RE: AppleScript User's List--folder actions
RE: AppleScript User's List--folder actions
- Subject: RE: AppleScript User's List--folder actions
- From: Hellum Timothy <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 21:37:30 -0400
Thank you for your advice Martin!
I will look into placing the target folder off-screen. However, in the
meantime, I have used Chris Nebel's advice and used pop-up folders along the
bottom of my (21") screen to keep the folder open. It works very well
indeed and the script triggers every time, even saving into the folder from
applications.
Thanks again for your help and I am interested in trying out your method.
Regards,
Timothy
Photodesk
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From: Martin Deering
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Sent: Monday, April 9, 2001 8:57 PM
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To: email@hidden
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Subject: AppleScript User's List--folder actions
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Tim,
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Concerning your use of the 'closed folder actions' extension, I would
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think
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that the easiest way to achieve what you want is to have a folder open but
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set it so that it is outside the monitor's bounds. This way, you have a
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folder open to which you can attach the folder-action script that you
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want,
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but doesn't take up screen real estate, nor does it clutter the bottom of
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the screen (if it's a pop-up).
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Just remember that it's there as it's a little confusing if you forget and
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double-clicking on this folder icon seems to do nothing! You can always
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rescue it by opening the folder from it's parent folder while viewing the
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parent folder in list mode, and then clicking the triangle to expand the
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contents of the folder into the current window (clear?).
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To make matters a little worse or better depending on your view, you can
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use
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AppleScript to set the icon off the main monitor bounds, so that it's "not
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even there". Then you have a folder which can't be messed with by others,
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is
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constantly open and doesn't take up screen-space. And if it's got its
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folder-action, then hey-presto. Only problem is that this folder can be
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used
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for saving into, from applications' 'save as...' menu, but you can't
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drag-and-drop files onto it. Of course, it depends on your needs.
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I have briefly tested this and it works (and why not). And I better
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remember
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now to undo it.
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Another thought is to write a folder action which is clever about the
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files
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dropped into it, and doesn't just --do stuff. To elaborate, couldn't the
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one
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folder action script check the attributes of the file(s) dropped into the
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folder and then call subroutines or other scripts depending on if it's a
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PhotoShop file, if it's a new file, if it's an old file...? Again, this
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depends on what you need to do.
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Hope this helps,
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M.
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.:.