This is awesome! However, this only launches FaceTime, ready to call the selected person. Any way to get FaceTime to automatically press the green FaceTime button to initiate the call? It would be great if we could get FaceTime to automatically initiate the call as well.

I am sure that someone deft with Automator could work this out quite quickly.

This is probably a security feature. Otherwise, any random webpage/application could open and connect a facetime call on your computer.

The beta app doesn't have an AppleScript Dictionary, but something like the Automator Virtual Input extension or QuicKeys or a similar program should let you do this.

It wouldn't be a stretch to think the release version will be scriptable. iChat has an extensive AppleScript Dictionary, so it's certainly doable.

They probably put the beta app together on short notice for the event. Hence the early security bug with the AppleID.

It even works with other browser as well (it's a systemwide definition).

property defaultCall : "facetimeuser@me.com"

set userInput to display dialog "QuickFaceCall version 0.9.8 Beta" & return & return & "Enter the iPhone number, email address, or AppleID of the person you want to Facetime:" default answer defaultCall buttons {"Cancel", "Call"} default button 2

set ft to text returned of userInput

if the button returned of userInput is "Call" then
	
	tell application "System Events"
		open location "facetime:" & ft
		-- start AUTO CALL
		-- comment the following lines out if you do NOT want AUTO CALL
		activate application "FaceTime"
		do shell script "sleep 1"
		activate application "FaceTime"
		keystroke return
		-- end AUTO CALL
	end tell
	
end if

end