Re: Finder Integration
Re: Finder Integration
- Subject: Re: Finder Integration
- From: Matt Gough <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:21:06 +0100
Damon,
Firstly there is no official way to do this, all the solutions you see in the wild are hacks of one sort or another.
Having said that, I had to implement what you are asking for (overlays on icons) and did it via SIMBL. Unfortunately I can't share code or say too much about what what is needed, but it would certainly help if you understood method swizzling and found a way to dump all the Obj_c classes that the Finder uses internally.
Good luck
Matt
On 29 Sep 2011, at 20:39, Damon Allison wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am researching options for integrating with Finder. In particular, I would like my application to provide file and directory icon overlays similar to how Dropbox.app overlays green and blue images on top of file and folder images.
>
> I noticed a few applications (svn utilities) that have used `/Library/Contextual Menu Plugins` plugins to accomplish this. I've also seen programs use SIMBL [1] plugins. Contextual Menu Plugins appears to have been replaced by Automator Services, and SIMBL seems like an unsupported hack.
>
> Is there an 'official' way to integrate with the finder? If so, what is it? If not, how does dropbox accomplish their finder integration?
>
> Either way, I would certainly appreciate any information / source code you could provide.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Damon
>
> [1] SIMBL : http://www.culater.net/software/SIMBL/SIMBL.php_______________________________________________
>
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