[DM-MUG] Dashboard widget auto-install (work-around)

[Bryan Baker]

Spot on Jon.
You could also have a folder action occur when an image file gets  
dumped on the desktop, etc...

On May 11, 2005, at 3:14 AM, Jon Thompson wrote:
> Folder actions are a way of making an applescript automatically  
> occur when the contents of a folder change.  As an example, the  
> script that Bryan mentions will alert you when the contents of the  
> folder it is attached to changes.  It could be potentially modified  
> to look up a widget from an online source to see if it is safe.  If  
> it is not, it could then move the file to a quarantine folder,  
> alert you, wash your car, and dance a jig.
>
> However, this particular script merely alerts you of any change.
> -- 
> Jon Thompson
> Jon Thompson Consulting
> jon@mac-consultant.com
> (515) 360-0250
>
> On May 11, 2005, at 1:03 AM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:
>
>
>> That is truly great, Bryan.  I don't do AppleScripting [tho do  
>> have Quickkeys and have looked at Automator] - for those of us way  
>> behind those of you, what is this thing called "Folder Actions"  -  
>> I thought of enabling it but didn't know why and what it would  
>> do.  I think your example helps alot but I'd like a bit more  
>> explanation so I can do some setups.
>> -- 
>> Victoria L. Herring, Attorney, Civil Rights, Discrimination &  
>> Employment Law, <http://www.HerringLaw.com>;  Travel research and  
>> planning, <http://www.JourneyZing.com>;  Des Moines, Iowa,  
>> 515-255-4475.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Dmmug mailing list
>> Use this Address to send mail to the list:
>> Dmmug@dmmug.org
>> Use this page to modify subscription options:
>> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Dmmug mailing list
> Use this Address to send mail to the list:
> Dmmug@dmmug.org
> Use this page to modify subscription options:
> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug
>

--
Bryan Baker
President
Des Moines Macintosh Users Group
http://www.dmmug.org
president@dmmug.org