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--11.08.2011 little script to edit saved state settings for a single app instead of all apps

global myhome

tell application "Finder"

set myhome to POSIX path of (home as alias)

set theitems to name of every item of folder "Saved Application State" of folder "Library" of home

set theapps to {}

repeat with theitem in theitems

if (theitem as text) ends with ".savedState" then

set theapps to theapps & ((characters 1 through -12 of theitem as text) as text)

end if

end repeat

end tell

set theapp to (choose from list theapps with prompt "Which app with saved state?") as text

set theactions to {"Delete SavedState", "Disable SavedState", "Enable SavedState", "Freeze Saved State", "Defrost Saved State"}

set theaction to (choose from list theactions with prompt "Which action?") as text

if theaction = (item 1 of theactions) as text then

my deleteSavedState(theapp)

else if theaction as text = (item 2 of theactions) as text then

my disableSavedState(theapp)

else if theaction as text = (item 3 of theactions) as text then

my enableSavedState(theapp)

else if theaction as text = (item 4 of theactions) as text then

my freezeSavedState(theapp)

else if theaction as text = (item 5 of theactions) as text then

my defrostSavedState(theapp)

end if

on deleteSavedState(appName)

--moves avedState to user's trash folder and plays drag to trash sound

do shell script "mv " & myhome & "Library/'Saved Application State'/" & quoted form of appName & ".savedState ~/.Trash/;afplay /System/Library/Components/CoreAudio.component/Contents/SharedSupport/SystemSounds/dock/drag\\ to\\ trash.aif"

end deleteSavedState

on disableSavedState(appName)

--uses defaults write to disable saved state for this particular app

do shell script "defaults write " & appName & " NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false"

do shell script "afplay /System/Library/Components/CoreAudio.component/Contents/SharedSupport/SystemSounds/ink/InkSoundBecomeMouse.aif"

end disableSavedState

on enableSavedState(appName)

--uses defaults write to disable saved state for this particular app

do shell script "defaults write " & appName & " NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool true"

do shell script "afplay /System/Library/Components/CoreAudio.component/Contents/SharedSupport/SystemSounds/ink/InkSoundBecomeMouse.aif"

end enableSavedState

on freezeSavedState(appName)

--changes user permissions to read only, so that savedStated is frozen

do shell script "chmod u-w " & myhome & "Library/'Saved Application State'/" & quoted form of appName & ".savedState"

do shell script "afplay /System/Library/Components/CoreAudio.component/Contents/SharedSupport/SystemSounds/ink/InkSoundBecomeMouse.aif"

end freezeSavedState

on defrostSavedState(appName)

--changes user permissions to read&write again, so that savedStated is not frozen any more

do shell script "chmod u+w " & myhome & "Library/'Saved Application State'/" & quoted form of appName & ".savedState"

do shell script "afplay /System/Library/Components/CoreAudio.component/Contents/SharedSupport/SystemSounds/ink/InkSoundBecomeMouse.aif"

end defrostSavedState