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3.maybe yes， pb has it's own http lib, see the manual
4.check this : http://jordan.broughs.net/archives/2008 ... taller-cds

This works just fine in Lion:
ExamineDesktops()
Debug Str(DesktopHeight(0))
Debug Str(DesktopWidth(0))


thanks, i mean how to get the number of desktops(spaces) for current user?
the manual says ExamineDesktops() will return the number of desktops.
but it seems that bp's ExamineDesktops() does ...

on MacOSX 10.7, you can creat desktops(spaces) in mission control.
but how can we know the info of that?
I tried ExamineDesktops() with no success....

see the working code here:
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 19&t=48995

i'm new to purbasic and happy to play with it.
but using api calls is not easy in pb under lion,some times it just not work as it should be.... :|
after a hard work ( :shock: ),i managed to make these code working.
very much thanks to wilbert! :D
feel free to use these,and tell me if you made it ...

I didn't look at your Remove procedure yet but the procedure to add should be working now

#plist = "loginwindow"
#pkey = "AutoLaunchedApplicationDictionary"

appFileName$ = StringField(ProgramFilename(),1,".app")+".app"


; *** code to get kCFBooleanTrue and kCFBooleanFalse ***

Global.l ...

Can you tell me where to find the file that contains everything ?
When I look at /Library/Preferences/loginwindow.plist it seems empty all the time.

check the following path:
"/Users/Your Name/Library/Preferences/loginwindow.plist"
please notice that the Library folder is hiden in your home ...

I changed some thing on your code.
It doesn't crash but doesn't seem to do anything either :?

appFileName$ = StringField(ProgramFilename(),1,".app")+".app"

ImportC "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/CoreFoundation"

CFSTR(cStr.p-ascii) As "___CFStringMakeConstantString ...

plz....no one knows?

I'm learning about adding login item on MACOS LION.
but these code crash with memory access error, within the line "CFPreferencesSetAppValue(CFStringCreateWithCString(0,pkey$,0),newArrayRef,CFStringCreateWithCString(0,plist$,0))"
what should i do with "newArrayRef"? thanks!

Global plist ...

wilbert wrote:

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Debug FormatDate("%hh:%ii:%ss", Date()); local time
Debug FormatDate("%hh:%ii:%ss", time_(0)); UTC

you help me a lot, thank you wilbert!

how can we get UTC time under macos?

did you notice that MessageRequester shows up then lost fucos in advance, the MessageRequester window always be the second one, not in front.

wilbert wrote:Did you try a transparent png image ?

solved！thank you！

i'm making my first app with pb4.6 under maces lion.
i try to use addsystrayicon but found that it doesn't support alpha chanle.
my question:
1. does AddSysTrayIcon only support .bmp under lion?
2. how can i make a icon with alpha chanle?
thanks a lot!


AddSysTraIcon(1, WindowID(0), CatchImage(0 ...