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Applescript; opening an app in Space number N


I wonder if it is possible in applescript to create a script for which we give as input the application name and a number N, so this app gets opened in the Space's space number N.

I would like with this to create a meta-applescript, so when the computer boots and after login, on each space I get different apps, and important, I can change this in the script file, and not through mac os x Space's preferences

Thanks


Solution

  • In OS X 10.5 or 10.6, Spaces assignments can be accessed and changed via the scriptable interface to System Events.app:

    tell application "System Events"
        set x to application bindings of spaces preferences of expose preferences
        set x to {|com.apple.textedit|:4} & x  -- Have TextEdit appear in space 4
        set application bindings of spaces preferences of expose preferences to x
    end tell
    

    If you don't already know it, you can get the bundle id of an application from the Finder:

    tell application "Finder"
        get id of application file "TextEdit" of folder "Applications" of startup disk
    end tell