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Re: Notification on Login Items change?
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Re: Notification on Login Items change?


  • Subject: Re: Notification on Login Items change?
  • From: "Michael Ash" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:36:08 -0400

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Kyle Sluder
<email@hidden> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Peter Ammon <email@hidden> wrote:
>> Consider syncing with the list every time your app is activated.  A user
>> won't be able to add or remove items from SysPrefs without first
>> deactivating your app, and when your app is activated again, you'll pick up
>> any changes.
>
> This isn't true.  It is possible that a faceless background app will
> use a global hotkey to manipulate the login items list using
> AppleScript or the LSSharedFileList API.

Not only that, but it's possible to manipulate System Preferences
while in the background through the simple expedient of holding down
the Command key while clicking on things.

Mike
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References: 
 >Notification on Login Items change? (From: Karl Moskowski <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Notification on Login Items change? (From: Peter Ammon <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Notification on Login Items change? (From: "Kyle Sluder" <email@hidden>)

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