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#Mac automator ask for text mac

Click on the icon at the top of the info box so that it is selected. In the Finder, select the original backup of Solitaire.app and press Command-I. Name the action Solitaire.app, and set the File Format pop-up to Application. Use the pop-up menu and choose your renamed Solitair (xyz.app) from the list. Finder Library, Launch Application action.While we appreciate anything you do on your Mac, we're just checking: are you sure that you want to damage your productivity so much? If so, and you wish to continue playing Solitaire, simply press "OK." Of course, you can use any text you wish. You have played Solitaire quite a number of times in the past several months.

I used Are you trying to play Solitaire? in Message, and This is just a friendly reminder.

Enter text in the both the Message and Explanation fields.

Automator Library, Ask for Confirmation action.

Now launch Automator, and move each of the following actions into the blank work area on the right: Next, rename the original Solitaire.app in the Applications folder to something obscure like xyz.app. Here's how I did it you can use this same technique to add a warn-before-using step to any application.įirst back up the real Solitaire.app by making a copy of it and putting it somewhere it won't be noticed, like in your documents folder. If the answer is yes, then the game launches as usual. As a gentle reminder, I created an Automator script that masquerades as a friendly message asking if the user really wants to play that game of Solitaire.

#Mac automator ask for text mac

My co-worker plays solitaire on his Mac all the time.