Michael_I_Summers@cup.portal.com (01/17/91)
I'd like to be able to place an application icon on the desktop and lock it down so that the silly user's can't lose/misplace it. What I mean by this is disabling ALL movement from its location on the desktop. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mike
mxmora@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora) (01/17/91)
In article <38111@cup.portal.com> Michael_I_Summers@cup.portal.com writes: >I'd like to be able to place an application icon on the desktop and lock it >down so that the silly user's can't lose/misplace it. What I mean by this is Does that include dragging you application to the trash? Those poor silly users, how dare they throw away my application! >disabling ALL movement from its location on the desktop. Any suggestions? How about don't. :-) >Thanks, > Mike -- ___________________________________________________________ Matthew Mora | my Mac Matt_Mora@QM.SRI.COM SRI International | my SUN mxmora@unix.sri.com ___________________________________________________________
Michael_I_Summers@cup.portal.com (01/17/91)
To clarify my question... .... the applications are word processors, spreadsheets, databases, etc-- and yes I don't want them trashed or accidently "misplaced" is some folder. .... How about it is a corporate standard to provide an application "dock" (ala NeXT)-- and the user's love it. Still looking for help, Mike
Lawson.English@p88.f15.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Lawson English) (01/17/91)
Michael_i_summers@cup.portal.com writes in a message to All
M> I'd like to be able to place an application icon on the desktop
M> and lock it down so that the silly user's can't lose/misplace
M> it. What I mean by this is disabling ALL movement from its location
M> on the desktop. Any suggestions?
M> Thanks, Mik
Check the BOZO bit and see if it still works. Won't be a permanent fix, though.
Lawson
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Internet: Lawson.English@p88.f15.n300.z1.fidonet.orgsam@wolfen.cc.uow.oz (Sam Tan) (01/18/91)
You have two options. One. * Get a commercial program like FileGuard or AME or something like that and use that program to lock it down. Two. * Move your applications to where they're required. * Break out your copy of MacTools and set the protect bit on them. * Ta-dah! Enjoy! sam@wolfen.cc.uow.edu.au