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- From: wdh@netcom.com (Bill Hofmann)
- Subject: Re: Drag & Drop on an alias? What's missing?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.173530.10159@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <HARDIN.92Dec15221431@dino.mcc.com>,<jpugh-191292124255@kip2-42.apple.com> <1992Dec21.180015.16490@alw.nih.gov>
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:35:30 GMT
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- fixer@faxcsl.dcrt.nih.gov (Chris Feelin' Groovy Tate) writes:
- >Creating a new alias for the app seems to clear up the problem. Rebuilding the
- >desktop may have some effect, too, though don't quote me on that. :-)
- The effect I've noticed is that rebuilding the desktop destroys the drag-
- and-drop ability. Since I move my HD between machines, I can't really put]
- things on the desktop in useful places, so I have a "Desk" folder, and when
- I have to rebuild, I have to find all the alias owners and rebuild each
- app alias.
-
- -Bill
-