Custom items

One of the new features introduced with TabLauncher V2.5
is the ability to add custom items that perform tasks using AppleScript.

There are already some included in TabLauncher but much more can be added manually.
We will be posting here scripts that you can use to make your life a lot easier.


To add the scripts found on this page

simply copy the script then right click your tab and select Add Custom / Script

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Then paste the script and click Apply script.

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You can then customize the icon's appearance.
Check the Tips page to learn how to make nice looking icons.



Execute all Items in one Tab


This script will execute all the Items in the Tab "Tab Name" (remember to modify this name after adding the script).

Important: Do not add this scrip to an item inside the tab that you are executing, this will cause the script to be executed forever.
So make sure the item with this script is on any other Tab.
Or you can add this as a menu script on any item and it will appear on the right click menu.
tell application "TabLauncher"
 tell (first tab whose name is "Tab Name")
 execute icons
 end tell
end tell
Convert image formats


Dragging and dropping an image file onto this icon will create a converted image in the same folder.
In this example it will convert any image to JPG, but you can edit this script and change the file format.
The supported formats are BMP; JPEG; JPEG2; PICT; PNG; PSD; QuickTime Image; TIFF.
-- Ask file path if no file was dragged
try
 set tmp to filePath
on error
 set filePath to choose file with prompt "Please select an image file."
end try


-- Save as JPEG
tell application "Image Events"
 set anImage to open filePath
save anImage as JPEG in (filePath & ".jpg" as string)
close anImage
end tell
Set the desktop background image


Dragging and dropping an image file onto this icon will apply this image to your desktop background.
If instead you click on the Icon it will ask you for an image file.
-- Ask file path if no file was dragged
try
set filePath to POSIX file filePath
on error
set filePath to choose file with prompt "Please select an image file."
end try


-- Set Desktop Image
tell application "Finder"
set desktop picture to filePath
end tell
Automating OneWaySync

Clicking this item will run OneWaySync and start synchronizing the slot 2. If this slot was previously canceled it will continue.
In this example it will quit OneWaySync after 20 seconds.

To learn more about OneWaySync click here.
tell application "OneWaySync"
tell slot 2 to resume
delay 20
quit
end tell
Speak the weather forecast

This script was based on the one found at: userbytes.com
Create an Icon with this script.

Then edit the Script to set your city code and other options.
Badge script to display Gmail's unread messages count

Script posted by Rick Moerloos
-- Replace USERNAME and PASSWORD with your Gmail login
set result to do shell script "curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom"

tell application "System Events"
set XMLData to make new XML data with data result
set feed to XML element "feed" of XMLData
set mailCount to (value of XML element "fullcount" of feed)
end tell

return mailCount
Badge script to display Outlook's unread messages count

Script posted by Rick Moerloos
set messageCount to 0

tell application "Microsoft Outlook"
set myInbox to inbox
set myMessages to incoming messages of myInbox
repeat with theMessage in myMessages
if (is read of theMessage) is false then
set messageCount to messageCount + 1
end if
end repeat

return messageCount
end tell


More scripts will be added here soon...



Feel free to send us your suggestions and requests.
You are also welcome to share scripts that you wrote. Just send it to us and we'll feature it here.