Apple AppleScript Finder Guide - Manual (Page 68)

C H A P T E R 2
Finder Objects
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Object Class Definitions
Desktop-Object 2
An object of class Desktop-Object is the desktop of a computer. The Desktop
property of the Finder application is a reference to an object of this class.
PROPERTIES
A desktop-object has some (but not all) of the properties defined for object class
Container on page 43: Container Window, Entire Contents, Previous List View,
Selection, and View.
A desktop-object also has some of the properties defined for object class Item
on page 73: Comment, Content Space, Creation Date, Disk, Kind, Modification
Date, Name, Physical Size, Selected, Size, and Window.
Unlike other containers, a desktop-object also has these properties:
startup disk
A reference to the startup disk from which the Finder
application was launched.
trash A reference to the Trash folder.
ELEMENT CLASSES
Objects of these classes can be identified at the top level of the desktop-object
by name or by number. Page numbers indicate the location of corresponding
definitions in this chapter.
Accessory Suitcase (page 27)
Alias File (page 28)
Application File (page 38)
Container (page 43)
Control Panel (page 51)
Desk Accessory File (page 55)
Document File (page 60)
File (page 61)