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Re: Applescript brings finder to front each time
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Re: Applescript brings finder to front each time


  • Subject: Re: Applescript brings finder to front each time
  • From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 06:55:24 -0700

On 6/10/01 12:04 AM, Serge Belleudy-d'Espinose <email@hidden> wrote:

>>But still, the question remains, why does this happen, and why, in
>>particular, when 'original item' is run?
>
>This bug seems to have appeared between 8.6 and 9.1, at least OMM.
>I found other offending commands like 'move
> to trash'. The Finder moves to the foreground everytime it is said to do
>something that requires disk interaction, which after all can sound
>logical but does not make an excuse for the bug.

It doesn't happen here.

tell application "Finder"
move the selection to the trash
end tell

Will move the selected items to the trash, without making the Finder the
frontmost application.

OS 9.1, Applescript 1.6

--Michelle

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