Automator

If you have 10.4, you could do most of this using Automator quite easily. Take a look at some of the iPhoto actions and play around. ...

Hi, Zigx! could you be more specific what you want to do with each file, give us an exemple of a typical workflow. are you using Panther or Tiger? the reason i ask is because Tiger comes with Automator, an application made for people who want to... automate things :)

i have been a mac user since 1985, but this is the most serious thing that has EVER happened. I have been working for three weeks on a big project that is supposed to be printed in a week. fooling around in automator i must have, by accident, put my whole projec folder in the trash, and when i was emptying the trash (to get rid of a few textdocuments i just put there, i...

Rules can be found in Mail > Preferences.... They can handle messages that meet any number of criteria. One of the results of a Rule is to execute an AppleScript. IIRC, AppleScript have been around since the Daddy Bush Administration. Scripts can control virtually every function of a scriptable application like Mail. Automator is a part of MacOS X 10.4. Think of it as...

Write Rule that calls Automator or AppleScript. ...

Hi, What is a logical way of using the Combine PDF Pages action? When I tried using it it seems to run but no feedback appears. How can I choose to save as a new file? Where does the result appear once it runs? If anyone has already done this, please can you post the steps you used? Many thanks indeed. Ken

use automator and smartfolders. ...

Also, if you're in Tiger and have a LOT of PDF files to convert, you can use the Automator application to convert a large number of files all at once. ...

wide shortcuts for AppleScripts and Automator workflows. The current Scripts menu is great, but it's incompatible with the Keyboard Shortcuts feature. ...

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301722 About the Mac OS X 10.4.2 Update (Delta) This software updates Mac OS X 10.4.1 to version 10.4.2. Important: Please read before installing * You may experience unexpected results if you have third-party system software modifications installed, or if you have modified the operating system through other means....