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Re: Applescript apps and Parental Control


Or save them as bundles and change the CFBundleIdentifiers (or 

add it if needed).


Guess you mean change CFBundleSignature that is exactly the same shown by finder as Creator Type.

You can change the creator type ... but you shouldn't. I am under the  
impression that creator types are obsolete and that applications are  
now identified by a UTI. And you shouldn't change that, either.

Actually I did...by a simple script

Tell application "Finder"
set creator type of file foo to "four-letter-string"
end tell

 and it works. As for Parental Control behavior a few interesting questions:
- what is the sort order applications are shown in the Finder & System Configure?
- why if I duplicate an application (i.e. TextEdit) only one is shown?
- why if I put two applescript applications in the Application folder only one get listed?

Finally, I had your same impression about creator types being obsolete, nevertheless it seems that PC is still based on that code (sort order, and unique id are consistent with this assumption). I wouldn't call it bug there is a wrong assumption (unique application id ) the application is based on that need to be revisited. 
Uncheck - This user can only use these applications. It is not a solution since this exactly what PC is meant to control.

nino

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