the Desktop in OSX

[fchieli]

How do I address items on the desktop in OSX?
I mean how do I move icons or even just set the view options?
If I address the desktop folder all the changes happen only if I actualy open my ~/desktop as an actual window. I’d like to see the changes applied to my desktop …
I’m I making any sense? In OS9 I used to be able to rearrange icons automatically after a restart , usinf an applescript that would put every icon (disks , folders and files) back to it’s place.
Thanks!

[Rob]

How do I address items on the desktop in OSX?
I mean how do I move icons or even just set the view options?
If I address the desktop folder all the changes happen only if I actualy open my ~/desktop as an actual window. I’d like to see the changes applied to my desktop …
I’m I making any sense? In OS9 I used to be able to rearrange icons automatically after a restart , usinf an applescript that would put every icon (disks , folders and files) back to it’s place.
Thanks!

Here’s a reply to a very similar query on the applescript-users mailing list. It’s from Chris Nebel of the AppleScript engineering team.

There was an HI decision made some time ago that icon positions on the desktop and icon positions in the window of the desktop folder should be independent, and the scripting property reflects this: “position” refers only to the position in the window. There is currently no way to set the desktop position of an item, though there is a bug filed on that.

– Rob

[fchieli]

Thanks for your quick reply!
Too bad for the OSX desktop…

[SwissalpS]

issue is now solved, thank you apple. (not really solved as long as .DS_Storm goes on…)

desktop position of Finder item