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Builders

Builders are files you can add to Opacity to extend the abilities of Factories. There are several types of files you can use as Builders.

Types of Builders:

Applications build by opening the application and telling it to open the built image file. This file is in a temporary location and will be removed when Opacity quits, so you should use or copy it from the application. Applications ignore the Arguments field.

AppleScripts build by running the build_factory handler of the AppleScript file. This handler is passed the path of the image file (which is in a temporary location and will be removed when Opacity quits). The contents of the Arguments field will also be passed to the handler if present.

Automator Workflows build by running the workflow with the image file as an input. This file is in a temporary location and will be removed when Opacity quits, so you should use or copy it from the application. Automator Workflows ignore the Arguments field

Command Line Tools build by running the tool with the image file's path as the first argument (the file is in a temporary location and will be removed when Opacity quits). The contents of the Arguments field will be additional arguments to the command line tool if present.

Aliases or Symbolic Links can contain any other type of Builder, and they will all be built when the Folder Builder is built.

Folders can contain any other type of Builder, and will build all of the Builders it contains (including other folders).

To add a Builder, put it into Library/Application Support/Opacity/Builders folder in your home folder. The icon and name for the Builder is just taken from the file's icon and name.

Related Topics

Factories Inspector