Creating a 'macro' to adjust system settings...

Question

I recently bought a Wacom Bamboo tablet, and have been messing around with the settings for optimal preferences. I prefer to have the screen restricted to the same size of the tablet whenever I'm doing my artwork, however I would like to go back to full screen mode when just doing everyday stuff with the tablet... Going back and forth into settings and making this adjustment will prove tedious. Is there a way to make an Automator or Apple Script shortcut to do this for me?
Thanks,
~Dill

Answer 1

I'll check out ikey, perhaps that's exactly what I'm looking for.
Here a little more info on iKey.
Examples:
I have the common programs that I use assigned to function keys. I have F4 assigned to Firefox. When I want to start FireFox, I press F4. When I want to switch to firefox, I press F4! Starting & switching to an application in Mac OS are the same thing in Mac OS.
Here is an example of to assign volumn control to a function key.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10361085#10361085
Here is my script for listing my application folder. I have it assigned to function-key 6.
tell application "Finder"
   open folder "Applications" of startup disk
   select Finder window 1
   set bounds of Finder window 1 to {-3, 44, 691, 545}
   --set position of Finder window 1 to {33, 44}
   set position of Finder window 1 to {60, 45}
   activate
end tell
The second portion of this script was generated in the script editor record mode. After I recorded the script and did some editing, I copy the script to ikey/youpi key.
Full Key Codes
http://download.cnet.com/Full-Key-Codes/3000-2094_4-44175.html
I tempted to run automator and create a 'watch me do', but I had issues with it accessing the Bamboo system preference. Also, I wasn't too fond of sitting there watching it run the same process I could just do on my own. I want this function to just happen in the background.
Any key/mouse simulator is going to act just like you typing. iKey will act the same.
Not for the faint hearted...
open applescript editor.
see if the application has a scripting dictionary.
Robert
Message was edited by: rccharles