On 09/10/02 04:20, "Roger Shufflebottom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A bit OT this but . . . I'd like to set up some common aliases that > would automatically appear on the desktop of whichever user logged in > to my OS 10.2 system. I innocently thought that as an Administrator I > could drop them into the Desktop folder at the top level of the > system drive window but that doesn't work! Any ideas please, rather > than laboriously adding them to the home desktops of any new users? > And what is the desktop folder at the top level of the drive actually > for? I don't think you can do it the easy way. You'll have to dig in for every desktop folder for every user. I'm not sure what the top-level desktop folder is for. It might be something left from OS 9 because I don't think that desktop folders are there anymore, except for the one that each user has. -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* dangling pointer n.: [common] A reference that doesn't actually lead anywhere (in C and some other languages, a pointer that doesn't actually point at anything valid). Usually this happens because it formerly pointed to something that has moved or disappeared. Used as jargon in a generalization of its techspeak meaning; for example, a local phone number for a person who has since moved to the other coast is a dangling pointer. Compare dead link. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
