# Providing Data using AppleScript

AppleScript is a scripting language buildt in to Mac OS X. You can use it to automate many tasks using different applications.

Besides the standard suite Universal Ticker provides some additional commands that let you send your own text to the ticker for display.

# Universal Ticker Suite

displayv : Put a text on the display queue

display specifier : the object for the command

- [color text] : Color for text to display
- [font text] : Name of font used for display
- [identifier text] : An identifier for this item
- [infront boolean] : An boolean value indicating if this item should be placed at the front of the queue
- [loopcount integer] : Display text loopcount times
- [loopdelay integer] : Delay between re-display in seconds
- [size integer] : Size of font used for display
- [url text] : Open URL when clicked

removev : Remove an item from the display queue

remove specifier : the object for the command

## Related Topics

Selecting Sources

Displaying Growl Notifications

Application Programming Interface