[OS X TeX] TexShop macro problems on Mojave

[Herbert Schulz]

Howdy,

The message should appear when you try to run an AppleScript macro for the first time not when you start up TeXShop. Other apps may run scripts at startup. 

Good Luck,
Herb Schulz


> On Nov 20, 2018, at 10:57 AM, M. Tamer Özsu <ozsut at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Just a follow-up: when I ran the reset, I was asked by Default Folder whether I want to allow access. However, when I restarted TeXShop, I am never asked. So, this seems to be a problem.
> 
> ==Tamer
> 
>> On Nov 20, 2018, at 11:55 AM, M. Tamer Özsu <ozsut at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, thanks Herb, but complaining to apple will not solve my short-term problems. I will try 
>> 
>> tccutil reset AppleEvents
>> 
>> to see if it will reset things, but I somehow doubt it. My problem seems to be rooted in the fact that I was never asked for permission to allow access — reading quickly on the web, it appears others have had this problem. Perhaps when you upgrade to Mojave and you already have TeXShop installed, this is not a problem (my laptop works fine) but when it is a clean install something is fishy.
>> 
>> ==Tamer
>> 
>>>>> On Nov 20, 2018, at 11:42 AM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 20, 2018, at 10:37 AM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 20, 2018, at 10:24 AM, Gray, Gary L <euler at psu.edu> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 20, 2018, at 11:02 AM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Take a look at the Automation item under the Privacy Tab of System Preferences->Security & Privacy. TeXShop.app should appear there with one or more checked items under it (e.g., System Events.app and/or Finder). Does TeXShop.app appear there? If so, are there items under it that have check boxes? If so, are they checked?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Herb,
>>>>> 
>>>>> TeXShop does not appear there on my machine, but I do see a Script Menu entry and under it, System Events.app is checked.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gary
>>>> 
>>>> Howdy,
>>>> 
>>>> Script Menu? Each application that allows scripting should ask the first time a script using Finder or System Events to allow it's use. I've got quite a few applications with check boxes below them, on the list on my system.
>>>> 
>>>> First, I believe it is buggy; hence not getting asked about it. Second, at least at this time, there doesn't seem to be a way to reset it except to completely delete the database and have to reconstruct it one app at a time.
>>>> 
>>>> Good Luck,
>>>> 
>>>> Herb Schulz
>>>> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>>> 
>>> Howdy,
>>> 
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