I have a AppleScript that runs from a cron job. The script is:
tell application "System Events"
set frontApp to name of first application process whose frontmost is true
end tell
tell application frontApp
if the (count of windows) is not 0 then
set window_name to name of front window
end if
end tell
(which I got from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/480866/get-the-title-of-the-current-active-window-document-in-mac-os-x in an example of one of many instances where SO has had the answer to a query ready for me)
I use the script to populate a file like this
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to keep track of my time. It works well but I have issues like – all I'm getting from the Apple Script is the title of the window i.e.
matlab graph colors.... - Stack Overflow
Whereas what I'd like is a little more information, like active application (Chrome) in this instance – can someone point me in the direction of either a) how to modify the script so that I get the application name as well as the window title, or b) where I find a handy API that tells me how to do a)
Cheers,
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