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109 lines
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\section{\module{macostools} ---
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Convenience routines for file manipulation}
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\declaremodule{standard}{macostools}
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\platform{Mac}
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\modulesynopsis{Convenience routines for file manipulation.}
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This module contains some convenience routines for file-manipulation
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on the Macintosh.
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The \module{macostools} module defines the following functions:
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\begin{funcdesc}{copy}{src, dst\optional{, createpath\optional{, copytimes}}}
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Copy file \var{src} to \var{dst}. The files can be specified as
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pathnames or \pytype{FSSpec} objects. If \var{createpath} is non-zero
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\var{dst} must be a pathname and the folders leading to the
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destination are created if necessary. The method copies data and
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resource fork and some finder information (creator, type, flags) and
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optionally the creation, modification and backup times (default is to
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copy them). Custom icons, comments and icon position are not copied.
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If the source is an alias the original to which the alias points is
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copied, not the aliasfile.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{copytree}{src, dst}
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Recursively copy a file tree from \var{src} to \var{dst}, creating
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folders as needed. \var{src} and \var{dst} should be specified as
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pathnames.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{mkalias}{src, dst}
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Create a finder alias \var{dst} pointing to \var{src}. Both may be
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specified as pathnames or \pytype{FSSpec} objects.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{touched}{dst}
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Tell the finder that some bits of finder-information such as creator
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or type for file \var{dst} has changed. The file can be specified by
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pathname or fsspec. This call should tell the finder to redraw the
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files icon.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{datadesc}{BUFSIZ}
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The buffer size for \code{copy}, default 1 megabyte.
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\end{datadesc}
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Note that the process of creating finder aliases is not specified in
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the Apple documentation. Hence, aliases created with \function{mkalias()}
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could conceivably have incompatible behaviour in some cases.
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\section{\module{findertools} ---
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The \program{finder}'s Apple Events interface}
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\declaremodule{standard}{findertools}
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\platform{Mac}
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\modulesynopsis{Wrappers around the \program{finder}'s Apple Events interface.}
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This module contains routines that give Python programs access to some
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functionality provided by the finder. They are implemented as wrappers
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around the AppleEvent\index{AppleEvents} interface to the finder.
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All file and folder parameters can be specified either as full
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pathnames or as \pytype{FSSpec} objects.
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The \module{findertools} module defines the following functions:
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\begin{funcdesc}{launch}{file}
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Tell the finder to launch \var{file}. What launching means depends on the file:
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applications are started, folders are opened and documents are opened
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in the correct application.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{Print}{file}
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Tell the finder to print a file (again specified by full pathname or
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\pytype{FSSpec}). The behaviour is identical to selecting the file and using
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the print command in the finder's file menu.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{copy}{file, destdir}
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Tell the finder to copy a file or folder \var{file} to folder
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\var{destdir}. The function returns an \pytype{Alias} object pointing to
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the new file.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{move}{file, destdir}
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Tell the finder to move a file or folder \var{file} to folder
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\var{destdir}. The function returns an \pytype{Alias} object pointing to
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the new file.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{sleep}{}
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Tell the finder to put the Macintosh to sleep, if your machine
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supports it.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{restart}{}
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Tell the finder to perform an orderly restart of the machine.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{shutdown}{}
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Tell the finder to perform an orderly shutdown of the machine.
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\end{funcdesc}
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