? I think this will be merged to
"master" some time in the future, but I don't know when.

I have noticed that the old Info.plist file lives even after a rebuild. Try
to rerun "autogen.sh" and/or delete the Emacs.app directory to see if it
helps.

    -- Anders

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:32 AM, Keith David Bershatsky <esq <at> lawlist.com>
wrote:

> Anders:
>
> I built Emacs --with-ns this evening with
> "1c25d3712e52cf91f7ca38984aa409e62bd35511".
>
> I did not see `<key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key> <string>YES</string>`
> within `Emacs.app/Contents/Info.plist`; so I added it manually.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keith
>

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Message #22 received at 18283 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Keith David Bershatsky <esq <at> lawlist.com>
To: Anders Lindgren <andlind <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 18283 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: #18283; Feature Request; OSX;
 add -- <key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key> <string>YES</string>
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 08:52:35 -0800

Yes, I was using the "master" branch.  I tried today using the "emacs-25" branch and the revision is indeed present.  I generally do a fresh download whenever building the "master" branch.

I will check back later in the month to see if the "master" branch receives the revision for this feature request.

Thanks,

Keith

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At Tue, 1 Dec 2015 11:29:09 +0100,
Anders Lindgren wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> First, are you using the "emacs-25" branch? I think this will be merged to
> "master" some time in the future, but I don't know when.
> 
> I have noticed that the old Info.plist file lives even after a rebuild. Try
> to rerun "autogen.sh" and/or delete the Emacs.app directory to see if it
> helps.
> 
>     -- Anders

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