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Re: Write Finder plugin


  • Subject: Re: Write Finder plugin
  • From: Charles Srstka <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:21:28 -0500

On Jul 2, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Rakesh Singhal wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I already posted this is darwin-dev list and was told to post here. This
> topic was discussed already but I am not very cleared that how to go ahead
> to implement a Finder plugin for Mac OS 10.6/10.7. I want to add items in
> Finder's Contextual menu. These menu items should be displayed only when I
> make right click on file/folders in a particular folder. Let me know if its
> possible to do it in python. I don't want to add items in Service.

The correct way to do this is via a Service — sorry.

> There are applications (eg. dropbox) which are able to create items in
> finder's contextual menu, not service. There should be some way to do it.

DropBox uses code injection, which is evil and is the reason why I don’t have it on my machine. If you want to go that route, be aware that 1) many people dislike it, 2) it has a tendency to introduce instability, crashes, and weird behavior, and 3) it tends to get royally screwed up once the application you’re hacking gets updated.

I’d suggest you just use a Service.

Charles

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