ScriptWeb
General Scripting Info
Scriptable Apps
DRAFT #3. Lots of apps are still missing.
In the future, I hope that one of the general lists of Macintosh products includes information about scripting support, and (ideally) a separate list that points to the main entry for each product. In the meantime, we have started to gather some information here.
At present, I'm arbitrarily defining three levels of support: yes for serious support (even if incomplete), somewhat for useful features but lots of holes, and minimal for just barely beyond the required 4 (e.g. only doScript).
If I don't know otherwise, I'll assume "yes". Feedback welcome!
Acknowledgements: some information from Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook, The Tao of AppleScript by Derrick Schneider, Apple's Guide to Scriptable Applications and The Macintosh Solutions & Multimedia Developers Guide. (I have not included everything that is in the latter. Let me know if I left out something cool that you use.)
Standard caveats: inclusion in this list is not an endorsement; we take no responsibility for errors or omissions.
Telecomm, Networks
Eudora
Claris EMailer
Netscape
Fetch 3.0
ftp software
Anarchie
ftp software
finger
finger client
FTPd
FTP & gopher server
Clay Basket
"website management software for Macintosh content developers", supercedes AutoWeb. It also lets you record sites visited with Netscape and edit Netscape bookmark files.
HTML Viewer
A cool "viewer" for HTML (Web) documents; like a browser but for local docs. It was perfect for ScriptWeb CD!
Tango
billed as the "fastest and easiest way for Web administrators to create Web solutions that require database connectivity." It is free with Butler SQL, replacing the popular ButlerLink/Web product.
RealAudio Encoder 2.0
Enables users to create RealAudio content by compressing digital audio files in common formats and converting them to RealAudio format.
SITComm
terminal emulation software
Black Night
terminal emulation software
Microphone II 4.0.2
terminal emulation software
Text & Publishing
QuarkXPress 3.2 & beyond
BeyondPress
Allows QuarkXPress users to publish their documents on the World Wide Web. Version 2.0 adds support for the latest HTML features, plus advanced image controls and automated conversion using Apple Events scripts.
Adobe PageMaker 4.2 & beyond
WordPerfect 3.1
Microsoft Word 6
MacWrite Pro 1.5
BBEdit
popular text editor, fast, can be used as "external editor" for all major programming environments
Alpha
a text editor, customizable with TCL
UltraFind
Find docs on your Mac! It sorts and scores documents found in order of relevance, shows you the text it found and allows you to read the entire document - and copy text out - without opening any application. (And it's inexpensive!)
Sonar Professional
high-speed text retrieval
Acrobat 2.01
portable electronic documents
Spellswell 7
Spellswell 7 ($74.95) adds spell checking to any application that supports the Word Services Suite (e.g. Eudora, InfoDepot, ClarisWorks).
Graphics
PhotoFlash
sort of like an entry-level version of Photoshop
Picture Press 2.5
image compression
KaleidaGraph
charting, including scientific
DeltaGraph
charting
SerePlot 2.0
scientific charting
clip2gif
Utility program for converting PICTs and GIFs to PICTs, GIFs or JPEGs ... via a script, drag & drop, or the clipboard. (Note that despite the name, the clipboard isn't required for anything!)
It saved me a ton of time while developing the graphics for this site.
JPEGView 3.0
view and convert JPEG docs
SimpleView
viewer for QuickDraw GX Portable Digital Documents (PDDs)
GX Desk Pattern
lets you use QuickDraw GX graphics for your desktop pattern
EasyPlay
QuickTime utility
PhotoCapture 1.1
scriptable utility to capture images from a video source and save to PICT files
Cumulus
client/server image database
Kudo Image Browser & Publisher
image database
Numbers
Microsoft Excel 4 & 5
Sum Total
fancy replacement for calculator desk accessory
JMP
statistical visualization
MacP&L
accounting
Database, PIM, Projects
FileMaker Pro
Butler SQL
client-server database, the free Tango product simplifies the process of hooking Butler to the Web
InfoDepot 2.0
"more powerful than a PIM, less rigid than a project manager or database"
MacProject Pro
Informed
forms processing
Office Tracker Pro
Workgroup scheduling, time and task management program.
Now Up-to-Date
Utilities
StuffIt Lite & Deluxe
PowerAGENT
Synchronize!
file synchronization and backup
Developer Tools
Symantec Project Manager
part of Symantec C/C++
Science & Engineering
CS ChemDraw
Draw 2-dimensional chemical structures
CS Chem3D
Create 3-dimensional chemical models
CS ChemFinder
Organize chemical information
CS ChemOffice
Integrated suite of chemical information management applications including CS ChemDraw, CS Chem3D, and CS ChemFinder.
Scripting Utilities
Commercial Scripts
Updated on 5/18/96 by Scott S. Lawton (ssl@prefab.com)
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