Difference between revisions of "Automatic Icon Positioning (Packaging)"
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on run argv | on run argv | ||
set argv to POSIX file (item 1 of argv) | set argv to POSIX file (item 1 of argv) | ||
| − | tell application "Finder" | + | try |
| − | + | tell application "Finder" | |
| − | + | set fichiers to items of folder argv | |
| − | + | set i to 0 | |
| − | + | repeat with myItem in fichiers | |
| − | + | set i to i + 1 | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | set itemProperties to (properties of myItem) | |
| − | + | set itemPos to position of itemProperties | |
| − | + | set myName to name of itemProperties | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | if i is 1 then set position of myItem to {332, 191} -- in alphabetic order "Applications" | |
| − | + | if i is 2 then set position of myItem to {97, 62} -- LICENSEs | |
| − | + | if i is 3 then set position of myItem to {101, 191} -- OpenOffice* | |
| − | + | if i is 4 then set position of myItem to {304, 61} -- READMEs | |
| − | + | end repeat | |
| − | end tell | + | end tell |
| + | end try | ||
| + | tell application "System Events" to quit application "Finder" | ||
return argv as string | return argv as string | ||
end run | end run | ||
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$ sudo osascript ooo_pack_finalizer.scpt | $ sudo osascript ooo_pack_finalizer.scpt | ||
| − | Notice than executing that script will starts the Finder with root rights, and any user with physical access to the computer will be able to use Finder during the script execution (until quit) | + | Notice than executing that script will starts the Finder with root rights, and any user with physical access to the computer will be able to use Finder during the script execution (until quit request from System Events). |
For better security, it should be possible to lock the user interface during the execution of the script by developping a simple app which captures all mouse and keyboard events in order to disallow access to Finder. | For better security, it should be possible to lock the user interface during the execution of the script by developping a simple app which captures all mouse and keyboard events in order to disallow access to Finder. | ||
Revision as of 01:04, 20 May 2007
Here is an Apple Script allowing to automatically place correctly the icons in OpenOffice installation folder :
on run argv
set argv to POSIX file (item 1 of argv)
try
tell application "Finder"
set fichiers to items of folder argv
set i to 0
repeat with myItem in fichiers
set i to i + 1
set itemProperties to (properties of myItem)
set itemPos to position of itemProperties
set myName to name of itemProperties
if i is 1 then set position of myItem to {332, 191} -- in alphabetic order "Applications"
if i is 2 then set position of myItem to {97, 62} -- LICENSEs
if i is 3 then set position of myItem to {101, 191} -- OpenOffice*
if i is 4 then set position of myItem to {304, 61} -- READMEs
end repeat
end tell
end try
tell application "System Events" to quit application "Finder"
return argv as string
end run
To use it, assuming you called it ooo_pack_finalizer.scpt, just type : $ osascript ooo_pack_finalizer.scpt
To use it, from a remote host, you will need to sudo to access the WindowServer : $ sudo osascript ooo_pack_finalizer.scpt
Notice than executing that script will starts the Finder with root rights, and any user with physical access to the computer will be able to use Finder during the script execution (until quit request from System Events).
For better security, it should be possible to lock the user interface during the execution of the script by developping a simple app which captures all mouse and keyboard events in order to disallow access to Finder.
