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Re: setting dmg window layout and position
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Re: setting dmg window layout and position


  • Subject: Re: setting dmg window layout and position
  • From: Richard Mayer <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 15:25:42 +0200

Ah finally... thank you Luther!!!

Haven't tried yet, but the fact you know about this "bug" and casually desrcibe a workaround instills me with confidence. :-)

I've known for months now, from research, that this is a bug, but haven't once found an actual answer to the problem. Even serarched the archives and posted here couple of weeks a go, without a successful answer - fear i provided TOO much info though which detracted from the actual problem ;-)

Can't wait to try it out... gonna be building 200-300 dmg's soon; a job that simply *has* to be scripted (or go insane ;-)

Cheers,
Rich

Luther Fuller schrieb:
That problem! That's an old bug that has never been fixed. Here's the workaround ...

set toolbar visible of window of folderRef to true -- +
set sidebar width of window of folderRef to 0 -- +
{hOffset - 14, vOffset, hOffset + winWidth + 5, vOffset + winHeight + 36} -- *
-- {hOffset, vOffset, hOffset + winWidth, vOffset + winHeight}
set bounds of window of folderRef to the result
set toolbar visible of window of folderRef to false -- +


Add the lines marked by "-- +". The line marked by "-- *" is used instead of the line below to correct for the change in bounds in the last line.

On May 10, 2007, at 7:24 AM, Richard Mayer wrote:
Yes, you're spot on. And I already have a script but it doesn't work:

The window postion doesn't get saved.

How do you do it then?

Luther Fuller schrieb:
First, I create a read-write dmg (using an AppleScript), then I customize the layout, screen position and background picture, then I convert it to read-only (using an AppleScript). I have a feeling you want to script the middle step?

On May 10, 2007, at 6:37 AM, Richard Mayer wrote:

Has anybody ever succesfully set the layout and (more poignantly) the screen position of a dmg volume using AS?



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