Description
The System Events application
- Plural name:
- applications
- Defined in:
- Inherits from:
Properties
- class_ (r/o) typeClass -- The class of the object.
- properties record -- All of the object's properties.
- id_ (r/o) unicodeText -- the unique ID of the item
- frontmost (r/o) boolean -- Is this the frontmost (active) application?
- name (r/o) unicodeText -- The name of the application.
- version_ (r/o) unicodeText -- The version of the application.
- appearancePreferences appearancePreferencesObject -- a collection of appearance preferences
- applicationSupportFolder (r/o) folder -- The Application Support folder
- applicationsFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Applications folder
- CDAndDVDPreferences CDAndDVDPreferencesObject -- the preferences for the current user when a CD or DVD is inserted
- ClassicDomain (r/o) ClassicDomainObject -- the collection of folders belonging to the Classic System
- currentDesktop (r/o) desktop -- the primary desktop
- currentScreenSaver screenSaver -- the currently selected screen saver
- currentUser (r/o) user -- the currently logged in user
- desktopFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Desktop folder
- desktopPicturesFolder (r/o) folder -- The Desktop Pictures folder
- dockPreferences dockPreferencesObject -- the preferences for the current user's dock
- documentsFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Documents folder
- downloadsFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Downloads folder
- exposePreferences exposePreferencesObject -- the preferences for the current user's expose and dashboard key, mouse and corner bindings
- favoritesFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Favorites folder
- FolderActionScriptsFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Folder Action Scripts folder
- folderActionsEnabled boolean -- Are Folder Actions currently being processed?
- fontsFolder (r/o) folder -- The Fonts folder
- homeFolder (r/o) folder -- The Home folder of the currently logged in user
- libraryFolder (r/o) folder -- The Library folder
- localDomain (r/o) localDomainObject -- the collection of folders residing on the Local machine
- moviesFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Movies folder
- musicFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Music folder
- networkDomain (r/o) networkDomainObject -- the collection of folders residing on the Network
- networkPreferences networkPreferencesObject -- the preferences for the current user's network
- picturesFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Pictures folder
- preferencesFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Preferences folder
- publicFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Public folder
- quitDelay unsignedInteger -- the time in seconds the application will idle before quitting; if set to zero, idle time will not cause the application to quit
- screenSaverPreferences screenSaverPreferencesObject -- the preferences common to all screen savers
- scriptMenuEnabled (r/o) boolean -- Is the Script menu installed in the menu bar?
- scriptingAdditionsFolder (r/o) folder -- The Scripting Additions folder
- scriptsFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Scripts folder
- securityPreferences securityPreferencesObject -- a collection of security preferences
- sharedDocumentsFolder (r/o) folder -- The Shared Documents folder
- sitesFolder (r/o) folder -- The user's Sites folder
- speakableItemsFolder (r/o) folder -- The Speakable Items folder
- startupDisk (r/o) disk -- the disk from which Mac OS X was loaded
- systemDomain (r/o) systemDomainObject -- the collection of folders belonging to the System
- temporaryItemsFolder (r/o) folder -- The Temporary Items folder
- trash (r/o) folder -- The user's Trash folder
- UIElementsEnabled boolean -- Are UI element events currently being processed?
- userDomain (r/o) userDomainObject -- the collection of folders belonging to the User
- utilitiesFolder (r/o) folder -- The Utilities folder
- workflowsFolder (r/o) folder -- The Automator Workflows folder
Elements
- documents -- by name, index, relative, range, test
- windows -- by name, index, relative, range, test
- aliases -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- applicationProcesses -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- audioData -- by index, relative, range, test
- audioFiles -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- deskAccessoryProcesses -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- desktops -- by index, relative, range, test
- disks -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- diskItems -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- domains -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- files -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- filePackages -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- folders -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- folderActions -- by name, index, relative, range, test
- items -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- loginItems -- by name, index, relative, range, test
- movieData -- by index, relative, range, test
- movieFiles -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- processes -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- propertyListFiles -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- propertyListItems -- by name, index, relative, range, test
- QuickTimeData -- by index, relative, range, test
- QuickTimeFiles -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- screenSavers -- by name, index, relative, range, test
- UIElements -- by name, index, relative, range, test
- users -- by name, index, relative, range, test
- XMLData -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- XMLFiles -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id