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Re: feedback ID for detecting last file drop?

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Subject: Re: feedback ID for detecting last file drop?
From: James Sentman <james at sentman dot com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 10:44:30 -0400
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On May 30, 2007, at 3:18 PM, joe at strout dot net wrote:

> 2. Suppose you're making a little droplet (like DropStuff for example)
> whose job it is to combine all the dropped files into a tarball, or
> take a set of images and combine them into a strip or animated GIF.
> Again, you need to know when you have the complete set.  You could
> present some UI with the list of files and make the user click a
> "Proceed" button, but what if the user really wants it to Just Do It?


OR in addition, take the behavior of the Preview app. If you drag a  
bunch of images onto it, you have the option of opening them all in  
one window with an index drawer or opening them all in separate  
windows. You would have to hack that together with timers or checking  
ticks since the last file was opened or something if you wanted to do  
it in RB. And it would be a hack and subject to being broken by large  
images or slow machines or something like that. I'll go sign on.

James Sentman <http://www.MacHomeAutomation.com>
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