Re: loginwindow AliasData

FROM : Christian Weykopf
DATE : Tue Nov 12 16:33:59 2002

Am Dienstag den, 12. November 2002, um 15:25, schrieb Bob Peterson:

> I've successfully programmed my app to configure itself as a Login Item by
> tweaking the loginwindow domain using NSUserPreferences. I only set the
> Path and Hide keys.
>
> The AliasData key I don't set, since its use isn't obvious to me. It looks
> like it might be Finder alias data, judging by the name. If so, that'd be
> very useful. It could be a way to insure against my application being
> moved or renamed. But I've hunted through the Carbon headers and this
> mailing list's archives without finding any clues. Maybe I'm hunting for
> the wrong keywords.
>
> Does anyone have hints or solutions for me?

I do the same in my app. The AliasData magically appear after a new login.
But have a look at the CFPrefDockItems from Apple sample code. They use
AliasData there.

>
> ---
>
> Here's a second question: It's unpleasant to tweak another app's defaults
> while that other app is running. I send the synchronize message to
> NSUserDefaults but the Login Items panel doesn't notice the change. That
> can be bad if the user then directly interacts with the Login Items panel,
>  as it will overwrite my app's changes. Is that just life, or is there
> something I can do to notify Login Items to reload its defaults?
>
> \bob peterson
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