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Re: Substitute for Labels in OS X?
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Re: Substitute for Labels in OS X?


  • Subject: Re: Substitute for Labels in OS X?
  • From: Mr Tea <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:48:33 +0000

This from John Jones - dated 13/2/02 02.54 pm:

> I've got a couple of scripts which use file labeling to communicate that
> status of files for processing. Basically, after image files are processed by
> one script, they are labeled so another script which scans them will know that
> they are ready to upload. Since we're moving our servers to OS X I need a new
> mechanism to use. Any suggestions?

Comments are the way to go. I used to be a keen label-user (although seven
never seemed quite enough). Comments, however, offer the possibility of
almost infinite variety. The downside with is that you need to be in list
view to see and organise them, and you can't make document icons all the
pretty colours of the rainbow, but who needs that with all those lovely aqua
buttons to look at.

A script like the following, saved as an application and dropped onto your
Finder window toolbar (or some other convenient place) will batch-comment
(or un-comment) any items dropped onto it.

on open fileList
display dialog "Enter comment..." default answer ""
copy the text returned of the result to theComment
tell application "Finder"
activate
repeat with i in fileList
set comment of i to theComment
end repeat
end tell
end open

Of course, what would be really cool is if you could edit comments right
there in the Finder list view, just by clicking and typing. Maybe in OS XI.

Mr Tea
--
"A cup of strong tea is good for curing the bacillary dysentery, applying
for external wounds; dispersing toxine and inflammation."
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