TerminalAll.applescript

tell application "Terminal"
    get name -- application r/o
    -- "Terminal"
    get version --  r/o
    -- "1.5.1"
    get frontmost -- r/o
    -- false
    --activate
    --get every window       -- application contains windows
    get front window -- window noun: A Terminal window
    -- get window 1
    -- window id 285
    copy result to W1
    get name of W1
    -- "Terminal — mksh — ttyp1 — 80x14 — 1"
    get index of W1
    -- 1
    get bounds of W1
    -- "Terminal — mksh — ttyp1 — 80x14 — 1"  --
    get has close box of W1 -- window r/o GUI properties
    -- true
    get has title bar of W1
    -- false
    get floating of W1
    -- false
    get miniaturizable of W1
    -- true
    get miniaturized of W1 -- r/w
    -- false
    copy result to save_result
    repeat with Bounce in {true, false, true, false, true, false}
        set miniaturized of W1 to Bounce
    end repeat
    -- that works
    tell application "Script Editor" to activate
    -- was tired of doing that myself
    set miniaturized of W1 to save_result
    get modal of W1 -- r/o GUI property
    -- false
    get resizable of W1
    -- true
    get visible of W1 -- does this mean part of a Hidden Application?
    -- true
    get zoomable of W1
    -- true
    get zoomed of W1
    copy result to save_result
    repeat with StrobeZoom in {true, false, true, false, true, false}
        --get (a reference to zoomed of W1)
        --copy StrobeZoom to result
        --copy StrobeZoom to zoomed of W1
        -- Terminal get an error:NSArgumentWrongScriptError
        -- an app not accepting copy to syntax is typical.
        set zoomed of W1 to StrobeZoom
        delay 0.5
    end repeat
    -- that works
    set zoomed of W1 to save_result
    get position of W1 -- ................ What you should think!
    -- {119, 543}
    copy result to save_result
    tell application "Terminal" to activate -- I want to see this
    repeat with X in {0, 20, 40, 80, 120, 200, 240}
        copy {} to P -- need to make a point {  X, Y  }
        set P to P & X
        set P to P & (back item of save_result)
        set position of W1 to P
        delay 0.6
    end repeat
    set position of W1 to save_result
    get origin of W1 -- lower left corridinates,relative to L.L. of screen
    -- { 240, 192 }
    copy result to save_result
    repeat with Y in {100, 500, 250, 120, 10, 500}
        copy {} to P -- make a point again
        set P to P & (item 1 of save_result)
        set P to P & Y
        set origin of W1 to P
        delay 0.7
    end repeat
    set origin of W1 to save_result
    get size of W1 -- the width and height of the window
    -- { 863, 364 }
    copy result to save_result
    repeat with W in {800, 400, 1000, 200, 900}
        repeat with H in {300, 600, 400, 200, 500}
            copy {1, 2} to S -- make A Size a 2 item list
            set item 1 of S to W
            set item -1 of S to H
            set size of W1 to S -- don't forget to set Window, Dan!
            delay 0.77
        end repeat
    end repeat -- awesome! if a demo maybe stop here
    set size of W1 to save_result
    get frame of W1 -- the ORIGIN and SIZE of WINDOW
    -- {330, 194, 863, 364}
    --  ......................... Researcher to Teacher:
    -- .......................... Find the confused student, quickly
    copy result to save_result
    repeat with F in {{300, 100, 700, 400}, ¬
        {200, 200, 400, 400}, ¬
        {800, 800, 364, 863}, ¬
        {1, 1, 800, 360}, ¬
        {1000, 1000, 500, 500}}
        --That's  COMMA OPTION ENTER 'CEPT LAST LINE
        set frame of W1 to F
        delay 0.55
    end repeat
    set frame of W1 to save_result
    get title displays device name of W1 -- is the ttyp in the title ?
    -- true
    copy result to save_result
    set title displays device name of W1 to false
    set title to name of W1
    --- "Terminal — mksh — 80x14 — 1"
    -- remember it's called the name
    set title displays device name of W1 to save_result
    get title displays shell path of W1 -- is the shellname or path there?
    -- true
    copy result to save_result
    -- get window 1     don't need this, just checking, it's the same
    -- window id 285 of application "Terminal"
    set title displays shell path of W1 to not save_result
    delay 0.8 -- 2.5 cleary, saw update
    set title displays shell path of W1 to save_result
    get title displays window size of W1 -- title has window size r/w!
    -- true
    get title displays file name of W1 -- title has filename  boolean r/w!
    -- false
    copy result to save_result
    set title displays file name of W1 to true
    set title2 to name of W1
    delay 0.5 -- 2.5
    set title displays file name of W1 to save_result
    get title2
    -- "Terminal — mksh — ttyp1 — 80x14 — ~/Library/Application Support/Terminal/Steel14V.term — 1"
    -- so filename is gettable after a fashion
    -- so one could copy,and, perhaps modify to add new keybindings,
    -- font, etc.
    set title displays file name of W1 to save_result
    get title displays custom title of W1 -- title has prefix string
    -- true
    get custom title of W1
    -- "Terminal"
    copy result to save_result
    set custom title of W1 to "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
    delay 1.8
    set custom title of W1 to save_result
    get contents of W1 -- r/o  visible contents of window as string
    copy result to buffer
    -- returning window id instead, not the string
    -- window id 285
    -- NO WORK, maybe try with osascript?
    -- write buffer to POSIX file "/tmp/TerminalAll.contents"
    -- converted to below or similiar on Compile
    -- write buffer to file "Hard Disk:private:tmp:TerminalAll.contents"
    --

    -- write buffer to file POSIX file "/tmp/TerminalAll.contents"
    -- need to touch the file, in order to create it, this way
    get history of W1 -- contents of window history plus on screen r/o
    -- copy result to buffer -- copy here created an issue
    set buffer to history of W1
    --open for access POSIX file "/tmp/TerminalAll.history" write permission yes
    --open for access POSIX file "/tmp/TerminalAll.history" write permission yes
    -- converted to line below on Compile
    open for access POSIX file "/tmp/TerminalAll.history" write permission yes
    copy result to fileno
    write buffer to fileno as string
    close access fileno
    -- then in Terminal, cd /tmp
    -- pbcopy < TerminalAll.history
    get number of rows of W1 -- number of rows in this Terminal window
    copy result to save_result
    repeat result - 1 times
        get (number of rows of W1) - 1
        set number of rows of W1 to result
        delay 0.65
    end repeat
    -- rows less than 4  ** will not do ** and window becomes unusable!
    set number of rows of W1 to save_result
    get number of columns of W1 -- number of columns in this window
    copy result to save_result
    repeat with C from 120 to 20 by -5
        set number of columns of W1 to C
        delay 0.25
    end repeat
    -- won't strink less than about 10 columns
    -- stays typeable, but with to 2 by -1, only 2 characters
    -- show on any given line, rest blank
    set number of columns of W1 to save_result
    get cursor color of W1 -- dictionary claims string
    -- {-19531, -19531, -19531}
    get cursor color of W1 as string
    -- "-19531-19531-19531"
    get cursor color of W1 as list
    -- {-19531, -19531, -19531}
    get normal text color of W1
    -- {-6424, -6424, -6424}
    -- swap text and backgroupd, obviously!
    copy normal text color of W1 to save_result
    set normal text color of W1 to (background color of W1)
    set background color of W1 to save_result
    delay 1.5
    set background color of W1 to normal text color of W1
    set normal text color of W1 to save_result
    delay 1.5
    get bold text color of W1
    -- from webcolor.scpt
    -- copy {65535, 65535, 65535} to default_color -- snow
    -- choose color default_color
    -- don't need those 3 lines above
    copy result to rgb_list
    copy item 1 of rgb_list to red
    copy item 2 of rgb_list to green
    copy item 3 of rgb_list to blue
    -- web format is 8 bit per color value, apple
    -- is returning 16 bit values, divide by 256
    -- solves this -- and rounding down!
    copy (round (red / 256) rounding down) to red
    copy (round (green / 256) rounding down) to green
    copy (round (blue / 256) rounding down) to blue

    -- convert to hex, no way to do this natively
    -- so call printf
    do shell script "printf %X%X%X " & space & red ¬
        & space & green & space & blue
    copy "#" & result as text to pastethis
    set the clipboard to pastethis
    -- "#191919"
    set cmdstring to "tput clear"
    -- tell W1 to do shell script cmdstring in window 1
    --do shell script cmdstring in (window 1 of application "Terminal")
    -- It's not working with in parameter!!!
    set RR to a reference to window 1 of application "Terminal"
    -- do shell script cmdstring in RR
    get busy of W1 --- is the window busy running a process r/o
    -- false
    get processes of W1 -- list of currently running r/o
    -- {"login", "mksh"}
    get busy of W1
    -- false -- sleep 200 -- but that's built in
    -- true  -- gdd delay=100 if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null bs=4k
    get processes of W1
    -- {"login", "mksh", "gdd"}
    get busy of W1
    -- false -- bg of gdd
    get processes of W1
    -- {"login", "mksh", "gdd"} -- gdd is bg running
    get busy of W1
    -- false    -- bg is running
    get frontmost of W1 --is this window in front of other Terminal windows
    -- true
    copy result to save_result
    repeat with TF in {true, false, true, false, true, false}
        set frontmost of W1 to TF
        delay 0.5
    end repeat
    set frontmost of W1 to save_result
    run -- run Terminal
    -- quit -- quit Terminal
    count windows -- return number of windows -- integer
    -- 2
end tell