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- From: johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston)
- Subject: Re: Drag & Drop on an alias? What's missing?
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- References: <HARDIN.92Dec15221431@dino.mcc.com> <jpugh-191292124255@kip2-42.apple.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 02:38:14 GMT
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- In article <jpugh-191292124255@kip2-42.apple.com> jpugh@apple.com (Jon Pugh) writes:
- >In article <HARDIN.92Dec15221431@dino.mcc.com>, hardin@dino.mcc.com (John
- >Hardin) wrote:
-
- >> creating my OWN app, however, I can't get the Finder to highlight an
- >> *alias* (to my app) when I drag suitable files over it. (The Finder
- >> *does* highlight my app when I drag suitable files over it. Just
- >> *not* the alias.) What gives?
- >
- >I've seen what I call a bug wherein drag and drop fails on aliases to
- >programs on different volumes (i.e. your program is on volB and the alias
- >is on the desktop of volA). This happens with a lot of the alias making
- >programs. You should do Make Alias in the Finder and move that alias to
- >the desktop. That always works for me.
-
- Alternatively, keep a copy of a util like "Alias Maker" on each volume,
- and use it to create aliases to apps that reside on that volume.
- I doubt that this is a bug in the John Hardin's program; I "rediscover"
- the problem every time I try to set up a set of aliases on the Desktop.
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