Omni Automation macOS Tutorial: Attached Script URLs

In OmniGraffle, actions (scripts) can be assigned or “attached” to objects, and be triggered through the use of the Action Browse Tool.

“Attached” Action options include:

In this section, we’re going to convert our random color function into an encoded script URL that will be used with the action option of opening a URL.

Creating and Copying a Script URL

We will copy the encoded script from the previous page and assign it to the circle object in the OmniGraffle document. First, let’s create and copy the URL.

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On the  previous page  click the Encode Script button  1  to convert the script into an Omni Automation URL, then click the Copy URL button  2  to display the URL selected in an overlay  3  at the top of the screen. Type Command-C (⌘C) to copy the selected script, and then dismiss the overlay by clicking the Close button  4  at the top of the overlay.
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Next, we’ll assign the copied URL to the selected circle object.

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With the circle object selected, make sure the Inspector  1  sidebar is showing. Click the Properties icon (gear)  2  on the sidebar and scroll the sidebar up to reveal the Action  3  popup menu. Select the “Open a URL” menu option, and then paste the copied script URL into the URL input field  4  below the action options list. Set the URL by pressing the Return key.
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Triggering the Action

Now that the script has been assigned to the circle object, you can use the Action Browser tool to trigger the script.

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With the circle selected, click the Action Browser tool to set it to be the active tool.
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Note that the browse badge appears over the selected circle and that the cursor changes to a hand:

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Click the circle with the hand cursor to execute the attached script, which will change the fill, stroke, and text color of the circle.
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You can run the attached script as many times as you like by simply clicking the object with the Browse tool.

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