Re: Problem getting position of desktop items
Re: Problem getting position of desktop items
- Subject: Re: Problem getting position of desktop items
- From: cheshirekat <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 01:46:13 -0600
On Tue, Jul 20, 20049:51 PM, the following words from Bill Briggs
email@hidden, emerged from a plethora of SPAM ...
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At 8:07 PM -0400 20/07/2004, Graff wrote:
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>So far I believe there is no known method for positioning items on
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>the Desktop via AppleScript under Mac OS X.
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Yes, this pathetically simple task in OS 9 is the new Holy Grail of
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OS X scripting. I wish they would fix this too, as I still download
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stuff to the desktop, and file it when I have time. But I'd like to
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be able to tidy it up in the meantime.
I also miss being able to clean up my desktop. I've become addicted to my
desktop pictures, so it's a bummer having no AS way to quickly clear my
view. However, I don't usually put stuff on my desktop, it's usually
stupid installers wanting to put an alias there or mounted volumes that
get in my way. For internet downloads, I use an AppleScript that creates
my download folders, but I wish I could automate the System Preference
and Safari settings when I change folders at the beginning of each month.
--
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine
picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not
obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the
human soul.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
* 867 PowerBook G4 * OS X 10.2.8 * 768 MB Ram *
* Addictions: iTunes * AppleScript * Mike's Cards * FileMaker Pro *
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