> The only app that the user wants to empty the trash is Finder, not yours. If > they want it emptied (or emptied securely), they'll go to the Finder and use > the menu there. It's OK for your app to move stuff to the trash as long as > it's clear to the user that will happen, but emptying it is not your > business. The clue really is the fact that doing so is not supported directly > by an API.
Graham, your point makes sense. I will think about it. In fact, I'm now researching the possibility, not already implementing it. > +1 to that. Any application that emptied my Trash programmatically would > find itself being the first new item in there. Jeremy, LOL :) > To be fair though, if it is a user-initiated emptying and it is done via > Finder, then I think it is fine to initiate a Trash emptying from another > app. What isn't fine is for it to be done behind the user's back. Matt, you're right, that's nearly how it would be implemented. > Every once in a while a question on cocoa-dev gives me the uncomfortable > feeling that someone is trying to get help in writing a piece of malware. > This is one of them. No offense if that’s not your actual goal, Oleg, but > take it as a sign of how negatively people perceive this behavior. > > As others have said, if you give us more detail about what the actual purpose > of this feature is, maybe we can suggest a better way to do it. Are you > trying to make sure a particular file you created gets deleted securely? > Emptying the trash isn’t the way to do it, then. > No, Jens, your feeling is wrong. I'm developing an app for disk space management, particularly for freeing up disk space. Actually you can take a look: http://www.daisydiskapp.com. The new version of the app I am developing will allow deleting files, and (maybe) emptying the trash as well. So, it would be just a user-initiated command, a shortcut to what Finder does. I am actually surprised my question could raise any suspicion. Why? That's amusing... :) _______________________________________________ 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: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
