I'm not sure if this will help, but check out the NDAlias source here, specifically the - (void)finderLocation method on line 187.
https://github.com/nathanday/ndalias/blob/master/Classes/NSString%2BNDCarbonUtilities.m Kiel On 07/12/2010, at 10:11 AM, Charlie Dickman wrote: > In the days of System 9 there was a thing known as the desktop database and a > number of applications/utilities that "remembered" the location of things on > the desktop and would restore a saved configuration on command. > > For some time now I have been trying to find a similar OS X implementation > that actually works. All of the ones I have tried mess up when trying to > restore a saved desktop state; some put icons on top of other icons and some > place the icons off the screen. > > I've tried searching the web for a description of where OS X keeps desktop > icon placement information, how to read it and how to save it with no luck. > > I was wondering if anyone on this list could help me in my quest. > > Charlie Dickman > 3tothe...@comcast.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/kiel.gillard%40gmail.com > > This email sent to kiel.gill...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ 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
