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From: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David M. O'Rourke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What is the Desktop file?
Message-ID: <2601@polyslo.UUCP>
Date: 16 May 88 02:04:19 GMT
References: <440008@hpdstma.HP.COM> <2419@polyslo.UUCP> <483@orion.cf.uci.edu>
Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke)
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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In article <483@orion.cf.uci.edu> nagel@ics.uci.edu (Mark Nagel) writes:
>Well, there *is* a program out there called Layout that will allow you to
>modify the Desktop file to some extent.  It basically lets you change the
> {more information, see original posting}

   Layout does not modify the desktop file.  It modifies a a resource in
the finder called 'LAYO'.  ResEdit knows about this resource and it will allow
you to modify it also.  Layout simply changes some flags to the finder 
about the method used to display files, ie.  Icon Line up, Filename Font, ect..
  It doesn't modify the desktop file directly, it does cause the desktop 
file to be modified the next time the finder is launched, but for example
if you set the grid to the on position and go back and look at the files,
their positions will be the same as they were before you  turned the grid on.
BUT!!!!  If you now try and drag the icons they will only fall into grid
positions.


David M. O'Rourke

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