Using This Forum
How do I use this forum?
https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-new-user-guide/
How do I use forum chats?
https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-overview-of-features-in-discourse-chat/
How do I post code samples?
Please see the Discourse New User’s guide for general information on how to use our forum software. Be aware that Markdown is this forum’s native formatting language.
However, the most common question we see is how to include code snippets within a post. This is done using the “code fences”:
```
your code goes here
```
Posting your AppleScript code in this way enables syntax highlighting and other forum features. Please avoid doing your own syntax highlighting as that makes it more difficult for other forum members to use and/or test your code.
If you want to prevent syntax highlighting, for instance when posting logs or other non-code content, you can do the following:
```text
your text goes here
```
If you want to place identifiers or other short code items in-line within a paragraph you can do the following:
The `quick` brown fox jumped over the `lazy` dog.
Which produces the following:
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
Who do I contact if I’m having problems with the forum?
If possible, please post to the site feedback category of the site. If you are unable to post, please contact me at @alldritt or support@latenightsw.com and I’ll try and sort out the problem you are having.
Obtaining Script Debugger
Please visit our downloads page to download Script Debugger versions 8 - 4 for macOS.
Please go here to obtain Script Debugger 3 for the Classic MacOS.
Script Debugger Installation & Troubleshooting
I’m getting a Cannot Save Document error when I try to save my script
This error is a consequence of increased security measures implemented in macOS Catalina and later versions of macOS. Please see this forum post for an explanation of this problem and a solution:
https://forum.latenightsw.com/t/alert-cannot-save-document-error-on-catalina-systems/
In short, you must grant Script Debugger Full Disk Access using the Security & Privacy panel of the System Preferences utility:
Where can I download Script Debugger?
Please visit our downloads page to download Script Debugger versions 8 - 4 for macOS. You can get .
Community Participation
This is a Civilized Place for Public Discussion
Please treat this discussion forum with the same respect you would a public park. We, too, are a shared community resource — a place to share skills, knowledge and interests through ongoing conversation.
These are not hard and fast rules, merely aids to the human judgment of our community. Use these guidelines to keep this a clean, well-lighted place for civilized public discourse.
Improve the Discussion
Help us make this a great place for discussion by always working to improve the discussion in some way, however small. If you are not sure your post adds to the conversation, think over what you want to say and try again later.
The topics discussed here matter to us, and we want you to act as if they matter to you, too. Be respectful of the topics and the people discussing them, even if you disagree with some of what is being said.
One way to improve the discussion is by discovering ones that are already happening. Please spend some time browsing the topics here before replying or starting your own, and you’ll have a better chance of meeting others who share your interests.
Be Agreeable, Even When You Disagree
You may wish to respond to something by disagreeing with it. That’s fine. But, remember to criticize ideas, not people. Please avoid:
- Name-calling.
- Ad hominem attacks.
- Responding to a post’s tone instead of its actual content.
- Knee-jerk contradiction.
Instead, provide reasoned counter-arguments that improve the conversation.
Post Formatting
You may format your posts using Markdown, BBCode and a subset of HTML. More details can be found in the Discourse documentation:
Code formatting is done using 3 backpack characters:
```
-- Your AppleScript code goes here...
```
When you format code in this way the site automatically adds an Open in Script Debugger button to help people open your code directly on their system.
Your Participation Counts
The conversations we have here set the tone for everyone. Help us influence the future of this community by choosing to engage in discussions that make this forum an interesting place to be — and avoiding those that do not.
Discourse provides tools that enable the community to collectively identify the best (and worst) contributions: favourites, bookmarks, likes, flags, replies, edits, and so forth. Use these tools to improve your own experience, and everyone else’s, too.
Let’s try to leave our park better than we found it.
If You See a Problem, Flag It
Moderators have special authority; they are responsible for this forum. But so are you. With your help, moderators can be community facilitators, not just janitors or police.
When you see bad behaviour, don’t reply. It encourages the bad behaviour by acknowledging it, consumes your energy, and wastes everyone’s time. Just flag it. If enough flags accrue, action will be taken, either automatically or by moderator intervention.
In order to maintain our community, moderators reserve the right to remove any content and any user account for any reason at any time. Moderators do not preview new posts in any way; the moderators and site operators take no responsibility for any content posted by the community.
Always Be Civil
Nothing sabotages a healthy conversation like rudeness:
- Be civil. Don’t post anything that a reasonable person would consider offensive, abusive, or hate speech.
- Keep it clean. Don’t post anything obscene or sexually explicit.
- Respect each other. Don’t harass or grief anyone, impersonate people, or expose their private information.
- Respect our forum. Don’t post spam or otherwise vandalize the forum.
These are not concrete terms with precise definitions — avoid even the appearance of any of these things. If you’re unsure, ask yourself how you would feel if your post was featured on the front page of the New York Times.
This is a public forum, and search engines index these discussions. Keep the language, links, and images safe for family and friends.
Keep It Tidy
Make the effort to put things in the right place, so that we can spend more time discussing and less cleaning up. So:
- Don’t start a topic in the wrong category.
- Don’t cross-post the same thing in multiple topics.
- Don’t post no-content replies.
- Don’t divert a topic by changing it midstream.
- Don’t sign your posts — every post has your profile information attached to it.
Rather than posting “+1” or “Agreed”, use the Like button. Rather than taking an existing topic in a radically different direction, use Reply as a Linked Topic.
Post Only Your Own Stuff
You may not post anything digital that belongs to someone else without permission. You may not post descriptions of, links to, or methods for stealing someone’s intellectual property (software, video, audio, images), or for breaking any other law.
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This site is operated by your friendly local staff and you, the community. If you have any further questions about how things should work here, open a new topic in the site feedback category and let’s discuss! If there’s a critical or urgent issue that can’t be handled by a meta topic or flag, contact us via the staff page.
Terms of Service
Yes, legalese is boring, but we must protect ourselves – and by extension, you and your data – against unfriendly folks. We have a Terms of Service describing your (and our) behaviour and rights related to content, privacy, and laws. To use this service, you must agree to abide by our TOS.