Re: LSSharedFileListInsertItemURL does not honor the display name or icon
Re: LSSharedFileListInsertItemURL does not honor the display name or icon
- Subject: Re: LSSharedFileListInsertItemURL does not honor the display name or icon
- From: Kyle Sluder <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:21:00 -0800
On Jan 3, 2013, at 2:16 AM, Ben Staveley-Taylor <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> I couldn't figure this out and found several similar bug reports from other developers in various forums, so I took the plunge and asked DTS. The official response is that:
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> "Regretfully, you have run into a series of bugs found in the Finder. Launch Services does indeed honor the custom name for the favorite item as well as the icon, but Finder fails to honor both of those settings."
> ...
> "So until the bug is fixed for LSSharedFileListInsertItemURL, you will have to stick with the default image and name associated with that NSURL."
Wow, that's pretty terrible. Dunno if it's necessary, but I'd consider filing a duplicate bug just to ensure your voice is heard.
>
> The mechanism that Apple's own Favorites use to display custom icons (Applications, Downloads, user home, etc.) is not via Launch Services and is not available to developers.
Does Finder expose an Apple Event API for manipulating the Favorites list?
--Kyle Sluder
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