Butler by Many Tricks is a versatile launcher. Among the many options available when using Butler is the ability to select a phone number stored in your Address Book (Contacts) database and send it to Dialectic for dialing. To do this, you will need to modify the AppleScript Butler uses when you select a phone number by following these steps:
- Open the Butler preferences.
- Select “Abbreviations” from the Categories list on the left side of the preferences window.
- In the “Phone Number Handler” section, enter the AppleScript:
- Close the preferences window.
Now, when you select a phone number data item from an Address Book contact from Butler and select the AppleScript option (press the tab key to move from the default “Display” to “Dial via Dialectic”), the number will be sent to Dialectic for dialing. Please see the Butler documentation for more information.
You can also use Butler to launch AppleScripts to control Dialectic such as switching the current Location or retrieve your Quick Dial entries. For example scripts (and other items) that could be used to integrate Dialectic & Butler, see the Dialectic Online Resources:
