Special Folders Part 1 (was: Re: Moving files from desktop to User folders)
Special Folders Part 1 (was: Re: Moving files from desktop to User folders)
- Subject: Special Folders Part 1 (was: Re: Moving files from desktop to User folders)
- From: Gary Lists <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 15:02:02 -0500
On or about 1/5/03 9:47 PM, Paul Berkowitz wrote:
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3) That still leaves out masses of special folders obtainable by using
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special 4-character strings. This list is available only on that famous
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resource "Chris Nebel's iDisk": I think that's
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http://homepage.mac.com/c.nebel/ . try
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path to "docs"
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for starters.
For more than starters...here you go... [Part One]
SOME PERHAPS HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR US APPLESCRIPTERS... Gary Lists
File: CarbonCore/Folders.h
Contains: Folder Manager Interfaces.
Version: CarbonCore-315.14~1
Copyright: ) 1995-2001 by Apple Computer, Inc., all rights reserved.
kSystemFolderType = 'macs', /* the system folder */
kDesktopFolderType = 'desk', /* the desktop folder; objects in
this folder show on the desk top. */
kSystemDesktopFolderType = 'sdsk', /* the desktop folder at the root
of the hard drive, never the redirected user desktop folder */
kTrashFolderType = 'trsh', /* the trash folder; objects in
this folder show up in the trash */
kSystemTrashFolderType = 'strs', /* the trash folder at the root of
the drive, never the redirected user trash folder */
kWhereToEmptyTrashFolderType = 'empt', /* the "empty trash" folder;
Finder starts empty from here down */
kPrintMonitorDocsFolderType = 'prnt', /* Print Monitor documents */
kStartupFolderType = 'strt', /* Finder objects (applications,
documents, DAs, aliases, to...) to open at startup go here */
kShutdownFolderType = 'shdf', /* Finder objects (applications,
documents, DAs, aliases, to...) to open at shutdown go here */
kAppleMenuFolderType = 'amnu', /* Finder objects to put into the
Apple menu go here */
kControlPanelFolderType = 'ctrl', /* Control Panels go here (may
contain INITs) */
kSystemControlPanelFolderType = 'sctl', /* System control panels folder -
never the redirected one, always "Control Panels" inside the System Folder
*/
kExtensionFolderType = 'extn', /* System extensions go here */
kFontsFolderType = 'font', /* Fonts go here */
kPreferencesFolderType = 'pref', /* preferences for applications go
here */
kSystemPreferencesFolderType = 'sprf', /* System-type Preferences go here
- this is always the system's preferences folder, never a logged in user's
*/
kTemporaryFolderType = 'temp' /* temporary files go here (deleted
periodically, but don't rely on it.) */
kExtensionDisabledFolderType = 'extD',
kControlPanelDisabledFolderType = 'ctrD',
kSystemExtensionDisabledFolderType = 'macD',
kStartupItemsDisabledFolderType = 'strD',
kShutdownItemsDisabledFolderType = 'shdD',
kApplicationsFolderType = 'apps',
kDocumentsFolderType = 'docs'
/* new constants */
kVolumeRootFolderType = 'root', /* root folder of a volume */
kChewableItemsFolderType = 'flnt', /* items deleted at boot */
kApplicationSupportFolderType = 'asup', /* third-party items and folders
*/
kTextEncodingsFolderType = ' tex', /* encoding tables */
kStationeryFolderType = 'odst', /* stationery */
kOpenDocFolderType = 'odod', /* OpenDoc root */
