Re: To the author of EasyOpen

[rwifall@nmsu.edu (Richard J Wifall)]

In article <C63tBq.Gtu@wave.scar.utoronto.ca> 90taobri@wave.scar.utoronto.ca (Brian Tao) writes:

>       You can't "ask" the Finder to pass back an rIcon or rBundle
>   structure for a particular file?  The Manager is able to at least match
>   icons (without too much difficulty, it seems) for the applications it
>   opens for placement in the TM menu.

	It was pointed out to me in email that I forgot
TellFinderGetSelections passes back a handle to the iconobj if you
patch 6.0 for using the extended list.

[stuff about making it so you can drag files into easyopen folder
aliases cut]

>       Hmmm... this sounds rather difficult.  The Finder won't highlight

	I agree.. :)

>   any icon other than a folder when another icon is dragged over top of
>   it.  There isn't a 'finderSaysIconDropped' message to help out out.  The

	I looked through the various finderSaysXXX commands and I
don't see one that would help in any way.

>   alias itself would have to be type DIR, possibly with a different
>   auxtype ($0003, perhaps?  I don't think that's taken).  Then EasyOpen

	Apple would never give out an auxtype like that, and in any
event, it could cause some real screwy things (IE what about programs
outside of finder that might think the folder is a real folder?)

>   will have to somehow intercept the Finder from performing the requested
>   action and moving/copying the files to the original folder rather than
>   into the alias.

	EasyOpen was meant to be just a small "wannabe-alias" thing.
It's not meant to totally implement aliases like say mac system 7.x or
anything.  It'll just have to come as close as it can.. :)

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