Guide to Triggering PopClip with Other Mac Automation Applications

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1 Guide to Triggering PopClip with Other Mac Automation Applications MacAutomationTips.com Bakari Chavanu

2 The following tips below are examples of how you can trigger PopClip using Dragon Dictate, Keyboard Maestro, BetterTouchTool, AppleScript, and Alfred. This guide assumes that you are familar with these applications. Using AppleScript scripts Because PopClip supports AppleScript, you can copy and paste one or more of the scripts below into a supporting application like Dragon Dictate, Keyboard Maestro, BetterTouchTool to toggle PopClip or to make PopClip appear. tell application "PopClip" to set enabled to true tell application "PopClip" to set enabled to false -- turn on -- turn off tell application "PopClip" to set enabled to not enabled -- toggle To make PopClip appear for the currently selected text, use the "appear" command: tell application "PopClip" to appear The following examples of how use these these scripts with other applications. MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 1

3 Voice Activation Using Dragon Dictate You can paste the following script into a Dragon Dictate custom voice command and use the command to make PopClip appear if it doesn't appear, or if it goes away too soon when a piece of text is selected. tell application "PopClip" to appear MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 2

4 Toggle PopClip Similarly, you can use the toggle script to turn off PopClip using a Dragon Dictate command, and create another custom command to toggle it back on. Trigger with Script with Keyboard Maestro pt. 1 Keyboard Maestro allows for triggering AppleScripts using its Execute AppleScript macro action. I ve created an Application trigger macro to trigger PopClip on and off MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 3

5 when I launch and quit the screen recording application, Screencast-O-Matic. Usually when I'm recording in that application, I don't want PopClip to appear. This macro automatically turns PopClip off when the Screencast-O-Matic launches. MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 4

6 Trigger with Script with Keyboard Maestro pt. 2 When the Screencast-O-Matic quits, this macro turns PopClip back on. MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 5

7 BetterTouchTool You can paste a script in a BetterTouchTool command to trigger it using a finger gesture. 1. Add a new gesture. 2. Locte the Run AppleScript in the Predefined Actions section. Paste your chosen script. 3. Select a finger gesture to trigger the action. MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 6

8 AppleScript Application You can use the scripts for PopClip to create and save as an AppleScript application. 1. Open the Script Editor 2. Click File > New 3. Paste the script you want to use. 4. Click the button (hammer icon) to compile the script. 5. Save the script as an Application in a folder on your Mac. MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 7

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10 Toggle with Mac Voice Command pt. 1 You can create a Mac voice command similar to Dragon Dictate voice command to toggle PopClip. You will need to create an AppleScript application as described in the previous section. 1. Open Accessiblity in System Preferences 2. Click on Dictation 3. Click the Dictation Commands button MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 9

11 Toggle with Mac Voice Command pt Add a new command. 2. Type the command you want to use. 3. Click on the Perform button and select Run Workflow. Add the AppleScript script application for toggeling PopClip. Running the Dictation pt. 3 Toggle with Mac Voice Command Set up and enable Mac Dictation: System Preferences > Keyboard > Dictation. MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 10

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13 Trigger with Alfred pt. 1 I occasionally toggle PopClip using Alfred. To do this, you will need?the pro version of Alfred. 1. Open Alfred Preferences 2. Click Workflows and Click the + button at the bottom to add a new workflow. Give the workflow a name and add an icon if you like. 3. Choose Templates > Essentials > Keyword to AppleScript Note: I ve posted this workflow for download. Click here to get it. MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 12

14 Trigger with Alfred pt Click on Keyword Input and type of the keyword you want to use. MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 13

15 5. Select No Argument from the drop-down. 6. Give it a title. You can add icon if you like. 7. Click save. 8. Click on the 9. Click on the Run NSAppleScript input and paste the script you want to trigger. 10. Now use Alfred to trigger using your keyword. MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 14

16 Other Resources PopClip - Pilotmoon Software Knowledge Base MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 15

17 Other Articles About PopClip Control PopClip Using AppleScript Let PopClip Perform Mac Actions For You (MacAutomationTips.com) PopClip-Alfred PopClip Extension Invoke PopClip Via Keyboard Using AppleScript, Automator and OS X Services Create Your Own Custom Extension for PopClip Questions and Feedback I hope you found this guide useful. If you have any questions, you can contact me at MacAutomationTips@gmail.com. (Bakari Chavanu) MACAUTOMATIONTIPS.COM 16