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Apple Script is a technology developped by Apple since several years to automatize finder repetitive tasks and to pilote applications. These properties are used in this present work to pilot ImageJ. 

• How to install and run a plugin macro with AppleScript and Shell commands  - Examples.
• PluginMacro-BouncingBar "Shell version" (June 2006).
• PluginMacro-Mandelbrot "Shell version" (June 2006).
• PluginMacro-FFT "Shell version" (June 2006).

• How to protect special characters into ImageJ macro code and AppleScript code with TextEdit.
• AsciiCodeTool (July 2006).
• CharactersHandler (July 2006).
• ImageJ MacroCode Modifier (July 2006).
• AppleScript Code Modifier (July 2006).

• DoShellCommand Maker (April 2006 [4]). An AppleScript application making "do shell commands" for ImageJ.
• PolygonExample (April 2006 [4]). An AppleScript application running in batch, the Polygon macro, using a self built "do shell command".
• ImageJVersion (April 2006 [4]). An AppleScript application returning the ImageJ version using a self built "do shell command".
• The ij.jar Version (April 2006 [4]). An AppleScript application returning the version of an ij.jar file using a self built "do shell command".

• ImageJ X Live Updater 2 (June 2006) [5]. Live updates ImageJ - compatible with all the ImageJ distributions. It manages the version numbers using shell commands, makes update reports, and links to ImageJ News.
• ImageJ X Live Updater (April 2006). An AppleScript application for live update ImageJ - compatible with all the ImageJ distributions. 
• ImageJ Switcher (April 2006). An AppleScript application for switch from the "Windows-look" ImageJ distribution introduced in march 2006 to the "Mac-look" ImageJ structure.
• ImageJ Updater 2 (April 2006). An AppleScript application for updating ImageJ - compatible with all the ImageJ distributions. 
• ImageJ Updater (July 2004 [3]). An AppleScript application for updating ImageJ - required an ImageJ distribution 1.34 or later.

• StartupMacro (december 2005). An AppleScript application using the "StartupMacros" files, with a self-contained ImageJ macro code, for Mac OS X4.
• IJd&d - MacOSX3 and Later (June 2004 [1], updated January 2008). An AppleScript application using the "MacroSet" files, with a self-contained ImageJ macro code, for Mac OS X3 to X5.
• IJStartUpd&d - MacOSX3 and Later (July 2004 [2], updated January 2008). An AppleScript application using the "StartupMacros" files, with a self-contained ImageJ macro code, for Mac OS X3 to X5.

- Avoid starting a process when an AppleScript application is running.
- UI Scripting has some limitations with ImageJ. It can't detect the end of a process, so the use of "Delay" commands is necessary. The values have to be adjusted according to the computer speed. To automaticaly manage these delays, see ImageJ MacroSet Demo. 

• Works about the piloting of ImageJ, specific to Mac OS X.3:
• [1] 28 June 2004, ImageJ News: v1.33e, Gilles Carpentier created an example AppleScript application that opens an image in ImageJ and processes it.
• [2] 15 July 2004, ImageJ News: v1.33g, Gilles Carpentier created another example AppleScript application that opens an image in ImageJ and processes it. Requires Mac OS X3.
• Automatization of the ImageJ updates:
• [3] 30 July 2004, ImageJ News: v1.33h, Gilles Carpentier created an AppleScript application for updating ImageJ on Mac OS X using drag and drop. Requires Mac OS X3 or X4.  
• [5] 29 June 2006, ImageJ News: v1.37j,  Gilles Carpentier created an improved AppleScript application for updating ImageJ on Mac OS X.
• Use of ImageJ commands by AppleScript: 
• [4] 4 April 2006, ImageJ News: v1.37c, Gilles Carpentier has created a web page that explains how to send commands to ImageJ from AppleScript.