Mac OS 8 Developer Documentation: Finder Interface

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The Finder is an application that works with system software to keep track of files and manage the user’s desktop. Your application uses the Finder Interface to work with the Finder


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		Macintosh Toolbox Essentials (Chapter 7 - Finder Interface) This System 7 document discusses the Human Interface Toolbox and includes code samples and conceptual overviews as well as reference material. See Chapter 7 for information about the Finder Interface.

		Inside Macintosh: More Macintosh Toolbox (Chapter 9 - Desktop Manager) This document discusses portions of the Human Interface Toolbox and includes code samples and conceptual overviews as well as reference material. See Chapter 9 for a description of Desktop Manager routines that the Finder uses to manage the desktop database. Note that most programs do not need to access the information in the desktop database; neither do they need to use Desktop Manager routines to manipulate that information.