I'm trying to get ManyCam to switch to my FaceTime camera. It activates ManyCam, and makes sure the Cameras menu is expanded, and even makes FaceTime LOOK selected, but I can't get it to actually switch the input to FaceTime. If I get this working, I'll be able to write another one for a second input, and be able to switch between the two with s…

gistfile1.applescript

activate application "ManyCam"
global targetPosition


tell application "System Events" to tell window 1 of process "ManyCam"
	click radio button "Sources" of radio group 1
	local cameraGroupRow
	local cameraGroup
	local StillImageRow
	local clickme
	local clickmetoo
	tell scroll area of splitter group 1
		click
		log "one"
		set c to entire contents
		set allElements to first item in c
		log "twoe"
		
		log class of allElements
		repeat with element in allElements
			log element's class & ": " & element's value
			
			
			if element's class is outline then
				log (name of every action of element) as list
				log (name of every attribute of element) as list
				
			end if
			
			-- make sure Cameras menu, and any others, are expanded. 
			if element's class is UI element then
				if value of element's attribute "AXValue" is equal to 0 then
					tell element to perform action "AXPress"
				end if
			end if
			
			-- find row containing facetime
			if element's class is row then
				try
					set rowName to value of first text field of element
					if rowName contains "FaceTime" then
						set clickme to element
						set clickmetoo to first text field of element
					end if
					get value of element's attribute "AXChildren"
					set derp2 to it
				end try
				
				
			end if
			
		end repeat
	end tell
	-- this is the only thing that seems to do anything
	tell application "System Events" to select clickme
	tell application "System Events" to select clickmetoo
	tell application "System Events" to click clickme
	tell application "System Events" to click clickmetoo
	
	set targetPosition to clickme's position
	set children to value of clickme's attribute "AXChildren"
	log "target position of clickme: " & targetPosition
	log children
	click at targetPosition
	
	-- here i try to send the click to the text field
	set targetPosition to clickmetoo's position
	set children to value of clickmetoo's attribute "AXChildren"
	log children
	log "target position of clickmetoo: " & targetPosition
	click at targetPosition
	
	-- this should create a slightly different position,
	-- but it doesn't.
	set targetToo to {(first item of targetPosition as number) + 3, (second item of targetPosition as number) + 3}
	log "add'l target position of clickmetoo: " & targetPosition
	click at targetToo
	
	log derp2
	log "end"
end tell