Looking back, I guess you’d bump up against the sandbox with this… > > On Dec 11, 2022, at 16:21, Sandor Szatmari <admin.szatmari....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > -stringByAbbreviatingWithTildeInPath > > First page in google results > >> On Dec 11, 2022, at 15:06, Gabriel Zachmann via Cocoa-dev >> <cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com> wrote: >> >> >> I have an NSURL * pictures_path; >> >> By default, this is set to >> >> pictures_path = [ [NSFileManager defaultManager] URLForDirectory: >> NSPicturesDirectory >> inDomain: NSUserDomainMask >> appropriateForURL: nil create: NO error: >> &err]; >> >> This works fine. >> >> Occasionally, I am printing a log message, like so: >> >> mesg = [[NSMutableString alloc] initWithString: [mainDirectoryLocation_ >> pictures_path] ]; >> >> and then output that to whatever channel is active (screen or log file). >> >> Now, in cases where pictures_path is still set to the default, >> the users sees some thing like: >> >> /Users/xxxx/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Pictures >> >> which is confusing to the user (and takes up a lot of space). >> >> How can I convert this back to the more human-readable /Users/xx/Pictures >> or ~/Pictures ? >> >> I have checked NSURL's doc, but couldn't find a method to convert the path. >> >> >> Hints will be appreciated. >> Best, Gabriel. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) >> >> Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. >> Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com >> >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/admin.szatmari.net%40gmail.com >> >> This email sent to admin.szatmari....@gmail.com _______________________________________________
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