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Re: Making CD invisible
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Re: Making CD invisible


  • Subject: Re: Making CD invisible
  • From: "Fleisher, Ken" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:58:09 -0400
  • Thread-topic: Making CD invisible

How about just moving the icons off of the active screen area? I can't try
it right now, but just use the Finder to set the position to coordinates
that move the CD icon out of view.

Hope that helps.


On 7/16/07 12:48 PM, "Mike Smith" <email@hidden> wrote:

> At the elementary schools I have some programs that require a CD be in the
> CD tray in order to run. I have made the following script to mount three
> images of these three CDs to the desktop.
>
> It works great, although I am sure it can be refined, and it has been in use
> for 2 years now. One refinement I would like to do is make the mounted
> image(s) invisible. And I have to admit my reason is really nothing more
> than cosmetic. I think it would look better and be less confusing to the K-4
> grade users.
>
> I have looked through man hdiutil and haven't found anything about making it
> invisible. Perhaps someone will see this and have the answer (I hope!)...
>
>
>
> tell application "Finder"
>
>     try
>         do shell script "hdiutil mount /Users/Shared/Oregon-Trail-5.dmg
> -noverify -quiet"
>     end try
>     try
>         do shell script "hdiutil mount /Users/Shared/Math-3-5.dmg -noverify
> -quiet"
>     end try
>     try
>         do shell script "hdiutil mount /Users/Shared/Math-K-2.dmg -noverify
> -quiet"
>     end try
>
> end tell
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Mike
> SSD119
>


--
Ken Fleisher

Photographer
Imaging & Visual Services
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.

Phone: (202) 712-7471
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