AW: AW: AW: How to create an OS X 10.9 alias by script?

[Tiemo Hollmann TB]

Thanks Richard for jumping in.

That's indeed a very valuable information I didn't knew. I will remove this feature.

Tiemo
 

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> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
> von Richard Gaskin
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. September 2014 16:56
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> Betreff: Re: AW: AW: How to create an OS X 10.9 alias by script?
> 
> Tiemo Hollmann wrote:
> > quitting and activating the Dock via AppleScript also works, but shows
> > just the same behavior. All minimized apps get into front, even the
> > dock shows more "action"
> 
> One of the reasons Apple provides no straightforward way for an app to add its
> icon to the Dock may be that historically they consider the Dock as user-
> controlled element, something they prefer apps don't alter.
> 
> While the current HIG no longer includes an explicit recommendation against an
> app adding its icon to the Dock, the App Store submission guidelines do:
> 
> 2.28  Apps that add their icons to the Dock or leave short cuts on
>        the user desktop will be rejected <https://developer.apple.com/app-
> store/review/guidelines/mac/#functionality>
> 
> This seems reasonable enough when we consider how cramped the Dock would
> quickly become if every app we installed added its icon there.
> 
> With Exposé, the Applications flyout panel, and the user's ability to move
> your icon into the persistent space in the Dock when it's running, there are
> plenty of ways users can get to your app when they want to - one less thing to
> have to worry about in development. :)
> 
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