Applescript Code for close the "Web Inspector" Window in Safari

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Applescript Code for close the "Web Inspector" Window in Safari

Hi,

I have a task to get the screen shot from Safari brower. For that i got the code from some where in forum.

I have an issue while close the "Web Inspector" Window in Safari (see below screenshot).

Please guide me (Much better if you provide the applescript code for close this window)

Thanks

Asuvath

Posted on May 10, 2021 7:36 AM

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Answer 1

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VikingOSX

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May 10, 2021 9:38 AM in response to asuvathdhaman

use scripting additions

tell application "System Events"
	activate
	tell application process "Safari"
		set frontmost to true
		# toggle Safari web inspector panel on or off
		keystroke "i" using {option down, command down}
	end tell
end tell

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Answer 2

May 11, 2021 5:06 AM in response to VikingOSX

Hi,

I have used your options and its working fine for me, but i am struggling to save the PNG in particular path (i have placed my script for your review).

I got an error in the below line

set value of text field 1 of sheet 1 of window 1 to theName in targetFolder

I am not sure, what is the wrong on this code. Can you please check and help me to out from this?

tell application "Finder"

set desktopFolder to (path to desktop)

set fldnm to "Screenshot_From_Safari"

set targetFolder to desktopFolder & "Screenshot_From_Safari:" as text

set rslt to my FldrExists(targetFolder)

if rslt is false then

set targetFolder to make new folder at folder desktopFolder with properties {name:fldnm}

else

delete (every item of folder (targetFolder) whose name ends with ".png")

end if

tell application "Safari"

activate

open location "https://www.apple.com"

set bounds of front window to {0, 0, 900, 900}

my screenCapture("Small.png", targetFolder)

delay 0.1

my webIns()

set bounds of front window to {0, 0, 1200, 900}

my screenCapture("Medium.png", targetFolder)

delay 0.1

my webIns()

set bounds of front window to {0, 0, 1400, 900}

my screenCapture("Large.png", targetFolder)

delay 0.1

end tell

tell application "Safari" to close tab 1 of window 1

on screenCapture(theName as text, targetFolder)

tell application "System Events" to tell application process "Safari"

repeat until (UI element "Reload this page" of group 2 of toolbar 1 of window 1 exists)

delay 0.1

end repeat

--display notification "The webpage is fully loaded now." sound name "Frog"

click menu item "Show Web Inspector" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Develop" of menu bar 1

delay 1

set theSelection to value of attribute "AXFocusedUIElement"

tell theSelection to perform action "AXShowMenu"

delay 1

keystroke "Capture Screenshot" & return

repeat until sheet 1 of window 1 exists

delay 0.01

end repeat

set value of text field 1 of sheet 1 of window 1 to theName in targetFolder

click button "Save" of sheet 1 of window 1

--display alert sheet 1

end tell

end screenCapture

on webIns()

tell application "System Events"

activate

tell application process "Safari"

set frontmost to true

# toggle Safari web inspector panel on or off

keystroke "i" using {option down, command down}

end tell

end webIns

on FldrExists(theFldr) -- (String) as Boolean

tell application "System Events"

if exists folder theFldr then

return true

else

return false

end if

end tell

end FldrExists

on FileExists(theFle) -- (String) as Boolean

tell application "System Events"

if exists file theFle then

return true

else

return false

end if

end tell

end FileExists

Thanks

Asuvath

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Answer 3

Camelot

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May 11, 2021 10:37 AM in response to asuvathdhaman

There are two key flaws with your script as it stands.

One is that you have two different states for targetFolder.

If it already exists on disk then targetFolder is a string:

  set targetFolder to desktopFolder & "Screenshot_From_Safari:" as text

If it does not exist then you create it:

    set targetFolder to make new folder at folder desktopFolder with properties {name:fldnm}

Now it is a Finder folder object.

The biggest problem is that neither of these are usable in the way you are trying to use it.

You are using UI actions to capture a screenshot of a web element. The problem is that the save dialog ONLY accepts the file name in the text field - you can NOT include a Finder folder object here. Even if you include a text object, that would just become part of the file name.

The only way I can see to do this is in two parts - one part to type in the filename to save as (e.g. "Small.png", "Large.png", etc.), and a separate part to navigate to the folder in which to save.

This is how I achieved it:

First, change the folder name to a property so that it is consistent throughout the code:

property fldnm : "Screenshot_From_Safari"

tell application "Finder"
  ...

then change the UI Actions code to navigate to the folder in question. Replace the broken line:

    set value of text field 1 of sheet 1 of window 1 to theName in targetFolder

with:

		set value of text field 1 of sheet 1 of window 1 to theName
		keystroke "g" using {command down, shift down}
		delay 0.5
		keystroke "~/Desktop/" & fldnm as text
		keystroke return

This will enter the file name, then trigger the directory entry dialog (Command-Shift-G) where you can type the path to save to.

Note: usual caveats apply - UI actions such as these are prone to failure should any underlying component shift (e.g. Apple change the name of the elements, other applications are frontmost, etc.).

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