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DonkeyHelper 1.2 - April 17, 2003

This free, open source script allows users to automatically add files to the download list of MLdonkey by clicking on a file URL that begins with 'ed2k:' for eDonkey2000 and 'fha:' for Overnet. The script requires OS X 10.2 or later and MLdonkey 2.00 or later. Release notes: Detection of sites that don't send complete URLs. Better handling of special characters. Updated browser compatibility list. The script is a little bit smaller. Now works correctly with the multinet version of mldonkey.
http://www.doktorkleanor.com/~xc/en/scripts_moderne.html

Virex 7.2.1 available from .Mac - April 16, 2003

This isn't related to AppleScript but it's noteworthy for many .Mac subscribers who use Fink and Virex (I don't know about Virex releases from other sources). Virex 7.2 has hosed many Fink installations and here's what the Virex 7.2.1 ReadMe has to say about it:During the installation of Virex 7.2, the Virex installer will copy a number of files into the swlib directory. Fink software installations that are residing on the machine may then fail to work as their libraries will have been...
http://www.mac.com/

Address Book Importer 1.0 - April 16, 2003

Address Book Importer is a free utility that uses AppleScript to import data from tab-delimited files into Apple's Address Book application on Mac OS X.
http://www.roydesign.net/addressbookimporter/

Folder Action Manager 1.0.2 - April 16, 2003

Folder Action Manager is a free utility to easily manage folder actions as well as their associated scripts on Mac OS X 10.1.2 or later. No release notes were found.
http://www.roydesign.net/folderactionmanager/

Mac OS X Hints: Open Safari to multiple tabbed pages - April 16, 2003

skatz13: "I wrote this script to allow the opening of multiple pages in tabs as the startup homepage. It may not be pretty, but it works." ...
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20030414185226343

Cool! MacInTouch has a RSS feed! - April 16, 2003

Macintouch: "We have been experimenting with providing a requested MacInTouch RSS feed , and we hope to continue it as long as there are no major performance problems (e.g. server overload from masses of people hitting the website simultaneously). You can paste the URL: http:www.macintouch.comrss.xml into NetNewsWire or an equivalent application." blog.scriptdigital.com
http://www.macintouch.com/

Apple: Safari Beta II Script Collection - April 16, 2003

Apple has updated their Safari script collection with scripts that take advantage of features found in the most recent beta release of Safari. Some of the scripts also take advantage of Apple's UI Scripting beta software. For instance, one of the UI scripts will combine the open browser windows into a single tabbed window.
http://www.apple.com/applescript/safari/

Apple: Safari, AppleScript and JavaScript - April 15, 2003

As noted yesterday, the latest version of Safari includes the 'do JavaScript' command in its AppleScript dictionary. By using the command, users can create AppleScript scripts that interact with the Safari JavaScript DOM (Document Object Model). Apple provides sample scripts along with links to Safari Developer FAQ, Safari JavaScript DOM Part 1 and Safari JavaScript DOM Part 2.
http://www.apple.com/applescript/safari/jscript.01.html

QuickTime Broadcaster 1.0.1 available via Software Update - April 15, 2003

QuickTime Broadcaster is Apple's scriptable live encoding software that lets users produce live events for online delivery. Sample scripts are available from Apple to demonstrate the use of a qualified Bluetooth cell phone and Sony Ericisson Clicker to remotely control Broadcaster. Version 1.0.1 provides improvements to live broadcast recording and streaming as well as UI enhancements. Update: It appears that this version was likely released prior to today, indicating that Software Update might.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/broadcaster/

iPhoto Library Manager 2.0 - April 15, 2003

iPhoto Library Manager is a fully AppleScriptable application that allows users to split photos up into any number of separate libraries, share a common photo library with multiple users, store them on any disk connected to the computer, and easily switch back and forth between them. Mac OS X 10.1.2 or higher and iPhoto 1.x or 2.0 are required. Among the many changes in this release is the inclusion of sample AppleScript scripts.
http://homepage.mac.com/bwebster/iphotolibrarymanager.html