Mar 31, '09 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
This works well for me, though I am sure it could be made a little more useful by others. It was my first AppleScript -- what a strange language!
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Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
Mar 31, '09 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
I use GeekTool a lot, and one of the things I use it for is to display my new email messages on the desktop. To do that, I use this AppleScript:
In GeekTool, I created a new entry and set the pop-up to Shell. On the Command tab, I entered the command as osascript /path/to/mailcheck.scpt (replace with the path and name of your own AppleScript).
This works well for me, though I am sure it could be made a little more useful by others. It was my first AppleScript -- what a strange language!
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Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
A few years back I used GeekTool to do something similar, grabbing both Mail.app and NetNewsWire's current unread counts and displaying them in a mini-monitor window:
http://www.celsius1414.com/mini-monitor And here's an iTunes monitor as well: http://www.celsius1414.com/itunes_monitor
Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
Slight improvement to number msg's and check unread count before looping:
Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
Has GeekTool been fixed from its sleep issues?
Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
I can't even get GeekTool to run on 10.5.6 and a MacBook Pro.
When opening the PrefPane I get an error, that the preferences "cannot be edited on intel machines" or even a "cannot be opened". I searched quite a bit on the web and found patched versions like the jaw-Patch, or (http://infinite-sushi.com/2006/02/intel-build-of-geektool/) but no success. Anyone here who can lead me to a working download? Thanks
Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
I really like the plugin Mail.appetizer, that does this with Growl. You can get it here:
http://www.bronsonbeta.com/
Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
i recently wrote the same sort of script, but for Gmail. the code may be inefficient, or just plain bad, but it works. improvements are very welcome! it uses /usr/bin/security to get the account password(s) from the Keychain, so you'll see a security popup that asks for permission first. i set mine to "Always Allow" so that i don't have to give it permission every time it checks (i set mine to 1-minute intervals). here's the (perl) code:
EDIT
EDIT i just changed these lines in the author name section (lines 77 & 78):
that should trim down to just the first name.
Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
In case you don't want Mail to be lunched every time the script is executed by GeekTool, use this script:
Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
Hi! Thanks for the hints.
Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
I've written this applescript:
It tells you how many unread Mail there are / That there is no Mail / Mail is not open. I stiched this together from different people's scripts :P
Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
I also use a combination of BASH and AppleScript. Here my bash script that returns my flagged mail and my unread mail. It uses sed to color the mails by their flag.
Edited on Apr 25, '13 04:52:18AM by bglnelissen
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