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Re: about droplets
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Re: about droplets


  • Subject: Re: about droplets
  • From: Kai Edwards <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 21:57:33 +0100

> Date: 12 Jan 2002 12:52:17 -0800
> To: email@hidden
> From: Antonio Inojal <email@hidden>
> Subject: about droplets
>
> Hey you all, I was just wondering how is it that one goes about doing droplets
> in OS 9. Looking at a compiled script I saw that it had a little arrow,
> down...I figured it acted as a droplet. I wanted to know, what is the code
> necessary to start a droplet or if it is just a file type created at the time
> of saving the script as a run-only. Well, thanks again to all...I hope to hear
> from you.

Within the script, insert a handler that goes something like:

on open theItems
--do something with theItems
end open

- where theItems is a variable that will return a list of items (as aliases)
that have been dragged to the droplet.

When you save the script as an application (not necessarily run-only), the
icon will change to indicate that the script includes an open handler. In
other words, the inclusion of an open handler is what turns an applet into a
droplet.

For more info, check out the 'Open Handlers' section on page 305 of the
ASLG.

HTH.

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