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Using TaskInsight with AppleScript

AppleScript can be used to change properties of TaskInsight documents, such as various Document Settings, task properties and task views. Tasks can be created and modified with AppleScript. Sample AppleScript scripts for TaskInsight can be downloaded from the Imaja TaskInsight web site.

To see the AppleScript dictionary describing TaskInsight's objects and properties, open TaskInsight with the AppleScript Editor application. One way to do this is to drag and drop the TaskInsight application icon to the AppleScript Editor application icon in the Finder or the Dock. TaskInsight is normally installed into your Applications directory. Another way to open the dictionary with Open Dictionary in the File menu in the AppleScript Editor application.

A number of demonstration and utility AppleScript scripts can be downloaded here:

Download AppleScript-Scripts-for-TaskInsight.zip > (updated 2015-08-07)

There are two main folders:

AppleScripts Scripts for TaskInsight - Source code of the scripts, grouped by type.
AppleScript Applications for TaskInsight - Ready-to-run AppleScript applications.

The directory of scripts is grouped by type of functionality:

Change Display Style

Choose and set List view intercell spacing.scpt Decrease List view padding.scpt Increase List view padding.scpt List View Variable Row Height.scpt Set List view intercell spacing 0,0.scpt Set List view intercell spacing 0,2.scpt Set List view intercell spacing 0,4.scpt Set List view intercell spacing 0,6.scpt Set List view intercell spacing 1,1.scpt Set priority colors to gradient for List view Set priority colors to gradient for Timeline view Set timeline grid colors.scpt Timeline Grid Line Opacity.scpt view tasks as list.scpt view tasks as timeline.scpt

Change Task Properties

Choose and set priority 1 color.scpt For Tasks with Priority 2-5 Shift Time by 7 days.scpt Make some tasks-show Timeline.scpt Mark selected tasks as done.scpt Reschedule Tasks Sequentially From Earliest Task.scpt Reschedule Tasks Sequentially From First Task.scpt Set document properties.scpt

Filter Tasks

Set searchText to "feature".scpt Show All Tasks.scpt Show Bug Tasks.scpt Show completed tasks.scpt Show Feature Tasks Show priority one.scpt Show Tasks To Do.scpt Show uncompleted tasks.scpt

Log Tasks

Log all tasks Log tasks including "feature".scpt

Select Tasks

Select first item Select first task.scpt select last task.scpt select tasks that contain text.scpt

Sort Tasks

Sort by label.scpt Sort by priority.scpt Sort by start date Sort by status.scpt

Example AppleScripts

Sample AppleScript

The following AppleScript sets various properties of the frontmost TaskInsight document.

tell application "TaskInsight"
with timeout of 60 * 60 seconds
tell document 1
set grid line width to 1
set show dates in timeline to true
set show today line to true
set show grid lines to true
set list view row padding to 1
set timeline left margin to 250
set timeline right margin to 250
set timeline vertical spacing to 10
set intercell horizontal spacing to 5
set intercell vertical spacing to 5
end tell
end timeout
end tell

Sample AppleScript:
Create a TaskInsight Document and Add Events

The following AppleScript creates a new untitled document and adds some events and sets their properties. Then it switches to the Timeline view, makes the text larger zooms in on the time scale.

tell application "TaskInsight"
with timeout of 60 * 60 seconds
set theDoc to make new document
tell document 1
set theTask to make new task at end
set task text of theTask to "Add basic support for AppleScript"
set start date of theTask to date "Wednesday, June 15, 2011 9:00:00 AM"
set due date of theTask to date "Wednesday, June 22, 2011 5:00:00 PM"
set label of theTask to "scripting"
set priority of theTask to 1

set theTask to make new task at end
set task text of theTask to "Write sample AppleScript scripts"
set start date of theTask to date "Wednesday, June 22, 2011 9:00:00 AM"
set due date of theTask to date "Saturday, June 25, 2011 5:00:00 PM"
set label of theTask to "scripting"
set priority of theTask to 2

set theTask to make new task at end
set task text of theTask to "Add script help and sample script library"
set start date of theTask to date "Sunday, June 26, 2011 9:00:00 AM"
set due date of theTask to date "Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:00:00 PM"
set label of theTask to "scripting"
set priority of theTask to 3

view as timeline
make text larger
make text larger
zoom in
go to today
end tell
end timeout
end tell

Current Version: TaskInsight 3.21.3

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