#Fastscripts old versions how to#
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If everything works correctly, the script will execute, and the info tab will become visible. In Papers, switch to another pane beside info, then press ⌘1. Next, test the shortcut to make sure it works. A window will open where you can assign the shortcut. Next, assign a keyboard shortcut to the script using FastScripts by selecting the script using the FastScripts toolbar icon while holding the ⌘ key. Save the script to ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Papers.

In the code above, change the 2139 and 87 to the coordinates of the info icon on your screen that you determined from the previous step. Uses the -r argument to restore original mouse locationĭo shell script '/usr/local/bin/cliclick -r c:' & screenX & ',' & screenY Set papersID to id of application 'Papers.app' use AppleScript version '2.4' - Yosemite (10.10) or later Paste the following code into the script editor window. Next open Utilities > Script Editor and create a new empty script document.

Press Escape to cancel the screenshot mode.

In my example, the coordinates were 2139 and 87.

Press ⇧⌘4 to reveal the cross showing the screen coordinates, and hover over the info icon.

This means you will need to use Papers with the window maximized for the scripts to work. Because these coordinates will change depending on the size and position of the window, I recommend maximizing the window on the screen before determining the coordinates.

The first step is to determine the screen coordinates for the icons in the sidebar.

The info and edit tabs are the most frequently used, so I will automate those. I would rather be able to type command-1 though command-5 ( ⌘1 through ⌘5) to switch among them. Unfortunately, switching among the different tabs of the right-hand sidebar requires clicking the icons in the top left because there are no built-in keyboard shortcuts for these actions.

#Fastscripts old versions install#

Once homebrew is installed, you can type brew install cliclick in the Terminal application to install cliclick. An easy way to install cliclick is with homebrew. I'll also assume that you have installed cliclick. I will use FastScripts in these examples, but Keyboard Maestro works just as well.

#Fastscripts old versions how to#

There are five actions in ReadCube Papers where I've found a keyboard shortcut useful:īelow, I will describe how to automate each action.

Note that if you have Keyboard Maestro, the first 4 scripts can be done more easily with the found image command rather than using the approach with AppleScripts described below. Most of these scripts require a third-party tool called cliclick, which provides a means to automate mouse clicking and dragging, as AppleScript has poor native support for mouse automation. These scripts require a third-party application like FastScripts or Keyboard Maestro to work because they allow you to assign a keyboard shortcut to each script. Being an electron app also means that you typically interact with the application by clicking a mouse rather than keyboard shortcuts widely supported in native apps.īecause I find reaching for the mouse frustrating, I made some AppleScripts that automate the pointing and clicking required for interacting with electron applications. While this app has many great features for researchers, it is developed in electron and is missing some usability experience of an app developed in the operating system's native language.

#Fastscripts old versions pdf#

The annotation tools are also ideal, as you can make notes and highlights in PDF documents and see a complete list in a sidebar clicking any item in the sidebar takes you directly to the corresponding annotation in the PDF. It has excellent support for looking up metadata for papers and finding related papers similar to others in your library.

#Fastscripts old versions for mac#

ReadCube Papers is a bibliographic software package for Mac and Windows users. I recently published an article detailing some AppleScripts that I use for Zotero, and I thought it would be useful to show additional scripts that I used for ReadCube Papers.