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From: bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: invisible folders
Message-ID: <10050020@eecs.nwu.edu>
Date: 3 Oct 88 15:07:44 GMT
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Organization: Northwestern U, Evanston IL, USA
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>  According to MacSnoop, it has the same attributes "0010 16"
>  as normal folders.  What is making it invisible?  Actually,
>  if I can reproduce this condition, I have a use for it here
>  in some classroom programming.  Can anyone explain what is happening
>  here, or point me to the correct reference in Inside Macintosh?

You can make a folder (in)visible with ResEdit - select the folder,
do a Get Info, click the "invisible" check box (which is visible...), and
save the information. I'm using ResEdit 1.2b2, but I assume this is in
earlier versions as well.

Bob Hablutzel		BOB@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU