PlayerQuery Verbs
These verbs determine the existence of or information about various interface elements, including dialog items, menus and windows.Verbs
menuExists- does the menu, submenu or item exist?
popupExists- does the pop-up menu exist?
buttonExists- does the button exist?
radioExists- does the radio button exist?
checkboxExists- does the checkbox exist?
itemExists- does the dialog or window item exist?
windowExists- does the window exist?
getItemInfo- get all attributes of a dialog or window item
getMenuInfo- get all attributes of a menu, submenu or menu item
getWindowInfo- get all attributes of a window
getItemAttribute- get the specified attribute of a dialog or window item
getMenuAttribute- get the specified attribute of a menu, submenu or menu item
getWindowAttribute- get the specified attribute of a window
outlineMenus- outline menus in frontmost application
outlineDialog- outline items in frontmost dialog
isRunning- determine if Player is running
Notes
- The "info" verbs return a record.
- See the Attributes section of Chapter 6 for a complete list of attributes returned for each type of object.
- These query verbs are available in Player Runtime -- including, with the release of Player 1.1, outlineMenus and outlineDialog.
- Since Player is a "faceless background application" (and system extension), it should always be running if it was correctly installed in the Extensions Folder of the System Folder. The isRunning verb is most useful for scripts that will be distributed to others.
Delay Verbs