Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!qucdn!charlesw
Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Sunday, 2 Jun 1991 13:17:56 EDT
From: <CHARLESW@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Message-ID: <91153.131756CHARLESW@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: A suggestion for Apple (AppleEvents/Finder).. Please Read (Apple)
References:  <1991Jun2.112418.27577@ulowell.ulowell.edu>

In "A suggestion for Apple (AppleEvents/Finder).." jkeegan@hawk.ulowell.edu
(Jeff Keegan) says:

> If Finder were to accept a high-level AppleEvent requesting knowledge of
> which file(s) were selected (icons highlighted), and broadcast back to the
> sender (via AppleEvents) an answer, programs could have a "Open files
> selected in the Finder" choice (though maybe not commonly used, the feature
> would exist).

I think this is a good idea.  There was a discussion a few months ago about
replacing SFGetFile with the Open command in the Finder, but I think this
is a better solution.  It allows for a variety of commands (e.g. Append,
Filter (somehow), Link, Include) that the authors of the Finder can't
anticipate.  It is also allows commands to be linked to file types (rather
than creators).

I don't have "Inside Mac VI" yet, so I'm assuming there isn't a way to do
this already.

.../dave