Re: 8.6-9.0.4
Re: 8.6-9.0.4
- Subject: Re: 8.6-9.0.4
- From: Sun Real <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 10:06:31 +1100
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 00:03:22 -0800, Chris Nebel <email@hidden> wrote:
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"Mr. Weasel Willits" wrote:
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> ignoring application responses
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> tell application "Finder" to set the position of file fn to {fpx,fpy}
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> end ignoring
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You're probably getting caught by the Finder gridding bug....
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...The workaround is either to turn off gridding, or, strangely enough, to set
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the *bounds* of the item instead of the position...
Or use this:
tell application "Finder" to move file fn to the desktop positioned at
{fpx,fpy}
Which also works here under 9.0.4. This was confirmed by, I think, Mr
Tea, on this list some time back.
It's also a useful command for resetting desktop icons to their 'default'
(first available) position by removing the position parameter. I use the
following, from the OSA Menu, to reset all my disk/volume icons after
they've been messed with. Sort of like a selective 'Clean up' command.
tell application "Finder" to move the selection to the desktop
Cheers,
Richard Morton