kOpenDocShellPlugInsFolderType = 'odsp', /* OpenDoc Shell Plug-Ins in
OpenDoc folder */
kEditorsFolderType = 'oded', /* OpenDoc editors in MacOS Folder
*/
kOpenDocEditorsFolderType = ' odf', /* OpenDoc subfolder of Editors
folder */
kOpenDocLibrariesFolderType = 'odlb', /* OpenDoc libraries folder */
kGenEditorsFolderType = ' edi', /* CKH general editors folder at
root level of Sys folder */
kHelpFolderType = ' hlp', /* CKH help folder currently at
root of system folder */
kInternetPlugInFolderType = ' net', /* CKH internet plug ins for
browsers and stuff */
kModemScriptsFolderType = ' mod', /* CKH modem scripts, get 'em OUT
of the Extensions folder */
kPrinterDescriptionFolderType = 'ppdf', /* CKH new folder at root of
System folder for printer descs. */
kPrinterDriverFolderType = ' prd', /* CKH new folder at root of
System folder for printer drivers */
kScriptingAdditionsFolderType = ' scr', /* CKH at root of system folder */
kSharedLibrariesFolderType = ' lib', /* CKH for general shared libs. */
kVoicesFolderType = 'fvoc', /* CKH macintalk can live here */
kControlStripModulesFolderType = 'sdev', /* CKH for control strip modules
*/
kAssistantsFolderType = 'ast ', /* SJF for Assistants (MacOS Setup
Assistant, etc) */
kUtilitiesFolderType = 'uti ', /* SJF for Utilities folder */
kAppleExtrasFolderType = 'aex ', /* SJF for Apple Extras folder */
kContextualMenuItemsFolderType = 'cmnu', /* SJF for Contextual Menu items
*/
kMacOSReadMesFolderType = 'mor ', /* SJF for MacOS ReadMes folder */
kALMModulesFolderType = 'walk', /* EAS for Location Manager Module
files except type 'thng' (within kExtensionFolderType) */
kALMPreferencesFolderType = 'trip', /* EAS for Location Manager
Preferences (within kPreferencesFolderType; contains
kALMLocationsFolderType) */
kALMLocationsFolderType = 'fall', /* EAS for Location Manager
Locations (within kALMPreferencesFolderType) */
kColorSyncProfilesFolderType = 'prof', /* for ColorSync Profiles */
kThemesFolderType = 'thme', /* for Theme data files */
kFavoritesFolderType = 'favs', /* Favorties folder for Navigation
Services */
kInternetFolderType = 'int ', /* Internet folder (root level of
startup volume) */
kAppearanceFolderType = 'appr', /* Appearance folder (root of
system folder) */
kSoundSetsFolderType = 'snds', /* Sound Sets folder (in
Appearance folder) */
kDesktopPicturesFolderType = 'dtp ', /* Desktop Pictures folder (in
Appearance folder) */
kInternetSearchSitesFolderType = 'issf', /* Internet Search Sites folder
*/
kFindSupportFolderType = 'fnds', /* Find support folder */
kFindByContentFolderType = 'fbcf', /* Find by content folder */
kInstallerLogsFolderType = 'ilgf', /* Installer Logs folder */
kScriptsFolderType = 'scr ', /* Scripts folder */
kFolderActionsFolderType = 'fasf', /* Folder Actions Scripts folder
*/
kLauncherItemsFolderType = 'laun', /* Launcher Items folder */
kRecentApplicationsFolderType = 'rapp', /* Recent Applications folder */
kRecentDocumentsFolderType = 'rdoc', /* Recent Documents folder */
kRecentServersFolderType = 'rsvr', /* Recent Servers folder */
kSpeakableItemsFolderType = 'spki', /* Speakable Items folder */
kKeychainFolderType = 'kchn', /* Keychain folder */
kQuickTimeExtensionsFolderType = 'qtex', /* QuickTime Extensions Folder
(in Extensions folder) */
kDisplayExtensionsFolderType = 'dspl', /* Display Extensions Folder (in
Extensions folder) */
kMultiprocessingFolderType = 'mpxf', /* Multiprocessing Folder (in
Extensions folder) */
kPrintingPlugInsFolderType = 'pplg' /* Printing Plug-Ins Folder (in
Extensions folder) */
--
Gary
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