MacPython/Growl/Terminology

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(GrowlHelperApp.app terminology, generated from /Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app)

AppleScript for the Growl Notification System

Commands

  • application.notify(...) -- Post a notification to be displayed via Growl

    • with_name=Text -- name of the notification to display
      title=Text -- title of the notification to display
      description=Text -- full text of the notification to display
      application_name=Text -- name of the application posting the notification.
      [image_from_location=InsertionLoc] -- Location of the image file to use for this notification. Accepts aliases, paths and file:/// URLs.
      [icon_of_file=InsertionLoc] -- Location of the file whose icon should be used as the image for this notification. Accepts aliases, paths and file:/// URLs. e.g. 'file:///Applications'.<<BR>> [icon_of_application=Text] -- Name of the application whose icon should be used for this notification. For example, 'Mail.app'.
      [image=k.Image] -- TIFF Image to be used for the notification.
      [pictImage=k.Picture] -- PICT Image to be used for the notification.
      [sticky=Boolean] -- whether or not the notification displayed should time out. Defaults to 'no'.
      [priority=SInt32] -- The priority of the notification, from -2 (low) to 0 (normal) to 2 (emergency).
      Result: None

    application.register(...) -- Register an application with Growl

    • as_application=Text -- name of the application as which to register.
      all_notifications=list of Text -- list of all notifications to register.
      default_notifications=list of Text -- list of default notifications to register.
      [icon_of_application=Text] -- Name of the application whose icon should be used for this notification. For example, 'Mail.app'.
      Result: None

Classes

  • Picture

    Image