Le 23 févr. 07 à 19:53 Soir, Eric Richards a écrit: > Hi - > > You know how if you put a file in the trash you can't open it > from there. Well I noticed with some apps (PageSector for example) > that opens text files(for example) , it can open them even if there > in the > trash , at least on OS 9, not of sure of 10. > > I thought things were not able to be opened from the trash. > Not that this a problem, just curious.
The OS tries to prevent you from opening a file from the trash. The Finder shows "The file cannot be open because it is in the trash.". Under Mac OS 9, the open dialogs, used in applications when you choose "open" in the "file" menu, show the trash on the desktop (consistent with the Desktop in the Finder) but the icon is disabled. In fact, the trash is an invisible folder whose path is "Disk:Trash:". Every mounted disk has this folder and the Finder mixes them all when you view the "Trash". On Mac OS X, the open dialogs don't show the trash on the desktop so you can't go there unless you are able to view invisibles folders (or you make an alias to the trash folder and you make the alias visible). Except the behaviours of the Finder and the navigation dialogs (save, select folder, open, etc.), there is no specific restriction (file system restriction) on opening files from the trash. If you have Mac OS X, you can try: select a file in the trash and drag its icon to the dock (over an application that can open this file). You will be able to open the file like any other. Hope this helps _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
