On 16 Apr 2010, at 10:29, Matt Gough wrote: > > On 16 Apr 2010, at 09:46:27, Jeremy Pereira wrote: > >> On 16 Apr 2010, at 08:22, Graham Cox wrote: >> >>> Don't. >>> >>> 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. >> >> +1 to that. Any application that emptied my Trash programmatically would >> find itself being the first new item in there. > > 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.
I'll concede that point but then why waste time duplicating a piece of functionality that is easily accessible from the dock? Unless you are developing a dock/Finder replacement application. > > Matt Gough _______________________________________________ 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
