Feature #167
GeekTool3RC5: File geeklet does not allow choosing an alias
| Status: | Feedback | Start: | 08/14/2009 | |
| Priority: | Normal | Due date: | ||
| Assigned to: | Yann BIZEUL | % Done: | 0% |
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| Category: | File plugin | |||
| Target version: | 3.1 | |||
| Resolution: |
Description
I use an application that keeps a log file for each day with date as a part of the file name. At the start of each day, it also creates an alias 'today.log' that points to the actual file of the day (e.g. 2009-8-14.log). I want a geeklet to display the content of the current day's log file. With GeekTool2, I was able to specify the alias file and the file selection was accepted. But GeekTool3RC5 selects the target/original file rather than the alias. Could you make it possible for GeekTool3 to accept an alias file, please.
History
Updated by Yann BIZEUL 348 days ago
- Category set to File plugin
- Status changed from New to Assigned
- Assigned to set to Yann BIZEUL
- Target version set to 3.1
I'm surprised this worked in GeekTool 2, files are always red the UNIX way, which is not aware of finder aliases.
Are we really talking about aliases, or symbolic links ? They appear the same in the finder but are different.
Updated by Yann BIZEUL 348 days ago
- Status changed from Assigned to Feedback
Updated by Megumi Fazakerley 346 days ago
BIZEUL,
You are right. It was symbolic link, not alias, which GeekTool 2 accepted.
All the same, I would like GeekTool 3 to accept a symbolic link as a file to read and display, please.