• Open Menu Close Menu
  • Apple
  • Shopping Bag
  • Apple
  • Mac
  • iPad
  • iPhone
  • Watch
  • TV
  • Music
  • Support
  • Search apple.com
  • Shopping Bag

Lists

Open Menu Close Menu
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Lists hosted on this site
  • Email the Postmaster
  • Tips for posting to public mailing lists
Re: Moving Items
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Moving Items


  • Subject: Re: Moving Items
  • From: KOENIG Yvan <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:10:30 +0200

Le 11 juil. 2011 à 19:50, Luther Fuller a écrit :

> After a few more experiments, it seems that using Finder's 'duplicate' is the only way to go. It preserves all of a folder's attributes such as bounds, view, list view columns. And it's necessary to preserve these attributes.
>
> The problem is that little x at the right of the progress bar.
>
> Surely, if I were clever enough, I could detect if the user cancelled the copy and do something about that.
> So, I tried ...
>
> 		with timeout of 100000 seconds
> 			try
> 				duplicate itemList to targetDisk
> 			on error errText number errNr
> 				"Error = " & errNr & return & errText
> 				display dialog the result buttons {"OK"} default button 1
> 			end try
> 		end timeout
>
> Alas, clicking that little x does not error. It just stops 'duplicate' as if it had finished normally.
> The only solution left is to move the copy window off screen. Too bad.
> It's helpful to see progress and moving this window may be dangerous if not restored.

Isn't it a way to move it just 'a little' so that the x become out of view or to open a window masking it ?

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) lundi 11 juillet 2011 20:09:51



 _______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
AppleScript-Users mailing list      (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users

This email sent to email@hidden

References: 
 >Moving Items (From: Luther Fuller <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Moving Items (From: Christopher Stone <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Moving Items (From: Luther Fuller <email@hidden>)

  • Prev by Date: Re: Moving Items
  • Next by Date: 24U Appearance and Snow Leopard
  • Previous by thread: Re: Moving Items
  • Next by thread: 24U Appearance and Snow Leopard
  • Index(es):
    • Date
    • Thread