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AppleScript: The Missing Manual View Larger Image | Adam Goldstein
O'Reilly Media, Paperback, Published February 2005, 325 pages, ISBN 0596008503 | List Price: $24.95
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Just like in Hollywood, where the scriptwriter is often the least recognized part
of the movie-making process, the computer scriptwriter also struggles for respect.
Yet without effective scripting, the computer world as we know it would cease
to exist.
Truth is, everyone has the ability to be a computer's scriptwriter. You don't
need a degree in computer science, a fancy system administrator title, or even
a pocket protector and pair of nerdy glasses; you just need the proper instruction
guide at your side. AppleScript: The Missing Manual is that guide.
Brilliantly compiled by author Adam Goldstein, AppleScript: The Missing Manual
is the consummate guide to learning how to control your Mac with AppleScript.
AppleScript boasts itself as an English-like language that allows any user including
those with absolutely no programming experience to control Mac applications
in ways to make your head spin. Tired of using the keyboard or mouse to manipulate
the same old menus and buttons? Goldstein shows you how to use AppleScript to
automate repetitive tasks just like these.
Because it's aimed at everyday Mac users, AppleScript: The Missing Manual introduces
the core concepts of the AppleScript language and progresses from there. After
covering the basics, the book presents scores of real-world scripting examples,
so you can learn by doing rather than just reading. And, of course, what would
a Missing Manual be without the trademark wit that's become synonymous with
the series? AppleScript: The Missing Manual has that in spades, too.
Naturally, AppleScript: The Missing Manual isn't merely for the uninitiated
scripter. While its hands-on approach certainly keeps the novice from feeling
intimidated, this comprehensive guide is also suited for system administrators,
web and graphics professionals, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and others
experienced in the fine art of scripting but have a need to learn AppleScript.
Thanks to AppleScript: The Missing Manual, the path from consumer to power
user has never been clearer. Now, everyone can automate their workflow processes
in no time.
About the Author
Adam Goldstein got his programming start in Kindergarten, when
he first played around with Logo on an old Apple II. Through middle school,
Adam wrote useless but amusing HyperCard programs. Nowadays, he runs GoldfishSoft,
a shareware company that makes games and utilities for Mac OS X. Adam was a
technical editor for O'Reilly's best-selling Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, and
an editor for Mac OS X Panther Power User. When he's not writing books or code,
Adam attends high school in New Jersey, where he is captain of the Debate and
Quizbowl teams and an editor of the school paper.
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