Applescript Finder-desktop question

[jove]

Hello,

The following code

tell application "Finder"
	set theFile to file "Something" of desktop
	set the position of theFile to {100, 200}
end tell

moves an item in the ~/Desktop folder not on the actual desktop! How do I move item on the user perceived desktop?

 

[Arden]

I believe that IS your actual desktop... the highest (or lowest) level you can go is root, which is merely /. ~/ indicates your user folder; something in ~/Desktop is in the desktop folder of your user account, which should be what you see on the desktop. Does the file not appear against your background?

 

[jove]

The directory ~/Desktop and the background do not share the same Finder layout and view options. The contents are the same, as expected. I am looking to alter the background layout.

I also noticed the Finder ain't recordable!

 

[The MokXnster]

Originally posted by jove
I also noticed the Finder ain't recordable!

This is something that REALLY got me mad when I was using OS X... I mean, I love to write Scripts that are moving stuff and the like and when I tried to record let's saya script to place the icons back, it didn't work... Grrr...