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Re: App and droplet
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Re: App and droplet


  • Subject: Re: App and droplet
  • From: Luther Fuller <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:51:43 -0500

I have been following this thread mainly to see comment on Craig's statement ...

It seems they are double-clicking it, then dragging things onto it, rather than dragging things on when it is closed.

I put together a script this morning, based on ideas appearing in this thread, just to make sure I understood how such a script might work. (The script, below, works perfectly, for what it's worth.)


I seems to me that such a script is fooling around with Human Interface Guidelines in ways that we might be wise to avoid. I know the "User is always right" ... but not always. I am curious why the users in this case would expect a non-standard interface. (?) And I suggest that the proper "workaround" is to simply instruct the users on the standard interface. (!)

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property stayopen : false

on run
	set stayopen to true
	my main("You double-clicked.")
end run

on open -- dropList, don't use this!
	my main("You dropped something!")
	if not stayopen then quit
end open

on reopen
	quit
end reopen

on main(yourMessage)
-- set dropList to getFinderSelection() -- must return a list of aliases
display dialog yourMessage
end main


on idle
	return 1
end idle

on quit
	set stayopen to false
	continue quit
end quit

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